Security and IP Cameras

While being a security device by vocation, an entry-level IP camera is rarely secure itself: the embedded server does not offer any way to encrypt your login and the data stream. Fortunately there are ways around it, as well as common sense practice to reduce the risks.If you're willing to spend 300€+, there are IP cameras with embedded SSL on the market (Axis, Panasonic, ...),...

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Upgrading to Gigabit and Wireless-N

There are many WiFi-N routers on the market, but add the Gigabit requirement, and this choice drops dramatically. Add a further requirement for an embedded ADSL modem, and you're left with just a handful of candidates left.With time, I accumulated devices with either Gigabit or Wifi-n connectivity (Bluray player LG BD390, Synology NAS DS109, Acer Liquid MT smartphone), so I...

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VPN through Billion 7402GXL

Until recently, setting up a PPTP VPN passthrough on my Billion  7402GXL router was impossible, and for once, it turns out it was not all my fault...Unlike most other routers on the market, there's no specific "PPTP Passtrough" option in the 7402GXL, but the method to allow this on the Billion router is quite simple:Under the Virtual Server > Port Forwarding section, define...

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