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 connection is required for communication with the idrive Global Center, updates and Support.
  • 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) 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 your 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.

• 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)

• Wi-Fi Network Security Overview (Should an unauthorized client attempt to connect to the Access Point)
  • The SSID is not broadcast so it is less obvious to try to connect to.
  • The Access Point has a gateway address of only itself so it does not forward on packets that are not directed to 192.168.0.10
  • No DNS service is provided by the Access Point
  • NO DHCP service is provided from the Access Point so a client would need to set a static address on their system.
  • The idrive WiFi service only allows port 4660 to communicate through the Wireless NIC connection (they would need to use this port which would do them no good)
  • Were they to get past all of that the network cards are not bridged so there is no path to the system or other network.