Cctv remote access for hikvision ip camera

[kejianshi]

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.

[kejianshi]

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

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

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

[kejianshi]

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.

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

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

[kejianshi]

Follow what doctornotor sent.

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

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

hi kejianshi

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

thanks very much

rb

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

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

[kejianshi]

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

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

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

[kejianshi]

You aren't doing anything wrong!

That sounds exactly perfect.

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

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

[kejianshi]

Don't use port forwarding.  Use VPN.

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

hi vpn still not working outside house. only works while i am in the house on wifi

please advice

many thanks

[kejianshi]

Post your vpn settings.

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

hi

did you also see my previous message about wan_ dhcp6 pending.
also where shell i give you the vpn setting from please

thanks

[kejianshi]

here - post screen shots of all your configs and problems.

[mikeisfly]

VPN would be the most secure way, but why not just use a port forward to solve this guy's issue. Who makes your NVR and what ports are they telling you to use? I set up IP camera systems all the time and this should not really be an issue as long as you have your NVR setup with non-default passwords. Also what I like to do is use non-default ports too which I can show you how. The problem with a VPN is that it adds overhead to your stream which may / or may not affect your video depending on how much bandwidth you have.

[kejianshi]

Because port forwarding services to the wan like IP cam isn't smart…  Its the opposite of smart...
Its begging for bad things to happen, especially depending on what these cameras are pointed at.

[rakeshbaden2hotmail.com]

hi see first pic