Remote Network Access for Video Surveillance

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Mar 13, 2015

Remotely accessing video is difficult for 3 reasons.

Private Networks

Almost all video surveillance uses private IP addresses, that are by definition, not accessible directly over the public Internet. (Related: Network Addressing for Video Surveillance Guide and Converged vs. Dedicated Networks For Surveillance).

Firewalled

Most video surveillance systems are firewalled and blocked from direct access to the public Internet.

Dynamic Addressing

Many home, small business and remote locations use dynamic public IP addresses, so even if you could reach the private networking through the firewall, the risk remains of the public IP address changing and blocking access.

5 Remote Access Options for Video Surveillance

In this report, we explain how the 5 most common remote access options for video surveillance work:

  • Port forwarding
  • Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
  • Dynamic DNS
  • Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
  • Cloud / 'Phone Home' (e.g., Axis AVHS, Dropcam)

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Private ********

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Dynamic **********

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  • ******* ******* ******** (****)
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Port **********

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Universal **** *** ****

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Dynamic ***

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Dedicated ******* ******* ********

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Cloud / '***** ****'

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Comments (9)

Roger Finger

| 03/13/15 06:58pm

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Roger Finger | 03/13/15 07:37pm

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In reply to Roger Finger | 03/13/15 09:45pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Roger Finger | 03/14/15 02:17am

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Roger Finger | 11/17/15 05:35pm

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Jonathan Lawry

| 03/15/15 01:31pm

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In reply to Jonathan Lawry | 03/16/15 03:52pm

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| 10/09/15 08:22pm

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Paul Mukanga

IPVMU Certified | 11/12/15 03:09am
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