Blue Iris can't connect on LAN Network

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jaydee49

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Feb 4, 2021
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I've been running Blue Iris 4 on my PC for years with no problems. Switched ISPs from Comcast to ATT Fiber yesterday. I was able to get cameras functioning without a problem. I was able to go into ATT settings an open up port 81.

On the mobile Blue Iris app, if I am not on Home Wifi I can connect as usual via WAN network settings. If I am on my home Wifi, it will not connect via LAN IP address (192.168.1.xx:81) and timeout and give an error. The odd thing is if I go to the browser on my phone an enter 192.168.1.xx:81 it will connect and login just fine. Only the app doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

If it matters I am using a nokia bgw320 as both modem/router.
 
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jaydee49 said:
I've been running Blue Iris 4 on my PC for years with no problems. Switched ISPs from Comcast to ATT Fiber yesterday. I was able to get cameras functioning without a problem. I was able to go into ATT settings an open up port 81.

On the mobile Blue Iris app, if I am not on Home Wifi I can connect as usual via WAN network settings. If I am on my home Wifi, it will not connect via LAN IP address (192.168.1.xx:81) and timeout and give an error. The odd thing is if I go to the browser on my phone an enter 192.168.1.xx:81 it will connect and login just fine. Only the app doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

If it matters I am using a nokia bgw320 as both modem/router.
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did you run the connection wizard?
 
Yeah, and double checked all the IPs etc. Also tried "forgetting server" in app and adding it back and that didn't work either. Odd to me that 192.168.1.xx:81 works just fine in browser on my phone but doesn't when using the app.
 
Hello.
I am having the exact same issue with some customers where iPhone App won't connect
via LAN while iPhone is connected to the WiFi network. Can you elaborate as to what
"Local Network' setting was toggled to off? I looked but could not figure it out.

Thank you
 
open a command prompt in windows and type ipconfig, see if your BI server has changed it's ip.
 
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I believe he was talking about settings>blue iris

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I'm having the same issue but there is no local network permissions listed for blue iris. On app ver 2.02.02 and ios 14.6. There is a local network setting for other apps, just not BI.

Edit - reinstalled the app and suddenly it appeared. Probably a bug when upgrading BI versions.
 
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protivakid said:
Edit - reinstalled the app and suddenly it appeared. Probably a bug when upgrading BI versions.
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I really thought this was going to solve my problem but it didn't. It just made my issue more strange.

I removed the BI app because I didn't see the local network setting and I reinstalled it. I still don't see the local network toggle, and now I only have Siri, Background App Refresh, and Cellular Data options - others definitely disappeard. I also checked under Privacy > Local Network and BI is not listed.

For the record: app ver 2.03.03 and iOS 15.6.1
 
vraicovi said:
I really thought this was going to solve my problem but it didn't. It just made my issue more strange.

I removed the BI app because I didn't see the local network setting and I reinstalled it. I still don't see the local network toggle, and now I only have Siri, Background App Refresh, and Cellular Data options - others definitely disappeard. I also checked under Privacy > Local Network and BI is not listed.

For the record: app ver 2.03.03 and iOS 15.6.1
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My wife's the iPhone user not I, but isn't there a way to reset all app permissions? Of course all apps on your phone will now re-ask for access. Did your problem start only after an app update or are you a new user?
 
Did anyone find a solution to this? I'm also having this problem. All was good on my iPhone and iPad, and then about 4-5 days ago, suddenly I can't connect anymore. I have deleted the app a couple of times, but still nothing. I also do not have BI under Local Network.

Edit for anyone searching for this problem: It had nothing to do with the phone, Zerotier was being blocked by Windows Firewall so the phone couldn't reach the Blue Iris server. Zerotier did create its own firewall rules, but I had to also uncheck 'allow firewall to protect Zerotier' under the Private->Custom tab in Firewall.
 
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jaydee49 said:
I figured it out. In my iOS settings for Blue Iris, the one for "Local Network" was toggled to off. Turning it on fixed the problem.
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I just wanted to bring this thread back up as it saved me tonight, so I wanted to say thank you!
Somehow this got toggled off recently on my app and would not allow me on LAN or VPN. I toggled back on and it fixed my issue!
 
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