Foscam C1 Lite and FI9853EP ddns and port forwarding question

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monyettenyom

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Nov 12, 2019
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Hi all,

I apologise for the double posting. I can delete the previous thread I posted on the newbie section because nobody answers my question.

I wanted to access my Foscam C1 Lite and FI9853EP from work over ddns and/or port forwarding. It doesn't work until now. I can't access the cameras with the cameraid.myfoscam.org from outside the home network. I have set all prerequisites on the router and ip cam browser client at home. What should I do?

Thanks.
 
Hi @monyettenyom

DO NOT port forward, your device will get cyberjacked.

Please see the VPN notes.
 
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mikeynags said:
What prerequisites did you set up on the router?
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port forwarding: static ip address for both devices, set up the ports that should be stayed open
ddns: set on the ddns option on the web UI of the cameras

DDNS set up according to the faq; How to fix issue that DDNS is failed on HD camera?-Foscam Support - FAQs
port forwarding set up according to the faq: How to set up port forwarding on a router for HD camera?-Foscam Support - FAQs

I did all of what foscam faq told me to do.
 
monyettenyom said:
yes, with 1818
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So does it report that port 1818 is "OPEN"?
Are you putting a colon and the forwarded port, in this case "1818", at the end of your URL, as in:

Code: 
http://Your-WAN-IP:1818
or
http://Your-DDNS-hostname:1818
 
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TonyR said:
Maybe your WAN IP is not being properly resolved by your DDNS.
Go to whatismyip.com, get your "public" IP and try that with " http://Your-WAN-IP:1818 "

BTW, who is your ISP and what type (cable, DSL, satellite, LTE/cellular, etc.) of Internet access do you have?
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my isp is 1&1 and I use dsl. I tried and it worked like a charm. But I still can't use the ddns-name.myfoscam.org and I'd really like to use ddns name. I had tried ddns with noip, it didn't work as well.
 
monyettenyom said:
my isp is 1&1 and I use dsl. I tried and it worked like a charm. But I still can't use the ddns-name.myfoscam.org and I'd really like to use ddns name. I had tried ddns with noip, it didn't work as well.
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Great!
How does the WAN info get sent to ddns-name.myfoscam.org ? Is it via the camera?
FWIW, I've been using no-ip for 5 years with no hitch....let's hear about how the WAN info is sent to your DDNS.
 
TonyR said:
Great!
How does the WAN info get sent to ddns-name.myfoscam.org ? Is it via the camera?
FWIW, I've been using no-ip for 5 years with no hitch....let's hear about how the WAN info is sent to your DDNS.
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How does the WAN info get sent to ddns-name.myfoscam.org ? Is it via the camera?
I don't know about that. I just open the ports that needed to be stayed open, just like the manual said. On the DDNS menu in the camera's Web Interface I only enable the DDNS and uPnP options. on the device status it said that ddns status is 'success' with the ddns-id and port
 
monyettenyom said:
How does the WAN info get sent to ddns-name.myfoscam.org ? Is it via the camera?
I don't know about that. I just open the ports that needed to be stayed open, just like the manual said. On the DDNS menu in the camera's Web Interface I only enable the DDNS and uPnP options. on the device status it said that ddns status is 'success' with the ddns-id and port
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Generally you have a username and password associated with the DDNS service and the device (camera, NVR, router, PC) uses those credentials to log into the DDNS and refreshes a specific hostname with the latest WAN IP either periodically or if/when it changes.
 
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