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Hi,

I have setup a computer to act as a surveillance system using Zoneminder and now I would like to access the ZM console from any computer, is it possible?.

Thanks,

Paco

PS: Sorry, I searched the forum, but I didn't find the answer.

"Any computer" is a little vague, but with the correct network setup, yes. Computers on your own network should be able to get to it with your usual path but ip address changed from localhost or 127.0.0.1 to the server's actual ip.

Accessing it outside your network involves the ZM machine to have either it's own external IP, or have your router do NAT to send port 80 to the ZM box. If you don't have a static IP, there are a variety of dynamic dns options, Google dynamic dns and you should find something useful.

coke wrote:"Any computer" is a little vague, but with the correct network setup, yes. Computers on your own network should be able to get to it with your usual path but ip address changed from localhost or 127.0.0.1 to the server's actual ip.

Accessing it outside your network involves the ZM machine to have either it's own external IP, or have your router do NAT to send port 80 to the ZM box. If you don't have a static IP, there are a variety of dynamic dns options, Google dynamic dns and you should find something useful.

Could you please be more specific about the ZM machine having external IP or configure the router, could you guide me to some examples?.

Thanks for the information!

Paco

Umm. I'll try?

Where's your ZoneMinder box, and where's the computer you want to be able to access it from?

Take a look here http://tinyurl.com/yax4f53

Hi,

I'll do my best after 6 months of experience in Linux (Ubuntu)....

Thanks, keep you informed!

Paco

Hi,

I have opened the port for my local ip that runs ZM in the router and now I could access the zm console remotely.

I have protected the remote access using zm built-in security, only need to register in a web like www.dyndns.com (thanks to 'scott-p-k', that helped me in the zoneminder chat).

Thanks a lot,

Paco

Hi,

There's no need to register in a web like www.dyndns.com, I have modified the zmfilter.pl in order to upload a file with the current external ip of my system, so I only need to connect to the ftp server where my capture files are being uploaded, and open the text file where the ip is being written.
In this way I could know the actual ip of my system, even if it changes.

I'll post the modifications on the zmfilter.pl when I'm back to home.

Regards,

PacoLM