So I was all set up with 2 Foscam outdoor cameras. I also purchased the full version of BI and the app for my android phone. After a week of struggling to get everything set up and working, I had everything working flawlessly. I was able to view my cameras everywhere. At home on laptops, away from home on laptops, on my BI app. both home and away. I was very happy with it all............except for the cameras! They were very poor quality and after some suggestions from people on here the Foscams are on their way back to Amazon and I have 2 Hikvision domes arriving Thursday. (Tomorrow).
Now for my question..........I am confused about this part because honestly, I went through so much to get everything working to begin with I don't remember all the steps involved anymore! (I do know I had to bridge my modem to my router before anything worked!) Will I have to reset any IPs, numbers, ect in BI again to get everything working with these 2 new cameras? Or do I just install them and the software per the instructions for those particular cameras and BI will just pick them up if the LAN, port 81, and External IP are still the same? Will I be able to access them from my previous saved links? (external IP links I used before). (These will be direct connected to the router via POE. The other 2 were wireless wi-fi) Basically will these be install, plug in, and off we go?
Now for my question..........I am confused about this part because honestly, I went through so much to get everything working to begin with I don't remember all the steps involved anymore! (I do know I had to bridge my modem to my router before anything worked!) Will I have to reset any IPs, numbers, ect in BI again to get everything working with these 2 new cameras? Or do I just install them and the software per the instructions for those particular cameras and BI will just pick them up if the LAN, port 81, and External IP are still the same? Will I be able to access them from my previous saved links? (external IP links I used before). (These will be direct connected to the router via POE. The other 2 were wireless wi-fi) Basically will these be install, plug in, and off we go?