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      kejianshi
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      Are your cameras IP cams?  Are they plugged into a switch connected to pfsense LAN by CAT5 cable?

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        rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
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        hi kejianshi

        yes i have hikvision 3 of these ip cameras( http://www.hikvision.com/Es/Products_show.asp?id=8722)
        and 1 of this one (http://www.hikvision.com/Es/Products_show.asp?id=8724)
        all these ip cameras connected via NVR (Hikvision DS-7616NI-SE/P )(http://www.hikvision.com/Es/Products_show.asp?id=7294)

        if you see my first post it has the setup pic how my system is setup for home network to cctv cameras NVR with CAT5 cable

        many thanks
        rb

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          kejianshi
          last edited by

          My question though is once those IP cameras are plugged into the NVR is can you access the camera directly on the LAN or only from the NVR?

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            rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
            last edited by

            hi kejianshi

            sorry i can only view through my NVR ip address.
            i hope i understood the question right.

            many thanks

            rb

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              kejianshi
              last edited by

              OK - Then its your NVR address you need access to.  No problem then.

              Build your pfsense.  Add the settings for openvpn.  Add the client export packages for openvpn.  Export a package.  Try to access the NVR remotely.

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                rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                last edited by

                hi kejiansi

                this is good news! so far you have understood my problem. but, is there an idiot proof guide i can follow step by step so that i don't make any more mistakes and waste any of your valuable time.

                many thanks

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                  doktornotor Banned
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                  @rakeshbaden2@hotmail.com:

                  is there an idiot proof guide i can follow step by step so that i don't make any more mistakes and waste any of your valuable time.

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/OpenVPN_Remote_Access_Server

                  P.S. On a totally unrelated note - unless you love spam, you might consider asking some forum admin to change your username. (As an added bonus, it will stop breaking the forum layout :P)

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                    kejianshi
                    last edited by

                    Not really.

                    You need either a static IP on the WAN or a dynamic DNS service.  I use both dyndns and no-ip.  I like dyndns better because they are pretty fire and forget.  There are others.

                    Do your best to set that up.

                    Then do your best to set up openvpn.

                    Then come back and post your configuration and people can start helping you get it working.

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                      kejianshi
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                      uhhhhhh yeah.  I probably wouldn't use my email address as my username.  (don't change it to your bank account number either)

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                        rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                        last edited by

                        hi guys

                        done the easy bit changed the user name lol. now i need to try to do the hard thing follow your instructions.

                        many thanks

                        rb

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                          kejianshi
                          last edited by

                          Its not so hard - Once you get it configured, even if its broken at least we can tell you what fields to change.

                          Right now there is nothing to work with.

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                            rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                            last edited by

                            hi kejianshi

                            https://www.highlnk.com/2013/12/configuring-openvpn-on-pfsense/

                            can i follow this above link to setup or not please advice.

                            many thanks

                            rb

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                              kejianshi
                              last edited by

                              Follow what doctornotor sent.

                              https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/OpenVPN_Remote_Access_Server

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                                rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                                last edited by

                                hi kejianshi

                                cool i will try this tomorrow eve, now its time for bed.

                                thanks very much

                                rb

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                                  rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                                  last edited by

                                  hi guys

                                  openvpn installed thank god and ofcourse your help too. now what i need to do to access my cctv remotely please.

                                  many thanks

                                  rb

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                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by

                                    Install a openvpn client on your computer
                                    run it
                                    connect
                                    browse to the ip address of that camera box on the lan

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                                      rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi

                                      I am looking to view my cctv on my mobile phone while, I am away from my house out and about on the road. I can view my cctv on my phone while I am using wifi with openvpn. But as soon i turn wifi off its stopes to work

                                      Any idea what I am doing wrong

                                      Many thanks

                                      RB

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                                        kejianshi
                                        last edited by

                                        You aren't doing anything wrong!

                                        That sounds exactly perfect.

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                                          rakeshbaden2hotmail.com
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                                          hi kejianshi

                                          i am still not getting to do what i want at the first place. was that to view my cctv while i am abroad or away from home. i thought by port forwarding i can do that but still no joy. i done port forwarding its still shows not open with this prog http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/).

                                          i also notice in my pfsense setting
                                          STATUS GATEWAYS

                                          WAN DHCP  ONLINE

                                          WAN_ DHCP6    UNDER RTT SETTING (PENDING)  LOSS (PENDING)    STATUS (PENDING)

                                          please advice i am going mad what am i doing wrong to do port forwarding its can't be this hard i have cctv system at work which i can access remotely over my mobile phone. i just want to do the same for my home cctv

                                          please please advice

                                          many thanks

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                                            kejianshi
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                                            Don't use port forwarding.  Use VPN.

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