Cctv remote access for hikvision ip camera
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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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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 -
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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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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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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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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@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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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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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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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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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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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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Follow what doctornotor sent.
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/OpenVPN_Remote_Access_Server
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hi kejianshi
cool i will try this tomorrow eve, now its time for bed.
thanks very much
rb
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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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Install a openvpn client on your computer
run it
connect
browse to the ip address of that camera box on the lan -
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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You aren't doing anything wrong!
That sounds exactly perfect.
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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 GATEWAYSWAN 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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Don't use port forwarding. Use VPN.