Web Cam Installers

[WhatTheTom]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

US Relay is actually my friends company

PM me with what you think they're willing to spend/what it's worth to them and I'll see what I can do.

Great! PM sent!

[Skooter]

We are also working on trying to get a Foscam camera working. It seems that if you are running Apple computers, it has significant changes. We could hook up the camera and access it (i.e. move the lens around), but could not get quicktime to produce any video. There is some type of error on quicktime that needs a change to the configuration because the camera needs an HTTP format, but the current version of quicktime does not seem to allow an easy re-set. It also has problems hitting the wifi router since the software that comes with the camera does not work with apple equipment (apple router). We may have found a solution on line, but wondered if anyone else experienced the same challenges and had other solutions.

Any advice/direction would be appreciated.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by Skooter

We are also working on trying to get a Foscam camera working. It seems that if you are running Apple computers, it has significant changes. We could hook up the camera and access it (i.e. move the lens around), but could not get quicktime to produce any video. There is some type of error on quicktime that needs a change to the configuration because the camera needs an HTTP format, but the current version of quicktime does not seem to allow an easy re-set. It also has problems hitting the wifi router since the software that comes with the camera does not work with apple equipment (apple router). We may have found a solution on line, but wondered if anyone else experienced the same challenges and had other solutions.

Any advice/direction would be appreciated.

Wifi is wifi. It'll work with an Airport/Airport Extreme, provided the other settings are correct.

Not sure about controlling it via quicktime though. I was able to see BIS's Foscam and configure it on my Apple MacBook Air (didn't try any of the PTZ controls though).

[Bear Island South]

Originally Posted by Skooter

We are also working on trying to get a Foscam camera working. It seems that if you are running Apple computers, it has significant changes. We could hook up the camera and access it (i.e. move the lens around), but could not get quicktime to produce any video. There is some type of error on quicktime that needs a change to the configuration because the camera needs an HTTP format, but the current version of quicktime does not seem to allow an easy re-set. It also has problems hitting the wifi router since the software that comes with the camera does not work with apple equipment (apple router). We may have found a solution on line, but wondered if anyone else experienced the same challenges and had other solutions.

Any advice/direction would be appreciated.

I don't use Apple so I am not in the same situation. I have 2 Foscam wireless IP cameras and they both work fine for me. The only challange I had was getting them to work remotely over the internet, once I figured out the port forwarding everything fell into place. You need to access your router to change these settings. I used the software that comes with the camera to login from a PC and IP Cam Viewer on my Android phone.

[Bear Island South]

The web cams come in hand especially when you can't be there for the sunrise, this is from one of the Foscams the image is not the best quality but you get the picture.

[Rusty]

Beautiful snap shot! Thanks for posting.

[Bear Island South]

We went out to the Island yesterday and took down the Christmas tree...the wildlife was the first to notice it was missing.
Thank you Island Services for getting us out there.

[Diver1111]

I have cams in my house here in Exeter and as part of the set-up to enable remote viewing from any PC, laptop etc. the techie (in Florida who sold me the gear) hooked me up with DynDNS in Manchester. This DynDNS purchase came about when this techie told me I would need a router for remote viewing (he suggested a Cisco/Linksys E1200-short money at Staples). Apparently the Westell modem I have from Fairpoint wasn't enough.

Don't quote me here but I have a paid account with DynDNS for "dynamic" vs. "static" service, and I bought one year of this service for $20. Fairpoint wanted a body part-it was absurd. A really stupid number.

Configuring these cams for remote access was also a bear-took hours with my (now paid) tech on the phone then a conference call with Fairpoint. In the end it worked out but what an exercise..........and expense...just for remote access.

As it is now my remote access is down; The tech in Florida now doesn't respond to my calls or emails (at all). I asked a guy here in Exeter who charges more than my proctologist for tech support, what might be the trouble...he thought among other reasons a power failure. Yes we had one maybe 8-9 days ago. And my proctologist, like Captain Kirk, has boldly gone where no man has gone before.

Fairpoint told me a few days ago it's not them either. The logged on to my PC here at home while on the phone and looked around-I must say the tech didn't mumble-she seemed to know exactly what she was talking about and we looked at many aspects of the configuration and she saw nothing out of place.

DynDNS says it's not them either (I go to their site to log on for remote access and their site never loads-that's how I first noticed I have no remote access). Cams work fine when viewed at the DVR though.

I have emailed brk-Int for help. You have to love the Winni Forum. Wow what a resource.

[Island Girl]

I can login to my webcam remotely using a westell modem/router and dynamic dns from TZO. It was an easy setup. I pay about $25 per year.

There is a setting in my cam for dynamic dns and I just make an entry in there and bada bing!

Usually when I cannot quickly an issue, I reboot everything... Including DSL. Did you try that?