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Ann Cherie Davies asked how she and her family can access their IP address while traveling to view their webcams.
If you use cameras that are part of a service such as Netgear’s Arlo, you’re all set—just browse to the website and log on. Otherwise, you’ll need to configure your router and camera for access. Many webcams have a utility that either does it for you, or guides you through the process. If not, you’ll need to do what’s called port forwarding.
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First, gather three pieces of information: your public IP, your webcam’s local IP, and the port the camera uses to communicate to the outside world. You can easily grab your public IP, also called a WAN IP, by surfing (while at home) to www.whatismyip.com, or from the Internet connection info in your router. Your router will generally be located at 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.254, or another commonly used address. Type that into the address bar of your browser and hit Enter. You public IP will look something like 12.14.120.90 (IPv4), or 1fff:0:a88:85a3::ac1f (IPv6)
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