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Eircom broadband set static ip on xyxel router?

  • 08-07-2012 8:24pm
    #1
    thejuggler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭


    I have a cctv dvr which I want to monitor remotely over the web.

    Eircom Broadband have supplied me with a static ip address and a subnet mask: 255.255.255.255

    They gave no advice about how to set this up in my router (a xyxel)

    I set the cctv dvr with an ip address and set up port forwarding on the router for the three required ports.

    I've been able to access the cctv locally using the dvr ip address but not externally using the eircom supplied static ip address.

    Can someone please advise what router settings I need to change to make the static ip visible remotely? I suspect its still using the standard dynamic eircom ip.


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  • #2
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    http://ipchicken.com to see your ip address, make sure you've got the right ports open, then it should work. you don't need to do anything on your end to get the static ip working, your router will automatically be assigned it, and then it won't change.


  • #3
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    On that router you may need to set your firewall to low.


  • #4
    mickquinn05
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭mickquinn05


    If you get really stuck let me know I can login remotely to your PC and show you hows its done...


  • #5
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Here is a good site we use to check open ports.
    http://www.canyouseeme.org/


  • #6
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    mickquinn05 wrote: »
    If you get really stuck let me know I can login remotely to your PC and show you hows its done...
    No offence to you, BUT, never ever give somebody you dont know in person RDP access.


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  • #7
    mickquinn05
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭mickquinn05


    ED E wrote: »
    No offence to you, BUT, never ever give somebody you dont know in person RDP access.
    No Bothers fair advice... Would needless to say tell him who I am and my company, we use web based remote access software for supporting clients, (some we know some we dont) they also view what we are doing and this is recorded. Was trying to be helpful.


  • #8
    thejuggler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭thejuggler


    An update on this.

    Still couldn't get this working. Eircom phone support sent me a replacement Xyxel router but the problem remians the same. The phone tech didn't think it would be possible to access the router or the forwarded ports on the web. Has anyone done this successfully? Otherwise I've just bought a static ip for nothing.


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