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- Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:58 am #56759 The colloquial expression for this desire is "Punching a Hole in the Firewall." It really does not matter what device you intend on using, you need to set-up your AP/router/firewall to allow packets from The Internet to "see" your device which is normally hidden.

Link to procedures to open up your firewall.

Good luck!

Ray

- Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:28 am #56761

Can you configure your local router? In that case, there are two options that I have used before:

• Configure your local DNS so "myserver.com" points to "192.168.4.1".
• Configure your router to redirect traffic to "myserver.com" IP address to "192.168.4.1".

I can do that but this will be confined to that particular router, what if I want to use this kit in some other place?

- Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:19 am #56767

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I can do that but this will be confined to that particular router, what if I want to use this kit in some other place?

NAT security will prevent you from using you "kit" anywhere on WiFi where the firewall has not been modified to map your LAN device to the Internet visibly. Just part of WiFi security; you must have permission or have someone with permission to access and modify the router.

Ray

- Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:07 pm #57193 Thanks mrbunette..

Caught up with some urgent work couldn't get back to you immediately.

Yes, need router permission to modify. I am going through various resources to get a clear picture on this.

Also looking for a WEMO switch type solution where the user can punch his wifi password and start communicating with the ESP.