Open port - on the fiber housecentral or on the wifi router?

[llars]

I am stucked with this. I have fiber network from the countrys largest provider and the "housecentral" is set as bridge before the asus wifi router.

The provider has a way to open ports - like this

Where I can open ports - ex. Camera, tcp, 80, 80 and intern ip 192.68.10.94, but when I use the open port check tool Open Port Check Tool it is locked on the extern ip 109.247.xxx.xx

My question is - will the opened port on the intern ip work all right when I later shall do the setup on the camera and on HIKconnect? Or must port be opened on the extern ip?

 

[Phil]

If you use their Hik-Connect web portal it should be just plug 'n' play; no need to open ports.
Just register for an account at Hik-connect.com and add your devices.

Lots of tutorials etc. on Hik-Connect here:
https://forum.use-ip.co.uk/threads/hikvision-hik-connect-setup.1144/

 

[llars]

Thanks again, Phil.
My provider now tells me to open the ports on both the housecentral and on the asus router, but your answer as I read it, is about port needed for the Hikconnect which according to you should be no need for.

 

[llars]

I have been warned against opening port 80 in other forums because it makes it easier for intruders, but is that correct?
I think that everyone can try to reach any extern ip and any port, but can they do anything wrong?

My asus router have of course a wap2 very long password.