Eye Hunter

Thanks Tom. That's a remote desktop controller, right? That's basically what I'm using now, a different app called Teamviewer which is a very good app it's just a little cumbersome compared to the app I'm looking for or any other CCTV specific app.

Bump. Still looking.

The software will come with the card you purchase. To choose a card, not sure, read the reviews? It's a fairly easy endeavor. I've been running 4 cameras on a Dell Dimension 4600 (XP) that I garbage picked from the recycling center for 10 years now (24/7/365) without any issues. I've committed myself to an upgrade as soon as it quits but it just won't quit! The card I used is branded Swann PC DVR 4 Net but is (was?) available in many other non-branded incarnations. https://www.amazon.com/Swann-PC-DVR-4-Net/dp/B0007OKRIY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 I use old hard drives for storage and it can run about 14 months with a 60 gig HD as the slave. This is not a slick/high quality system but it does the trick quite competently. The issue is now, because of it's age is I can't find the old version of the remote viewing/playback app for Android anymore as I have some newer cell phones. I'm sure I'll find something eventually.

Super Live IPC Version 1.1 (Peng Antai) worked great for many years of remote viewing on the android phone with my Swann PC DVR-4-Net PCI card. The phone needed a factory reset and now I can't find Super Live IPC Version 1.1-- and it's the only app that worked for this PC based system? The newer version will not work, I've searched high-and-low to no avail. Anyone know where I can find this? Or, can anyone suggest an app that will work for remote viewing? Thanks!!

Basically, the computer that runs your cameras has an address on the internet. To connect to it, you must "go to" that address with the remote computer that wants to see the cameras. It is likely that the remote computer will need a program to see the cameras and that program will probably come from the computer that runs the cameras. So, get and install the program on the remote computer and see if you can "go to" the computer that runs the cameras. To learn where "to go" you'll need the computers IP address, get it here: www.whatismyip.com When/if that doesn't work, we'll go to the next step. Let us know how you make out.

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I have an Actiontec router (Verizon FIOS) and had the same problem 2 years ago. I had to do an extra tweak to the instructions that rory and Collin wrote that are posted on this site. I saved my instructions in the hope someone else could benefit from them. Below are my full instructions, I hope they help as I'd like to get the opportunity to return the goodwill/help someone here because so many here have helped me. ================================ Port Forwarding For Remote Viewing with Swann PC DVR-4-Net Card with Port 80 blocked by ISP (Verizon FIOS) Actiontec router On the router: 1. Use your internet browser and go to http://192.168.1.1 2. Username: Admin Password: password 3. Click Firewall Settings in the on the top bar. 4. Click Port Forwarding from the left column. 5. Click the Red "Add" link. 6. Under "Networked Computer/Device" enter computer name or network IP address 7. Under "Protocol" click the Red "Add" link. 8. Click the red "Add Server Ports" link. 9. In the Drop down menu for Protocol, select TCP 10. Make the follwing changes: TCP Any -> 13551 TCP Any -> 1259 TCP Any -> 1159 TCP Any -> 80 In the Drop down menu for Protocol, select UDP Make the follwing changes: UDP Any -> 80 UDP Any -> 1159 UDP Any -> 1259 UDP Any -> 13551 WAN connection type: All Broadband Devices 11. Click "Ok" Exit out of program saving all changes along the way. On the "Add Port Forwarding Rule" Menu, Click Ok. 12. In the DVR program, go to basic Configuration page (wrench icon) and change HTTP Port to 8080 You're done!

Sounds like that would work dave, thanks! And it'd be a whole lot cheaper than a converter or a new/fancy video card. I'm pretty sure I have an open PCI slot, I'll take a look later. capz/soundy, what do you think? I just have one question, dave: wouldn't having 2 video cards cause a conflict in the OS? (assuming that an ATI PCI is in fact a video card)

I'm familiar with the separate red, green and blue signals, that's what I saw. I had a duh-moment there, sorry. I know about those as I just hooked up my Blu_ray player in the same manner. I get it now, sometimes I just need someone smarter than me to remind me of the obvious. None of my loser friends are "into" dvr's / security cams /computers so I never get a chance to talk these things out in real life, thanks again Soundy. My DVR card is the Swann DVR-4-Net. It doesn't have an RCA out. There are two "bays" on my TV that have the separate red, green and blue signals inputs but both are being used. The "bay" I need to use has either standard RCA (yellow) or S-Video. Computer out: DVI-i ...... .......... ....(it also has a VGA but that's the one that the system monitor is hooked up to) TV in: RCA (yellow) OR S-Video No need for the audio because my system doesn't have sound. capz, I'm thinking that for the price of one of those converters, wouldn't you be better off just buying a new/appropriate video card? Make sense? (Neither of which I want to do.) Is S-Video digital? Maybe that's the only option?

Thanks again guys for the education, it's starting to sink in. As I check out the links for cables/adapters, it seems that DVI to RCA is much more popular than DVI to S-Video for some reason. Maybe because all the info I see says that the length of an S-Video cable should be limited to 6 feet. I need this hookup to travel at least 20 feet. The end quality doesn't need to be perfect as I'm familiar with the camera views and would notice a change in the vista as motion occurs in the frame. But, it can't be totally degraded either, that would be worthless. Here' what I'm thinking -- I get an adpater that goes from DVI-i to 3 RCA's and then make a cable for just the video terminal and route that the 20 feet through the floor to the TV. What do you guys think? PS -- all of the DVI to RCA cables/adapters come with 3 RCA in/outs, why is that when a video card (as far as I know) only carries video? What are the other 2 RCA's for? Thanks again capz and Soundy, you guys and this site are great!

Thanks capz and Soundy for your responses -- they're a big help with the explanations and links, great stuff. I should also mention that my video card (nvidia geforce3 ti 200) has a dvi output. capz, I didn't see my desired combination on the svideo dot com page. I could do at least one TV quickly if I could go (from computer) DVI output to s-video or RCA inputs (to TV) with just the right cable. Is that even possible? Any ideas? PS - obviously, I have no idea what a DVI output is... or much else for that matter, heh! Thanks guys!

I plugged an s-video cable into my laptop tonight to watch some .avi files on my TV. I pulled up my camera program and I was watching my cams on my TV. And it dawned on me -- is there an easy way to "pipe" my PC based security cameras into one, or all, of my TV's? A guy told me a while back about some device that makes security system cameras available on a random channel on all TV's in your house, but I've never seen anything like it and I think it was for an analog system anyway. There's no s-video out on the computer that is dedicated to running my cams, so that option is out. Anyone know a cheap/easy/better way? TIA

I've been using the remote viewing program (client side) that comes in the Swann PCDVR-4-NET software but it's problematic. I thought I read here that one of the users/admin's had written a "light-weight" client/remote viewer? Is that still available or can anyone suggest a good, light-weight generic program to use? TIA

I finally gained remote access, better late than never -- I'm posting this in the hope that someone else can benefit from my headaches: I followed Collin R's instructions as posted in this thread but added the UDP protocol for the same forwarded ports and changed the port in the DVR program to 8080 (which we tried before unsuccessfully). I don't know why, but it works and that's all that matters. Thanks again for all of your help. Here's my summary, I'll try to tweak it the coming days to be more exact as I'm sure many more will users come to this site with this same problem as Verizon FIOS continues to grow and becomes available in more areas: ================================ Port Forwarding For Remote Viewing with Swann PC DVR-4-Net Card with Port 80 blocked by ISP (Verizon FIOS) On the router: 1. Use your internet browser and go to http://192.168.1.1 2. Username: Admin Password: password 3. Click Firewall Settings in the on the top bar. 4. Click Port Forwarding from the left column. 5. Click the Red "Add" link. 6. Under "Networked Computer/Device" enter computer name or network IP address 7. Under "Protocol" click the Red "Add" link. 8. Click the red "Add Server Ports" link. 9. In the Drop down menu for Protocol, select TCP 10. Make the follwing changes: TCP Any -> 13551 TCP Any -> 1259 TCP Any -> 1159 TCP Any -> 80 In the Drop down menu for Protocol, select UDP Make the follwing changes: UDP Any -> 80 UDP Any -> 1159 UDP Any -> 1259 UDP Any -> 13551 WAN connection type: All Broadband Devices 11. Click "Ok" Exit out of program saving all changes along the way. On the "Add Port Forwarding Rule" Menu, Click Ok. 12. In the DVR program, go to basic Configuration page (wrench icon) and change HTTP Port to 8080 You're done!

Yeah, it's getting kind of ridiculous. I'm just about ready to throw in the towel. It sucks because my hopes and intentions and the money I spent trying to set this up are all going to go by the wayside. Technology sucks, LOL. I'll try push both Swann and Verizon to take another crack at it and then, I'll be hung out to dry. Is there a way to "broadcast" these cameras to a website and then just browse to that site for remote viewing? Anyway, thanks Collin for your help, I really appreciate your time and effort. I'll still come around and if I do find a fix, I'll be sure to post it here. Hopefully, I can repay the favor somehow.