IP Cameras?

Anyone got first hand experience of these? I am considering the Hawking
HNC300 from Ebuyer. Suggestions for alternatives or more appropriate NGs for
queries would be welcome

Peter Crosland

Peter Crosland wrote:
> Anyone got first hand experience of these? I am considering the Hawking
> HNC300 from Ebuyer. Suggestions for alternatives or more appropriate NGs for
> queries would be welcome
>
> Peter Crosland
>
>

you could consider the following by checking quality via these google links:

Axis
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...ame.shtml+Axis

Cannon http://www.google.com/search?q=intit...inurl%3ALvAppl

Evocam
http://www.google.com/search?q=intit...%22webcam.html

Toshiba
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...a+-+User+Login

Hours of fun!!

> you could consider the following by checking quality via these google
> links:
>

Thanks for the links but most are overkill for my needs. I just need a fixed
camera accessible over IP. USB cameras are of no use.

In uk.telecom.broadband, Peter Crosland wrote:

>I just need a fixed
>camera accessible over IP. USB cameras are of no use.

I've got a USB camera plugged into an Asus WL500g.

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Nigel M

Peter Crosland wrote:

>>you could consider the following by checking quality via these google
>>links:
>>
>
>
> Thanks for the links but most are overkill for my needs. I just need a fixed
> camera accessible over IP. USB cameras are of no use.
>
>

No prob - it was really just an awareness of how accessible webcams can
be over the internet if not properly secured

> I've got a USB camera plugged into an Asus WL500g.

Thanks for that Nigel. I was not aware of the Asus product. It sounds
interesting though I would prefer to hardwire it for security reasons which
is not a problem in the site I have in mind. If you have any suggestions for
doing this I would welcome them. TIA.

In uk.telecom.broadband, Peter Crosland wrote:

>I would prefer to hardwire it for security reasons

No problem, just wire it.

Be careful on the supported cameras though, see:

<http://www.chupa.nl/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=24>

I've got a Logitech 3000, works fine.


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Nigel M

> No prob - it was really just an awareness of how accessible webcams can be
> over the internet if not properly secured

Your contribution most welcome.

Peter,

I just purchased a HNC300 after running another web server with a
Logitech Cam for a while. I have a Logitech Cam mounted on a X10 Pan &
Tilt unit, programmed 4 positions, and it cycles between those. That
has been working well for about 14 months after the Pan & Tilt gave up.
This was the 2nd Pan & Tilt from X10 that I burned. The 1st one lasted
12months only, 3 days short of the warranty, so I got a 2nd Pan & Tilt
for free.

Back to the HNC300 - my appology for the distraction:
I was looking for a hard wired Web Cam solution too as I figured the
wireless stuff isn't all that reliable as of yet. I ordered the HNC300
in the US, put a 240V -> 110V A/C adapter in front of it to make it
work at my parents home in Austria. The installation was as easy as
anybody could imagine. MS Office is more complicate to install than the
Hawking HNC300. I plugged it in and found the web interface at
192.168.0.20. Note: Most routers that you purchase are setup for
192.168.1.x, so if you went with the default settings, you will have to
change that once to grab the cam's web interface and change the IP.
Other than that, everything works really smooth. The cam is mounted in
the attic and works absolutely great. The mounting "tri-pod" that comes
with the cam is absolutely slick - simple, but slick!
If you'd like to see the web interface and take a look at the real
install, please post back and we can setup a web conference, if you'd
like. I know of how much I'd like to see some of those things before I
purchase. I wasn't sure with the HNC300 either since I never have heard
of it before, but I will most likely purchase another one soon.
Hope that helps,
Wolfgang

On 1 Jan 2005 01:40:31 -0800, "VW2REG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Peter,
>
>I just purchased a HNC300 after running another web server with a
>Logitech Cam for a while. I have a Logitech Cam mounted on a X10 Pan &
>Tilt unit, programmed 4 positions, and it cycles between those. That
>has been working well for about 14 months after the Pan & Tilt gave up.
>This was the 2nd Pan & Tilt from X10 that I burned. The 1st one lasted
>12months only, 3 days short of the warranty, so I got a 2nd Pan & Tilt
>for free.
>
>Back to the HNC300 - my appology for the distraction:
>I was looking for a hard wired Web Cam solution too as I figured the
>wireless stuff isn't all that reliable as of yet. I ordered the HNC300
>in the US, put a 240V -> 110V A/C adapter in front of it to make it
>work at my parents home in Austria.

Is there an option to remotely turn the camera on and off?

I'm looking for something like this to use remotely, but don't want
the camera continuously broadcasting images when not needed.

I'd actually prefer a wireless version of one of these, but perhaps
we're not quite at the point where these are available cheaply enough
yet.

Chris