Can't access my Blynk outside my home network

[processedmeat]

Hi, I have a garage Particle Photon Blynk setup. In my home network the app works great but once I’m on cellular I can’t access Blynk. I think I’m using Blynk cloud. I’m sure that its a port issue but I’m not sure how to set this up on my router. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

[Gunner]

@processedmeat

I’m sure that its a port issue but I’m not sure how to set this up on my router.

Google port forwarding for your router make and model… if the router is supplied by your ISP, then ask them.

[processedmeat]

Thanks for the reply but I’m wondering what port do I open and which IP do I forward it to? The Particle Photon?

[Gunner]

Wait, doesn’t the Photon use a cellular connection? That will not go through your router. EDIT nope, that is the electron

But as for Local Server (if you use one) and ports… A bit of a read, but this will shed some light

New Blynk Library v0.5.1 is Released (important for local server owners)

In this release New hardware support: TI CC3220 (Energia IDE) General improvements Blynk switched to using port 80 by default. Certificates added for easier switching from Blynk Cloud to Let’s Encrypt Add setMin & setMax to widgets Bugfixes: Fix pinMode command Fix ESP32 WiFi credentials provisioning PlatformIO, Particle, ARM mbed and OpenWRT packages have been updated accordingly. Full list of supported hardware is available here NOTE: if you have local server and uploa…

I open ports 9443 and 8080 both redirected to my Local Server and it handles the device connections.

But I imagine having the port 8080 directed to the IP of the device in question might be required with Cloud Server?? Not sure as I don’t use the cloud server when away from my local network, I connect back to my server.

[mohan_sundaram]

OP is not using a local server. So, no question of port forwarding or anything else. Should work out of the box if the Blynk Cloud server is being used.

[Bill_Donnelly]

Do you have Cellular Data, Mobiloe Data (or whatever its called in your region) enabled on your phone?

It may be disabled by default.

cul
billd

[processedmeat]

Good idea but unfortunately I don’t have any data restrictions turned on this app.

The other weird thing is that I can’t login under cellular it says “Something went wrong when connecting to the server. Please check 443 port is open in your network.” But I can surf the web fine and use other apps that use the internet.

Do cellular carriers block this port?

Thanks for replying. I appreciate your time.

[Bill_Donnelly]

@processedmeat

it says “Something went wrong when connecting to the server. Please check 443 port is open in your network.”

What is “it”?

Where does ‘it’ say it?

Screenshot? Post your code?

cul
billd

[processedmeat]

At the Blynk App login screen. On cellular I can’t get past this screen when I hit Log In. On Wifi at home I can get past this.

[Bill_Donnelly]

Its something on your phone or in your telsco network/settings. Blynk is a standard app just like any other, no need to change anything to connect. Not a Blynk issue. Delet and re-install the app?

[Costas]

@processedmeat

but once I’m on cellular I can’t access Blynk

fix, stay home