Foscam / Port Triggering

[bodean]

Was told that I should first, disable UPnP option on my foscam, and secondly, have a random port for the camera, but have that as an internal port. Then have a range of ports that go out to the internet (for security reasons).
Is this an instance where I would use port triggering? In the past, I use to just port forward the internal foscam port, but I've read this isn't the most secure way to handle it.

 

[sfx2000]

in the port mapping table - you can define the internal port, and it does not need to match the outside facing port..

 

[bodean]

in the port mapping table - you can define the internal port, and it does not need to match the outside facing port..

Ok, so I just make a range for the external ports under port triggering?

 

[sfx2000]

Ok, so I just make a range for the external ports under port triggering?

I wouldn't do that - but perhaps the internal port is 80 (as an example) - so one assigns the InternalIP:80 out to port 8080 on the other side - NAT and port mapping will allow that to happen..

To connect then from the outside - ExternalIP:8080.... again, this is just an example...

NAT is fun

It doesn't have to be a port for port map...

 

[bodean]

So your saying don't mess with port triggering, and just use the port forward option? Heard that is less secure, especially for web cams

 

[sfx2000]

So your saying don't mess with port triggering, and just use the port forward option? Heard that is less secure, especially for web cams

port numbers won't fix a broken web cam - perhaps better to not expose it all together - rather, vpn in and look at the pretty pictures from the trusted LAN side..