V380 IP camera configuring.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:41:42 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:

on 30/01/2019, Paul supposed :
But your camera is an access point.

You "connect" your PC to the camera as if the
camera is a "router with an SSID".

I must be missing something, because when I say the
previous sentence, all that comes to mind is
"what were they thinking?".

It is not very useful having to switch from my routers access point
which provides access to the rest of my LAN plus the Internet, to look
at the camera then back again.

It's not difficult to cobble together the bits needed to properly access
such a camera without losing access to your existing LAN, but I agree
that it's somewhat annoying.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:49:49 -0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

John Doe explained :

I have been using an IP security camera for about two years now.
I took it off of the system router because it's too much
interference. I'm currently using it on a spare router. Probably
better to buy an ordinary camera with its own box. But it's doing
well enough, and it broadcasts the way a Wi-Fi router broadcasts.

I already have one, which has been playing nicely for around six
years.

If you (not you, personally) use a VPN and the VPN software requires
uploading it through one of their servers, then it becomes
problematic.

Two options come immediately to mind:

1. VPN with a "split tunnel" feature. Some traffic goes through the VPN
tunnel while other traffic does not, and you get to choose which is
which. Not all VPNs offer that feature, so you may have to shop around
or roll your own.

2. Move the VPN endpoint from a PC to the Internet gateway. That way,
everything on the LAN is unaware of the VPN and works normally, while
traffic to/from the Internet goes through the VPN tunnel. In this case,
the VPN doesn't have to offer 'split tunnel' capability.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:41:34 -0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote:

I would assume there is no easy answer for switching your PC from
the Internet to an access point IP camera, or preferably having the
camera running in a window at the same time you are connected to the
Internet. Otherwise everybody would point it out.

"Easy" is a relative measure, so it depends on who you ask. I think it's
easy, but others may not. Repurpose a spare router to act as a client.
If the camera's subnet is the same as your LAN, watch for an IP
conflict. If the subnets are different, use a second spare router to NAT
the camera onto your existing LAN.

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:35:15 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:41:42 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:

on 30/01/2019, Paul supposed :
But your camera is an access point.

You "connect" your PC to the camera as if the
camera is a "router with an SSID".

I must be missing something, because when I say the
previous sentence, all that comes to mind is
"what were they thinking?".

It is not very useful having to switch from my routers access point
which provides access to the rest of my LAN plus the Internet, to look
at the camera then back again.

It's not difficult to cobble together the bits needed to properly access
such a camera without losing access to your existing LAN, but I agree
that it's somewhat annoying.

I am not familiar with this particular camera, but if it works like my
wemo home automation devices, you connect to its pseudo access point
using the iPhone or Android app ONE TIME. You then tell it your
regular SSID and pass phrase. From then on, it on your network. So,
there is no need to regularly disconnect from your network to view the
camera. As others suggested, call a friend or family member who uses
an iPhone or Android to get it set up.

John Doe used his keyboard to write :
Will your camera transmit directly to a smartphone? If not, it's
not an access point.

The graphics suggest it can act as an access point

You failed to answer the question.

As near as I can tell, without access to a smartphone, yes it will.

Harry Bloomfield formulated the question :
I have tried Telnet via various ports (80; 8899, 554) to the cam, when
connected to the AP, it doesn't respond at all. Suggestions please to find a
way to get in to configure it?

I have also tried Iphone and Android emulators and failed.

Got it !

Bluestacks emulator with the Android version of V380 just brought up a
blank white screen in the V380 software. However the Android V380s
version worked, it allowed the cam to be configured and to log itself
into my network access point.

The PC V380 software was then able to use the camera, my my routers
access point..