Echo & Alexa Forums
General Category => Smart Devices and Gadgets => Topic started by: MiguelSlv on June 02, 2018, 01:22:17 pm
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I can't find any post that clarify my issue.
If i add a security camera to Alexa, do i need to add port forwarding to the router in order to access the camera live stream from outside my Wi-fi network?
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Not sure if this answers your question but I have two Blink cameras I use less for security than watching wildlife (bit heavy on the batteries!) and I can access them from my phone well away from my router.
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it really depends on the cameras. most can be viewed on the cloud these days. just a simple setup using a phone app. no port forwarding needed.
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My only experience on security cam is using old phones. I have a lot of them. And using a free app.
The app I use has an option to view on web which I regretfully clicked. Coz now I can't turn it off. Never used the web view any way. I always use another phone as viewer.