Testing… ( http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11367 )

I am using the same computer in two situations
First:
I am connected to the Internet via a USB "Dongle" connected to the computer, ( I have the dongle from, and have a contract for internet use with it , with German Telekom ) . So my computer could be anywhere, or at least anywhere in Germany.
I double click my CMS desktop icon, then allow the software to run, then log in , then double click on Test
If I get a successful connection , then I get the drop down list of 8 CAMeras
DongleSucess.JPG : https://imgur.com/IKLtKmC
If I right click on the Test , then I see just the one connection option, Extra Stream
OnlyConnectAllVideoExtraStream.JPG : https://imgur.com/1Ied0dT
If I take that option, then I get to see all… https://imgur.com/EJxlwgO , https://imgur.com/xfVkZV6

So Now:
I disconnect and remove my dongle. ( I am at home )
I notice that the cameras go blank and the drop down list vanishes
CamerasVanish.JPG : https://imgur.com/0IEDJaw
Drop Down List Gone.jpg : https://imgur.com/0IEDJaw
If I now connect to my home router ( either with a LAN cable of through the WLAN option on the router ( ) ) , then the cameras come back on…
If I now right click on the Test , then I still have the one option to connect.

However, if I close, then restart the CMS , then I see two options:
Two Connect Options.JPG : https://imgur.com/NHTof17


Main Stream
So it appears that the option (MainStream) is something similar to the "IP way". it somehow connects through the Router, ( my "Internet receiving box thing" at home ). So it is somehow a loca" thing. It is only available if the Receiver and the computer which you are using for the CMS software are connected to the same "Internet receiving box thing". Possibly different "Internet receiving box things" may sometimes work differently, so this may not always work. I have a German Telekom Speedport W504V Typ A box which is connected to my House Telephone line( http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11364 ) .
My Sancce receiver ( SANNCE 8CH 1080N 5-IN-1 DVR Video Überwachungskamera Nachtsicht IP66 Fernzugriff … https://imgur.com/iSFrh8S , https://imgur.com/3mY5l2f , https://www.ebay.de/itm/323782698418 ) is connected to my router via a LAN (RJ45) cable.
I can connect my computers to the router with either a LAN (RJ45) cable or via the WLAN . ( For the WLAN , I must switch it on at the router. The router then appears to have a function which sends out a signal which most of my computers appear capable of receiving. This connection then replaces the fixed line LAN cable connection.)

Extra Stream
This appears to be the true "internet option". It only appears to work**** if you have
_ Set up using the "Cloud way", http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11366
_ Your computer is connected to the internet. This can be either via the same connection used for the receiver or any other anywhere

**** At this point I am not 100% sure yet how the systems work and interact so the following statements I may modify later. …
Assume I set up initially on a first computer using the "IP way" ( Main Stream ) . I will only be able to see my cameras on this computer with the CMS software if I have the computer connected to the same "Internet receiving box thing" / Router. So I can only use the "local way" - I must be at home.
Now I set up using the "Cloud way" on a second computer.
Now I restart my first computer , having it connected to the internet by any way independent from my "Internet receiving box thing" / Router. So, for example I might be away from home, but using some way to connect to the internet.
I now see the two options. But neither option works!. So there maybe some communication that the receiver is available for "on air" use through the internet. But not enough to allow a computer set up using the "IP way" to work the "Cloud way". This last point I will recheck more as I add the camera software to more computers.