I have an application where I need to install a single camera in a room and have it available on the internet.
Was looking at the Axis M1045-LW because there needs to be recording. Haven't had to deal with this since all our other projects are on corporate networks and IT took care of this type of thing. I am leary of port forwarding and am wondering what other folks have done.
#1, Axis Companion software has a cloud / phone home service that would allow avoiding port forwarding.
Thanks John,
So this looks good, seems as simple as loading the app on a device and pointing it at the camera with remote access turned on. Anyone actually doing this with Axis cams?
I am sure there are, it's been available for a number of years. It's (obviously) not the typical use case since most Axis cameras go on larger systems /VMSes, etc. Let's see what experience others have with this.
Yes, just did this for a friend that needed to monitor their elderly mother living in a very large home.
4 of the Companion wireless cubes w SD cards -> WiFi back to a dedicated ubiquity access point -> back to the router.
Companion configured everything and no port forwarding required. Even has 2-way audio.
Good luck.
Thanks U2
On a funnier note, also just did this last night with an M1065-LW to film my humanely catching a mouse that got in my house over the weekend in a homemade mouse trap.
Got the little sucker on film but he just stared at my contraption and walked away. 😡
Depending on the application, especially if the stream is meant for wider distribution, something like Camstreamer can be a good solution. We use it for some weather cams.
I looked at camstreamer. Basically only need one maybe two people to remote access.
Not worth paying for a Youtube license.
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