port forwarding RT-AC 3200

[amos54]

I'm tired if bearing my head in the wall!!

I've read many pages on port forwarding to to avail. I'm writing about the top entry in the pic. The last octet is zero for obvious reasons. The actual IP is the IP of NVR server, the same as I access with browser on network.

Whatever I try fails.
Even port 80 shows as blocked.

I use this to check the ports. https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

 

[ColinTaylor]

Do the ports (8000, 554, 443) for 192.168.2.39 show as open on www.yougetsignal.com ?

 

[amos54]

All ports show as blocked.
What is 192.168.2.39?

 

[ColinTaylor]

All ports show as blocked

Are you sure your router has a public IP address?

What are the first two octets of the IP address shown at Network Map > Internet status > WAN IP? Is this address the same as the one shown by www.yougetsignal.com?

 

[amos54]

no.

 

[ColinTaylor]

"no, you're not sure" or "no, it's not the same"?

 

[amos54]

It's not the same.

I want to sincerely thank you for responding to my delima.

 

[ColinTaylor]

OK. So do you now have the answer to your question?

 

[amos54]

No, I'm more confused.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Your router doesn't have a public IP address. Therefore it is not accessible from the internet.

What are the first two octets of the IP address shown at Network Map > Internet status > WAN IP?

 

[amos54]

192.168

I think I need to enable the wan ddns but have no idea what to do

 

[ColinTaylor]

192.168

So that confirms that your router has a private IP address for it's WAN interface. This is usually because you have another router connected to the RT-AC3200's WAN port.

 

[amos54]

Yes, I have a wireless access point.
I found instructions for wan ddns. Would it cause problems to enable encryption?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Yes, I have a wireless access point.

It looks like this device is also a router which is the source of your problem. If you want/need to keep using this device as a router you will have to create port forwarding rules on this device as well that are directed at the AC3200's WAN port.

What is the make and model of this "access point"?

I found instructions for wan ddns. Would it cause problems to enable encryption?

DDNS is a different thing altogether.

 

[ColinTaylor]

You said in a previous thread that you had configured your AC3200 as an access point. Before we waste time going down a wrong path based on false assumptions can you confirm whether your AC3200 is in router mode or access point mode?

 

[amos54]

I had to change it back to a router in order to use port forwarding.
When I applied the DDNS settings I get error, "invalid IP address"

 

[ColinTaylor]

I had to change it back to a router in order to use port forwarding.

Then you need to either bridge the other router or configure port forwarding on it.

When I applied the DDNS settings I get error, "invalid IP address"

As I said, DDNS is a something different and will not solve your port forwarding problem.

 

[amos54]

Is the access point causing the invalid IP problem?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Is the access point causing the invalid IP problem?

Stop worrying about DDNS and solve your port forwarding problem first.

 

[amos54]

I was working on port forwarding when you said the wan IP was wrong