Android App Connect Problems

[Rob2020]

Hello all, been fighting this off and on today and hoping someone smarter than me (that would be most here) can help me out.

Running Blue Iris 5 purchased here about 6 mos ago, added Blue Iris Android today from the Play Store, can't connect!

Read through the archives and I believe all the common errors are accounted for. I am about 90% sure it is an Idiot Operator with Limited Networking Skills error related to my firewall.

The Server Ip Address on the port forwarding screenshot, I assume that is the IP Address of the PC in which BI5 is installed? I do have the correct port identified (info stripped off).

The Source and Destination Fields are a question and I tried a few different addresses and still unable to connect. UI3 works if this has any relevance.

Any input would be grand!

ETA - Screen shots removed, looking into VPN.

 

[sebastiantombs]

Read this first. Do not forward any ports!

VPN Primer

VPN Primer for Noobs

The internet is a force of nature; no video surveillance system made was designed to be exposed to those forces.. NEVER FORWARD PORTS to your NVR or Cameras, doing such things not only exposes you to severe security problems, but everyone else on the internet too.. Hackers dont want your video...

ipcamtalk.com

 

[Rob2020]

Read this first. Do not forward any ports!

VPN Primer

VPN Primer for Noobs

The internet is a force of nature; no video surveillance system made was designed to be exposed to those forces.. NEVER FORWARD PORTS to your NVR or Cameras, doing such things not only exposes you to severe security problems, but everyone else on the internet too.. Hackers dont want your video...

ipcamtalk.com

Thanks, I do recall seeing this but it has been a while, my router supports;

OpenVPN vs L2TP/IPSec

Just have to decide which way to go.