Internet Video Surveillance/Monitoring/Webcam

[jbaggins]

Hi,

I am looking for advice/leads on a suggested setup for use in a daycare center.

A camera will be equipped in each classroom, and we would like to set it up whereby multiple logons would be supported so that parents will be able to view their child's classroom from the internet.

There are companies that specialize in this market, but their setups run $4,000-$5,000 for 8-9 camera setups, DVR, and servers (not counting cabling). They also charge a monthly "maintenance" fee of approximately $230/month on top of the initial investment.

Any advice on this? Thanks

 

[Aeros]

took me forever to find a cam that had most what I wanted, and here is what I settled with.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...P=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER

 

[jbaggins]

Thanks,

Have you tried it to see if it can support multiple user logons? And how is the video quality?

Thanks

 

[swtethan]

we have two systems of this

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4282924;jsessionid=MKHE95LFNrHd0cTnqrl3mg**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG


best camera for the price

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4288624;jsessionid=MKHE95LFNrHd0cTnqrl3mg**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

one of the best quality

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4337425;jsessionid=MKHE95LFNrHd0cTnqrl3mg**.node2?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

[gramboh]

I don't know anything about webcams so this might be wrong, but intuitively it's the web interface that has to support multiple logins. The webcam output is just dropped into a web page, so your web site would have to be setup for multiple logins.

 

[Aeros]

Originally posted by: jbaggins
Thanks,

Have you tried it to see if it can support multiple user logons? And how is the video quality?

Thanks

It supports 8 viewers at the same time per camera. And the rezolution is 640xx480, the best your going to get with any webcam. You should check http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=459

 

[jbaggins]

Aeros,

Thanks, I did read that before as well [that it supports 8 users] but was wondering in reality how well it can handle that (I hope it does not get too slow). Since this will be used in a commercial application [in a daycare] parents will want it to perform well, all the time, and there could be a strong possibility of lots of users (maybe even more than 10-15) that would be on at one time.

Has anyone had any experience in setting up a webcam that would have the potential of many multiple logons? Like a public webcam with access through the internet (traffic view, adult webcam, etc?)

 

[Zstream]

Originally posted by: jbaggins
Aeros,

Thanks, I did read that before as well [that it supports 8 users] but was wondering in reality how well it can handle that (I hope it does not get too slow). Since this will be used in a commercial application [in a daycare] parents will want it to perform well, all the time, and there could be a strong possibility of lots of users (maybe even more than 10-15) that would be on at one time.

Has anyone had any experience in setting up a webcam that would have the potential of many multiple logons? Like a public webcam with access through the internet (traffic view, adult webcam, etc?)

Yes but I only set up the server.

You can have any camera you want so just get one with good quality and you are set.

The stream goes to your server first, I never had it set to real time. It was a five second delay. Let me explain.

The stream goes to your server, the server then spits the video at a five second delay to the masses, so the clients will not be directly connecting to the camera but rather the server stream. This is much easier to setup then real time as all you will be doing is setting up a delay and you will have a chance to setup a buffer period. You also do not need a super expensive camera.

 

[jbaggins]

Zstream:

From what I understand I think you're right about this system not being very dependent on the video cameras, but rather the setup and the server configuration.

I'm going to PM you because I think the server setup you described might work well...

thanks

Originally posted by: Zstream

Originally posted by: jbaggins
Aeros,

Thanks, I did read that before as well [that it supports 8 users] but was wondering in reality how well it can handle that (I hope it does not get too slow). Since this will be used in a commercial application [in a daycare] parents will want it to perform well, all the time, and there could be a strong possibility of lots of users (maybe even more than 10-15) that would be on at one time.

Has anyone had any experience in setting up a webcam that would have the potential of many multiple logons? Like a public webcam with access through the internet (traffic view, adult webcam, etc?)

Yes but I only set up the server.

You can have any camera you want so just get one with good quality and you are set.

The stream goes to your server first, I never had it set to real time. It was a five second delay. Let me explain.

The stream goes to your server, the server then spits the video at a five second delay to the masses, so the clients will not be directly connecting to the camera but rather the server stream. This is much easier to setup then real time as all you will be doing is setting up a delay and you will have a chance to setup a buffer period. You also do not need a super expensive camera.