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Remote web access to a Security Camera PC
I have just recently purchased an AverMedia Digital Video Surveillance card which allows me to plug 16 security cameras into it. I plan to locate this PC centrally and use it for securing my premises, but I will need to access it remotely to monitor cameras in real time, etc.
The software that came with the card has the ability to do this via TCP/IP but unfortunately has no instruction manual. It seems quite straight forward, with the software using the PCs IP address (192.168.5.2) and a check box that you can tick that says "Enable RemoveView server via TCP/IP: using port 9090.
I have enabled these options and can ping the PC on my home network, however when I go to a web browser on another PC and type //192.168.5.2:9090 it says "Waiting for http://192.168.5.2:9090" in the bottom left hand corner of the web browser screen, and just the word "Connecting...". After about 5 minutes or so my PC returns with "Internet Explorer Cannot Display the Webpage".
It seems that the PC is trying to connect but is being blocked or is waiting for a response? Is there anything that I need to configure on my firewall, or ports, or on the router than would allow me to make this connection?
Thanks!
The software that came with the card has the ability to do this via TCP/IP but unfortunately has no instruction manual. It seems quite straight forward, with the software using the PCs IP address (192.168.5.2) and a check box that you can tick that says "Enable RemoveView server via TCP/IP: using port 9090.
I have enabled these options and can ping the PC on my home network, however when I go to a web browser on another PC and type //192.168.5.2:9090 it says "Waiting for http://192.168.5.2:9090" in the bottom left hand corner of the web browser screen, and just the word "Connecting...". After about 5 minutes or so my PC returns with "Internet Explorer Cannot Display the Webpage".
It seems that the PC is trying to connect but is being blocked or is waiting for a response? Is there anything that I need to configure on my firewall, or ports, or on the router than would allow me to make this connection?
Thanks!
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The issue did turn out to be firewall software on ym network that was preventing the Vista PC and XP PCs communicating. Thanks for your help!