Maybe of interest to someone here. Regarding security for your parked up motorhome. We all have different takes on what is the best solution to protect your pride and joy, trackers, wheel clamps, steering clamps etc. My solution can be used by anyone with a broadband connection, a wireless router and as many wireless ip cameras as needed, so when setup you can log onto your camera(s) from anywhere in the world. I have three wireless ip cameras, a wireless router and a cheap laptop in the kitchen to view them locally. The laptop does not have to be left on, but only the cameras and router. The cameras are located outside, one under the carport, drive front and the back garden. these are available to view from a PC / Mac and even an iphone or similar with internet access. While at home the cameras monitor the Drive, and garden. The cameras can be set to alert you if something goes into the monitored area. ( you define an area on the camera setup, then you don't get unwanted alerts by the postman passing ) the alert can send a text / email and / snapshot to your mobile phone.(dependant on which camera you buy). Ok so far? While we are away the cameras can be turned to the house doors, we can then log on to see if all looks ok, and of course we get an alert if someone passes a monitored area. (Also nice to see it raining at home while we was in the sunshine last summer).
Requirements are simple,
1-Wireless broadband
2-Wireless ip cameras
3- a free dydnds account
4- a few hours to setup
most of you will already have the broadband. Cameras are easy to get hold of , just make sure it supports dyndns ( most do ) and the dyndns account is free. so the only cost is the cameras.
This does the job for me, and thought someone may be able to use the info.
The setup of the cameras are not beyond anyone with pc savvy.
A couple of snapshots of picture quality, one at night, you can see one of the cameras on the carport. New cameras are available with infra red, mine do not. The security lights give enough in my situation.
I do not want to enter into a setup guide so please don't ask. Info comes with the camera of choice, dyndns also have setup guides, routers vary so again the setup guide should be read to enable dyndns.
Also i am not suggesting that other security is not required, but possibly an addition to it.
Requirements are simple,
1-Wireless broadband
2-Wireless ip cameras
3- a free dydnds account
4- a few hours to setup
most of you will already have the broadband. Cameras are easy to get hold of , just make sure it supports dyndns ( most do ) and the dyndns account is free. so the only cost is the cameras.
This does the job for me, and thought someone may be able to use the info.
The setup of the cameras are not beyond anyone with pc savvy.
A couple of snapshots of picture quality, one at night, you can see one of the cameras on the carport. New cameras are available with infra red, mine do not. The security lights give enough in my situation.
I do not want to enter into a setup guide so please don't ask. Info comes with the camera of choice, dyndns also have setup guides, routers vary so again the setup guide should be read to enable dyndns.
Also i am not suggesting that other security is not required, but possibly an addition to it.