Recent content by Elinor

You're right. To correct what I'd said earlier, it’s not a “static IP” but it is assigned at the router to the permanently leased list table. To make my set up less vulnerable I will also make it "static".

Hi TonyR-- The port forward in the DSL modem is set to a specific IP address of the computer in our house on which the Blue Iris server runs. My Blue Iris server is configured to DHCP. I have not seen this IP change with a power cycle. But today I'll run some experiments and if any wisdom comes...

Solved! On a whim I decided to remove the port forwarding setting on the DSL router and then re-enter it. I also opted to select TCP/UDP protocols rather than just TCP. I applied the re-entered settings for the server IP address. Am thinking that somehow the table of these values became...

Worried that the firewall was somehow interfering, I turned it off. But the port is still closed.

Port forwarding is set on the DSL Router to the port we want to use, for the IP address of the Blue Iris server. This is the port reported as "closed". The Blue Iris PC was turned off and on. The program came up and sees everything. Tried using the iPhone on cell only and it still failed to...

Ah ha. Open Port Check Tool reports that the port in question is closed. The local ip address of the pc is unchanged.

The port number is correct. In the app, http:// is selected not https

Thanks for keeping up with this thread. I'm using the Blue Iris built-in ddns service. The resulting external URL has been verified to match the modem external address.

Silas, I tried uninstalling and re-downloading then re-entering my username, password etc. While inside the LAN and using wifi I confirmed that the iOS app was able to connect to the server. I then turned off wifi and using only the cell connection tried to connect to the server and failed...

Port forwarding has already been established. With a prior external IP address everything worked fine. Then power was lost to my DSL router, a new external IP address was generated, my iPhone Blue Iris app recognizes and knows about the new address, yet I still cannot connect.

When I am within the signal of my home LAN, my iPhone 5s running the iOS app version 1.58.00 connects just fine with the server. But as soon as I leave and am using only cell phone internet access, I cannot connect. What is odd is that my app WILL receive alerts if I'm away. I just can't connect...