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Question

Static IP address

Aug 17, 2014 1:32PM PDT

I need help to set my internet to a Static IP address. I have Window 8.1 and D-Link router DIR-615.
I have tried several websites but failed to get static IP address.
Your help with instruction or directing me to a link would be greatly appreciated.
I thank you in advance.

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Re: static IP-address
Aug 17, 2014 5:08PM PDT

That's something only your ISP can do. Why do you need a static IP-address?

Kees

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Static IP address
Aug 17, 2014 10:59PM PDT

For security camera

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Security camera on your LAN?
Aug 17, 2014 11:17PM PDT

You do that from your own router's web interface. What you may want to do is divide the possible IP addresses by assigning DHCP to a specific range. For instance, you can start the DHCP assignments at .100 and they'd go up to .255. If your router's IP ends in .1 (which is typical), you have everything from .2 to .99 to assign as static. From there you need to assign your security camera's IP to an available static address based on router settings. I don't know how to access your camera's interface but suspect some software came with it. There are workarounds if you've got no software but know the camera's default address but that's for later if needed. Hope this helps.

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Static IP address
Aug 18, 2014 9:56AM PDT

In order to watch my security camera from any internet (computer), or from my I phone, I need a static IP address.
I have a software in my IPhone that I am able to watch the cameras. But once my IP address changes, I cannot watch anything. I have to wait to get home, get the new IP address, enter it in my phone, then be able to watch again.
It is always the last 2 or 3 numbers that changes, never the first numbers. I.E. 111.112.113.14
Only 14 changes to either 2 or 3 numbers.

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Can't help with iPhone but how to you view the camera
Aug 18, 2014 6:43PM PDT

at home? The few setups I've seen connect to the local network and broadcast back out through the router. Such allows a camera to be set up to record within the home and be triggered by motion. Is that not something your camera can do? If not, you might be well off to look into a new system that can. I can't see how trying to watch your place from an iPhone offers much protection. All I can offer is the basics on how to set up your own router for mixed static and IP addressing. That's really simple. Beyond that, sorry...but I've I can be of no help. Good luck.

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The security camera software I used
Aug 18, 2014 1:18AM PDT

Did not need a static IP address. I'd either note the Internet IP given to me and do all the forwarding or place the IP Cam into the DMZ or well, I'm getting ahead of myself here except that a static IP may be nice but can be costly. That's why so few IP Cam softwares demand it today.

But that does not mean there is not a call for help when folk first start learning about IP networks.
Bob

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Very very odd statements here.
Aug 18, 2014 10:12AM PDT

Here, even my first gen IP Cam never required a static IP. The IP lease on the ISP side held up for over a year so isn't that as good as static? And then we have always needed to drop our IP Camera on our LAN then put the IP it's at on our LAN into the router's DMZ.

That's all of one setting in our router so when I read your posts I worry you've been lead astray. Ripe for the plucking too.
Bob

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PS. As long as details are shrouded, can't add much.
Aug 19, 2014 12:36AM PDT

If you are on CHINANET then say so. If you made up that IP address, say so. I can't tell how much you know about networking but in your LAN does the IP CAM move addresses or not? And even so, why not fix that in your LAN and put that into the DMZ? I fear you'll need a service call and lots more money spent at this rate.
Bob