https://admincenter.idriveglobal.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=LyndsayIdrive - User contributions [en]2026-05-07T04:50:55ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.1https://admincenter.idriveglobal.com/wiki/index.php?title=Base_Station_Connectivity_Information&diff=584Base Station Connectivity Information2012-10-11T23:41:32Z<p>Lyndsay: /* Idrive Base Station Connection security information */</p>
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== '''Idrive Base Station Connection security information''' ==<br />
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Security, Connectivity and open 802.11/G only WiFi access to the idrive Access Point and Base Station software:<br />
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* The idrive Base Station utilizes dual Ethernet NICs<br />
** One for internet connectivity either via you LAN or separate Internet router<br />
** The other NIC is used for the proprietary "G" only idrive Wireless Access Point<br />
** The dual NICs are not bridged and maintain NO connectivity between them<br />
** Both networks are treated as "Public" networks using Windows 7 and file sharing is turned off<br />
**# Some of our clients open the sharing on the LAN NIC to perform Active Directory (Log-in AD user and password) to perform<br />
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**# The dual NICs are not bridged and maintain NO connectivity between them<br />
**# The idrive Wireless NIC only accepts connections from our product having the hard coded port of 4660 (to any other device this is a dead end)<br />
* The idrive Wireless Access Point uses a fixed scope IP address 192.168.0.1 having a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0<br />
** Any other network would not have such a wide subnet mask as 255.255.0.0<br />
** This allows our devices to communicate to the Base Station having a hard coded IP address in that range<br />
** We hide the SSID on the Access Point<br />
** Our devices only look for this Specific SSID nothing else<br />
** The access Point has a gateway address of only itself (192.168.0.1) so it does not have internet access or access to other networks<br />
** No DNS is provided by the Access Point, communications from the Cameras via WiFi is only to the Base Station software<br />
** NO DHCP is provided from the Access Point, the specified scope above is all that is permitted through to the Control Center software<br />
* We use a Omni-directional outdoor rated Access Point<br />
** Optional equipment is available for quoting to provide a directional Access Point further limiting areas available to WiFi device access<br />
**# This might be a solution when many client WiFi networks are competing for the same air space and channels, maintaining integrity of all networks<br />
**# Some of our clients install their Access Point inside a garage facility, once again limiting outdoor WiFi access and controlling the environment<br />
* The idrive Base Station utilizes a proprietary software called idrive Control Center<br />
* The Control Center uses port 3306 for MySQL on the Internet NIC<br />
* Connections to the idrive Global Center (cloud) are every 3 minutes with an alive signal<br />
* Every 6 hours the Sync service runs to upload to the idrive Global Center (this allows you to view your events from the Base Station at [http://globalcenter.idrive.pro/ http://globalcenter.idrive.pro])<br />
** This transfer requires FTP port 21 to be open using passive mode and random ports from 30,000-35,000 (up to 4 at a time) to transfer the video and data events<br />
* Additionally we utilize a software by the name of Team Viewer to remotely connect and administer the system (they can be found at <nowiki>teamviewer.com</nowiki>)<br />
** We use this to perform manual Updates to the idrive Software<br />
** Client training and troubleshooting<br />
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Finally if you choose, you may provide a separate internet Connection outside of your LAN so the idrive Base Station will perform its functions autonomously from your corporate LAN and internet connectivity.</div>Lyndsay