![]() ![]() ![]() Your home network can be reached through it’s public IP Address. Some App providers do provide a small tutorial for this as well.ġ) You need to be able to reach your home network. Please read the last paragraphs of the “ Home Network Basics” article and consult the manual of the IP Camera you’re using. I have even had success with good old snail slow EDGE.īefore you can access you IP camera from the Internet (including 3G etc.), you’ll do need to do some Port Forwarding and possible need the use of a Dynamic DNS service. This is very well possible, as most smartphones have a fast Internet connection as well (3G, 4G, UMTS, whatever they call it). So you’d like to access your camera’s remotely, meaning outside of the range of your Wifi – for example at work, or when you’re on vacation. Accessing your camera’s outside of the range of your Wifi ![]() If battery life is still sufficient, then you could of course walk around with your phone – within the Wifi range of course – to see what’s going on. It’s connecting to the camera wireless and only needs a source to charge – either your computer a the power supply that came with your phone. The location of your “monitor” is completely up to you of course. Once you’ve completed entering all the information, always use the “ Test” button to make sure my settings are correct and working. To do this, click the big plus button ( 1), select “ IP Camera, DVR, NVR” ( 2) and enter the specifics for your camera like brand, model, name, IP port etc. You can also go to the IP Cam Viewer website for more details on supported devices etc.Īfter installation start the App and add your camera(s). ![]() Note : If you like the app, consider upgrading to the Pro version, it’s only $3.99. There is also a Lite version and I honestly have no clue what the difference is – although I noticed that the BASIC version is compatible with all my Android devices and the Lite version only with a some of my Android devices. Android as a security monitorįor Android we are going to use “ IP Cam Viewer BASIC” which has a pretty good user rating. I’m also assuming that both IP camera and Android device are connected to the same network. Note : In the following steps I assume that you have an IP camera, either wired or wireless, that you know how to access it (IP Address, username, password, IP Port), and that the camera is compatible with the app you’re about to use. Since I had an old smartphone laying around, I figured: why not use that one? I’m using it for making calls, and guess what: that is when I cannot see my driveway. An additional window on my screen is not exactly practical. The same goes for my cellphone. Using a program on your computer works, but the point is that I’m constantly working on my computer. Now I can monitor my driveway from my computer or my phone. The first thing I used my old smartphone for was as a monitor – I couldn’t see my drive way from my desk, so I bought a Foscam FI8910 (pretty cheap, and very widely supported by all kinds of apps, you can even get a Foscam FI890 3-pack). T-Mobile devices that I have tested on the other hand (Samsung and HTC), behave nicely out of the box (kudos to T-Mobile)! Use your old Android as a Security Monitor So far an old Verizon phone a friend gave me can only be used as a paperweight … Unfortunately, I have no idea if that would give us the desired result. If this is your own phone, then theoretically you should be able to have the old phone unlocked. I’ve noticed that some Android devices are unusable because of the provider lock – thank you Verizon for being such about it. Provider Lock – Use Android device as non-cellphone device If you’d like to know what Android version your phone runs, please read: How to determine Android version? If it doesn’t work, then you can still consider looking for new ROMs. The best way however is to just get started and try to install the app you need. Upgrading can be a bit cumbersome, but some of those newer custom ROMs can breath new live in your old phone. In case your phone is really really really old, then consider going to the XDA-Developer forums and see if there is a new firmware version available for your phone (referred to as Custom ROMs). With my Android devices I was much better off than with my old iPhone, since none of them required installing a newer Android version – thank you Google for not abandoning older phones like Mr. The operating system maybe outdated and not allowing the installation of needed apps, or not supporting functionality we’d like to use (other phrases used for operating system are: system software, ROM, or firmware). Using an old phone can potentially come with a downside: ![]()
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