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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Network Surveillance Cameras

The advent of network technology has improved so many applications around the world. These include things like communication, information distribution, file sharing, and even real time video surveillance. Networks allow for people to receive and send data without being in the same room, and when it comes to video surveillance technology, network solutions have made remote video monitoring and inexpensive reality.

The first webcam went online in 1991 and was used to monitor the level of coffee in a coffee pot at Cambridge University. Since then, the development and wide spread use of network camera technology has grown dramatically. Network cameras have been the solution for security in businesses such as banks and shops, casinos, and airports. In the last five years, the security and network camera market has increased by ten times to over five hundred million dollars.

Network security cameras make it possible for people to monitor video footage from another location by connecting the cameras directly to an IP-based computer network. Access to this network can be restricted so that an authorization process is required in order to view the footage, but for some businesses it is nice to post this feed on a website or on another monitor for the public to see. This might help people keep an eye on their dogs while at the kennel or watch their kids at the daycare through a broadcast of the network provided by the kennel or daycare owner. Network data transfer also makes the installation process much simpler. If a business or home already has an existing IP-network, then the infrastructure needed is already in place. This can save individuals and businesses thousands of dollars of installation costs required to wire their structures with coaxial cabling. However, if an expensive analog system has already been wired, it is usually quite simple to connect the existing system to a network so that they can be monitored from a remote location, halfway across the world if necessary.

The basic components of a network camera are quite similar to that of an analog device, however, the built-in computing functions are provided by the use of a small computer with a dedicated IP address. This “computer” connects to the network with built-in software allowing access to the web server, ftp server, ftp client, and even email client. Many cameras also provide an input for an alarm trigger and an output as a relay feed. Though these are the basic functions of the computer located within network computers, there are also cameras that come with a variety of added features, such as motion sensors or analog video feeds, and new functions are constantly being created.


About the Author: Mike Ward is the owner and operator of Protection Depot, a leading online supplier of wireless surveillance cameras and a variety of home security cameras. For more information about security cameras, please visit Protection Depot.

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