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    What about SoftEther VPN it looks like it might be a solution ?
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    Wow, if that means all the window phone users of ivms-4500 also have to own expensive business class routers, that is a bummer indeed. If our phones were older switching back to android might be an option but our windows phones are fairly new. So are you saying Hikvision would hack into our...
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    Is there a similar p2p program that you think would be more trustworthy ?
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    Thanks, I wish I could just get that, but being retired on social security my budget was doing good to get the camera and vpn router for now, it would have to be a consideration for later on perhaps. As I mentioned to the other poster, I would think the ivms-4500 app should work since it is a...
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    Thanks, and from what I read I definitely don't want a forwarded port open to the internet. I'm going to first get my camera connected to my LAN this week (not installed outside yet, but just have it setting loose in the house just to get it set up before physically installing it outside) Then...
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    On the graphic below, it shows a windows mobile phone at the far top right and arrows from it shows 2 possible ways to connect, but I'm not sure which would be best for my router -
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    We only have one security camera I need to connect, a Hikvision DS-2CD2342WD-I 4MM and want to be able to view it thru our home LAN WIFI when at home and from our Windows phones when away from our home WIFI. What would be the easier ways to do both those things ?
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    I'm still researching SoftEther VPN Project - SoftEther VPN Project here is a graphic from the linked page -
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    I just thought of something, there has to be other forum members who use a windows phone with the Hikvision ivms-4500 app for windows phones to remotely access the ip cam on their home LAN, if I could find out what they used for a VPN server that would work with a windows phone that would really...
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    Okay, thanks, so is there VPN server software that I can download to my laptop that will connect with my phone's "L2TP with IPsec" ? Edit to add: I just did a quick search and found this, would this work ? SoftEther VPN Project - SoftEther VPN Project
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    I'm really sorry to ask again, but when you said "correct" to my post, were you agreeing that if on my windows phone VPN setup page I choose "L2TP with IPsec" and on the router I don't turn on the OpenVPN that the "L2TP with IPsec" setting I choose on my windows phone VPN setup page will allow...
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    Okay, just want to be sure I am understanding correctly, so on my windows phone VPN setup page I can choose "L2TP with IPsec" and on the router I don't have to turn on the OpenVPN ? .....and that the "L2TP with IPsec" setting I choose on my windows phone VPN setup page will allow my phone to...
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    Okay, thanks, I was trying to figure this out as much as possible on my own, but there are so many options/variables it's difficult to be sure what is right for my equipment. (being on a budget on social security I needed to avoid the added expense of hiring a professional installer :))
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    Thanks, your help is really appreciated, I'll check those settings you mentioned, but one concern - you said to turn OpenVPN on, we use windows phones, and unless I was misunderstanding what I read elsewhere, you must also have OpenVPN on your phone for it to connect with OpenVPN on your router...
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    Wanted to add to my post below, from what I read in the forum that "port forwarding" is not recommended so I have that off (see screen shots below and let me know if anything might need adjusted, remember, I am new at IP cameras and vpn stuff)
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    Okay, been searching the forum for anything I didn't yet know to do, one thread said to not have ANY Upnp enabled, I changed it to no on my router, I guess I'll need to do the same on the ivms-4200 interface for my camera too. Here's some screen shots showing how things are set up right now...
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    Okay, thanks !
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    Okay, thanks, I think it's getting a little clearer in my mind now, so before I set up the stuff as you explained, I first should get a dynamic DNS like from noip at Free Dynamic DNS - Managed DNS - Managed Email - Domain Registration - No-IP or should I set the other stuff up first or does it...
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    Sorry, I'm trying to understand this stuff, so all I have to do is to set things up according to the ivms-4500 viewer app instructions at http://www.hikvision.com/ueditor/net/upload/2016-05-24/729538a0-6d88-43d5-8ce5-211dcea316da.pdf ? In addition do I still need to go into the VPN...
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    Okay, found these links for help with remote view setup for iVMS-4500 hopefully what they suggest is correct - http://www.hikvision.com/ueditor/net/upload/2016-05-24/729538a0-6d88-43d5-8ce5-211dcea316da.pdf AND Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd.
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    Okay, just trying to figure out if I need to set up the built in VPN on my router in a certain way to work with the remote viewing windows mobile app iVMS-4500, don't mean to be a pest with all my questions, I keep researching on my own but still am not yet totally sure how to proceed yet, I'll...
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    I don't see OpenVPN on our Windows phones, the window phone VPN setup page only lists 2 options, IKEv2 -or- "L2TP with IPsec" and we want to be able to view the live camera feed when away from our home WIFI, so does the phone HAVE to use the same program as the router VPN ? From what I just...
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    Okay, did more research, let me know if this is not right, it seems the ASUS RT-ACRH13 does not have VPN itself, but allows VPN to work thru it and I still have to set up L2TP/IPsec VPN on my Windows 10 laptop ? I found this help page - How to set up L2TP/IPsec VPN on Windows 10 at...
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    Okay, I am new at VPN stuff and have been doing a LOT of studying on all this, but some things are just not clear yet. On my new router, an ASUS RT-ACRH13 I want to set up the VPN with L2TP/IPsec because my smartphone already has a built-in option for L2TP/IPsec. Can anyone knowledgeable...
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    Thanks, I had read some of it before, but will study it more, I'm somewhat tech savvy in other areas, but ip cameras and VPNs are a new area for me as this is our first ip security camera that I'm studying to make sure I set it up right.
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    I'm trying to make sure I have a clear understanding of how to set up my first ip camera. I don't have a hardware NVR but was just going to use NVR software from the camera manufacturer installed on my laptop, Hikvision iVMS-4200 and their smartphone app iVMS-4500. I do have a POE injector to...
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    We had been using an old Linksys E1000 which worked great but did not have VPN capability, so since we were getting our first ip camera we got a VPN capable router, the ASUS RT-ACRH13 which I hooked up yesterday, it was a very easy setup and no real problem connecting our various computers and...
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    When I originally thought the cisco was already in transit I was mistaking it with the camera which was in transit, the router was a later order. So that asus router should be an overall better router and not have the limitations of that cisco ?
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    I just checked and I found the other router had not shipped yet so I was able to cancel it and order the asus, since I did not need vlan. Now will this be different from that cisco as far as setting up the vpn ?
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    Okay, so a vlan is not necessary for protection from outside attacks, the VPN takes care of that automatically ? The Cisco might not be as easy, but in the past I had to figure router set ups that were not plug and play, and have already been reading an online setup guide to get an idea ahead...
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