does this camera have its own internal router, like the Dlink cameras? do i have to get a static IP address in order to see it when away?
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It is only a IP camera.This camera require a router to work with it. Dlink camera should not have built-in router. You does not have to get a static IP.
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No, to both. The camera will have its own IP address and you can access it using a browser. If you are home, you can go direct using its IP Address like 192.168.1.81 or if you are away from home, you type in your router address and then :81 after the router address. You will need to port forward port 81 or whatever port you assign to your camera in your router. Tech support can assist you if you have trouble with the directions.
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1. The camera is not safe because it can only use http. If you plan to view from outside your home you have to setup port forwarding in your router.2. Yes, username "admin" and password is empty. You should change it right away.3. Yes you can change it.
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Yes one can view online. Your router has to have the right ports open and you need to allow it an internet connection inside the camera software. The hand book is pretty good. As well as Swann if you call them.
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Yes, the camera has a pretty decent set of tools/services/options built into it. It will be necessary to forward the IP ports on your router/firewall in order to view it. You will want to purchase the Blue Iris software to go along with this camera anyway for advanced DVR recording. It will also let you stream live as well as playback from archive. The Blue Iris software will be much easier to work with rather than the camera software. The picture quality is amazing.
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The camera will need an internal IP address, but it doesn't have to be connected to the Internet
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Our cameras also reboot daily. My understanding is that our Internet provider issues a new IP address every day which causes the camera to reboot. I maintain a connection to it by using a DNS service (no-ip.org). The other option was to request a static IP from our provider, but they only offer that to business accounts. I also have the cameras set to return to preset 1 on reboot. Once the camera is set up like this, you won't really notice the reboot.
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No it does not, but we hooked it up to our internet WI FI router and can view all the cameras locally or using the Swann provided software (Netviewer) we can log on securely over the internet and view all activity. The customer service walked me through the steps for connection and set up. It works great!
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Yes. You can remotely Access your camera and all of its functions. You only need to properly configure your Dynamic IP service and you are ready to go. Regards.
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Hi Jim, It all depends on how your wifi router is set up. You may have to turn on port forwarding if you want to see the camera view from outside your local network via the iPhone app. I had a bit of a hard time connecting to the camera at first, but I think that was because I had mac address filtering turned on on my wifi. Make sure you turn off mac address filtering. Once you find the camera on your wifi network you will have to configure the emaill setting if you would like it to email you a picture when it detects motion. You can see things live through the camera, but it doesn't really record video it just takes some images that it can email to you or upload to a server via ftp. If you are looking for a video recording camera, this probably isn't the product for you. Fell free to hit me back with any other questions and I'll try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. -Jack
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I have an ATT U-Verse router and a Netgear router hooked up to that, then this camera hooked up to my wireless network coming off the router. With some port forwarding on both routers, I was able to view my camera using my public IP address on other computers and my Android cell phones.
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Sure. If you have different 16 cameras you can view them internally by their IPs. Externally you will have to map them to different ports as you probably only have 1 externall IP.
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Hi Wendy, thanks for your good question. The camera is completely self-contained. Even the MicroSD card for recording is included and pre-installed. For local viewing nothing else needed other than your existing wired or wireless router. For remote viewing your router needs internet service of some kind, for example cable modem internet service through Comcast. We even include mounting hardware for attaching the camera to a wall. Please note that this assumes that you have an outdoor power outlet near the camera, and that your power outlet has one of those covers that can close weathertight even when the included AC adapter is plugged into the outlet. If your home's existing power outlet doesn't have a cover like this, it can be purchased for $10 - $15 from any hardware store, and if your power outlet is further away, you'd need to consider extending the power cable or use the other method that we support for powering the camera, called PoE. With PoE, you can power the camera from up to 300 ft away using ordinary Cat5e network cable, but in that case you'd need to add a $30 PoE injector for a single camera, or a $120 PoE network switch such as the Netgear GS108PE that can power 4 cameras.
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hmmm, you may not need to. If you connect it to your laptop via the Ethernet port you may be able to setup the wireless connection on it. I don't think you necessarily have to be plugged into a router. The camera will be setup with a default IP Address right out of the box. The idea is for you to access the camera's settings from your laptop directly connected to it via Ethernet. From there you can go to Network/Wireless and have it pick up your wireless connection. Hope this helps.
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All our cameras are plug and play . The difference is that you don't need to configure any DDNS , TCP/IP .. for the remote viewing on PC, Smartphone . Just download our free app "Anyscene" , then enter the camera's UID and login password , then tap to view the camera's live at anywhere--------anytime.
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This camera does not offer wireless capability, although you can make it wireless by adding an Access point in between your router and the camera. An access point is a device that will allow you to connect a device (DVR, NVR, Camera IP cameras, computers) with an ethernet port to this device, then you connect the AP and your Wifi Router together wirelessly creating a network, therefore any devices connected to the AP can communicate over the air to your main Router. This type of installations are good when you have limited availability to run an ethernet cable from your main router to to the ethernet device (DVR, NVR, Camera IP cameras, computers). Please note the you need to have available power at the location where the IP camera and AP will be installed. Thanks
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If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay for dns(www.dyndns.com) and set up port fwd on router.