Starlink Remote Cameras
3-Steps to Enable Inbound Remote Access
Enable secure, remote access to your IP Surveillance Camera on your Starlink network
No public IP, no VPN, no port-forwarding needed.
Overview: Starlink Remote Camera
A common home or small office security camera setup requires inbound IP access. The only downside? If you are not at home, on your home network, you cannot access your security cameras through Starlink for remote surveillance. Or can you?
In Starlink Port Forwarding we discussed how Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) works, and how Agilicus AnyX can be used to connect through the Starlink into an internal environment, even though there is no public IP for remote surveillance and security operations.
In this article we describe how a user setup their Starlink and an IP Security Camera (e.g. Hikvision) with Agilicus AnyX, achieving anywhere secure access, from any device, despite the CGNAT limitation. They can access their home surveillance video from anywhere.
The simplest, and most powerful method of using your cameras remotely is to invest in a network video recorder (NVR), such as Synology Surveillance Station. This platform provides a location to run the Agilicus Connector, as well as a location to store the video when motion is detected. It also acts to aggregate your cameras and make them available via HTTP.
FAQ
Data Flow
The high-level data flow is shown at the right. A managed SaaS system (Agilicus AnyX) acts as the intermediary. A program installed on the local network (Agilicus Connector) makes an outbound connection, thus overcoming the limitation of the NAT.
User-based authentication via Single-Sign-On and End-To-End Encryption round out the feature set of getting the User to their Data without caring about the network.
The Setup
The setup is super simple. Its all self-served.You can view the pricing and Signup and try along. The high-level steps are (see NVR Setup for a detailed example):
Signup. Create your Account
Install. Install the Connector on the network
Configure. Create a Web Application
Explore
Feel free to try additional services, e.g. a VNC or RDP remote desktop to your Mac, Linux, Windows machine. Connect to your home Building Management System. SSH to a NAS (web or command line) from remote, whatever works best for you.
Next Steps
In the case study above, the User’s objective was to use their IP Surveillance Camera from anywhere, without interference of the CGNAT of the Starlink.
The user can see their home surveillance video via their Starlink Remote Camera. From anywhere, on any device, with single-identity and single-sign-on, with multi-factor authentication.
No VPN is used, no overlapping or private IP issues Any network with out bound Internet access, whether fixed, mobile, corporate, will have direct access to the home or small business camera system. The Starlink Remote Camera access is simple, seamless, reliable, non-disruptive.