Direct ONVIF

VXG works with any ONVIF or RTSP camera. A camera should have an IP address that VXG can access from the Cloud. The possible options are described below.

Port forwarding

This requires mapping of IP camera ports to external ports on a router. We require 2 ports:

• 80 (HTTP)

• 554 (RTSP)

For example, if your camera’s local IP address is 192.168.2.74 and your router’s public IP address is 184.34.23.56 and you choose ports 9080 and 9554 as external ports, the mapping should look like this

• 184.34.23.56:9080 → 192.168.2.74:80

• 184.34.23.56:9554 → 192.168.2.74:554

Port forwarding usually involves 3 steps:

1. Find your camera’s local IP address.

2. Forwarding ports on your local router.

3. Test the ports using your router’s public IP address.

Find your camera’s local IP address

You can use your router’s Web UI or a network scanner to find the camera’s IP address. For example https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/ is a free tool that will scan your network and show all connected devices:

Forwarding ports on your local router

The following article can help configure port forwarding on different router models:

https://portforward.com/router.htm

For example, this is how it looks for a Bell router:

Test the ports using your router’s public IP address

First, you must know your router’s public IP address or domain name. You can check it using the router’s Web UI or by visiting the following site:

https://whatismyipaddress.com/

The ports can then be tested using the following portal

https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

Adding to the account

The following information is required for adding a camera to the VMS:

1. The public IP address or domain name of the camera

2. The forwarded HTTP port number.

3. The forwarded RTSP port number.

4. The camera username

5. The camera password.

Using the VMS Web UI add the camera to your account

VPN

VXG supports Site-to-Site IPSec tunneling at any scale. Once connected to your VPN, VXG can connect to your cameras using your VPN IP address from the Cloud. The easiest way to connect is to use a router with IPSec VPN support and it’ll bridges the connection to your cameras in a secure way.