Monitoring Camera WVC54GCA, a basic question !

Hello,
Is this camera supposed to be working together with a Linksys router only?
I have a 2WIRE wifi modem from the Telmex telephone company here in Mexico.
The camera works fine in my home network, but only when connected with a LAN cable
to the modem. It doesn't seem to be able to connect wifi, or I am missing something.
I want to use the camera on the internet from a remote place. Is this possible with this modem only?
or do I have to get a Linksys router for this purpose?
Thanks for any suggestions, infos or links.
Regards.

vai_fan wrote:
Don't share the DDNS web address with anyone, or else they will be able to view your camera from the remote location.
Not if you specify user and password to view the video stream.
Also be sure to only open the ports in your router for the IP adres of the camera and not for the IP adresses of your PC.
Maurice

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sudont wrote:
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Katie Black wrote:
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