![]() Audio/video streams are also weird as there is always a twist making them hard to read/decode. I even had to decode the provided 'apk' and guess to find the ones listed above. The problem is that documentation is scarce and you need to search all available CGI descriptions, SDKs, and the work of other buyers to uncover the ones suitable for your camera. This one has enough protocols built-in to allow it using Firefox or other Android ware.Ĭontrol commands are CGI invocations, like in the example, which can be issued using a browser, wget, curl, etc. In the past, you could not even see the video streams through that interface unless you were running Gatesware / ActiveX. The camera, like others of this kind, includes a web server with a rudimentary control and monitoring interface. ![]() The control software promoted by the vendor is eye4, includes a user license which you need to read to appreciate (no, I did not run the software). When the initially free account expires you are hooked and you need to pay for the service of being monitored Each camera is provided with a dynamic DNS (DDNS) account/password which, along with the servers eventually contacted by the camera - if allowed to - allows the vendor and its 'affiliates' full access to your information. The marketing model used by this camera, and most probably by others of the same genre, is 'the cloud'. That's the thing - I am not using any (ok, ok, let's explain). What has me really scratching my head is a choice of software with a good, easy manage, GUI, and preferably open source. I was of course trying to buy as cheap as possible without being tied to vendor software I have recently been looking at this type of camera and have one bought with another on the way (I hope). A lot of the cheaper IP cameras on the market these days are locked into specific vendor software, which is a real pain, especially if you want several different makes of camera!
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