more on Off-the-shelf home remote monitoring system (was Re: Man in Germany Foils Burglary in Brazil)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Jerome Dubreuil <jerome () bravobrava com>
Date: December 15, 2006 8:04:25 AM JST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: Re: Off-the-shelf home remote monitoring system (was Re:  
[IP] Man in Germany Foils Burglary in Brazil)


> On the one hand, it is clear that all of the pieces of technology  
> and software for doing this are readily available.
>
> On the other hand, I find myself unclear what the necessary details  
> are, for arranging this sort of set up work in a normal home and  
> with normal cell phones, smartphones, laptops, and the like.
>
> As a small example, normal home Internet connections are not very  
> workable for the operation of servers, yet this report described  
> coming *from* the Internet and going *into* the home's resources.
>
> I therefore suspect it would be of community benefit to have some  
> folks suggest the pieces and how to arrange them.  This would be  
> for a home with typical DSL or Cable Internet attachment, typical  
> Windows or Macintosh machines, and a user who has good installation  
> and administration skills, but not at the level of programming, or  
> otherwise requiring deep expertise.
It's very, very simple actually...
Have a regular home computer always on and connected to the Internet  
with a regular broadband connection.
Connect a standard webcam to that computer.
Install Orb 2.0 and that's it...
With the "Orb secure" feature, you can configure it to send you an  
email/sms when the webcam detects movement.
If you have a device (phone/pda/whatever) with a browser/mediaplayer,  
you can also watch the video recorded by the webcam while you're away.
Excerpt from the web site
http://orb.com/en/myextras
Webcam monitoring with OrbSecure
While on the go, monitor your home or office by accessing your Webcam  
from anywhere to make sure the house is secure or just check on your  
pets!



Orb secure is also part of the software bundle you get when you buy a  
Creative web cam.
http://us.creative.com/products/pfriendly.asp?product=15442

OrbSecure™ gives you secure, anytime, everywhere access to your  
Creative webcam. Monitor, record, receive alerts and display on your  
remote device any activity captured by your Live! Cam Video IM. With  
OrbSecure, you can get a photo on your Internet-enabled mobile phone  
(or your Internet connected laptop or PDA) of activity at home.



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