Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 UPnP problems

[Perryg114]

I have a camera security system that uses UPnP to open several ports on the router and when I try to map the ports I get a message saying they are all in use. Now I don't think all of them are in use but the router is not letting the program open them. How do I open those ports so the program can map the ports.

Perry

 

[JackMDS]

It is not a Router issue per-se.

You are better off finding what are the exact ports that are needed for the camera to listen.

Give the camera a Static IP and open manually the ports toward the IP of the camera.

If the camera's port clash with other ports see if the software allows you to change the port assignment of the camera.

As an example my camera comes with default port 80 which I use for Web purposes

So I change the port to something out of the way (like 59998), and opened the port through the Router and the software Firewall toward a static IP that I gave to the camera.

 

[Perryg114]

Well there are about a dozen ports it has to configure. I really don't think the ports are being used it is just not letting me have access to them. It is a full up camera security system that can be accessed and controlled through the net. There are lots of ports it has to open and for the most part it works fine with my old D-link 514+ router. I will fix the IP address on the computer the system is on once I get access to ports. This is not necessary but it gives me a local IP address to log on to from other computers on my network without having to go to the internet to log onto my system. It is a bunch of cameras and a database of avi files and viewer software etc. There is no way all the ports are being used. It is just not letting me have them.

Perry

 

[Perryg114]

Well I tried opening the ports manually and then scanning with canyouseeme.org and it would not let me open a port. This is with firewalls and virus programs turned off on the router and the computer. Should I be able to see the open ports by opening them manually?

Perry

 

[JackMDS]

A port can be opened only toward one specific computer.

A computer is identified by IP.

If in the Router port table there is an entry the says open TCP/UDP Port 12345 toward IP 192.168.1.1 (example) then any signal that comes from the Internet on pory 12345 goes to the computer that is assigned by IP 192.168.1.1

If the computer has Software Firewall then the same port has to be open on the computer Firewall.

Maybe this can further Help, http://www.portforward.com/help/pfprogression.htm

 

[Perryg114]

All firewalls were off. The port was opened on the computer with the correct IP address. I tried Automatic UPnP and manual port configurations. I can always get this to work on my old router but have never been able to see and open a port on this new one. I called tech support and they told me to reset the router and start all over which I did to no avail. The same computer was hooked to both routers one at a time and it was setup the same for both of them other than the base IP address was different because of the routers being from different manufactures. I am thinking about loading Tomato and see if that works. I think it is a router firmware problem.

Perry

 

[JackMDS]

Fist step conncet One camera to the Network.

Then configure it so that you can see a through a computer what the camera sees.

Under this condition the Router does not play any roll (even if the camera is connected to the LAN port in the Router).

There is No point to keep complaining about the Router and port forwarding until you are able to configure the cameras to work and see through them on your LAN.

Router's port forwarding come into play only when you are trying to connect to the cameras from outside your system through the Internet.

If it does not work locally, then No matter what it would Not from the outside either.

As far as I can judge, it seems that your complains about the Router, and the Acer Netbook has to do more with your knowledge about Networking rather than Bad hardware.

 

[Perryg114]

It works locally and on the WAN with my old router. With the new router it does not work on either. I log into my camera system through the net using a DNS server. From there you can do a live view or look at recorded video etc. The new router is not forwarding ports period. These are not IP cameras. It is a digital DVR system.

Perry

 

[JackMDS]

I am well familiar with IP cameras, and do not know any thing about DVR Cameras on LAN

However as I said before for local use the Router's portwarding does not come into play. So if you can not see locally with the new Router it is something else Not Router's port forwarding.

Where is the DNS server and what it is issuing

I do not know what the subnet of your former Router was. But if the Buffalo subnet is not the same you probably have to do IP adjustments trough the LAN and the DNS server if it is an independent unit.