Safest way to connect

[emets31]

Hello, everyone! I am looking to purchase some cameras for my home. I am looking at the IP2M-842 bullet cams for outdoors, and the IP2M-841 for indoors. I was reading around online, trying to get an idea about the security and safety measures implemented by others to secure the cams from outside snooping. I cam across a few stories about how others have hacked these cameras, as well as a user who said he returned his camera only to discover that he was still receiving alerts and could see into the new owners bedroom. So, I was wondering if anyone could share any insight as to how they have prevented outsiders from gaining access to their cams? I was trying to come up with a solution, but it seems like if you want remote access to the cams, this isn't easy.

So, is there a way to secure these cams as much as possible, and still have remote access? Would setting them up behind a VPN be the best way, and if so, would it be hack proof? I thought about connecting the cams to a switch, which would then be connected to a PC on my network with 2 NICs (one NIC for network access, and the other set on a subnet strictly for the cams). Then, using the VPN, I would remote into my PC for access. But, is that overkill? Would the VPN be enough to secure everything?

Thanks in advance, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Melvin]

Hello emets31,

We do release firmware updates periodically and they come with a lot of security enhancements. So we recommend to always be updated with the latest firmware and then use a very strong password.

VPN is a very secure option that you can try.

[Melvin]

Hello emets31,

We do release firmware updates periodically and they come with a lot of security enhancements. So we recommend to always be updated with the latest firmware and then use a very strong password.

VPN is a very secure option that you can try.

[emets31]

Thank you, Melvin. Does anyone else have any insight?

Also, I wanted to add a question about connecting these cameras to an Amcrest 960H. I saw that the 960H works with ONVIF cams; so how does one go about connecting them to this DVR? Would they first connect to a switch that is then connected to the DVR?