Can Demopad connect to dynamic ip address?

[Stik]

I am trying to control a home automation system which I would like to be able to do from outside my home. Demopad has a "remote option" which appears to be setup just for this, but I am unable to connect utilizing the dynamic https address. Has anybody been able to do this?

I have also tried putting the https adress in the primary ip address of the device properties window. It doesn't seem to accept anything here other than a local static ip address. Is there a difference between what can be utilized for the primary and remote ip addresses?

Any assistance will be appreciated. I can't seem to find any other discussion on utilizing demopad to connect remotely to devices.

[trevorst]

I have not been able to make this work either.
Would be nice to get some clarification on what remote access can and can not do.

You would need to get a fixed IP address, there are several free or very low cost options like Dyn.com.

[DemoPad]

All the remote access flag does is force the app to use the remote ip address/port information stored against the device in the software instead of the 'usual' ip address/port. The idea being that, for example, if you port forwarded port 4998 of an IP2IR through your router, you could specify your external ip address in the remote ip address location, and when remote access is turned on, you can send commands to port 4998 from outside your LAN. It is still just a TCP/UDP connection. You can enter a host name in the ip address field, rather than an IP address, eg 'myipaddress.dyndns.org'

[Stik]

I have been trying this using a dyndns host name. It is essential that passing a name and password remotely over the internet use SSL.

After more experimenting, it seems that the demopad software does not like the "http://" at the front of the host name. I can connect locally using a host name if I drop the "http://" and just use the remainder of the host name. Since I can't get demopad to work with "http://", it seems like "https://" is out of the question as well. Does Demopad support SSL communications? If so, is there a workaround for this?

[trevorst]

Thanks Demopad..
Looks like the http:// at the begining was my issue will try without it.

[starwarsmike]

Correct me if I am wrong Demopad,

For example if I forward Port 4998 on my router, I will need a Static IP address?, if you use the Dynamic IP address you will need to change my router setting's everytime my Dynamic IP changes?

[trevorst]

Correct me if I am wrong Demopad,

For example if I forward Port 4998 on my router, I will need a Static IP address?, if you use the Dynamic IP address you will need to change my router setting's everytime my Dynamic IP changes?

Not Demopad, but I confirm that you would need a static IP address, or use a service like Dyn Updater as stated earlier.

[starwarsmike]

Cheers Trevorst