I have a Belkin Wireless N Router, XP operating system, and the Rovio is charged up... I can't get the Rovio to link... any thoughts. I've tried the tutorial, and the setup (at least the router's GUI) is different. Does anyone have a Belkin router that might be able to help?
How To Set Up External Access Over The Internet For Your WowWee Rovio
Truly, the "awesome" factor of the Rovio really comes in when you access it from a computer outside of your network, and get to spy on what's going on back at your lair while you're away. However, getting this to work can be tricky if you're new to networking. Read on to learn how!
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June 14, 2010 1:08 PM
email me your email address.I will send you pictures of the settings i have working.realtydevelopment@gmail.com
June 14, 2010 1:41 PM
Tried to email my_ROVIO, but the mailer daemon said it didn't exist. My email is gdmeade2003@yahoo.com... thanks for any assistance.
July 27, 2010 2:25 PM
i've the same problem as the member "OLDPCGUY"
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After setting up a FOSCAM (real unit) Foscam FI8908W... I, like others here am not able to connect from the "internet". I can connect within my LAN at home, not from outside my home network.
I completed a registered domain at DynDns and tested the 'port'.. 80.. the test said the port was open, and would allow connections. Using TELNET I received no indication that a "server" (the camera) was accepting a connection.
My router/modem is a WESTELL 327W and is configured to port forward port 80.. UPnP is enabled, but configuring this unit is not 'straightforward'...
Setting the Foscam FI8908W to UPnP returns "UPnP failed. Unable to complete chat with device" FOSCAM claims the UPnP 'must' report "UPnP Success" in order to work...
Any ideas or help would be appreciated. All in all it's a nice Camera, I hope to get it working thoroughly soon.
Thanks..!!
please help it anybody can
August 2, 2010 5:22 AM
Did you tried a different port? Sometimes connectivity providers block port 80.
Reconfig your Rovio (remember then to access with the new url http://RovioAddress:NewPortNumber ), then config your router/firewall to let traffic flow and config the nat to forward the traffic to rovio ip address.
M
August 12, 2010 11:45 AM
Hello,
Thank you for your effort to post detailed instructions
I have tried many different things already with no success
I have managed to open ports already on this router as I am running a NAS (Readynas duo) that i can access very nicely through the web (external ip)
With the rovio i cant get an external IP no matter what trick I have tried so far
I got stuck here as the Linksys WRT54GC I use has 2 different screens to do port forwarding
One is called port forwarding and it allows you to give a range of ports to forward to some Internal IP through TCP or UDP (I have already assigned a static IP for the Rovio in the IP range allowed by the router 192.168.1.100~149 - I chose .110). There is nothing that says forward this External Port to that Internal Port ... see http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/337/step4lm0.jpg
The second interface I get is what they call Port Triggering and it allows to set 2 ranges of ports the first called Triggered Range an the second Forwarded range (who comes up with these names anyway? ) see a pic http://i39.tinypic.com/2lu74ow.jpg
The issue is that I have tried combining the 2 or each of these in multiple combinations using the suggested ports 9000 to 80 and 9001 to 554
I cant get an external IP no matter what ... I tried many other things like punching holes in my PCs firewall as well on these ports, using UPnP to open ports (it is enabled on the router too), using different ports like the default 8156 or something on Rovio ... all to no avail
As I leave on vacation tomorrow and I bought this Rovio at a high price tag (199 Euros) just for being able to monitor the house I would appreciate you help very much ...
August 19, 2010 1:07 PM
Rovio is set up with DYNDNS address and is accessible from the internet. however when i try to connect from my work PC using the .ath.cx address, I get a File download screen right after i log in to Rovio.the file is a .ath file and i cannot do anything with it. Cannot connect to rovio from work PC. Please help
September 27, 2010 12:22 PM
Thank you so very much Peter for this detailed information! I was finally able to get my Rovio to work within my network but was absolutely clueless understanding why I could not access it outside of my home wireless network. Your bit on port forwarding did the trick and now I am able to check on my dog when I am at work. I learned today that her favorite spot in the house is on my bed, and that she uses the doggy door mid morning to let herself into the backyard. Rovio is so cool! I just wonder how I can get my Roomba and Rovio to mate! LOL
November 18, 2010 8:46 PM
From the first step for the ROVIO set up. (BTW: My OC is Windows7) tells me to turn on ROVIO and wait for the power light to show up. that works then it changes to Green right away just as I'm told to connect the USB cord to ROVIO 1st then to the USB port on the CPU. Once I plug in the USB to the USB port on my CPU it's not recognize it. When I have gone to my Control Panel to Device Manager it's saying that there is no driver for the 1.0 USB cord that came with the ROVIO...... Well Duh! there isn't going to be unless some one can tell me what I'm doing wrong.. Because the only Driver for ROVIO is in the f'in software download I got from the Wowwee support page LOL Can some one at least explain to me what the problem is....??
Thanks
DStar
November 19, 2010 1:57 AM
If you installed "WowWee Rovio Installer 2.0 FINAL" (you can find it in Rovio Downloads Section in this site), perhaps you connected your rovio once before you installed the software.
If it is, you should go to device manager and delete the erroneous driver, then you can connect your rovio again and verify if you can "see" it.
By the way you can also configure your rovio without using any installed sw at all.
Rovio default config sets up an ad-hoc wifi network to which you can connect and by which you can config your rovio on a web interface (on the manual you can find detailed infos about it).
If your Rovio is stuck in a custom config, you can (with fw 5.0 and up) do an hw reset so that your rovio will get the default config again.
November 19, 2010 3:49 AM
OK My OC is Windows7 as far as I know it ROVIO dosent work with W7..?? So Right now my Rovio is on the charger base and from the looks of it the power light is and has stayed a solid Orange... trying to boot or something.... So what should I do? next time could I at least get some links or something... A video would be best since I'm a visual learner
November 19, 2010 3:55 AM
I coped and pasted this from the Wowwee site
Rovio Software Installer v.2.3 (for PC)
Size: 11.08 MB
OS: Windows XP/2000/Vista/7
Language: English and French
Date Published: 2010-01-12
Unzip and install.
This is what I was trying to use in the beginning when ROVIO's power light was turning green on me before I could plug in the other end of the provided USB cord into my USB port on my computer. So once again just to be on the same page my OC is Windows7 64bit. Should I be using some other software download or am I hearing that I don't even need to download or use any CD set up disc?.... Also at the moment my ROVIO is on the charging dock with it's LED's solid Blue so I know it's not charging and the power light is also a solid Orange... What's my first step in setting up the ROVIO the right way?
November 19, 2010 4:11 AM
Mbordoni said: If you installed "WowWee Rovio Installer 2.0 FINAL" (you can find it in Rovio Downloads Section in this site), perhaps you connected your rovio once before you installed the software. If it is, you should go to device manager and delete the erroneous driver, then you can connect your rovio again and verify if you can "see" it. By the way you can also configure your rovio without using any installed sw at all. Rovio default config sets up an ad-hoc wifi network to which you can connect and by which you can config your rovio on a web interface (on the manual you can find detailed infos about it). If your Rovio is stuck in a custom config, you can (with fw 5.0 and up) do an hw reset so that your rovio will get the default config again.
Ok fw= firm ware? and hw= hard ware? At this point I think it is now stuck and I'm soo close to taking a sledg hammer to it seriously!!!
December 21, 2010 7:27 PM
I set up my Ravio for access through the internet last night. Everything works fine but I'm concerned that the connection is not encrypted. Anyone know if there is an option for that or some other software that allows encrypted connections?
January 13, 2011 4:09 AM
Hi,
i have a problem whith my rovio.
My names is Alessio and whrite from Rome,Italy .I have a connection fastweb,
Fastweb does not allow the release of all public ip so I can not connect with my Rovio remotely (away from home). Can you help?
Thanks
January 13, 2011 4:20 AM
@Alessio
This is why I tell to people that FastWeb does not offer a real internet connection.
If you want to use your Rovio from outside you need to subscribe the fixed public ip service too.
As an option you can always change your internet provider with something more "real" (Telecom, Tiscali have good offers avoid TeleTu and Vodafone...).
Before choosing a new provider have a look to https://www.misurainternet.it/offerte_adsl.php where you can find the tech spec of all italian providers (you need an offer with a public IP bound and a good real bandwidth)
Ciao
Michele
May 1, 2011 3:42 PM
updated: May 1, 2011 3:55 PM
Hi guys.
Today i found solution with my rovio.
I write the steps for your.
Step 1. Check your Wifi settings
Step 2.Open port in your router 9000 and 9001.
Check in youtube your router for portforwand or go to portforward.com
Step 3.Check your port settings with Mozilla Firefox(MF) and Internet Explorer(IE).
My problem was Mozilla Firefox,Because I had no indication for addon WOWWEE Active..... download.
I open my rovio with IE and all settings good.Addon its ok now and download it.
NEVER trust a browser for your rovio.
Open your Internet Explorer
I check it with Windows xp Home Internt Explorer 8
Rovio Firmware 5.0 stable
Setting Internet Access
- Manually open ports
-Start port: 9000
-External IP: your router ip
-Verify Internet Access: check
-Include in status bar
Good luck to all
*Double post.Delete it a moderator pls.ty.
May 1, 2011 3:43 PM
updated: May 1, 2011 3:56 PM
Hi guys.
Today i found solution with my rovio.
I write the steps for your.
Step 1. Check your Wifi settings
Step 2.Open port in your router 9000 and 9001.
Check in youtube your router for portforwand or go to portforward.com
Step 3.Check your port settings with Mozilla Firefox(MF) and Internet Explorer(IE).
My problem was Mozilla Firefox,Because I had no indication for addon WOWWEE Active..... download.
I open my rovio with IE and all settings good.Addon its ok now and download it.
NEVER trust a browser for your rovio.
Open your Internet Explorer
I check it with Windows xp Home Internet Explorer 8
Rovio Firmware 5.0 stable
Setting Internet Access
- Manually open ports
-Start port: 9000
-External IP: your router ip
-Verify Internet Access: check
-Include in status bar
Good luck to all
July 7, 2011 9:20 AM
Hi, I have a Rovio and am having similar problems to many other posts.
I'm in the U.K. My ISP is TalkTalk. They supplied me with an EchoLife HG520b wireless router. This is the only thing connected to my 'phone line (i.e no separate modem).
It was easy to access the EchoLife on 192.168.1.1 and equally easy to access the Rovio on 192.168.1.4, which is the port the EchoLife assigned it.
I don't have a fixed external IP address - however the EchoLife has a menu option that allows you to give a www.dyndns.com username and password, so presumably it tells www.dyndns.com when the IP changes, and indeed this seems to work. My dyndns is oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org and I can successfully ping this, and the actual numeric IP address the pings go to changes occasionally, presumably as TalkTalk shifts my IP address.
In the Rovio dyndns setup page, I am able to give the same details (e.g oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org) and when I click Check Setup, the Rovio is able to confirm this is a valid setup.
OK - that's where the EchoLife works. Here's where it gets difficult.
I can turn uPnP on as an option on the EchoLife, but when I try configuring the Rovio with uPnP, it hangs.
OK, let's try setting port forwarding manually instead. This is on the EchoLife under Basic - NAT. It shows two lists of ports called "Virtual Servers", the 2nd of which says "Virtual Server list 2 - these setting were made by your applications" or suchlike, and actually the uPnP seems to have worked partially, since port 9000 external is forwarded to port 80 local, for 192.168.1.4 (the Rovio's address on my LAN), and similarly port 9001 is forwarded to port 554 local, for both TCP and UDP.
According to the Rovio manual, I should be able to then go to oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:9000 and it should work - but nothing happens. It doesn't work when I try the numeric IP address with :9000 on the end, either.
I found I couldn't actually delete the "Virtual Server list 2" port settings, but I don't think I need to since they are the right ones anyway!
I did however try adding port forwarding for port 80, i.e 80 external to 80 local on 192.168.1.4 (the Rovio), but I got a message that this would be set to 8080 instead, so presumably port 80 is protected somehow.
In any case, neither oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:80 or :8080 did anything either.
I deleted this attempt at port forwarding on port 80 and instead added port 8080 external to port 80 internal on its own, but still oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:8080 didn't do anything.
I saw there was a DMZ option in the NAT menu, so I made 192.168.1.4 into a DMZ - correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this mean that all ports should now be open for my Rovio on 192.168.1.4 (but not for anything else on my network)?
But oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:9000 or :8080 etc still doesn't work!
The EchoLife has its own firewall, but presumably that would have been circumvented by opening the ports. I tried turning it off, but I still had the same problems. Underneath the firewall radio button was another, this one called SPI, which I understand stands for Stateful Packet Inspection, another type of firewall. When I turned this off too, I discovered something interesting; oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org now took me straight into the login dialogue for my Rovio! I didn't even have to add :9000 on the end.
HOWEVER, this seems to only work in my internal network. I can't access it from work computer for instance.
HOWEVER, it is entirely possible that my place of work has a strong firewall that blocks port 9000 for instance. Certainly this port is blocked with a default Windows Firewall. On top of this there is my local IT department's firewall at the server level (and there's more than one server in the way!). I went this a through years back when I wanted to do videoconferencing and we never managed to get the right ports within the building, let alone to the outside world.
So, people, what am I missing, or is it actually working and I just can't check it??
Please feel free to try and log in to my rovio - like I say, the address should be:
oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:9000
...and let me know what happens!! I've left it and the EchoLife powered on.
All the above settings are as described.
The only thing I didn't try was setting the web port address in the Rovio infrastructure menu to anything other than 80. But then, the manual doesn't say to and I shouldn't have to? After all, if I log on on port 9000 then this should forward to port 80 on 192.168.1.4, where the Rovio can talk to it.
For all I know, TalkTalk might have blocked some ports as well....
Any thoughts or test results to oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org gratefully received!!
Best
Oliver
July 12, 2011 7:33 AM
hello Oliver:
I am having problems with the portforward.
I was reading your problems and tried your address: oliverdepeyer.dyndns.org:9000
and i think its working. a windows appears to input user and password.
Post your final settings please...if u say the user and pass i can tell u if i finally reach it...and then u just have to change them.
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