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I have three IP cameras installed on my LAN and I am accessing all of those on the same LAN using Internet Explorer. How can I access any of these cameras from another LAN? Each camera is set up with the gateway as 192.168.1.1 and I am able to access any camera by 192.168.1.(3 or 4 or 5) but this URL is not working when I try from another LAN.
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Sure because the other network doesnt know the cameras. You need to connect the networks using vpn (for example) or bring the cameras to the internet (using dyndns or a ip).
This is a administration thing...
dknaack
Posted 2011-07-19T11:13:14.540
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192.168.* is a private address family intended for internal, private LAN usage. This is a defined feature of the TCP/IP addressing standards. What this means is that routers and gateways will not route or forward any packets for 192.168 address outside of the local network.
This has nothing to do with Java, it's a purely network thing. Like someone already suggested, you need to set up a NAT gateway. Most OTC LAN or broadband routers intended for home-usage have NAT capability so likely you have it already. All you need to do is create mappings to connect the address and ports of your webcams to ports that are then accessible from your public IP. I would consult the manual of your LAN router if you are unsure about how this works.
If your public IP is DHCP assigned (like most are on public ISP subscriptions), you might want to look into one of the dynamic DNS services out there (like dyndns.org) so you can access your home IP using a DNS name rather than the IP.
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This is a routing issue. The computers on the "other" network do not know how to get to 192.168.1.x What you need to do is make sure that the router that the computers on the other network knows how to reach the device which is 192.168.1.1.
(This is a routing principle that isn't obvious: just because I can get a packet to you doesn't implicitly mean you can get a packet back to me.)
David Mackintosh
Posted 2011-07-19T11:13:14.540
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Well I could go on an explain it all but instead it might be good idea to read this about routing. Found it the other day, its a good read and explains how routing works. It will answer your questions and allow you to do it yourself in future http://think-like-a-computer.com/2011/07/18/how-routing-works/
Mucker
Posted 2011-07-19T11:13:14.540
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You have to setup NAT on your router. Then you can access these cameras with your public IP and a port.
Routers will route anything that is outside the LAN. What is outside is determined by the subnet mask. You should use LAN addresses with 192.168.x.y and usually you use 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask for a home LAN. Then, anything ouside 192.168.x will be routed outside the LAN. This must be configured in the network settings, but no router will route or not route traffic outside the LAN just because of the IP-address range 192.168.x.y. – Martin – 2011-07-19T14:55:53.017