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Sentrio on the go

Sentrio deliberately streams only on your home network: the camera never phones any outside server, and your footage stays yours. That does not mean giving up the live stream while you are out. The safe route is a VPN into your home network.

How remote access works

A VPN connects your phone or laptop to your home network while you are away, as if you were on your home Wi-Fi. Once the tunnel is up, you open the Sentrio web interface at its usual address, for example the IP the app shows.

Nothing needs to change in Sentrio itself. The app never even notices you are away.

Option A: FritzBox with WireGuard

Many homes, especially in Germany, already have a FritzBox, and current models ship with a built-in WireGuard VPN server. Remote access takes only a few minutes to set up:

  1. In the FritzBox interface, open "Internet › Permit Access › VPN (WireGuard)" and create a new connection.
  2. The FritzBox shows a QR code and a configuration file. Scan the code with the WireGuard app on your phone, or import the file on your laptop.
  3. When you are out, enable the WireGuard connection and open the Sentrio address just like on your home Wi-Fi.

The exact steps for your model are in the AVM help pages; the principle is the same on all current FritzBoxes.

Option B: Tailscale

If you would rather not touch your router, Tailscale is the easiest route. It builds a private network between your own devices; there is a free plan for personal use.

  1. Install the Tailscale app on the camera phone and on the device you use while out.
  2. Sign in on both devices with the same account.
  3. Done: the camera phone gets a fixed Tailscale address, and that address takes you to the Sentrio web interface from anywhere.

The connection is end-to-end encrypted and usually runs directly between your devices.

Option C: your own VPN server on a NAS or router

If you already run a NAS or a router with alternative firmware, you can host a WireGuard or OpenVPN server yourself. Synology, QNAP, OpenWrt and friends ship ready-made packages for it. The principle stays the same: bring up the tunnel into your home network, then open Sentrio at its usual address.