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Waldo Pepper · 11-02-2011, 17:28

Putting your Wifi cam on the Internet is asking for trouble. It's a matter of time before footage will appear on Youtube. Most use older and hackable Linux versions for their web interfaces.

You are better using a VPN router and hide behind it to only allow remote access via your VPN using heavy encryption. PM me if you need details.

Port scanners will find your camera in seconds once they have hacked your system.

Forget port forwarding etc. Use a VPN router and a VPN client on your remote system. Shrewsoft is a very good free piece of VPN client software.

Once you have selected a VPN tunnel to your system, you will have full control. Most will drop any incoming connections that fail authentication after a few attempts.

11-02-2011, 17:28	#10
Waldo Pepper Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the thick of East Anglia Posts: 573	Re: Wifi Camera Setup Putting your Wifi cam on the Internet is asking for trouble. It's a matter of time before footage will appear on Youtube. Most use older and hackable Linux versions for their web interfaces. You are better using a VPN router and hide behind it to only allow remote access via your VPN using heavy encryption. PM me if you need details. Port scanners will find your camera in seconds once they have hacked your system. Forget port forwarding etc. Use a VPN router and a VPN client on your remote system. Shrewsoft is a very good free piece of VPN client software. Once you have selected a VPN tunnel to your system, you will have full control. Most will drop any incoming connections that fail authentication after a few attempts.