GeoVision on Android Phone

[MCressy]

Can you help me set up my GeoVision GV-800 and IP Cam Viewer? I've enabled the 3GPP portion of the Network setup. I've setup port forwarding on my router for TCP port 8554, and UDP 17300-17380, as well as setting my firewall to allow the same ports.

IP Cam Viewer says, "Failed to Retreive Image from Camera".

I even temporarily disabled my Firewall, and put the computer into a DMZ. It still didn't work. (Don't worry, I quickly reenabled them...)

I am able to logon using Internet Explorer from a PC,but can't get it to work on my phone. What am I missing?

Thanks...

[N4Spd]

Email me at robert[dot]chou[at]gmail[dot]com

Can you help me set up my GeoVision GV-800 and IP Cam Viewer? I've enabled the 3GPP portion of the Network setup. I've setup port forwarding on my router for TCP port 8554, and UDP 17300-17380, as well as setting my firewall to allow the same ports.

IP Cam Viewer says, "Failed to Retreive Image from Camera".

I even temporarily disabled my Firewall, and put the computer into a DMZ. It still didn't work. (Don't worry, I quickly reenabled them...)

I am able to logon using Internet Explorer from a PC,but can't get it to work on my phone. What am I missing?

Thanks...

[fvongraf]

OK finally got IP Cam Viewer full version working with my GeoVision GV-800. Here's what I had to do:

1) On the GeoVision Server (I run version 8.3) go to network settings and set up the WebServer. On the Server tab disable the SSL (could not get it to work with IP Cam Viewer). Set your HTTP port (I use 20200, but you can use anything). On the JPG tab I have Create JPG/GIF files ckecked. I do NOT have 3GPP enabled, nor do I have Mobile enabled. On the Multicast tab I do have it enabled have my external IP entered along with port 8300 (default) set.

2) On my router I have basic port level NAT translation (sometimes known as PAT - port address translation) enabled. I have external port 20200 forwarded to my GeoVision server HTTP port.

3) Dynamic DNS, you may want to use something like http://DynDNS.com so you can access your server from remote via a domain name like coolcams.dyndns.com instead of your IP address. This is useful if your ISP changes the IP address on you.

4) In IP Cam Viewer on my android I set up camera with the following:
- Name: Use something that describes the cam, like 'Office - Front Door'
- Type: Geovision Servers
- URL: http://dynamicURL:20200 (where dynamicURL is the URL I mention in #3 above - can't get it to work with HTTPS)
- Cam: the number of the camera you want to watch
- Username
- Password

Then save the camera... That's it just repeat the steps in #4 for each of the GeoVision cams and you're off.

Thanks Robert for a great product! I bought two copies of IP Cam Viewer.

Fred von Graf, PMP
@fvongraf - twitter
http://blog.vongraf.com
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. " - Benjamin Franklin

[ed0220]

Could you please clarify the last sentence of step #1? "On the Multicast tab I do have it enabled have my external IP entered along with port 8300 (default) set" What IP address do you have entered into this tab?

Thanks,
Ed

[alphao5]

omg i dont wanna sound mean here but wtf!!?? okay im sick of this crap is this an offical geovision application???? no well then ppl that dont understand basic networking should not be trying to use this and then calling geovisions tech support we DONT support android as of yet.... but good new geo lovers! I got werd on 64 bit support at the end of febuary! I would not hold my breath due to what geovision usa says in compaired to what is going on at twain vision!

But if you need to ask what an external ip is GIVE UP! and dont be calling tech support for help on a 3rd party app call the dude that made it!!!

Thanks someone who gave me this link.....

ugh it makes me mad when ppl that dont know what they are doing go in geovision and mess with the settings then call me saying i dont know i didnt touch anything when its obvious some one checked and unchecked crap with out even know what it did!

if anyone needs help woith geovision i will be more then happy to help them! i may never log back on this site but my yahoo is alphao5_designs

[N4Spd]

Rather than complaining about your users, you should listen to what they want and make it easier. In hard times, you might find that this will bring you above other dvr system providers. Stay on your high chair... but prepare to be put down...

omg i dont wanna sound mean here but wtf!!?? okay im sick of this crap is this an offical geovision application???? no well then ppl that dont understand basic networking should not be trying to use this and then calling geovisions tech support we DONT support android as of yet.... but good new geo lovers! I got werd on 64 bit support at the end of febuary! I would not hold my breath due to what geovision usa says in compaired to what is going on at twain vision!

But if you need to ask what an external ip is GIVE UP! and dont be calling tech support for help on a 3rd party app call the dude that made it!!!

Thanks someone who gave me this link.....

ugh it makes me mad when ppl that dont know what they are doing go in geovision and mess with the settings then call me saying i dont know i didnt touch anything when its obvious some one checked and unchecked crap with out even know what it did!

if anyone needs help woith geovision i will be more then happy to help them! i may never log back on this site but my yahoo is alphao5_designs

[N4Spd]

Here's a link to a document to enable mobile access on geovision.

[onan3666]

App works great. Something that took me a long time to try and wasn't intuitive. When adding the cam to my Verizon Droid, there is a field for the camera number. Tried the number 1 and 01 but didn't work. I've named my camera's. Once I put the camera's name in this field instead of a number it started working fine. In my case I have camera one labeled 'Patio'. I use the Mobile setting tab in the webcam settings of the Geovision software, didn't have to resort to jpeg/gif images. Getting full motion video. So my settings that worked are:

Name: patio
Type: Geovision Server
URL: http://192.168.1.254 (* My server is only on my internal lan, doesn't go outside my router, my Droid's on that network via WiFi *)
Cam #: Patio (* Used the same case as in my GeoVision system configure settings, not sure if it's case sensitive *)
Username: loginid
Password: password


Update: I'm going to have to do more research. The name thing seems to have been a happy coincidence. I changed the camera name on the GeoVision server and even though it no longer matched, the app found the camera. Will investigate further and try to determine what actually made it start working. Apologies for the confusion.

[alphao5]

if someone can give me some screenshots of the Adroid app this thing called ip cam I am sure I can make a simple step by step guide, also the ppl that have it working what version of geovision are you using??? there are versions of geovision that do not even support mobile view! I know blackberyr and iphone u need 8.3 and abouve and windows mobile was introduced in later 7 versions... sooo?? what version of geovision are you guys running? does everyone have remote view setup in general ports 80 4550 6550 5550 5552 plus the mobile ports 8866 and 5511 and posszible the 3gpp maybe needs enabled and ports 8554 and udp ports 17300 to 17380 also mayneed to be ofrwarded..... it would be nice for the ppl that have it working to release the information like

Geovision Version?
what is enabled in the webcam server?
what ports are forwarded?
are u using the dipmap address or the external ip?

again if someone who has it working wants to im me on yahoo alphao5_designs i can make a step by step pdf on this.... I have one for blackberry i phone and windows mobile and I confirmed that geovision is not releasing an android app! they maybe looking at it in late april

[Blaska]

I have Geovision 8.12 soft and an android movile and there's no way to make it work.
Could be the v8.12 is not supported?
Thanx.