Networking / Vera / IP camera question

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#1

I’m not sure if this is the best place for this but I have a question regarding networking, Vera, and IP cameras. I currently have 3 routers set up in my house. I have a modem/router provided by my ISP(Router 1), a Linksys EA4500 (Router 2)that I have all of my ip cameras, Vera, my computers, and all other devices connected to and an Almond Plus (Router 3)that does not have anything connected to it. I would like to move the IP cameras to their own router to free up my wifi bandwidth and so that I can set up port forwarding without any risk to the other devices in my network.

My plan is this:
WAN of Router 3 to LAN on Router 2 WAN on Router 2 to LAN on Router 1. I will set the IP address of Router 2 on Router 1 to be in a DMZ and remove all firewalls from Router 1. The only thing that will ever be connected to Router 1 will be Router 2. I will have all of my IP cameras and Router 3 on Router 2 and and I will set up port forwarding on Router 2 so I can view my IP cameras from the internet. I will connect my Vera and all other devices to Router 3.

My questions are will Vera be able to see my IP cameras on Router 2 even though it is on Router 3? Do I need to set up port forwarding on router 1 even though I have router 2 in a DMZ and have all firewalls on router 1 disabled?

I think it will work because I can connect to router 3 now and see my IP cameras and Vera but I want to make sure before I move everything around.

#2

I am not an IT guy but here are some questions to think about:

  • Do you currently have an issue with bandwidth? If not then I wouldn’t bother with this more complex setup.
  • Why do you want to disable the firewall? I think you can keep the FW active and just open ports for the cameras.
  • If you want to use 3 routers, why would you connect router 3 to router 2 rather than to router 1? I believe this means all the bandwidth from the cameras and all other devices will be on the LAN between router 1 and router 2. The wired bandwidth is higher (compared to wireless) but if bandwidth is an issue then you might want to reconsider this setup.
#3

Does anyone know if this will work?

#4

I agree with maja, I don’t think that the whole system is necessary unless you are having issues with bandwidth, and with a 802.11n router you shouldn’t be.

That being said, you will want to bridge the routers straight from LAN to LAN ports. The only thing that should go to a WAN port is a modem provided by your ISP. You say your modem is a modem/router combo, so in your configuration you won’t need to connect anything to the WAN ports on Router 2 & 3. Also, it would make the most sense to connect LAN on router 3 to LAN on router 1, then LAN on router 2 to router 1.

That configuration should work just fine