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6.2 Adding Cameras With Worldwide Access (Via DynDNS)

You can also access your video sources via the Internet while you are away from your local Wi-Fi network with

your mobile device and the MOBOTIX App. Similarly, you can use the local Wi-Fi network to access video

sources located elsewhere (for example, vacation home security camera, webcam, etc.).

The App cannot automatically detect video sources that are located outside of the local Wi-Fi network. They

must be added manually.

For this, MOBOTIX recommends using a DynDNS (dynamic name resolution). This protocol does not rely on one

static IP address (for example, 213.117.53.215) to provide access. Instead, it utilizes a set custom name that you

can register with a DynDNS service provider (for example, John-Smith.dyndns.org:19801).

The following steps are required for setting up remote access (remote URL):

1. Obtain a DynDNS account from a provider of your choice and set it up (register a DynDNS name for the

router).

2. Set up the DynDNS client on the router.

3. Set up port forwarding. Connect one router port to the local IP address and one to the port used on the

video source. By default, MOBOTIX cameras respond to requests from ports 80 and 443. Port 443 is

reserved for SSL.

4. Test the DynDNS conﬁguration (cameras need to be accessible via the router’s DynDNS name plus their

port from a browser).

Please note that an exact breakdown of all the steps involved cannot be provided here. They are determined

by the individual DynDNS provider and router system used. If you are experiencing any problems, contact the

manufacturer or your IT technician. You might also want to search the Internet for useful posts in forums and/

or installation guides (for example, YouTube tutorials).

Note

For video sources that are to be accessed in the local Wi-Fi via their local IP addresses and outside the Wi-

Fi via a remote URL, MOBOTIX recommends adding the video sources in the local Wi-FI (IP addresses are

found automatically) ﬁrst and completing the remote URL afterwards. When adding a video source with

remote URL, the IP address of the local Wi-Fi can be completed only manually.