IP webcam changes ip?

[Crafty]

Hi,
I have just purchased an ip webcam for when I am away. However, I am having a bit of a problem with it when I try to log into from another computer. I am finding that each day it has changed it's ip and I have to use the set up wizard to find out the new ip. I have been rebooting my wirless router quite often latley because of slow connections, so do you think this could be causing it to change the ip? I would prefer it to just one ip becuse i need to login when i am away. Thanks!!

[Geek-9pm]

Crafty, you have been here long enough to know the rules.
The are kind'a lik this:

General inormation needed.
Who made your computer and when did you get it.
How did you recently modify it.
What operating system .
What Antiviral software.
Show any error message seen.
Explain why this matters to you.
Do you think software is bad.


All we get from your post is you bought a web cam and it works the way it was meant to.
And you don't know why it does not do what you thought it did.

A Web Cam,  as a consumer device,  is not a unattended remote video system. Unless the product was specifically sold for that purpose. Did the vendor say how you could use it?

[rthompson80819]

As Geek says we need a lot more information, and yes rebooting your router is whats causing the IP address to change.

There are two kinds of IP addresses, dynamic and static.  You need to change the cameras IP address to static.  You will need to check your manuals to see if that needs to be done in the camera's software, or in the router.  Once it has a static address rebooting the router will not make it change.

The next question is why do you need to reboot your router so often?

[patio]

Short answer...NO.
A webcam will NOT change your IP...
Something else is underfoot...

[Crafty]

Seriously guys, why would you need any info about my computer, it's the ip webcam that acts like the mini computer in this case? This isn't a question about my computer, It's about an ip webcam and they all act in a similar way!!

Now back to my problem. When I install the webcam the set up wizard gives me the ip for the webcam. I then maunually set the webcam to use this as it's static ip. Everything goes well from here and the camera works wireless. However, as soon as I unplug the webcam and take it to where it needs to be set up, I am not able to log in into it from another computer anymore. For some reson it nolonger recognises the ip.

[patio]

Seriously dude we don't need to know anything about your computer...
This will make it far more guesswork and innuendo along with non solutions so forgive us for asking about details...

Good Luck.

[Crafty]

Patio - I am not been funny here, but how would giving all those details help in this case? This has nothing to do with my computer. I can log on to an ip webcam from any computer in the world, so what computer shall i give details about? I have tried logging in from four different computers already, so should I give the details of all four computers?

I have given all the details i find to be relevent in this case.

[Geek-9pm]

Everything goes well from here and the camera works wireless.

Well now you tell us it is wireless. That makes a big difference.

Why don't you tell us the make an model of your IP camera.
And Patio is right, the web cam and not control the IP used on the internet and it may  not even control the IP on the LAN if your wireless access point does not allow it. You need to give more information about your wireless router.

When you router and/or modem  resets itself it will assign new local IP for DHCP. And there are other details. There are knows issues with Windows 7 and XP .
 If you want wireless and and internet access and not attended, you may be asking too much. Most common 802.11 devices can not be certified for high security use.

[Crafty]

Well now you tell us it is wireless. That makes a big difference.

Why don't you tell us the make an model of your IP camera.
And Patio is right, the web cam and not control the IP used on the internet and it may  not even control the IP on the LAN if your wireless access point does not allow it. You need to give more information about your wireless router.

When you router and/or modem  resets itself it will assign new local IP for DHCP. And there are other details. There are knows issues with Windows 7 and XP .
 If you want wireless and and internet access and not attended, you may be asking too much. Most common 802.11 devices can not be certified for high security use.

Ok, sorry for not mentioning that it is a wirless ip cam. The make is a "Hawkings Wireless -G Network Camera." The wirless router is a "Netgear." I was trying to use static ip instead of DHCP. Because using DHCP kept changing the ip, either randomly, or when i booted the wirless router. From what you say though it looks like I will have to stick with DHCP and maybe do less reboots on my wirless router. So if i do not reboot the router i should be ok right?

[Geek-9pm]

Next we need the model number of the netrgear router and firmwaver version. And wen need to know how you get into the internet. Cable?  DSL?  Is  service called a "Home Gateway". It would be unless you are in a big business scenario. The modem, most often, does DHCP and it can not be easily changed. And your Net ear has some way of herring into the act. The net gear router could be told to always give the camera the same IP.  But I doubt that is the way to go.

The key issue is that your ISP assigns you an internet address that identifies your local system on the internet. Expect the ISP to reset the connection from time to time. And they don't tell why. IME.  And you  have not control of that. Unless you are paying big bucks to your local ISP for extra service.

The documentation for Hawking Wireless -G Network Camera is your best resource.
Sorry, hard to strike that. You are going to have to depend on us.

[Geek-9pm]

    -----I  and did so research on this. ----

OK, this topic is covered in the documentation here on CH.
Look at this:
How can I access my home computer from work or school?
Yes, that does apply to your case. The fact that the IP camera is called a 'server' does not mean it can do things your PC can not do. What I mean is, just at your PC needs extra help  to be visible on the internet, the same applies to any other network hardware you have on the other side of a "gateway."
The IP WebCam has no way of skipping over the "gateway." Like other hardware on the LAN, it has to obey the same rules.  Just like  your PC does.
This confusion has come up before when people try to play interactive games over the internet. It works on the Local Network, but not on the World Wide Web.
Please read over that article very well.
ALSO:
You can go to AOL, Google, Skye or Yahoo and investigate what they offer for video chat and streaming.
OR Maybe
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/communications-and-mobility/articles/video-chat-communicate-without-borders.aspx

In any case, nobody gives you free 24/7 streaming.  But you can get free video chat.