port blocking

[senderj]

I am trying to set up an ip cam at my parents' home for elderly surveillance from my office. But I found that my ISP has blocked port 80, and the company I work for has blocked all ports except 80. Is there any way I can get through this kind of blocking??

 

[thiggins]

Check your camera's administration interface. There is usually a setting that lets you change the port. You can try 8080, but it is commonly used and may also be blocked by your ISP. So keep trying until you find a port above 6500 that isn't blocked.

 

[senderj]

Thanks for the reply.

My problem is not just ISP blocking. They only block 4 ports. I can use others in my ip cam without problem. But I plan to view the cam from my office, which blocked ALL ports except 80. Blocking on both sides and without a commonly opened port made me post my problem here.

Is there a way that make my ISP believe that I am using 8080 while, at the same time, my network admin believe that I am using 80? Must in-bound and out-bound traffic use the same port?

 

[jdabbs]

It is extremely unlikely your company blocks TCP 443 (https). Not sure about your ISP though.

 

[thiggins]

No. The camera can be set to only one port at a time.

If you have a PC where the webcam is, you could use GoToMyPC to access a computer that is connected to the camera. Actually, then you wouldn't even need an IP camera. A USB webcam connected to the computer would do.