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Viewing IP camera on outside network

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  • 23-03-2013 10:27pm
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    haymur
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭


    I bought a cheap Shinntto IP camera (same as Wanscam) I have got it to work on LAN and on my home network with my smartphone but I think I need a DDNS site to view it from elsewhere. Is there any free ones. My broadband modem does not have a static address I have read I might need one, is there a way of getting one without paying an extra monthly fee. I am using it as a security camera.


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    HelpWithIT
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭HelpWithIT


    AFAIK most of the free ones require to you manually confirm that you need it watch, http://dyn.com/dns/ for $25 a year gives a great service and well worth the money


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    haymur
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭haymur


    HelpWithIT wrote: »
    AFAIK most of the free ones require to you manually confirm that you need it watch, http://dyn.com/dns/ for $25 a year gives a great service and well worth the money[/QUOT
    I saw that site which was once free and the lowest price now $25 I was weighing it up against paying 3.99 a month extra to Vodafone at home for a static IP address


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    bonzodog2
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    Maybe you could connect to your home PC with TeamViewer (there's an Android app and a portable version) either to directly view the cam or to find the current IP if it changes often.

    edit: or maybe a motion-detection system that will FTP images to a remote site (also a good idea in case your home PC is robbed !) that you can access from elsewhere.


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    hallo dare
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    go to www.noip.com , you can set up a free ddns from there.thats what i'm using. dont use .org in your ddns,seems to be a bug in it. go with .biz


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    hallo dare wrote: »
    go to www.noip.com , you can set up a free ddns from there.thats what i'm using. dont use .org in your ddns,seems to be a bug in it. go with .biz

    .org works fine. Using it for months for my FTP server.


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    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    strange,it wouldn't work for me or two of my mates.there's also a few internet articles on it also.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    hallo dare wrote: »
    strange,it wouldn't work for me or two of my mates.there's also a few internet articles on it also.

    Must look into that. So far its never let me down anyways so I'm not too worried.


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    Squeaky the Squirrel
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    ED E wrote: »
    my FTP server.
    What do you do with this??


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »
    What do you do with this??

    Move files to the other half's house mainly.


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