Open Port Security
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:42 pm
I was able to get ZoneMinder completely working along with zmNinja in the most rudimentary way. I setup a DDNS basically just to see that everything will work. Then I became very concerned with having ZoneMinder open to the world on my pfSense router.
Not coming from IT, I realize that I need to make sure now that my network remains secure from my ZM server all the way to my zmNinja app. I did plenty of research on SSH and VPN and decided to take the VPN route so I downloaded Wireguard on pfSense.
So as I proceed to learn how to route and secure my network, new questions surface:
Do I use Wireguard alone or as a protocol with a VPN carrier?
Will the use of the VPN circumvent the setup and usage of DDNS and NAT on pfSense?
Will I just use the standalone Wireguard app on my phone to secure the connection, but, then how does zmNinja work alongside it?
Or, does my entire iPhone network i/o need to reside in a VPN provider for everything network? If this is the case then does that mean my iPhone's network is always coat tailing my home network, basically?
I would be so grateful if anybody can support my questions one by one so I can have a better understanding and move on. My wife and kid would also be grateful - this is taking a lot of time.
Chris
Not coming from IT, I realize that I need to make sure now that my network remains secure from my ZM server all the way to my zmNinja app. I did plenty of research on SSH and VPN and decided to take the VPN route so I downloaded Wireguard on pfSense.
So as I proceed to learn how to route and secure my network, new questions surface:
Do I use Wireguard alone or as a protocol with a VPN carrier?
Will the use of the VPN circumvent the setup and usage of DDNS and NAT on pfSense?
Will I just use the standalone Wireguard app on my phone to secure the connection, but, then how does zmNinja work alongside it?
Or, does my entire iPhone network i/o need to reside in a VPN provider for everything network? If this is the case then does that mean my iPhone's network is always coat tailing my home network, basically?
I would be so grateful if anybody can support my questions one by one so I can have a better understanding and move on. My wife and kid would also be grateful - this is taking a lot of time.
Chris