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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    I presume opening a port is same as port forwarding? I am trying to do it but will specify the internal IP of the computer that has BI on it. And still no luck, assuming I did that right.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Also, I just tried my wife's phone on Xfinity / Verizon and not a work phone - still no luck.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    And so it begins... more complexity! :) Am I opening these posts on my Router? Looks like there's 20 ports I need to open! Isn't this defeating the purpose of not port forwarding?
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    When open VPN Connect app installed on my phone, I was never prompted to create an account. Just to import the files that I downloaded from the Router "website". Cellular = AT&T.
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    WiFi Camera Range Poor

    My guess... based on my own experience... it will work for a while. Then stop working. Then you'll do what I did... buy antennas, and more routers, etc. If you start going down that route, get out while you can and get a proper ethernet camera. Until then, I hope it works well for you.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    (Should have thought of that!) Still no luck. PS As I understand it, the profile key is my "password" and I don't need another password on top of that. It is a work phone but nowhere was I warned that I can't use open VPN during the set up so I'm presuming my work phone isn't disabled from doing...
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    I'm using a host username for my WAN IP, via DDNS.net
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    okay so I enabled VPN on the router. It has UDP checked for TUN and TAP and I didn't change the port. Then I uploaded config file to my iPhone. OV app on phone imports the profile fine. But then it says There was an error trying to connect to server.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    I did - but I think I read it to mean I needed config files on BOTH the PC and the iPhone. I'll try it again maybe tonight. Thanks!
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Maybe my problem is the ORBI router I have? It has VPN settings. But when I put Open VPN on the computer that has BI, I could not get the config file to work. It kept complaining about TUN versus TAP, among other things. As far as I know, you need 2 pieces, right? Open VPN running on the PC...
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Quick update - and I appreciate all the advice - I spent several hours trying to get VPN to work. Started with NOIP then OpenVPN, and then kept running into little problem after little problem. So honestly I gave up, went the port forwarding route which some at least say is not terrible if you...
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    Any features that connect BI to Alexa? Thanks!
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    Username

    How do I change my username, which basically right now discloses my email address? Thanks!
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    WiFi Camera Range Poor

    I've tried access points, even putting them RIGHT next to the Wifi camera. Still pretty bad. Finally I spent a little more to get some Ethernet and/or POE cameras. MUCH better.
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    Connect BI to Kasa light switch

    Hello - I have Kasa light switches that I can access via Kasa app or Alexa. Any way to trigger them when BI senses motion on a cam? Thanks.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Alright - I appreciate that. My ISP is comcast, and I own the modem Netgear CM1000. Suggestions on a simple VPN setup? My router is an Orbi Mesh.
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Thanks all - I went the port forwarding route - too lazy to deal with my editing my modem. Seems to work just fine!
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Thanks. Assuming my PC has a static IP, what would a typical port-forwarding setting look like? I see that I can edit that and that I can turn off UPNP. PS Alternatively, are there simpler VPN options (like a paid service) that would work for a newbie like me?
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    UPNP keeps disappearing

    Hi - I've run the BI wizard a few times and I get it to work to access video while I'm not home. But it seems the router or windows or something keeps resetting my UPNP? Is there a way to force BI to periodically refresh the UPNP rule like it does in the wizard? Note: this is not a case of my...
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    I’ll try onvif but how does this camera look if that doesn’t help? 4MP Outdoor Bullet PoE IP Camera, IPC-HFW4431R-Z 2.7-12mm Motorized Varifocal Lens 4X Optical Zoom, IR Night Vision 60m, H.265, Waterproof Surveillance Camera¡...
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    Maybe under $40 per camera?
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    Also could using ONVIF help?
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    Do you have a not too expensive outdoor camera you could recommend? Thanks.
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    To be clear, these cameras are connected via Ethernet. Why would the app be able to see them but not blue iris?
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    Cam connects to app but drops BI connection

    Hello, I got a Wansview W4. I can connect via RTSP in Blue Iris and often if works fine. Sometimes thought (at least once a day), BI can't see the camera, but I can confirm it's still reachable from the Wansview app. By rebooting the camera, BI picks it up again. Suggestions to fix this please...
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