Do I have to set up ip forwarding on the router to be able to use the camera when I am not at home?
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I did not have to - mine is setup in an office with business class routing.
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No. It comes with very simple instructions and once it is connected to your wifi and you get the smart phone app you will be able to use anywhere. The setup is not complicated.
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Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi connection is working, you can unplug the CAT5/6 cable. Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi... » Read More Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi connection is working, you can unplug the CAT5/6 cable. « Show Less
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I wouldn't consider it easy. If there are any known vulnerabilities there will be a firmware upgrade available on the foscam site. I would be more worried about your wireless router vulnerabilities than the camera itself. In either case make sure you use wpa2 encryption and set a good user/password and check for firmware updates every month and this will nearly eliminate the possibilities of getting compromised. To note there are logs on the camera on who access it and from what ip. I hope this helps.
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You need to learn about port forwarding. On your router, you need to go to it's web sight and open up certain ports and then set up your IP camera to use that port. It took me awhile to learn but look up some articles on port forwarding. Or go to the routers manufacture web sight. It should show you how to use port forwarding , It's the only way to see your camera from the internet anywhere. I look at my cameras with my Iphone. I't looks easy now , but took awhile to set it up right .
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No. Ip cameras rely on being connected to the internet to send out the signal so you can see it from a different internet connection.
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Camera works, but you cannot access it to view or configure until router is on again. When my router goes off, the camera and router reconnect automatically. I have the router configured to assign the same IP number to the camera, so I don't have random IPs assigned.
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You can. That's basically how I set mine up. Call foscam support if you get stuck anywhere. Some find the portforwarding settings a bit confusing. Just fyi. Support is very helpful, they can remote access your pc if need be.
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Don't know about that but you might want to try contacting support on wansview website, also there are some utilities available for download there. http://wansview.net/tools-support.html One thing though, I was able to set it up without using the installation disc. What you want to do is first connect the camera to your router via lan cable, then in your router admin site find out the IP the camera was assigned and then access the camera using that IP. I hope this helps.
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Yes, as long as you have enabled port forwarding on your router to allow access outside your LAN.
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You must have router access for any IP camera to setup the ports, your best bet is to get a secondary router and use it as a slave for the camera's.
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Yes, but you will have to set it up using the web interface. The trick is that that the camera has a default IP address that you have to accommodate and use the provided Ethernet cable.What I have done in the past is connect the camera directly to the Ethernet connector on my Mac (or the USB to Ethernet adapter), manually set the address if the Mac to be in the same subnet as the default IP address if the camera. You can then use your web browser on your Mac to connect to that address.The specifics of default IP address are provided in the included documentation.
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The quick answer is 'yes'. You need to establish a 'dynamic DNS' account for your home, so when you are away, you can look at your cameras via their 'dynamic DNS name' instead of your local home network IP address. You would not be able to access a hotel router, nor would your cameras be on the hotel network anyway. Think in terms of local IP when your are at home, and dynamic DNS when you are away. It does work.
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When you are in the same room you are on the same local network. To access the camera from a distance you have to set up your router to forward the port (it defaults to 80 which some service providers block, so I switch mine to 82-89. Also most ISPs use dynamic IP addresses which means your IP address can change over time. I use a service like dyndns.org to provide a consistent URL. I have these cameras set up in Las Vegas and monitor them from Chicago all of the time.
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They say you can. There are tutorials on it. I haven't done it yet as it requires pointing your ip to a service like no ip or another name service for ips. If you do a search in forums, it's the same as setting up a security camera access point or Remote Desktop service.
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If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay for dns(www.dyndns.com) and set up port fwd on router.
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to set it up you need to connect camera straight up to routee then go online to your account click video tab then you get optionro add camera click that and system will assign your camera a ip address make sure you select wireless setup camera software softwarw should install
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Yes it does, the "away" or remote viewing can use a web browser interface to access the cameras. I have a static IP address, but you can pay a small yearly fee for a DDNS account.