Remote camera - Need some advice

**Kyajae** · 25 May 2007, 10:36

Originally posted by DaveB

Need some advice from those a little more technical than I am these days.

I Need a wireless infrared camera setup that can be viewed remotely via the internet from multiple locations.

It's to be used to monitor the progress of a mare in foal who has some serious medical complications with the pregnancy. Both the owners and vets would need to be able to view the camera 24/7 from different locations.

Wireless is needed because the camera will have to be mounted in the stables while the host PC is in the yard office.

You can get multiple wireless cameras on the market that transmit to a single reciever that in turn connects to a PC or laptop via a capture card. Maplins do some good CCTV stuff of this kind www.maplin.co.uk

**Clippy** · 25 May 2007, 10:42

Nowadays, you can get IP based wireless webcams that can publish the pictures directly to the internet.

A lot of the large manufacturers now do them - DLink, Linksys etc but as you can appreciate, as the cost comes down, so does the image quality.

I can't recommend a specific model, but a quick Google has brought up the following which may help:

http://tinyurl.com/2pkssr

**Bluebird** · 25 May 2007, 10:59

Trendnet do wireless, but don't know if they have night vision...

**n5gooner** · 25 May 2007, 11:10

Originally posted by Clippy

Nowadays, you can get IP based wireless webcams that can publish the pictures directly to the internet.

A lot of the large manufacturers now do them - DLink, Linksys etc but as you can appreciate, as the cost comes down, so does the image quality.

I can't recommend a specific model, but a quick Google has brought up the following which may help:

http://tinyurl.com/2pkssr

so can these plug directly into a BB router then with no need for a PC, I'll be in the market for some of these when I take over the shops, I want to be able to monitor them, whilst at work.....

**Paddy** · 25 May 2007, 11:49

Using my old laptops (some with busted screens) as CCTV recorders. They connect to a phone line and email me if there is any movement.

**where did my id go?** · 25 May 2007, 12:14

have you seen this ?

http://www.zoneminder.com/

**DaveB** · 25 May 2007, 12:36

Originally posted by n5gooner

so can these plug directly into a BB router then with no need for a PC, I'll be in the market for some of these when I take over the shops, I want to be able to monitor them, whilst at work.....

This one does and is probably the one I'm going to go for.

MAX-IP-CAM

**Clippy** · 25 May 2007, 13:26

Originally posted by n5gooner

so can these plug directly into a BB router then with no need for a PC, I'll be in the market for some of these when I take over the shops, I want to be able to monitor them, whilst at work.....

Yes - they have a built in webserver or you can publish the images on your own site or sign up (some may involve a subscription) to a service provided by the manufacturer.

I had a similar scenario for a client several months ago - he wanted to monitor a couple of shops he had as he was sure the staff had their hand in the till.

I speced up a solution (he didn't go with us in the end) and when researching cameras it was obvious the DLinks etc image quality wasn't as good as I had expected.

I would look for a specilaist camera maker who has added IP functionality to his products as opposed to your 'IT' manufacturers churning out another networking product for home use.

**Clippy** · 25 May 2007, 13:30

Originally posted by DaveB

This one does and is probably the one I'm going to go for.

MAX-IP-CAM

This looks pretty good.

I know Maplin sell Swann products so might be worth poping into your local store to eyeball it first.

Remote camera - Need some advice