Base Station Connectivity Information

Idrive Base Station Connection and Security information

Security, Connectivity and open 802.11/G only WiFi access to the Idrive Access Point and Base Station software:

• The Idrive Base Station utilizes dual Ethernet NICs (Network Interface Card)
  • Both networks are treated as "Public" networks using Windows 7 and file sharing is turned off. Some of our clients open the sharing on the LAN NIC to perform Active Directory (Log-in AD user and password) to perform Back-Ups and storage
  • The dual NICs are not bridged and maintain NO connectivity between each other.

• One NIC is for internet connectivity either via your LAN or dedicated Internet connection. This is required for communication with the Idrive Global Center.
  • The Idrive Base Station utilizes a proprietary software called Idrive Control Center
  • The Control Center uses port 3306 for MySQL on the Internet NIC and connects to the idrive Global Center (cloud) are every 3 minutes with an alive signal.
  • Every 6 hours the Sync service runs to upload to the idrive Global Center (this allows you to view events from location(s) at http://globalcenter.idrive.pro) 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.

• The second NIC supports the idrive wireless network which consists of one or more Wireless Access points for communication with the cameras.
  • The REQUIRED settings the second NIC are: IP Address 192.168.0.10, Network Mask of 255.255.0.0, No Default Gateway, No DNS, No DHCP.
  • The Wireless Access Point typical settings are IP Address 192.168.0.1, Network Mask of 255.255.0.0, Default Gateway 192.168.0.1, DNS 192.168.0.1, No DHCP.
  • The REQUIRED Wireless setting for the access point are: Hidden SSID of bwifi, 802.11G mode only, No Encryption.
  • Were an unauthorized client to connect to the Access point the AP only forwards packets to itself and offers no services (DNS or DHCP)
  • 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
  • No DNS is provided by the Access Point, communications from the Cameras via WiFi is only to the Base Station software
  • NO DHCP is provided from the Access Point, the specified scope above is all that is permitted through to the Control Center software

• Each Idrive X1 camera has a static IP Address assigned at the factory and no two are the same.
  • When the vehicle's ignition is turned off the camera searches for the bwifi wireless network.
  • Upon finding the bwifi wireless network the camera reaches out to the Idrive Base Station at 192.168.0.10 using port 4660
  • The base station compares the camera's serial number to the database to ensure this particular camera is authorized to connect.
  • The Idrive Wifi Service only accepts connections from our product having the hard coded port of 4660 all other ports are rejected(to any other device this is a dead end)

• We use a Omni-directional outdoor rated Access Point
  • Optional equipment is available for quoting to provide a directional Access Point further limiting areas available to WiFi device access
    1. This might be a solution when many client WiFi networks are competing for the same air space and channels, maintaining integrity of all networks
    2. Some of our clients install their Access Point inside a garage facility, once again limiting outdoor WiFi access and controlling the environment

• Additionally we utilize a software by the name of Team Viewer to remotely connect and administer the system (they can be found at teamviewer.com)
  • We use this to perform manual Updates to the idrive Software
  • Client training and troubleshooting

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.