more on Off-the-shelf home remote monitoring system (was Re: [IP] Man in Germany Foils Burglary in Brazil)
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From: Jerome Dubreuil <jerome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 15, 2006 8:04:25 AM JST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Off-the-shelf home remote monitoring system (was Re:
[IP] Man in Germany Foils Burglary in Brazil)
On the one hand, it is clear that all of the pieces of technology
and software for doing this are readily available.
On the other hand, I find myself unclear what the necessary details
are, for arranging this sort of set up work in a normal home and
with normal cell phones, smartphones, laptops, and the like.
As a small example, normal home Internet connections are not very
workable for the operation of servers, yet this report described
coming *from* the Internet and going *into* the home's resources.
I therefore suspect it would be of community benefit to have some
folks suggest the pieces and how to arrange them. This would be
for a home with typical DSL or Cable Internet attachment, typical
Windows or Macintosh machines, and a user who has good installation
and administration skills, but not at the level of programming, or
otherwise requiring deep expertise.
It's very, very simple actually...
Have a regular home computer always on and connected to the Internet
with a regular broadband connection.
Connect a standard webcam to that computer.
Install Orb 2.0 and that's it...
With the "Orb secure" feature, you can configure it to send you an
email/sms when the webcam detects movement.
If you have a device (phone/pda/whatever) with a browser/mediaplayer,
you can also watch the video recorded by the webcam while you're away.
Excerpt from the web site
http://orb.com/en/myextras
Webcam monitoring with OrbSecure
While on the go, monitor your home or office by accessing your Webcam
from anywhere to make sure the house is secure or just check on your
pets!
Orb secure is also part of the software bundle you get when you buy a
Creative web cam.
http://us.creative.com/products/pfriendly.asp?product=15442
OrbSecure™ gives you secure, anytime, everywhere access to your
Creative webcam. Monitor, record, receive alerts and display on your
remote device any activity captured by your Live! Cam Video IM. With
OrbSecure, you can get a photo on your Internet-enabled mobile phone
(or your Internet connected laptop or PDA) of activity at home.
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