Plus
$2/mo
- 1 dedicated IP address
- 10 devices
- 5 open ports
- 100 GBbandwidth
- 20 Mbpsspeed
GetAStatic gives your NVR (network video recorder) or camera PC a static public IPv4 over WireGuard. Skip the camera maker's cloud and keep the cameras off the internet.
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Most cameras and NVRs offer two ways to watch from outside: the maker's P2P cloud, or a port forward on your router. On Starlink, 5G home internet and other CGNAT connections, the port forward never works: the ISP drops incoming connections.
That leaves the P2P cloud. It can be slow, drop live view, and send your video through servers you do not control. Blue Iris and Frigate have no relay of their own, so behind CGNAT they cannot be reached at all without extra tools.
Plus for light use, Pro for most people, Ultra for full gigabit.
5× speed · 10× bandwidth · 2 IPs — only $2/mo more
GetAStatic gives you a dedicated static IPv4. WireGuard runs on the machine that records (the Windows PC with Blue Iris, the Frigate host) or on your router for NVR boxes. It dials out to our node in Kansas City, Missouri or San Jose, California, and connections to your IP on the ports you open come back down the tunnel.
The safest setup opens one port: 51820 UDP, for your own WireGuard server. Your phone connects to that server first, and then the NVR app or web page works as if you were at home. Camera and NVR web pages have a long history of security holes, so keep them off the internet.
If you must open a web page directly, open only the recorder's, behind HTTPS with a strong password, never a camera's.
| Port | Protocol | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 51820 | UDP | Your own WireGuard server (recommended) |
| 443 | TCP | NVR or Blue Iris web UI, behind HTTPS |
| 554 | TCP | RTSP, only if a recorder elsewhere must pull the streams |
| 8971 | TCP | Frigate web UI with login |
Video adds up. A low-resolution stream is about 1–2 Mbps and a main stream about 4–8 Mbps. One hour of a 2 Mbps low-resolution stream uses about 0.9 GB, so leaving live view open all day would use Plus's 100 GB in under a week. Plus suits quick checks through your own WireGuard server; pick Pro (1 TB, 100 Mbps) for several cameras or regular live viewing.
It removes the vendor's relay. How safe it is depends on what you open. With only your own WireGuard server open, nothing else on your network can be reached from the internet.
Usually not. Viewers use the NVR app or web page. Open 554 only if a recorder elsewhere must pull the streams.
It should. Through your own WireGuard server, add the NVR by its local IP, as at home. To connect without it, add the NVR by your static IP and the ports you opened; the ports each model needs differ, so check your vendor's guide.
Plus ($2/mo) is enough if you only open your own WireGuard server and check in now and then. For several cameras or long live viewing, Pro ($4/mo) gives you 1 TB a month and 100 Mbps.
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