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How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Annuit Coeptis - 07-26-2011 Background I just finished configuring my array of network cameras in my house to be accessible via WLAN and WLAN only. I am accessing the cameras with a static ip of one device that allows me to control all the cameras via a dyndns service. (mydomain.dyndns.org hosts the static ip of the camera server.) What I want to do The cameras are only accessible from devices that are connected to my network. I want to be able to connect to them from any device that is connected to the internet. Prompt How do I do this? Note: I would prefer it if I could continue using my dyndns domain to connect to the cameras from the internet. RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Teruko - 07-26-2011 Are you trying to make this IP publicly accessible online? You need to establish all reasons. For remote access, terminal access, blah blah. Having read your post I imagine this is for worldwide streaming? Have you enabled your sharing settings to “public” on your computer? RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Annuit Coeptis - 07-26-2011 (07-26-2011, 06:19 PM)Teruko Wrote: Are you trying to make this IP publicly accessible online? You need to establish all reasons. For remote access, terminal access, blah blah. I am trying to make it accessible online for me only. The software that I use for the cameras password protects it but I just need it to be accessible. I am not trying to stream the contents publicly, I just want to be able access them. RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Teruko - 07-26-2011 I think the simple way of doing this would be to stream the feed to a webpage, and then create a login/admin access panel for the site. This way only the admin, or person with the correct username and password, can login. If your website is being hosted under Apache webserver, you could use a .htaccess file to restrict access. A .htaccess file is just a simple text file which you put in the root directory of your website and which contains special instructions for Apache. When used along with a corresponding .htpasswd file, it could be used to password protect a folder of your site or even the entire site itself. You could use one of many online .htaccess file generators to create the .htaccess and .htpasswd file. Here are two options, these are the security generators: http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/ Or http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/htaccess-generator.shtml RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Annuit Coeptis - 07-27-2011 (07-26-2011, 09:46 PM)Teruko Wrote: I think the simple way of doing this would be to stream the feed to a webpage, and then create a login/admin access panel for the site. This way only the admin, or person with the correct username and password, can login. I appreciate your help. I am guessing I would have to pay for web hosting wouldn't I? I am not willing to pay any money for me to do this. If I have to pay money then I am just fine the way things are. RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - spikebites - 08-02-2011 hmm, depending on the type of camera you have, some cameras have ports that you can open along with software for your mobile phone so that you can view your camera from your iphone or android. I'm not sure what your setup is exactly, but you can also host your own webserver from your computer and open up ports 80 so that its accessible from the outside. RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - Viruz - 08-04-2011 use xampp I think that's what its called RE: How do I make an ip address accessible to the internet? - BreShiE - 08-04-2011 It should be accessible anyway? Just connect to your IP address, then put :80 at the end. |