What Is My IP Address? Who Knows?
Recently a customer asked for the ability to view their cameras remotely using an iPad. No problem. But, from a remote site the customer needs to know the public internet address of their video server. There are a couple of free internet sites that can help with this. Here's how:
1. Go to the Video Server and open an internet browser.
2. Navigate to www.whatsmyip.org
The site opens and displays the system's public IP address at the top.
3. Use this address to configure the remote viewing software .
Also, when configuring remote viewing software you may have to specify a TCP Port to use in addition to the IP address. This site includes a port scanning tool to determine if the port you need is open or if it is being blocked. It displays the status of common ports and you can perform a custom port test and specify the port you need.
Here are some other sites:
http://www.canyouseem.com
1. Go to the Video Server and open an internet browser.
2. Navigate to www.whatsmyip.org
The site opens and displays the system's public IP address at the top.
3. Use this address to configure the remote viewing software .
Also, when configuring remote viewing software you may have to specify a TCP Port to use in addition to the IP address. This site includes a port scanning tool to determine if the port you need is open or if it is being blocked. It displays the status of common ports and you can perform a custom port test and specify the port you need.
Here are some other sites:
http://www.whatismyip.com/
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