How to Use a Wireless Security Camera With "2Wire"

Wireless security cameras connect to standard wireless networks.

2Wire gateway routers are provided by many Internet service providers. 2Wire routers provide Internet access and support wireless networking. If you have a wireless security camera, you can connect it to the 2Wire router's wireless network. The wireless security camera will be available to other computers on the local network. If you want to access your wireless security camera from the Internet, you can also set up port forwarding on your 2Wire router.

Instructions

1. Access the 2Wire router's configuration page by typing "http://gateway.2wire.net" into your Web browser's address bar and pressing "Enter."

2. Click the "Home Network" icon and click "Wireless Settings."

3. Verify the "Enable" check boxes to the left of "SSID Broadcast" and "Wireless Network Security" are checked.

4. Type a name for your wireless network into the "Network Name" box.

5. Click the "Authentication" box and click "WPA-PSK."

6. Set a pass phrase for your wireless network by typing it into the "Key" box and click "Save."

7. Connect the wireless security camera to the 2Wire's wireless network using the network name and pass phrase you configured on the 2Wire. Consult your wireless security camera's documentation for information on connecting to wireless networks.

8. Click the "Firewall" icon on the top of the 2Wire configuration page

9. Click "Add a New User-Defined Application."

10. Type a name such as "Wireless Security Camera" into the "Application Name" box.

11. Set the "Protocol" and "Port (or Range)" boxes to the correct settings for your wireless security camera and click "Add Definition." See your wireless security camera's documentation for information on the network protocol and ports it uses. If your wireless security camera uses multiple ports that aren't part of a single range, create a user-defined application for each port or port range.

12. Click the box under "Select a Computer" and click the name of the wireless security camera in the list.

13. Click "Allow Individual Applications."

14. Click "Wireless Security Camera" or the name you used for the application rule in the list and click "Add." If you added multiple application rules, click each one in the list and click "Add" for each."

15. Click "Done."

16. Click the "System" icon at the top of the 2Wire configuration page and click "Status."

17. Write down the "Modem IP Address" displayed in the list.

18. Access your wireless security camera from the Internet by typing "http://ip.address:port" into a Web browser's address bar, replacing "ip.address" with the modem's IP address and port with the port of your wireless security camera's server.

References

• Qwest: 2Wire 2700HG-D: Wireless Internet
• CCTV Camera Pros: 2-Wire Port Forwarding Setup