Remote Surveillance – What Do I Need To Do?

One of the many benefits of IP network video surveillance is the ability to not only monitor local to the site of the surveillance installation but to also be able to monitor remotely using the Internet. Now with the addition of mobiles surveillance support on many IP cameras and video servers, remote surveillance is now even more accessible. An introductory guide to Remote Surveillance Configuration has recently been released on the Network Camera Store website. Here is an excerpt:

One of the advantages of using an IP based surveillance system is the ease of access that can be granted to authorized users of the surveillance network. Not only can an IP camera be browsed to locally within a local network but there is also potential to be able to view an IP camera remotely via the Internet as well. Remote access is not just limited to IP cameras however. IP video encoders (video servers), Network Video Recorders (NVRs) and IP network video surveillance software also all have the potential to be accessed remotely using the Internet. Such capabilities allow for the potential of increased security by having the ability to not only monitor while onsite at the camera’s location but by also adding the ability to monitor the location remotely.

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Also, a video which was posted on YouTube have been included. This video shows how to accomplish Port Forwarding and should be helpful when used as a guide for when you need to enable remote access to IP cameras, video servers or network video surveillance software applications on your surveillance network. The video goes through configuration and basic port forwarding for a Vivotek PZ6114 wireless IP camera on a D-Link router.

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