New To BI and IpCam

[IcarusIP]

Hi All,

Newbie here. Hope to learn a lot and of course contribute where I can.

I set up BI with a bunch of Cams in my business. Pretty simple and straigh forward. I was able to view it remotely but didn't feel comfortable with the port forwarding and exposing my feed to the internet. I removed port forwarding and started from scratch.

I did the following and am wondering if this is secure enough:

First I set Set up OpenVPN on my router

Second, I connect via VPN to my office network

Lastly, I launch the BI app on my phone and can see the live feed (or if I am on my desktop, i go to the 192.x.x.x:81 address

Am I missing anything or am I good to go security wise?

 

[bp2008]

Hello.

Check for UPnP in your router. Cameras use that to forward ports to themselves and then they get hacked. How to Secure Your Network (Don't Get Hacked!) | IP Cam Talk

I assume you're using the same 192.x.x.x:81 address even in your mobile app, right? You should be, if you set up your VPN correctly.

 

[IcarusIP]

Hi!

Hello.

Check for UPnP in your router. Cameras use that to forward ports to themselves and then they get hacked. How to Secure Your Network (Don't Get Hacked!) | IP Cam Talk

I assume you're using the same 192.x.x.x:81 address even in your mobile app, right? You should be, if you set up your VPN correctly.

Thanks for the input.
I disable UPnP on my router, thank you for that.

I am using the same ip and port on the mobile app.

So other than that, I think I am good to go. I don't mind loggin in to OpenVPN and then opening up BI on my mobile. It's just explaining that extra step to my biz partner which is the hassle.