I have some security cameras running on a recorder/server wired into the home network, and I can watch any of the cameras on a PC connected to the network by wire or WiFi. The system works well.
The problem I have is connecting remotely over the web. The camera server has a fixed IP address and my Virgin cable connection also has a fixed address, so I should be able to access it easily, but I can't.
The camera server uses port 9000, the Virgin router firewall passes port 9000, and I have set port forwarding of 9000 to the camera server. But I can't get a connection.
I have UPnP turned off for security reasons, but I understand that I shouldn't need it for this setup.
Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?
The problem I have is connecting remotely over the web. The camera server has a fixed IP address and my Virgin cable connection also has a fixed address, so I should be able to access it easily, but I can't.
The camera server uses port 9000, the Virgin router firewall passes port 9000, and I have set port forwarding of 9000 to the camera server. But I can't get a connection.
I have UPnP turned off for security reasons, but I understand that I shouldn't need it for this setup.
Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?