Network help ISY

[jmed999]

I'm a beginner when it comes to port forwarding, DDNS, etc.  I've had Lorex security cameras for years.  I usually view them via a monitor.  It has been a long time since I've tried to view them on my PC but I thought I would try it on my new computer.
 
When I type in the Lorex DDNS URL and hit enter it pulls up the ISY "My Lighting" webpage and ask for a username and password.  When I enter my ISY username and password it starts the admin console.
 
Obviously I have something screwed up.  Can anyone tell me how to fix this?  Thanks!

 

[LarrylLix]

Your router needs to have port forwarding set up using various ports to direct traffic to each device on your LAN.
 
Watch the https <-----s for secure port. ISY will need it for remote access. Others will too.
 
 
 

eg. 
[URL="https://yourname.ddnsservice.com:12345"]https://yourname.ddnsservice.com:12345[/URL] accesses your router and gets converted to 192.168.0.78:443 on your LAN and accesses your ISY

[URL="https://yourname.ddnsservice.com:11111"]https://yourname.ddnsservice.com:11111[/URL] accesses your router and gets converted to 192.168.0.22:80 on your LAN and accesses your RPi

http://yourname.ddnsservice.com:22222 accesses your router and gets converted to 192.168.0.99:443 on your LAN and accesses your Webcam

 

[jmed999]

Not sure I follow.  I have port forwarding setup for both the ISY and webcams.  Both uses different ports.  How do I fix this?  Thanks!

 

[LarrylLix]

The URL address you use with your DDNS service has to have the port added to the end of the text name so that it can be forwarded  to your router and you router has to have that port forwarded to the correct IP address on your LAN to get right through to the correct device. 
 
Note: All text and numeric addresses are examples only and not based on person, living or dead.
 
IOW:
You may access 'https://myaccount.No-IP.com:54321
No-IP.com converts this to https://168.186.123.456.:54321
Your router converts this to  192.168.0.96:12345
The item on your LAN at 192.168.0.96 which only responds to port 12345 answers back through the same chain to your mobile device.
 
Note: I do not use DDNS anymore. Every time I relied on it they screwed up my account and I had no access after a year full functionality each time. A fixed IP address may be cheaper. I just use my IP address directly as I don't release it from my ISP so my IP doesn't get changed.