WAN IP Changes - How to get Alerted?

[captainkaboom]

To all,

We have BlueIris setup at a 2nd home. While it doesn't happen often, from time to time the IP Address gets changed. Any recommendations for a tool that periodically looks at the WAN Address - and if it changes - can send an email/text/alert notifying us what the NEW IP is ?

 

[fenderman]

To all,

We have BlueIris setup at a 2nd home. While it doesn't happen often, from time to time the IP Address gets changed. Any recommendations for a tool that periodically looks at the WAN Address - and if it changes - can send an email/text/alert notifying us what the NEW IP is ?

Why hassle with this... Either set up a ddns service or use blue irises built in ddns Type function

 

[Mike]

This is built into Blue Iris Tools in the DDNS feature. Click "Enable IP Monitor Watchdog" in the DDNS section.

 

[captainkaboom]

Not to sound dumb, but where are the tools located ?

 

[looney2ns]

Not to sound dumb, but where are the tools located ?

Top of this page, click on Blue Iris Tools.

 

[robertsig]

If your firewall supports dynamic DNS, that's the place to put it. Look up dyndns.org or a similar service.

 

[gawainxx]

Yup, totally recommend ddns, I use my ASUS router's built in DDNS but there are other free options such as duck DNS etc.

 

[6890]

I personally use duckDNS to solve this issue for me, it works well.