IP camera using too many ports? Are they stalking on us?

[BillAk 0]

Hello. Sorry if my English are so and so. I am not a native speaker.

 

I have recently set up a 4 camera CCTV system that is currently running on my PC (like 5fps real time and hardly 8-10 fps recording) and I am going to buy a NVR buy anyway back to the subject.

 

I am giving you a port scan print screen of one of my cameras. Is it normal for the cameras to use that many ports?

 

Oh and let me translate: Left column ???????? = Service - Right column ???????????? = Details

 

[BillAk 0]

Someone? Anyone? Am I the first one to scan for the camera ports?

[jrmymllr 0]

Someone? Anyone? Am I the first one to scan for the camera ports?

 

How about what model camera you are using?

[BillAk 0]

Someone? Anyone? Am I the first one to scan for the camera ports?

 

How about what model camera you are using?

 

SZSINOCAM SN-IPC-4015SW-EU

[jrmymllr 0]

Someone? Anyone? Am I the first one to scan for the camera ports?

 

How about what model camera you are using?

 

SZSINOCAM SN-IPC-4015SW-EU

 

Not familiar with that one, but you're scanning what ports are open on the camera, correct? I personally don't see that as an issue unless the camera has its own Internet address, meaning, if it's behind a NAT router, nobody will be able to connect to it. But, the camera could make outgoing connections from any port it wants.

 

Have you used something like Wireshark to see if it's talking to something else?

[BillAk 0]

I wouldn't know. With Whiteshark it's all greek to me. I don't understand it.

[jrmymllr 0]

I wouldn't know. With Whiteshark it's all greek to me. I don't understand it.

 

Well anyway, open ports on a camera isn't enough for another entity to spy on you. They have to be able to connect to them.