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Steps to connect to a device on a Static IP connection
I have set up numerous home & office networks that use dynamic IPs to allow multiple PCs to connect to the internet through a router (using DHCP).
Now I need to use a broadband connection and a Static IP so that a security system and an entertainment server in a home can each be reached for maintenance purposes by a unique IP address, and the PCs in the house which don't need to be reached from outside can access the internet as they would on a dynamic IP.
Can someone explain what the best way to accomplish this is?
Should I order three static IPs, one for the security system, one for entertainment system and one for DHCP router? How do I set up routers from Dlink (or Netgear or Linksys) to distribute the specific IP addresses to the 2 devices and use the 3rd IP for DHCP?
If I don't need 3 static IPs, can a typical router use 1 static IP and assign internal IPs to the 2 devices and how can I log into the device once I assign it an internal IP address?
Can anyone suggest links to sites that explain this process?
Thanks for your help?
Now I need to use a broadband connection and a Static IP so that a security system and an entertainment server in a home can each be reached for maintenance purposes by a unique IP address, and the PCs in the house which don't need to be reached from outside can access the internet as they would on a dynamic IP.
Can someone explain what the best way to accomplish this is?
Should I order three static IPs, one for the security system, one for entertainment system and one for DHCP router? How do I set up routers from Dlink (or Netgear or Linksys) to distribute the specific IP addresses to the 2 devices and use the 3rd IP for DHCP?
If I don't need 3 static IPs, can a typical router use 1 static IP and assign internal IPs to the 2 devices and how can I log into the device once I assign it an internal IP address?
Can anyone suggest links to sites that explain this process?
Thanks for your help?
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thanks pressevent!
What I found out yesterday is that the entertainment system will not need static and only the security system will.
Can you explain that if the security sys allows a web interface to access controls and camera views, how to set up a router, like a dlink, so if the static IP was 123.123.123.111 - how to make it possible to access the sec. sys?
Do I use port-mapping and what are the common steps?
What I found out yesterday is that the entertainment system will not need static and only the security system will.
Can you explain that if the security sys allows a web interface to access controls and camera views, how to set up a router, like a dlink, so if the static IP was 123.123.123.111 - how to make it possible to access the sec. sys?
Do I use port-mapping and what are the common steps?
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Thanks to all for their postings, it was helpful.
In the end the sec. sys needed one internal IP with 3 different ports (including port 80) all pointing to the internal IP 192.168.1.111.
This setup then simply requires typing in the static IP (i.e. 123.123.123.111) and the security system interface appears and requests the username and password. From there the sec. sys cameras can be viewed and changes can be made to the settings of the system, (using the other ports).
So this turned out to be pretty simple to do on the dlink router and it was almost at easy when I switched to an Apple Extreme Base Station.
The only thing I still don't understand is - if the ent. sys needed another internal IP (i.e. 192.168.1.222) on port 80, what would happen when the static IP is entered into a browser? How are two systems using different internal IPs accessed? (Not critical, but curious.)
Thanks again.
In the end the sec. sys needed one internal IP with 3 different ports (including port 80) all pointing to the internal IP 192.168.1.111.
This setup then simply requires typing in the static IP (i.e. 123.123.123.111) and the security system interface appears and requests the username and password. From there the sec. sys cameras can be viewed and changes can be made to the settings of the system, (using the other ports).
So this turned out to be pretty simple to do on the dlink router and it was almost at easy when I switched to an Apple Extreme Base Station.
The only thing I still don't understand is - if the ent. sys needed another internal IP (i.e. 192.168.1.222) on port 80, what would happen when the static IP is entered into a browser? How are two systems using different internal IPs accessed? (Not critical, but curious.)
Thanks again.
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I still don't understand the basic steps on configuring a router to do what you say.
In one Dlink router I looked at there is a DHCP config screen to set 'Fixed Mapping' and there is Virtual Server with Service ports -- do these help to set up the access?
If the router is set up properly using a single IP (ex. 123.123.123.4) and the ports are forwarded to the 2 devices, each with a router assigned IP (192.168.0.11 & 192.168.0.12 for example).
When someone wants to access the remote PC, what do they type into the browser location that will give them access to the respective devives?
Thanks.
G