Y-Cam and AIrport Extreme

My network is Virgin Superhub 2 used in modem mode connected to a new AEBS ac which is in DHCP & NAT mode. I have then got a further AEBS ac (set up as create wireless network) rather than extend wireless network to protect as signal.

I am assuming that you have the second AEBSac connected back to the first by Ethernet ... correct? Is this device also reconfigured as a bridge? Also, are both of these base stations configured as a roaming network?

Do you access the Y-Cam using a web browser?

I have configured the y-cam so I can connect internally to my network (switched the IP address etc so rather than 192.... It's now 10..... Etc.

I am assuming here that you can successfully access your Y-Cam from your local network ... correct? ... and that would be from a network client connected to either AEBSac?

Problem is I cannot access this from my iPhone when away from home. I am entering my external IP address and relevant port but nothing is happening. I have tried to port forward from the AEBS but this has no impact. I have checked my Superhub which does do port forwarding but this is not selectable as its in modem mode.

If the SuperHub is in modem only mode, then you are correct in that you would not need to configure port forwarding on this device, and that your first AEBSac that has NAT and DHCP enabled is where you would.

Is the Y-Cam connected by wireless or by Ethernet to your network? If the latter, to which base station?

Yes the 2nd AEBS is connected by Ethernet in bridge mode. However I see no option to select roaming network? I have got Enable IPv6 Connection Sharing ticked though?

Sorry, but roaming is not a simple setting but a configuration set up of the two or more base stations. The following Apple Support article should provide you with the basics on how these are set up.

The key items in a roaming network are as follows:

• All base stations must be connected by Ethernet.
• All base stations, other than the "main" one, need to be reconfigured as bridges.
• Each base station must be configured to broadcast a Wi-Fi network that uses the same network name (aka, SSID), and use the same wireless security type & password.

In your case the first AEBS would be the "1st" or "main" base station, and you be configuring it and the second one for the roaming network.

Yes I can see the Y-Cam from my local network with the IP from my AEBS which I set up using a crossover wire and then plugged into one of the AEBS ports using a normal ethernet cable.

Just to make sure I understand. You have the Y-Cam connected to one of the AEBS base stations using a crossover Ethernet cable, and that AEBS is connected to the other using a straight-thru Ethernet cable. Is the Y-Cam connected to the 1st or 2nd AEBS? Is a crossover cable actually required for the Y-Cam's connection to the AEBS? Is this cable connected to one of the AEBS' LAN (opposing arrows) port? Is the Ethernet cable coming from the 1st AEBS connected to the WAN (circle-of-dots) port on the 2nd AEBS?

I have tried to connect to both AEBS (wired) with no success externally although internally works fine.

So, when connected to either AEBS by wire you can access the camera from the local network ... correct? But when connected to either, you cannot from a remote location? How are you testing the remote connection? That is, are you going offsite using a laptop on another network or by just using the external IP address of your 1st AEBS?

Thanks for the updates.

Your first AEBS will require port mapping to be configured in order to access the Y-Cam from a remote location.

Check out the following AirPort User tip that I wrote on how to do so with AirPort base stations. Of course, you will need to open the appropriate ports required for your camera.