raspberry pi - IP camera using a USB 3G Modem using same IP address on every boot

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2014-07
  • user3547134

    I am looking to build a video monitoring system using raspberry pi. I used the motion software, and it worked well with ethernet.

    Now, I am want to get it working with a 3G USB dongle. I am using a ZTE MF70 3G modem.

    The problem is that with a 3G dongle, the IP address keeps on changing. How can I overcome this problem ? Is there a software or something to do so. I want the camera to always use the same IP address and port.

    I want to view the live stream from anywhere in the world.

    Or is there anything other than motion that I can use ??

    Please help.

    • Answers
  • LatishS

    You need an internet connection with a Static IP. The default with most ISP's is dynamic IP i.e every time you connect to internet you get a new IP. Some ISP's charge extra for a static IP. You need to check if you have this option available.


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    The fun part is you can have one VLC transmit, one view live, and one record to disk, all on separate machines.

    You can get VLC here: VideoLan.org

    And possibly out of date instructions here: Chapter 2: easy streaming

    Check out this link for some more information: WikiHow: stream your webcam