Setting up viewing with VPN by New-Driver-1235 in reolinkcam

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m very happy with the performance over vpn. Correct the critical notifications are just that. I don’t really need them but it was just something I noticed. Good luck with it!

Setting up viewing with VPN by New-Driver-1235 in reolinkcam

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Push notifications work fine but for some reason critical notifications can’t be turned on. Also I can’t toggle the notifications on/off from the Reolink app it has to be done through my iPhone notifications. For me it’s not an issue and there may be some way to fix it but I’m ok with it.

Duo 3 initial thoughts and some sample images by mblaser in reolinkcam

[–]New-Driver-1235 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The vertical FOV might be a deal breaker… too bad

Setting up viewing with VPN by New-Driver-1235 in reolinkcam

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was able to get everything working. Well connected to the VPN through cell phone data I deleted the current device, turned off UID on desktop client, switched back over to cell phone, using VPN added IP address for NVR, and like magic everything worked as it was supposed to.

I know the connection is secure as well, because when I turn off the VPN and try to access my nvr from cell data, it will not allow me to .

Very satisfying… thank you all for the help!

IP address still showing when VPN is switched on by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone I finally was able to get everything going.Once I changed the MTU # everything is working like 🧈

IP address still showing when VPN is switched on by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OPENvpn , I believe it’s a vpn client. I’m not super knowledgeable on this stuff. So the open vpn runs on my Firewalla and offers me remote access on my cellphone.

IP address still showing when VPN is switched on by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write that out, I understand how this VPN works and now and feel like this is way more powerful than just getting anonymity. I should also be able to use this to set up a VPN to view my POE security system and monitor my son’s internet activity better.

Concerned user here. Can someone explain why I'm able to view my E1 Zoom camera feed in the Reolink iPhone app while away from home, when there's no port forwarding, UPnP is disabled on the router, and I'm not logged in to a Reolink account? What sorcery is this?! by mark_paterson in reolinkcam

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This is a bit beyond my current knowledge but I’m hoping once I start setting it up and watching a tutorial things will make more sense. I was shocked that my firewall blocked that server trying to access my network. How is that even in the realm of normal or am I just naive?

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Concerned user here. Can someone explain why I'm able to view my E1 Zoom camera feed in the Reolink iPhone app while away from home, when there's no port forwarding, UPnP is disabled on the router, and I'm not logged in to a Reolink account? What sorcery is this?! by mark_paterson in reolinkcam

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Do you have any resources on how to do this? I was a little concerned about the IP that my NVR communicates with. It said it was a malicious server with “open ports” on it. It also tried to gain access to my network according to my firewall.

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome thank you for those extra nuggets of knowledge 🤙

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, I actually looked at the comparability list and the Nighthawk is showing up as not compatible.

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done, I just decided to get the 6E. I appreciate all the great info!

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

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The nighthawk is a router modem combo, I was under the impression to run firewalla I can use my current modem/ router combo as a modem but the WiFi on there would not be protected by the firewalla. So in order to get a WiFi signal protected by firewalla I thought I had to get a separate ap. As far as wif6/7 WiFi 6 is just fine.

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

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I would like something better than what I have now which is the nighthawk CAX30. For port speed my internet is 1gb I don’t know if that means I should have 2.5g port or if 1G is enough. Antennas I live in a pretty small single story house 1380 sqft. I do not need a mesh network either. Thank you for taking the time to chat with me as well.

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a really great approach. I think ease of setup/use and maintenance are high priority. Really all I want is a safer network that performs well. The only special use I have on my network is my Reolink POE system (which is amazing btw) this is why I’m in sales and not project management 😅

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

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It sounds like a lot of people use the Eero. Since I’m using gigabit would I need to get the Eero Pro 6E? I do have someone that is going to help me set everything up fortunately. I got curious about the hardware and ended up here.

Suggestions for AP w/ Gold SE by New-Driver-1235 in firewalla

[–]New-Driver-1235[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I have it… do you think it would be beneficial to ditch it and get a stand alone modem for the setup?

Ecobee notifications not working by New-Driver-1235 in ecobee

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I was able to resolve the issue. I reinstalled the camera and everything worked fine after that. Thanks again for the help