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I have successfully set up ZM 1.24.2 on a Ubuntu 10.04 desktop. When ever I try to access ZM from a different PC on the local network (put the IP address on the browser), I get this message:
"It works!
This is the default web page for this server.
The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet."

I tried to set up new users per Wiki link: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.ph ... ZoneMinder
There is no users tab in the options menu.

Any help or directions or web links would be greatly appreciated.

Keep on researching and found that I needed to enable Option -> System -> OPT_USE_AUTH before the user tab will appear. Tried to restart ZM but it now wants to to enter a login ID and password. I have tried root, admin, name of server and various password to no avail. Yikes! How do I logon as admin?

Any help will be appreciated!

did you use /zm/ in your url? else you will enter the "root" of your apache webserver and you will get the default message" IT WORKS".
so use: http://yourdomain.com/zm/index.php or http://youriphere/zm/index.php

and admin logon is: admin/admin (nice short graphical manual : http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/vuorris ... index.html)

It works. Thanks for the assistence

I would like to solve this thread. What would be the proper address if connecting from an external PC? I have a router and my local IP's are 192.168.xxx.xxx

Hi,
You have to use a DDNS provider (www,dyndns.com, for instance), if your internet provider has dynamic ip assignment. The ip 192.168.x.x is the internal IP,not the external. You have to subscribe to a DDNS server that will provide an alias (like mysystem.getmyip.com), where you could connect from a external net. To do this you will need to modify your router settings also.
If your provider assigns a fixed ip to your router, then is easier, you only have to write down your public ip and that's all.

Hope it helps,

PacoLM

Thanks for the response. If I use the external IP address to Internet, I will not need DNS name services. Short of sticking the computer with ZM in the DMZ zone, what ports would I need to open up on my router?

The port that is using apache2, usually 80. You should open it in your router.

Any advance?

Turns out my ISP's network is using an RFC1918 IP address. More info located here: http://www.dyndnscommunity.com/question ... e-net.html

I will not be able to connect to my home network from an external IP unless i purchase a static IP.

Much thanks for the help and advise. Solving out this thread as I can now connect from a different PC that is on my home network.