Hi SNB members,
I have a home security system at my house that I want to check in with my Android phone and my laptop at work. I have been using port forwarding to look into my NVR, which is where all cameras are connected (16 IP cameras, 2-4MP each). I know that port forwarding is not safe, so to minimize prying eyes, I 'enabled' it in my router when I leave to work in the morning and disabled it when I come home. Sometimes I forgot to do either, and it's getting tedious. This is why I am looking to setup VPN at my house. As a bonus I wanted to use the internet through my VPN when I'm on the road.
After some research I bought an Asus RT-AC68P. At the moment, it's running it's latest Asus firmware. I've been reading on how to set up VPN but was confused on what is needed.
Some sites say I need to subscribe to a VPN provider for a monthly/yearly fee.
Some says I have to use a dedicated always-on server/computer at home, but I need to go through a free VPN provider to do that, like Hamachi Privoxy.
Can't I just setup my router as a VPN server so that I can just log in through my DDNS address, without any extra server/computer (the same DDNS I use to access my router for port forwarding)? I see there are 2 tabs in the router: VPN Server and VPN Client. I tried to setup the VPN Server following some guides on the internet but I need to input some provider's uername and password.
Most of my search, including this site, goes into configuration steps. But before that I wanted to know what I need in order to set up my VPN for my specific needs so I don't end up with a setup like I'm running a corporation. I am VERY new to this and trying to learn all the acronyms and what they do, and at the same time I'm trying learn how networking works. So please bare with me. Any help in assisting me on how best to set up my VPN is very much appreciated.
So in summary, I want to be able log into my home security system and look at the live feed. But also be able to click on each individual camera to show full screen, just like I'm at home (NVR is set to show all 16 cameras on on screen). And if possible, I could use my home internet for browsing when I'm away.
Thank you very much for any help or suggestions.
Derek
I have a home security system at my house that I want to check in with my Android phone and my laptop at work. I have been using port forwarding to look into my NVR, which is where all cameras are connected (16 IP cameras, 2-4MP each). I know that port forwarding is not safe, so to minimize prying eyes, I 'enabled' it in my router when I leave to work in the morning and disabled it when I come home. Sometimes I forgot to do either, and it's getting tedious. This is why I am looking to setup VPN at my house. As a bonus I wanted to use the internet through my VPN when I'm on the road.
After some research I bought an Asus RT-AC68P. At the moment, it's running it's latest Asus firmware. I've been reading on how to set up VPN but was confused on what is needed.
Some sites say I need to subscribe to a VPN provider for a monthly/yearly fee.
Some says I have to use a dedicated always-on server/computer at home, but I need to go through a free VPN provider to do that, like Hamachi Privoxy.
Can't I just setup my router as a VPN server so that I can just log in through my DDNS address, without any extra server/computer (the same DDNS I use to access my router for port forwarding)? I see there are 2 tabs in the router: VPN Server and VPN Client. I tried to setup the VPN Server following some guides on the internet but I need to input some provider's uername and password.
Most of my search, including this site, goes into configuration steps. But before that I wanted to know what I need in order to set up my VPN for my specific needs so I don't end up with a setup like I'm running a corporation. I am VERY new to this and trying to learn all the acronyms and what they do, and at the same time I'm trying learn how networking works. So please bare with me. Any help in assisting me on how best to set up my VPN is very much appreciated.
So in summary, I want to be able log into my home security system and look at the live feed. But also be able to click on each individual camera to show full screen, just like I'm at home (NVR is set to show all 16 cameras on on screen). And if possible, I could use my home internet for browsing when I'm away.
Thank you very much for any help or suggestions.
Derek