Find your public IP and set up a DynDNS
To stream a camera, our servers must reach it from the Internet. Here is how to find your public IP, forward the right port and handle a changing IP with DynDNS.
What is a public IP?
It is the address your router exposes on the Internet. To find it, type “my IP” into a search engine, or check your router’s admin page. Note: a local IP (192.168.x.x) is not reachable from outside.
Open the RTSP port (port forwarding)
Your camera usually listens on port 554. In your router, create a port forwarding rule (NAT/PAT) that sends external port 554 to the camera’s local IP. An incoming connection then reaches the camera.
- Protect access with a strong password.
- Change the external port if your ISP blocks 554.
IP keeps changing? Use a DynDNS
Most connections have a dynamic IP (it changes). A DynDNS service (No-IP, DynDNS, DuckDNS…) gives you a fixed name (e.g. mycamera.ddns.net) that automatically tracks your IP. You then use that name in the RTSP URL instead of the IP.
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