I just reinstalled our surveillance cameras for the home. My next plan was to have them available for viewing online. But that’s where I got stuck for quite some hours. To save you some time and aggravation, I will show you in a few easy steps on how to do it.
Have your cameras installed and working on your host computer.
- On Host computer: Configuration - enable TCP/IP Server and Webcam Server. Restart the application, otherwise they will not load and you will not succeed.
- On Host computer: Password Setup – Remote Authentication Setup – all three boxes have to be checked; click Setup Server: create ID and password.
- On Host computer: Install Dynamic DNS Server; choose username and password. Have it load at startup. Take note of your username: yourusername.dipmap.com
- Configure your Router: Setup Port Forwarding: First check for your local (private) IP address: Run – cmd – type: ipconfig – take note of your ip address. It should be something like 192.168.X.X
In my case, I have an Edimax Router: Home – General Setup – Advanced Settings – Port Forwarding; Enable Port Forwarding;
Now type in your local IP address, choose as protocol: both, add ports: 80, 3550, 3650, 4550, 5550, 3663. Apply.
That is the basic setup. Now you have to decide if you want to use the “Remote View” application from Geovision, that allows only one computer at a time to connect remotely to the cameras. Or the Webcam option where you don’t have to install any other software on the remote computer(s) and can connect with up to 200 computers. I recommend the second option, but will explain both.
Let’s start with Remote View application:
On Remote Computer: Install “Remote View”. Afterwards: Connect – Internet/Intranet TCP/IP: now type IP address: yourusername.dipmap.com (look @ #3); leave the default port. As for login ID and password, put in the ones that you chose at the very beginning when you installed the main Geovision application. (The ones that make you login to your cameras.)
Now let’s go on with the Webcam Server:
- On Host Computer: In GV main application go to the network tab (the most right button) – check that TCP/IP is enabled. Click on Webcam Server. Make sure you have “Run GEO HTTP Server” enabled on the Server Tab.
- On Remote Computer: Open your Internet Explorer. (This will only work on Internet Explorer and on no other Browsers!!) Go: Tools – Security – Custom Level. Now you have to change two ‘rules’: You have to have: Prompt – Download unsigned Active X controls and Prompt – Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe ….
- Now type in address bar: yourusername.dipmap.com – Choose Mpeg4 Encoder View and submit. A yellow bar opened now underneath your address bar. Accept it and Active X will install.
- Now choose DSL/Cable and for example 1 window – submit: Again accept the Active X control.
- Almost finished: Click the “Play” button. You are now prompted to enter your userID and password. It is again the same one that you use for logging in into your main GV application on your Host computer. You should be able to see your cameras now.
Note: You might have to configure your firewall and/or antivirus program as well. In my case, I have Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. The only thing I had to do was to accept “Allow” and “Make Trusted”. But it all depends which antivirus program you have.
You don’t need to set up static IP address. I have my cameras working on a network with dynamic IP addresses. If you follow my steps you will not run into problems.
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