Remote Monitoring CCTV

Configuring a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for remote monitoring is a pain especially for those CCTV owner that doesn't have sufficient financial resources to own a STATIC IP for their internet-connected router.

The solution to this are either one of the following:

• Just get the static IP from the Internet Service Provider who are selling it at a cheaper price. In the Philippines, you can just get it from Globe Telecoms, and Skynet to name a few. This is the simplest solution.
• Buy from a CCTV supplier that provides Dynamic DNS for free or a cheaper subscription cost per year. Let the guys do the configuration so you can concentrate more on the business.
• Buy a CCTV equipment that has a built-in DDNS subscription. This is the most cost effective solution.

A DDNS is used to access the internet link using a name rather than a number. Here is one of the youtube link on to setup router to access the DDNS server:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_IaTJx1x2k

 

Even if you choose anyone from the three procedures, it will undergo router configuration as follows:

1. Configure DMZ
2. Configure uPNP
3. Configure Port Forwarding

The three items above can be done as a whole or either one or combinations of them. Let us look deeper what it does and its hierarchy and watch the youtube video showing how the router is configured.

• a DMZ ( or DeMilitarized Zone) once an IP is defined in the router, the device with that IP is open in the internet world. It has lower priority than Port Forwarding.
• uPNP is a technology in the router and devices that allow configuration of Port Forwarding automatically. Here's how\s it is done... a uPNP device tells the router (with enabled uPNP) that he has IP ports that can be advertised in the router uPNP table. With this, port forwarding is dynamically assigned in the router with less administration.

Note: only do this for the home that has less devices and the administrator knows what he is doing!!!

• Port Forwarding has the highest priority in the router. FYI, the router normally is using a NAT (Network Address Translation). You have to list the ports that you will use and manage it strictly. If the port requested by the internet client is not in the Port Forwarding table, then the router routes the internet client to the DMZ device.

Below is the procedure in how to configure the Port Forwarding in the Router.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fve24KF99Pg

 

If you were not able to do it, then it's time to "Call a Friend". Send us a note and we will help you online or we'll schedule a visit.

 

 Once you configure your router, or learned the configuration, then everything will be fine. CCTV can capture scandals, or crimes into your DVR recording. I hope Chito Miranda and Wally Bayola will not use this for real time... u know... scandal.