itouch to view DVR

PatDee

Hi I'm hoping I can get some help here. I can view my cameras over the internet using the supplied software and using internet explorer with active x enabled. All ports forwarded and everything works fine.

My problems start when I try to connect with my itouch, I use cplayer (free from app store) to connect. When I try to connect via my LAN the player says connecting...buffering..100% then blank, black screen or sometimes exits the application.

I'm using a unbranded H.264 dvr with 4 cameras.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Cheers

Pat.

fionny

When you say on your LAN are you on the same network as the DVR? If so you should enter the internal IP address instead.

PatDee

Hi fionny, yes I am entering my local LAN ip address for the DVR player, which is 192.168.1.17.

When I connect to my DVR from an out side my network I use my dyndns address and port number.
It all works the way it should i.e. when I'm using the DVR software or internet explorer I can see all my cameras...

my problem is when I use my itouch. The very fact that it says connecting.....buffering....0%...100% playing and then nothing suggests that it's communication with the DVR but then looses it's connection.

Thanks for your input;)

fionny

Sorry I had the wrong end of it then! Is it possible that the itouch does play whatever video the dvr is streaming?

ED E

Apple lock down the protocols that iOS can use. Find out what the stream runs on, and see if you can use it on the touch. In the case that you cant, check jailbreaks to see if you can get an install that will.

EDIT: Also ensure you have a few hundred megs free, if you're close to full you may not have enough space to cache it(if find this happens with YT).

PatDee

The app I'm using is called cplayer and is the one the manufacture recommends to view the cameras using iphone & itouch, the dvr listens on port 15961 which I can configure from within the app.

Good thinking Lethal about the cache would have never thought of that one....but there is 1.1GB free on my itouch...so I guess it's not a memory problem.

Close but no Cigar...

Thanks for your help.:D

Cocoon

I set up a Foscam at home and there is app's available to use with the iTouch.

This link should help.

http://www.gadgetvictims.com/2010/05/how-to-access-your-ip-camera-from.html

PatDee

Yeah...nice link & write-up...that's more or less the way I did it...but instead of using an IP camera, I used a DVR box with an Ethernet connection...works very well...until I try to connect with my Itouch....then aghhhhh....