Security Concerns: Robbers

[Reptile]

With this program and a Mac you can turn you house into a motion detecting Fort Knox.

http://www.evological.com/evocam.html

The program uploads webcam video (motion sensing optional) to remote server. I want to set it up to email me when there is an intruder and allow me to view it on my Blackberry. Here's a testimonial:

“I installed cameras in my daughter's school for security purposes. I set up EvoCam to run 17 Panasonic BL-C20A and 3 Canon VB-C50i cameras networked to an Intel iMac. The cameras watch the parking lots, hallways, gym, cafeteria, etc.

The 20 cameras run in 20 individual EvoCam windows and archive a 320x240 image every 10 seconds into a daily QuickTime movie. EvoCam does this 24/7. Quick math tells me that one image every 10 seconds is 8,640 images per camera per day. Multiply that by 20 cameras and you get 172,800 images archived per day!

The principal can see all 20 images on a single browser page that updates every 15 seconds and he can access live video served by EvoCam by clicking on any image, locally and via the web.

Long story short, the iMac and EvoCam have both performed perfectly this school year.
Bob Gossett
Hilton Head Island, SC




This sounds soooo cool!!!!



Reptile

(not affiliated with the company that makes it)

 

[tele_mark]

I've got a few wireless IP cameras, including a pan/tilt one (more on the way), that I use to keep an eye on the house during the day at work. And, they use Java and ActiveX on any browser on any OS.

 

[Cuda444]

tele... what'd the cameras cost you? If you don't mind my asking

 

[tele_mark]

I'm using this

for the pan/tilt, and

this for the fixed.

They make an outdoor enclosure for the fixed camera, and I'll eventually get one to cover the back entrance area of the house.

 

[bazfoo]

Thanks for the link, Reptile.

 

[BigWarden]

http://www.evological.com/evocam.html

I've been using that software for a couple of years and it just keeps getting better. It's really a great deal, as once you pay for the license (which is dirt cheap to begin with) you get ongoing updates at no extra charge.

I just use it with one camera connected direct to my system, but the feature list and what you can do with it is impressive. I just use it for teleconferencing, not security, but I've tinkered with the features and can easily see a variety of security uses for it.

ETA: The sensor functions are really cool. You can for example set your camera to get a broad view of a particular area, but mark a particular area with a motion sensor. If anyone enters the motion sensor area you can increase the camera refresh, switch to full motion video recording, even set the software to sound alerts ... Imagine a camera covering your backyard, with a sensor on the door ... anyone goes near the door, a whole set of events of your choosing occur.

 

[Reptile]

I'm using this

for the pan/tilt, and

this for the fixed.

They make an outdoor enclosure for the fixed camera, and I'll eventually get one to cover the back entrance area of the house.

Tele_Mark: sounds like that could be your worse nightmare...

Thousands of people who have installed a popular wireless video camera, intending to increase the security of their homes and offices, have instead unknowingly opened a window on their activities to anyone equipped with a cheap receiver.

http://www.securityprousa.com/nanmayleavho.html


Hope they can't do that with yours!

I just looked up those cams. The even have encryption!!! That's awesome!

Thanks for the post!

 

[Kar98 Sniper]

“I installed cameras in my daughter's school for security purposes. I set up EvoCam to run 17 Panasonic BL-C20A and 3 Canon VB-C50i cameras networked to an Intel iMac. The cameras watch the parking lots, hallways, gym, cafeteria, etc.

Bob Gossett
Hilton Head Island, SC

I'm assuming this was done at the schools request? When I first read it, I was like, "Whoa buddy...Take it easy!". LOL!

 

[tele_mark]

Tele_Mark: sounds like that could be your worse nightmare...

Thousands of people who have installed a popular wireless video camera, intending to increase the security of their homes and offices, have instead unknowingly opened a window on their activities to anyone equipped with a cheap receiver.

http://www.securityprousa.com/nanmayleavho.html


Hope they can't do that with yours!

I just looked up those cams. The even have encryption!!! That's awesome!

Thanks for the post!

Yeah, these are wifi cameras, and the security is as good as you make it on your network. I'm using a full-length, totally random key, MAC filtering, and password protection on all devices.

Still, there's plenty of folks who aren't. If you put the Trendnet camera's web page text into Google, you come up with this (a good way to try the cameras before you buy.):

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Welcome+to+the+Internet+Camera%22&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_en___US219&start=10&sa=N&aq=t

Here's a sight with links to other manufacturer's cameras for Google searches:

http://members.chello.nl/~a.horlings/doc-google.html