Remote Access (DDNS vs P2P vs VPN) Usage Statistics 2019

Published Oct 25, 2019 13:03 PM

Remote access can make systems more usable but also more vulnerable. How are integrators delivring remote access in 2019? How many are using dangerous port forwarding?

We asked integrators:

What do you typically setup for customers for remote access to their video surveillance systems (e.g. DDNS, P2P, VPN, etc.)? Why?

This is the successor to Remote Access (DDNS vs P2P vs VPN) Usage Stats 2017 report.

See also IPVM's Remote Network Access for Video Surveillance Guide, which outlines the 5 primary methods for access and identifies pros and cons for each.

In this report, we examine statistics based on responses from 150+ integrators and examine the trends they reveal.

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  • "******* ** *** ********'* ***** ** security. ***** *** ***'* **** ** anybody ****** ** **** **** *** default ***. **** *** ***** *** are **** ******* ***** ********* ** connecting ** *** ******* ** ******* only ******* ** *** *********/****** ****** IP *******. *** *** ***** *** wants *******. "
  • "** *** **** *** ********* ** which ******. **** ** *** ******* systems, ****** **** *** ***** ** based *******. *********, ** **** *** up * *** ****. "
  • "***** ********, ***** ******** *** ********* risk ******* (**** ***, **** ** remote ******)"
  • "** *** ********* ***** ********* ** the ********. ** ** ** ** with * ***** ********* **** ** use ***** **** *******. ** ** sell ** **** ********* ****** ** use ***** **** **** *** ****** DDNS *******. ****** ** ***** **** do **** ********** *** ***** ****** passwords"
  • "**** ** *** ********* *** ******, so *** *** **** ********* **** is ****** *** ***** ** ******"
  • "****** ****** ** ********* ********* ** customer's ** ***** ** ***** ********** however ** ****** ********* ** ******* DDNS/VPN *** ** ******** **** ***** with *** ******."
  • "***. ********* ******. *** ******* **** why *** * ******* *** ******** reasons *** ** ******** * ****** of ****** *******."
  • "*** ** ******** ** ***** ************* with ******** *********** ** ** ***********."
  • "****, ** **** **** ** **** day ***, ** **** *** ****** IPs *** *** ******* ****** ******* to *** ******* ** ******* **. VPN: *** ****** ******** ******* "
  • "*** **** ********** ******** ** **** corporate ******* ******** ******** ********* **** approach"
  • "** **** **** * *** ** commercial ********* *** **** ******* ** their ** ********. ** **** ** group *****'* ***** ** **** ** cannot ** ********. "
  • "********* ** *** **** ****, ******** recently ****** ****** ** ***** **** in *** ***** ** *** ******* IT **********."
  • "** *** ********'* ** ***** ******** VPN, **** **** ** *********. **'** not **** **** ** ******* *** own *** ** * ********* ***********."
  • "** **** ***** ** ********** ** it *******. ***** ** ****** ********** ddns ** ****. ********** ** ******* leave ** ** *** **** ** Team ** ****** *** ******* *******.
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  • "*** **********, *** ********* ****** ************ is ***** ** ********'* ** ************."
  • "**** ** *** ********* *** ********** who **** *** ***** *** *** configuration *** ****** ******"
  • "*******. ********* ********* **** ********* ******* a *** *** ************"
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  • "**** ***** ** ** ******** ****** based ** ***** ******** ** ************"
  • "**** *** *** ********* ** ******* preference *** ************"
  • "*** *** ** ** ******"
  • "********** ********* *** ***** *** ********* VPN"
  • "**** ** ***, ** ******* ** the ********* ***** ** ******** *********."
  • "******* ** ****** **** ***** ** the ********* *** ***** ***."
  • "** *** ***** **** *** ********* IT ********** ******* ******"
  • "***, ******** *******"

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**** *** ***** ** **% ** systems **** *********** ******** ********** **** are ****** *** ********* ** *** than ****:

  • "** *** **** *** *** *********** app *** *** *** (***** *******). Setting ** * ******** ** ***** phone **** * *** ** *** complex *** **** ** *** ********* to ******."
  • "****. ** ******* ** **** *** manufacturer's ********* *** **** ******* ** needed, *** ** ** *** *** the ******* **** ******. ** **** something **** ********* ** **** ******* snooping, ***** *** ********* *** **** advised ** ****** *** ********* *********."
  • "**** ** *** ***** ************* ******** bypassing * ***’* ***** *** ******* with **** ***** ** ******** ** my ********'* ********. * *** ******* VMS *** ****** ******* ** ******* camera"
  • "** *** *** *** ** ***** DDNS. * **** ********* ****** ***** be ******** ** **** **** **** service. *** ****** ************ **** ***** free **** **** ******* *** *** have ** ** *** *** *** hands **** **** ** ******."
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  • "**** **** **** ********** ** ******. Because ** ** ****** **** ***** methods"
  • "**** ** *** ********. **** ** use."
  • "**** *** **** ********** **** ** restrictions"

**** ** ********** **** ****** **** VPN ******* ** ******** **** ********** for ****** ******. **** ***/** **** forwarding ******* ***'* ******* ** *** entire ****** ********, ******* **** ****** can ******* ** ******* *** ****** ***'* device (*.*., ****** ** ********).

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  • "*** ******* **'* *** ******* ** set ** *** ** ****** **** the ****** **** ** *** ****** it **."
  • "*** ***** ** ***, **** ** hikconnect. **** ** ***** *** *** often ********* *********, ******* ***, ***"
  • "****** **'* **** *** *** ** 'cloud' ******* ****** ******** ** *** relevant ************. **** **** **** ********** has * ********* ******** ******."
  • "* ******* *** ** * *** solution ** **** *** ******** *** connect **** * ****** ********."
  • "***** ****** *** ** ***** (** Witness). ** **** ********** ** *** required. ***** **** *** ******* ** use, *** **** ****** **** **** forwarding."
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  • "***-******* ******* ** ** **** *** free"
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  • "****** *** ** **** ** *** main **** *** *** ***** ******"
  • "*** **** ****** *** **** ** install *** *****, ** ****** ************* needed"
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  • "*** ******"
  • "*** - **** ****** ******** ** manufacturer"
  • "***. ******* ***** *** ******."

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*** ***, **** *********, ****** *****-******* remote ****** **** ******** ** ****. Using **** *** **** ********** ** more **** ********* *** **** ***** risky **** ***** ********** **** **** capabilities *** ****** ********** *** *******. As **** ** ******, *** / cloud ** ******** ** *** **** the ***** ** ****.

*******, ***** *** ***** ** ******* vendors ****** ** ***'* ********, **** using *** / *****, ** ****** a *********** ******* ** ***** **** continue ** ****** *** ******* ******* of ***** ***** *** ****.

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Comments (12)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Oct 25, 2019

**** **** **** **** ****** **% of *** ****** ** **** *******, are *** ******** ** *****, ********, or ***** *************** ***** *** *** would **** ** ** *********** ** order *** * ******** ****** ** occur?

Avatar
Sean Patton
Oct 25, 2019

*******, ***, *******, ***** * *** does ******** *** ****, ** **** not ****** ***** *** ** ***************.

(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 25, 2019

**. ** ***** **** ***** *** people ** **** **** *** **** to *********** ********* *** **** **** not *** ********** *** ****** ***** due ** **********. *** *** ************* are ******* *****.

(4)
(1)
Avatar
Sean Nelson
Oct 25, 2019
Nelly's Security

** ** *******, **** **** ** way ****** ******* *** *** ** heavy *************** **** ******** ********. * would **** **** ** ***** **** most *********** ******** *** ***** *** users. * ** **** * **** time ********* **** ******* *** ******** as * ***** **** *** ******** of ********** *** ***** ***. * could ** ***** ******.

** *** **** ** **** *******, its * ***** **** *** ****** 2020 *** ** *** ***** ***** DDNS/Port ********** *** *** *** ****** management.

** ****** ***** **** ** *** DDNS/Port ********** ** *** ****** **** can ** ******** *******. ** ***** are ************* ***** ********** ******** ** this ******** **** ******* **** ********** for ****** **********, **** **** **** to *** **** *** ******* *** develop * ******** *** ****** *** platform. *** ****** ****, ****!

* *** *** *** ****** *** VPN, **** * **** **** ****** is *** **** **** ** **** to *** **. *****, * **** P2P ******** ****** ** ******** ** well ** ***********. ** ********* ****** have ** ** ******* *** ******* of ******* ** * *** ** 2019 *** ******, *** ****** *** end **** **** ** ********** ******* with ***. ************* ****** **** **** a **** ****** ******* *** **** installer *** *** **** *****.

(5)
JH
John Honovich
Oct 25, 2019
IPVM

**** **** ** *** ****** ******* VPN *** ** ***** *************** **** previous ********

***...

**** **** ********* **** ******* *** industry ** * *****

****, * **** * **** **** believing * ***** ** '***********' *** port ********** / **** ** ****... There's ********* ********* ****** *** ********. People ****** ***** ***** ********* ** RaySharp *** ***** ** **** **** towards *** ******* *** ** ***** VPN, *** ***** ********* ***.

* *** *** *** ****** *** VPN, **** * **** **** ****** is *** **** **** ** **** to *** **.

* ***** **** ****. **** *** you ***** *** ***, ********** **?

(1)
Avatar
Sean Nelson
Oct 26, 2019
Nelly's Security

****** ****** ***** ***** ********* ** RaySharp *** ***** ** **** **** towards *** ******* *** ** ***** VPN, *** ***** ********* ***.

** *******'* ** ********** * ***** of ***** **** *** **** ** setup * *** (*********** ***********) ******* a ********** *** *** *** **** a **** *** ******, ********** **** the ***** ******* ***'* **. *** mere **** **** * *** ***** even ** ********** ********* ** ********* is * **** ****** *** ** shouldnt ** ***** ** ** ****.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 26, 2019
IPVM

**** ** ****-******** ************ ** *** allow *** **** *** ******* ** the ******** ***** ** ******* *** parties ****** ***** ********... **** ***** Chinese ****.

******* ******** - **** ** *** use *** ****** ****** ** **** white ******** / *****'* ********?

(1)
Avatar
Sean Nelson
Oct 26, 2019
Nelly's Security

** *** **** ******** *********** ***** remote ********** ** ***** ************ ******, then *** ************ ** *** ******** they *** ****** **** ** **** and ******** *** ****** ******** *** them ** **** ********. *** ****.

********* ** ******

** * * ***** * *** and **** ************ *** * *** cloud **** ********, ** **** *********** saying **** * **** ***** **** products *************? ** **, *** * u ********** **** *******?

** * ************ ***** * ******* that ** ** ****** ***** ****** but **** ******** ****** ** **** p2p **** ********, **** **** **** they *** *** ***** ********* ** their ************* ******? *** ****, **** a ******** **** ****** ******* ****** your ******** ** * ***.

(1)
(3)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Nov 06, 2019

**********. **'* ****** ** * ******** getting **** ** *** ********* ** allow *** ****** ****** ** *** system, *** ******** *** ****** ****** 2fa **** *** ****** ** *** into * ***.

******** "*****" ** ****** ******* *** are *** ******** **** ** **** any ************ **** ***** ** *****.

(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Oct 25, 2019

**** ****** **** ******** *** ** connect ** *** **** ** **** can ** ****** ** ***** ** whatever ** ** ******? ** *** have ** **** ** * ******** rule ** *** *** ** ***** Sureview **** * ********** ******* **** Pro-Vigil ** *-**** ** **** ** do **** **** ******* * ***?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 25, 2019

*** ********** ******* ***** **** ** establish * ********** ******* *** ***** Server *** *** **** ******. *** that ********** ** *********** ******* ** the ********/**********/********** *******. ********* * *** is ********* *** ********, *** * know *******/******* ***** **** ** *** away **** ****-********** ** *** *****/******.

JF
Jon French
Aug 09, 2021
IPVMU Certified

**** ***, ******** **** *********