Video Surveillance - Security Camera System

Hi,
Wondering if anyone knows of a MAC compatible system or option... I have searched the forums but can't find anything specific to what I want. I have found capture cards and software for my PC... but I want it for my MAC, mainly because I like the stability of my G5 over my PC...
thanks in advance for any help!

Hi jagered-
I've actually been pondering putting my dp2.7 G5 to work as the security monitor. There are some folks that claim to have fairly elaborate systems set up this way.
Depending upon the interface of the camera, you can get USB and FireWire PCI cards with 4-6 ports on each card. If the cameras are wireless that can work as well. There are also wired and wireless internet cameras that might fit the bill.
I have this Windows program that came with a DLink camera I bought that monitors up to 4 wireless cameras. I've used it with two cameras myself. Most of the little web-cams on the market have some kind of built-in web-server that makes for far simpler video uploads to a networked Mac.
My experience with any setup is that wireless is an overrated feature for a camera and going with something wired, if possible, is always preferred.
I have found this site helpful: MacWireless
Luck-
-DP

Similar Messages

  • RAM recommendation for video surveillance/Security Spy software

    I'm putting together a video surveillance system for my business. The system will utilize Security Spy software (http://www.securityspy.com/) with 7 or 8 video cameras connected to a G5 dual core 2.3 desktop. The computer will be used exclusively for running the Security Spy software and the cameras will be connected via one or two LFG4-MM PCI cards from Active Silicon (when they get the PCI-Express version of the card for the new G5 produced). Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendation as to how much RAM I should install on the G5 desktop. I know more RAM is always better . . . but also expensive. I do not want to purchase extra RAM if the tasks my computer will be performing will be limited by the CPU, disk, or PCI card(s). I'm thinking 2.5 or 4.5 gigs will be ok? I'm looking for some cost-benefit analysis with regard to the amount of RAM. Thanks for your response and insight.

    The more RAM the better but 2.5 gigabytes should be fine if that's all the G5 is going to be doing. You're probably better off investing in a few 750 GB hard drives to store the video.

  • Outdoor security camera system Ipad?

    I'm looking for a fairly cheap outdoor secuirty camera system with (1) camera that I could add additional cameras to later? Can anyone recommend one that is Ipad, Iphone compatiable and I can buy locally? I'm looking for one that will record somehow and I can also look on my Ipad and watch the camera? Thanks!

    We're just users here, so I'm not sure if you thought you were writing Apple directly, but since we're not, I don't have a clue where you are and would have no idea what you can buy locally.
    I did find this link in Google and thought it might help you...........
    http://www.itjungles.com/ipad-tips/ipad-2-how-to-monitor-your-home-security-with -ipad-using-video-camera

  • Wireless surveillance security cam

    I am interested in setting up video security system on the base of my G5 (1.66 GHz). Looking for:
    1) cheap wireless solution for cam on commonly used battaries or rechargable ones
    2) with motion detector and may be sound,
    3) range up to 60-120 feet, passing thru concrete walls
    3) easy to connect to G5 (either via Bluetooth - might be too short range, or Wi-Fi but do not have the capability as for now, or some receiver device connected to G5 via USB)
    Any ideas or suggestions? May be you have somthing like this already?
    Thanks
    Moscow Biker

    found answers by searching for "wireless surveillance"

  • TS3798 Using the iphone 4s i am using safari to try to open a web address for a security cam system and it says server not found.  Using wifi at home....what does this mean??

    Iphone4S - trying to connect to a webpage via safari and it says cannot find server.  Help.

    I have noticed this. One time it crashed when using a video app such as VLC, and another time when changing desktops between an app playing a video and say Skype or Google Chrome (I can't be sure which).
    Here's some more information about my Mac if it helps:
    Operating System: OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks) 13C64
    Model: Apple Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro 15"
    Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory: 16GB 1600MHz DDR3
    Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 1024MB
    I've noticed that my case is similar to some people's in this thread.

  • Can't watch security camera feeds in Safari

    I got a Security Camera system, I can watch the video feeds from the computer just fine (thru Safari), but when I try to check it in the iPhone, using Safari, I can see the interface (it's a website) but none of the videos show up.
    The videos are in Quicktime, which is weird, I should be able to see them in the iPhone. What could be wrong?

    First: Settings>Safari>Plug-Ins, are yours on?

  • Cisco Video Surveillance 3520 software recording capabilities

    Hi,
    i want to buy a single Cisco Video Surveillance 3520 camera, i know that there is a free software which come with this camera, but i am not sure if that software has recording capabilities, please can anyone verify if it has, or i have to buy some additional software ?!!

    Yassar,
         Per Cisco's white sheet on this model:
    Local storage. Video data can automatically be recorded to a microSD card when the camera loses network connectivity.
    But to stream parent proxies to a seperate storage device you need a media server to capture the RTP packets after HTTPS and RSTP has set up the connection.
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/physical-security/video-surveillance-3000-series-ip-cameras/data_sheets_c78-723172.html

  • How to connect security camera to imac

    How do i connect security camera system to Imac?

    i would first check compatibility of device with mac equipment.

  • Re: Lorex Security Camera with Linksys WRT320n Setup Help

    I setup a Lorex security camera system that allows for to view them via remote acces.  I am able to view them through the local network but not via outside network connection.  I believe lies within the network settings that i have in place.  I have tried to apply the port forwarding settings but still not able to.  If someone has this type of system setup or know where to point me I would appreciate the help.  The default web port is 80 and the TCP port 6100. 

    1)  I assume that you have set your security camera to a fixed (static) LAN IP address  -- is this correct?
    2)  And that you are forwarding the appropriate port to that address   --  is that correct?
    Rules for using fixed LAN IP addresses on Linksys routers:
    With Linksys routers, a fixed (static) LAN IP addresses must be assigned in the device that is using the address. So you need to enter the fixed address in the computer , printer, or camera, not in the router.  This is the best way to assign a fixed LAN IP address.   In your WRT320N, there is an alternative method  --- you could use the "DHCP reservation" method to assign your camera the same fixed LAN IP address each time you boot up your network.
    When using a Linksys router, normally, any fixed LAN IP address must be outside the DHCP server range (typically 192.168.1.100 thru 192.168.1.149), and it cannot end in 0, 1, or 255.  However, if you are using "DHCP reservation" your camera's address should be within the DHCP server range.
    Therefore any fixed LAN IP address would normally need to be in the range of
    192.168.1.2 thru 192.168.1.99 or
    192.168.1.150 thru 192.168.1.254
    assuming you are still using the default DHCP server range.
    Also, in the computer, when you set up a static LAN IP address, you would need to set the "Subnet mask" to 255.255.255.0 and the "Default Gateway" to 192.168.1.1 and "DNS server" to 192.168.1.1
    It is also important that no two devices on your network be set to the same static LAN IP address.
    Also note that many cameras cannot use the proxy DNS server located at 192.168.1.1 .  In this case, enter your true Internet DNS server address (found in the router)  into you camera.
    Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 10-11-2009 03:27 AM

  • How to get video of more than one security camera in java

    I want to get video from more than one security cameras and i really donot know yet how we do this that get videos continously with more than one camera
    olz i a beginner help me

    Hello.
    I don't know if the topic still matters, but as I took advantage from the information in the preview posts, I decided to give my share.
    I successfully ran three webcameras at the same time in a Linux machine with JMF.
    The two main issues are:
    1. It is necessary to run the binary "jmfregistry" ($JMFHOME/bin/jmfregistry) to detect the cameras every time a new one is added to the system. (Remember to run the binary with a user with write privileges on the registry file ($JMFHOME/lig/jmf.properties)).
    2. It is mandatory to plug each camera in a different usb bus. In my case, the PC I was using had three accessible two-ports buses, two in the rear and one in the front of the box. If we try to use two cameras in the same bus, one of them won't work or the detecting procedure in the "jmfregistry" program will hang.
    I hope it helps. Any question, please feel free to ask.
    Andr� Braga
    My configuration:
    Java:
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06)
    JMF-2.1.1e_linux_native
    The machine:
    OpenSuse Linux version 10.2 (kernel 2.6.18.2-34-default)
    running in a Celeron D processor 2.66 GHz
    Motherboard: Giga-byte GA-8IPE1000 Pro2 motherboard (865PE)
    The result of the "lsusb" command:
    Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0ac8:303b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0303 WebCam
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 002 Device 023: ID 0c45:6007 Microdia
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0ac8:301b Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. ZC0301 WebCam
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    In time (for linuxers): It was necessary to download and install the gspcav driver (http://mxhaard.free.fr/). It is also necessary do load this driver before the camera driver:
    modprobe gspca
    modprobe zc0301 (this one comes with the distribution)

  • Having trouble viewing video feed on security camera since iOS7 installed

    Has anyone else noticed that when checking security camera feed on the iphone, it does not display the video?  wasn't having that problem before the new OS.

    When you have kernel panics, the pertinent information is in the panic report.
    These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
    In the Console window, select
              DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ System Diagnostic Reports
    (not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
              View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar.
    There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of reports. A panic report has a name that begins with "Kernel" and ends in ".panic". Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
    If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a panic, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
    In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
    Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report.
    I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.

  • Can't open video file from security camera

    I recently captured footage on my security camera of a hit-and-run driver sideswiping my car on the street in front of my house. I had the guy who installed my security cameras put it on a USB flash drive. However, it will not transfer to my iMac, which runs Mavericks. I got a message that said something like Windows files can't be opened in OS X. The file extension is .exe.
    I really need this footage for evidence. Is there some way to save it without buying a Windows computer?

    Ask the guy to provide it to you as a video file, not as a Windows self-extracting archive. If he's too incompetent to do that, you'll have to get a Windows-using friend, who's willing to risk a malware infection by running an unknown executable, to open it for you. Or else go to a local PC shop.

  • WVC210 wireless video surveillance camera

    I have a WVC210 wireless video surveillance camera which i can not access from home or cell phone.   
    I recently upgrade my home Comcast wireless receiver box and lost connection to my WVC210 wireless video surveillance camera.
    How can I fix this problem?

    Hi Eric,
    thanks for replying back.  
    1) When you said you upgraded your Comcast Wireless box, do you mean you upgraded the firmware or got a completely new Box?  
    I got a complete new box.
    2) Are you trying to use the camera wired or wireless?
    Wireless
    3) Are you trying to connect the camera to the Comcast box or a router? What network equipment do you have between the Comcast and the camera?
    only Comcast box. It has built in WiFi
    4) If the box is (new or different than the one you originally had) did you copy over the settings from the older one? 
    No i did not copy over the new settings.  But I will see If can reconnect the old wifi router and copy the old settings.
    5) What lights are showing on the on the camera? What address is showing on the LED Screen? 
    Only the power light is on and showing a fixed IP address 192.169.1.108
    Thanks for your help.

  • What do i need to download to my iphone 3gs to be able to view all 4 security cameras at the same time? I can view one at a time live video streaming and just tap the screen to which direction i want to look and the lens moves.i use safari

    What do i need to be able to view all 4 security cameras in the same window on my iphone 3gs? I can view 1 at a time and just tap the screen to move the lens of the security camera on my iphone from my work place. But i once had all 4 cameras but it will not downlosd all 4 now. Is there anything out there like a stronger java to push the activex to my iphone?

    The iPhone does not run ActiveX. That is proprietary to MS Internet Exploder.

  • Ubiquiti Video Surveillance in the Cloud

    I didn't have a question on bandwidth of the cameras, I know what that is at each site.  I was just wandering what other people who have used Ubiquiti Video Surveillance systems thought of this possibility. My concerns with the bandwidth is that most of my clients are in rural areas where internet connection is not as reliable as they are in populated areas.  Their bandwidth can really fluctuate.  That being said, the idea of not having to maintain servers across a large rural area is very very attractive me, also not having to support servers in non-ideal conditions most agribusiness locations are dusty and hot. 

    If you go to http://video.ubnt.com you get the image below.  Rumor in the forums is that they are releasing a Video Surveillance Server that can run in the cloud.  I have installed a lot of these surveillance systems from Ubiquiti and if they make it like their Unifi Controller for the network (APs, Unifi Switches, and Unifi Secure Gateway) then that would be awesome.  I am just concerned about the amount of bandwidth that would be needed for each camera going out to the cloud server.  
    This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

Maybe you are looking for