How to View a Security Camera Over the Internet
Many companies and individuals publish a live feed to their security cameras on the Internet. These people will make their feed available to the public for a number of reasons, such as having additional witnesses in case something bad happens, giving people a sense of security or just pure entertainment purposes. There are many different security cameras that you can find and view over the Internet, which can give you an interesting perspective of the area you are recording.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Broadband Internet access
- Webcam software
- Security camera connected to the Internet
Instructions
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Determine the URL for the security camera. Consider going to the website where the camera is and finding the link for it.
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Download and install the webcam software. Follow the directions given on the installer to set up and run the program.
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Open the webcam software. You should be taken to the main menu of the program.
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Add the URL of the security camera you want to view. Refer to your software's manual for specific directions on how to do this.
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Access the webcam through the software. You should be able to see the latest update from the security camera.
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Tips & Warnings
Many webcam programs allow you to adjust the refresh rate of the camera that you're watching. Using this, you can make the security camera feed as close to a real live feed as possible. Internet camera feeds are not live in the sense of a closed-circuit television feed, they are only as fast as the connection they use to upload the images.
Be careful not to add more feeds than your connection can handle. Having too many feeds active at one time will slow your Internet connection down significantly.
