IP Camera-How to get access from www

Question

I bought a couple of network cameras. I have the cameras set up and have access on my LAN. My network uses my G5 with Airport Extreme as a Gateway through a cable modem. My problem is how can I port map my setup since I don't have a Base station. I have read the instructions that have been posted but I don't see how to do it when my Mac is the base station. My cameras are assigned static IP's of 10.0.2.9 and 10.0.2.8 and pull up fine locally. All the camera instructions talk about setting up Routers. What do I need to do to access these on my work computer or anywhere else on the www. I am also using DHCP on my computer. Thanks for any help

Answer 1

I have been setting up security cameras with my PowerMac G5 and Airport Extreme. You don't need a wireless hub, your Extreme shoud do the job just fine. One thinhg you might want to consider first is buying a software package that controls the cameras on a Mac. I am using Security Spy and have had good results. Network cameras generally do not have the software for Macs so you need something that will tie them together. I have my modem hooked in to the Airport Extreme and all my internet information stored in it instead of my computer. I have a ethernet switch plugged into the LAN connection with all of my cameras plugged into the switch also. What this does is extend the network to include the cameras. I access all of this with the airport card in my computer. I have no direct connection, only wireless. As far as accessing your cameras from the web you need to tell the Airport where to send the incoming traffic. If you get Security Spy you only have to put in one address since it has a built in web server. If don't want to buy the software then you will have to setup a port map for each camera. That can be found in Airport Admin Utility under the Port Mapping tab. Your public port should be 80, your private IP address will be your computers address if you are using Security Spy or the cameras address if you are not, and the private port shoould be 8000. If you have 2 cameras you may have to set up 2 port maps. I have never tried it without Security Spy so I can't be positive about the setup. I hope this has helped some.