Do I need Blue Iris or does it come with recording software? I ordered one camera. I just want a recording of who's driving in my yard.
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no software. firmware built in. you can have it email when motion is detected. motion detection not foolproof. if I were to buy another camera I would probably not buy foscam
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Yes, to monitor and record unattended you need blue iris. If you only need to record when you are viewing the camera IPcam viewer for IOS can record clips.
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There are a lot of free software packs out there. Foscam has software on their USA site. To be honest I purchased the vitamin D software basic package and it's awesome. Do a search on YouTube for a vitamin d demo. There are a few on there just look for the lengthy commercial grade demo that their company puts out. You can also download inexpensive apps on your phone and view your home from anywhere. Hope this helps
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No you do not need any extra software...if you want to record blue iris will be needed, It takes photos activated by motion, then it will email it to your email account that you set-up. I suggest that you create an account that will only be used by this camera....Gmail account works PERFECT
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Yes the Blue Iris software is for recording. The camera itself can sence motion and send you 5-6 still shots via email, but to record full motion activity you need Blue Iris. I've used it for 7 months and its a good platform steadily improving, but I would recommend.
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No. Blue iris is not designed that way. It is not made by foscam, just rebranded. Its designed to do its own motion detection and store its own files....
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Do I need to have something else to view the video on this camera or can I just connect to a monitor and thats it? I dont want to record, just real time monitoring for my garage. What I want to do, is to have a camera wired to my room's tv, so whenever someone is getting close to my garage entrance, I can see from my tv, instead of going to the garage entrance.. will this work?
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Cameras are scanned for with foscam software on DVD comes w/camera. Must be direct connect to router. Scan provides IP address. Then you can do wireless or hard wire after that. Input IP address into Blue Iris console screen option. I have 4 connected (3 wired, 1 wireless) and all work fine.
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Yes you can. But it does require software beyond the average computer. I would recommend Blue Iris sold by Foscam. It's a little over $40 but it's worth it and will allow your cams to grow if you want to.
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This camera has no built in storage. you can set it up to use an FTP server to store files. You can set up email to receive photos. Blue Iris has the ability to store video to a usb drive or network drive. Then you have to run a pc 24/7 and the $49.00 cost of the software. The WEBUI should have the ability to do that without a pc or external software. If they don't come up with a firmware upgrade and a better WEBUI I'm asking for a refund.
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I use Blue Iris (BI) and it works perfectly. I didn't try the Hikvision software, but I doubt it has the features of BI. I have a Synology NAS and tried their Surveillance Station - it's not even close to BI and it cost $50/camera.The only downside with BI, is that the software runs the motion detection, which puts load on the computer you're running it from. I have a 18 month old i7 computer, and it takes about 10% of the CPU power per camera. I have two Hikvision 2032s connected and the CPU's running at around 20%.
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I have blue iris software on a computer on the same network as the camera. The computer is hidden. Camera is triggered to record on movement. Blue iris software configures the motion trigger and video recording.
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You can use the secureview pro software that can with the camera and/or purchase Blue Irish software!
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Hi Damian. Thanks for reaching out. The NetCam has its own software for viewing/streaming. It does not work with other 3rd party software like Blue Iris.
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Not trying to fanboy it up or anything but I've found the very best software is called Blue Iris. http://blueirissoftware.com/I have 4 from xfinity and still have their service but they don't provide any means for recording etc, so I just use Blue iris installed on my home server to do all the motion triggering, recording, remote viewing. Then setup to Google drive for cloud backups just encase the server was stolen etc..Also, you will need to know the IP addresses of each camera. This can allow you to jsut view each one with their built in software or when adding to a surveillance program. iSpy does this automatically but just didn't care for the program. Blue iris supports up to 64 cameras for $50 lifetime. Not trying to fanboy it up or anything but I've found the very best software is called Blue Iris. http://blueirissoftware.com/I have 4 from xfinity and still have their service but they don't provide any means for recording etc, so I just use Blue iris installed on my home server to do all the motion triggering, recording, remote viewing. Then setup to Google drive for cloud backups just encase the server was stolen etc..Also, you will need to know the IP addresses of each camera. This can allow you to jsut view each one with their built in software or when adding to a... » Read More Not trying to fanboy it up or anything but I've found the very best software is called Blue Iris. http://blueirissoftware.com/I have 4 from xfinity and still have their service but they don't provide any means for recording etc, so I just use Blue iris installed on my home server to do all the motion triggering, recording, remote viewing. Then setup to Google drive for cloud backups just encase the server was stolen etc..Also, you will need to know the IP addresses of each camera. This can allow you to jsut view each one with their built in software or when adding to a surveillance program. iSpy does this automatically but just didn't care for the program. Blue iris supports up to 64 cameras for $50 lifetime. « Show Less
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Using iSpy Security camera software. (Free - open source). Way better than blue iris!
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There are instructions with the camera. You download a program from the website and enter the unit number. It links up. That is the only way to record the video. I had to leave the program open on my computer for it to record. The program is IPcamsystem.exe. It shows up as plugCAM on my computer. A friend did everything for me, so if you need more detailed instructions, just let me know and I will ask him for you.
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The camera is stand alone. YOu need an inernet connection, a PC, MAC, Iphone or Tablet. You may need a Live Cams Pro Software for Iphone IPAd or Android, and IPCC BlueIris Software to record the video. Nothing else needed.
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It is not the camera that records it is a software that is provided and yes the Foscam IP camera come with software call IP setup software to access the camera software for setup. The IP software will record and also has motion detector setting. You can also use for recording ispy and Blue Iris. This connect to Internet network that's either a switch or a router by using the cable RJ45 cat5. Set up the camera and you prefer set up your wireless connection then disconnect the cable after setup and see if you're on WiFi.
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Yes - I have the camera working with blue iris software using these protocols.
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Yes. I am running about three of these cameras (and three others). They all have worked fine with Blue Iris.