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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3296120" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>My father had one at his place when I was there. They are not regular IP cams from what I could find and use Zigbee for the configuration and possibly the data transfer. So basically they are worthless unless you want to start dissecting them and figure out how they tick. When i was looking a few months ago no one had started to other than asking some questions. They are also probably considered rental pieces and get turned back in when you cancel the service or should be.</p><p></p><p>If you want to do something on your own there are camera's out there that you can use, IP cams are the way to go for sure. To connect outside the home you either will have to setup a VPN, open ports (very BAD idea since the world can now see your cams) or get some software that allows you to bring them to one point and access through an app. A VPN is simple and can be setup on a computer you already have on 24/7 or on an old computer or a raspberry pi, then just access the cam with it's app or ip address when you are connected. The software requires a more modern computer but gives you the advantage of recording as well when you are not home as well as alerts on motion among other things. If this is something you want to pursue but are not confident in the setup I work pretty cheap though only a couple people like [USER=24577]@Fredkrueger100[/USER] have taken me up on so far. Personally the use of something like<a href="https://www.zoneminder.com/" target="_blank"> zoneminder </a>is the way I would set things up. It's not cheap to start off with but if you figure home life was costing 20 to 40 per month the computer will pay for itself in 1 to 2 years (not including drives) and be viable for at least 10. The camera's vary in cost and features but depending on how many you have they will also end up paying for themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3296120, member: 29706"] My father had one at his place when I was there. They are not regular IP cams from what I could find and use Zigbee for the configuration and possibly the data transfer. So basically they are worthless unless you want to start dissecting them and figure out how they tick. When i was looking a few months ago no one had started to other than asking some questions. They are also probably considered rental pieces and get turned back in when you cancel the service or should be. If you want to do something on your own there are camera's out there that you can use, IP cams are the way to go for sure. To connect outside the home you either will have to setup a VPN, open ports (very BAD idea since the world can now see your cams) or get some software that allows you to bring them to one point and access through an app. A VPN is simple and can be setup on a computer you already have on 24/7 or on an old computer or a raspberry pi, then just access the cam with it's app or ip address when you are connected. The software requires a more modern computer but gives you the advantage of recording as well when you are not home as well as alerts on motion among other things. If this is something you want to pursue but are not confident in the setup I work pretty cheap though only a couple people like [USER=24577]@Fredkrueger100[/USER] have taken me up on so far. Personally the use of something like[URL='https://www.zoneminder.com/'] zoneminder [/URL]is the way I would set things up. It's not cheap to start off with but if you figure home life was costing 20 to 40 per month the computer will pay for itself in 1 to 2 years (not including drives) and be viable for at least 10. The camera's vary in cost and features but depending on how many you have they will also end up paying for themselves. [/QUOTE]
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