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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Security Cameras System And US Laws.

Security Cameras inside (interior) a house.

If a camera is placed in the bathroom or in a dormitory and the system records a person being undressed or doing its necessities, well, that is, obviously, against the law. It has invaded the civic privacy of a person and for that reason has broken the Constitution U.S. But if the cameras in common zones of its home for the purpose of the caution they are placed and the prevention of the crime, is not a violation of the law in the majority of the states.

There are 13 states that prohibit the installation of hidden cameras at home without the consent of the ones that live in her.
These states are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and all they say that to utilize any device to film, to photograph, to observe or to listen the events or sounds in a private place without the permission of the occupants is against their laws. Many of the 13 states only require a notification as a sign (indicative Placard) before using cameras.
But, in general, the majority of the recordings of video they are legal in the United States, with or without consent.
The majority of the businesses and business in general; just as the cities utilize Security Cameras Systems to dissuade delinquencies, offenders of the laws of, to help to prevent and to have enough elements (proof) when they open then self an investigation by a crime... among others.

Security Cameras outdoor/around (exterior) a house.
If you place cameras out of a house destined to the doors, windows, patio and garden, the intention is clear. You want to have the control of the activity in and around the house. But on the contrary if indicates a camera toward the house of neighbors with the intention to spy them, youre violating United States laws because youre violating the right to the privacy of its neighbors.

If you are going to utilize these cameras to spy people with criminal intentions, that invade its privacy, this is a violation of the Constitution, and then you are violating the law.

If it is utilizing the cameras with the intention to protect your property, to prevent delinquencies and to help the police to resolve a crime that would be able to have occurred in his property, then is NOT infringing the law and I am sure that the police will be able to appreciate the help.

At any time our recommendations is that when buy a Security Camera System and is going to be install it in your house keep in mind these recommendations and also to consider the idea about consulting with the county and its locality to know about any law (if any) in the area or any city that specifies what you should do to keep in mind at the moment when installing a security system.

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What's in the Box SVAT CV0204DVR Web-Ready DVR Security System with 4 High-Resolution Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision Surveillance Cameras

CV0204DVR Highlights

Fast & Hassle-Free Setup
The CV0204DVR is one of SVAT’s complete do-it-yourself systems that are incredibly easy to set up and use with no need to hire a professional installer. Auto-start recording ensures that your camera system will automatically begin recording as soon as you plug it in to a power outlet. You can easily monitor entryways, offices, shops, warehouses, children's rooms, garages, or any other area in your business or home.

View Video Online with No Service Fees
Regardless of where you are in the world, you can view the CV0204DVR’s live or recorded video footage on any internet accessible computer with Internet Explorer. See what is happening on your property and check in on your employees or family members. (Requires a router, Windows operating system, Internet Explorer browser, and broadband Internet connection for online viewing).

Record up to 150 Days of Continuous Video
We use the only hard drive ever designed specifically for DVR security systems. The CV0204DVR's 160GB Seagate SV35 series hard drive can hold over 150 days of continuous video. Optimized for 24/7 surveillance, the hard drive provides reliability and quality. In order to achieve the “Storage by Seagate” mark, our DVRs are subject to rigorous testing at Seagate’s testing facilities in Longmont, Colorado.

Four Professional Grade Hi-Res Cameras
The hi-res indoor/outdoor color cameras provide you with clear, crisp, and enhanced video at 420 TV lines of resolution. They allow you to better distinguish facial features, which can help in the positive identification of individuals. Each camera is built with professional grade aluminum housing and a sunshade to help prevent deterioration or rusting.

View in the Dark with Automatic Night Vision
The cameras come equipped with night vision, allowing you to see any monitored area (up to 15ft away) in total darkness. Each camera has 12 infrared LEDs that activate automatically when it becomes dark and deactivate during the day to save energy. You will always be able to see what is happening in your yard or at your business after-hours.

Advanced Motion Activated Recording
You have the option to record video only when motion is detected. Finding important video footage using the playback feature is easy, and will also save you time and conserve hard drive space. You can even set individual cameras to detect motion while the others continuously record. Advanced motion detection settings ensure that false alarms are not triggered—the easy motion detection "mask" allows you to block out areas with constant movement, such as roads or blowing trees so that only suspicious activity is recorded.

24/7 Scheduled Recording to Meet Your Needs
You can fully customize a weekly recording schedule. You can choose which days of the week and hours of the day you want to continuously record, motion record, or not record at all. Each camera can be scheduled with different settings (up to 30 frames per second per camera).

Easily Connects to TV for Viewing
The DVR supports external TV/monitors with RCA connections. This is useful for monitoring from multiple locations within your business or home, and provides a larger view of your cameras.

Find Your Video Footage Easily with Time, Date, and Event Search
Simply choose the desired date and time range, and the requested video clips will appear. Clips are also labeled by event, which makes it easy to find footage that was captured by motion detection.

Endless Location Options with 60ft of Wiring Per Camera
The included 60ft camera wiring gives you flexibility in the installation of your cameras and allows you to increase each camera’s range. If you need additional 60ft cable lengths, you can purchase the CVW62. The single wire also conveniently carries both the power and video signals, so you are only running one wire per camera (maximum 180ft cable length per camera is recommended).

We'll Get You Online with Our 24/7 Lifetime Live Customer Support
Assistance is available for you whenever you need it. Simply visit www.svat.com for illustrated networking guides, simple tips on how to protect your property, and instructional videos on topics such as camera placement. Our customer support team can be reached by phone 24/7, or by e-mail and live web chat services so that you will always have access to an expert.



What's in the Box
  • 4CH DVR with 160GB HDD
  • 4 Indoor/Outdoor CCD Cameras
  • 4 x 60ft RCA video/power wire
  • 4 Camera Power Adapters
  • 1 DVR Power Adapter
  • 5 BNC connectors
  • RJ-45 Ethernet Cable
  • Software Installation CD
  • RCA to RCA Wire (male)
  • Quick Start Guide
  • 24/7 Lifetime Live Customer Support
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

SVAT CV0204DVR Web-Ready DVR Security System with 4 High-Resolution Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision Surveillance Cameras -Product Description

From the Manufacturer


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Easy Setup
Easy setup
View Video Online
View Video Online
Record 150 Days of Video
Record 150 Days of Video
Four Hi-Res Cameras
Four Hi-Res Cameras

CV0204DVR Overview

  • Do-it-yourself system allows you to set up and monitor your property without need for a professional installer
  • View video online with no service fees from any computer in the world
  • Record up to 150 days of continuous video footage on the Seagate SV35 series 160GB hard drive
  • Four high resolution cameras provide a clear view of people and objects, even at night
  • 24/7 lifetime live customer support is available through phone, email, and live web chat both before and after you buy

Introducing CV0204DVR: Web Ready DVR Security System with 4 High Resolution Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision Surveillance Cameras

There's nothing more important than the safety and security business and property. Be comforted knowing that day and night, at home or away, the things you own are safe and the people you care about are protected. SVAT’s CV0204DVR is a complete recording system that allows you to view live and recorded footage from any Internet-enabled computer, anywhere in the world. You can record up to 150 continuous days of video footage and customize recording options and warning alarms. The four included cameras are equipped with automatically activating night vision that allows you to see your property and belongings, even in total darkness. Let the CV0204DVR give you the peace of mind that comes with the convenience of viewing your property day or night from any location. Now you’ll never miss what is happening at home or work.
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Friday, March 19, 2010

For the price, SecureView Wireless Internet Camera Server (TV-IP110W) does a great job

By Just Al (FORT COLLINS, CO United States)
I was looking for was an IP camera that could detect motion and then capture a still image every 5 to 10 seconds until that motion ceased. The included SecurView software doesn't allow you to capture a single image, but it will allow you to record a short movie when motion is detected. (You can apparently specify the maximum size of the movie file). Alas, Linux is the only OS that I run 24/7 in this house, and SecurView only runs under Windows.

Someone here said that they got this camera to work with ZoneMinder (ZM) which runs under Linux, but I was not successful. (Apparently, there is a kludge you can patch into ZM to skip some extraneous garbage the camera injects into the video stream. I'm looking for something with a smaller foot-print than ZM, so I never tried that patch. BTW, the URI for video is /cgi/mjpg/mjpeg.cgi - don't hit that with your browser though). You can get an image from the camera into a browser by hitting the camera with the URI /cgi/jpg/image.cgi. But ZM didn't like that either, even using the username:password@host/URI format. (Rumor is that the camera is either missing or generating invalid HTTP headers so ZM can't handle it - and sorry dude, it's a TRENDnet problem).

I didn't have any trouble getting wireless networking going, WPA2-PRS using AES, (thanks to someone else here who explained the work-around for setting the channel number). I did have to barrow a laptop running Windows to do the configuration. :-\ (The configuration software is browser based, but it requires an Active-X control to do video streaming -- in order to set up motion detection in the camera -- so you have to use MSIE - as advertised). But the configuration user interface (in the camera itself) is feature rich and I thought that I'd died and gone to Linux heaven. (The camera itself is actually running Linux, hit the URI /cgi/systemlog.cgi for the camera's syslog).

You can specify an NTP server to get date/time at camera boot. You can turn off the LEDs on the front of the camera. You can time-stamp the video/images. You can create user accounts (on the camera) with unique passwords. You can configure an FTP 'event server' (active or passive) to which you can upload snapshots while viewing live video, You can give the camera a name that it uses as part of the path name to where it uploads images via FTP. (Also includes the date). You can configure motion detection (in the camera) using two adjustable portals within the view, and FTP those images to your FTP server. You can configure an EMAIL server for the same reason - I didn't try it, someone else says here says it works. You can specify 'schedule triggers' (based on specific days and times) and upload snapshots to your FTP or EMAIL server. These are all configuration items within the camera.

Be aware that there are other issues with this camera. Motion detection (in the camera anyway) appears to be based on changes in the ambient light. (I get lots of false detections at dawn and dusk). Night vision isn't great - street light alone isn't enough. The rumor is that the camera crashes every couple of days too. (Someone posted a work-around for that however: they just invoke the URI /cgi/restart.cgi every midnight to reboot the camera -- and I presume that this person is also running an NTP server, to reset the date/time in the camera.) And, I wouldn't call the software configuration in the camera all that 'intuitive'.

Windows users should be very happy with SecurView, which definitely allows you to watch real-time video and supports multiple cameras. SecurView can definitely detect motion and capture movies when motion occurs. (Over a wireless network, I don't think that you'd be able to monitor more than 3 or 4 live feeds).

If you want to use this camera under Linux, (to watch live video) you can apparently get ZoneMinder working by patching and compiling ZM yourself. Or, just use schedules and motion detection to FTP or EMail snap-shots up to your server. The 640x480 JPEG images take up about 40K per snap-shot.

For the cost, this security camera does a terrific job. And now that I've figured out how to use it, I'm going to buy a couple more for home security usage.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

how to set TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Internet Surveillance Camera TV-IP110W up

My first suggestion; leave yourself plenty of time. This will not be accomplished in five minutes. However, I would suspect many of you reading this column are mighty frustrated by now, and are looking to the reviews for assistance. Fact is you will learn more from these reviews than from tech support! Here's how to set these cameras up (I have four!) TRENDnet Wireless Internet Camera Server (TV-IP110W)

Step 1. Lose the disk and the instruction manual. They are of little use.
Step 2. Enter the [...] website, find your camera in download section.
Step 3. Download and install SecureView and IPSetup.
Step 4. Power up the security camera and install the ethernet cable to your router.
Step 5. Load IPSetup and find your camera, double click and enter the setup program.
Step 6. Select static IP and record the camera number, configure your settings.
Step 7. Hint! for email notification, ping your mail server and enter the numeric IP.
Step 8. Hint! select this NTP time server for your security camera <64.90.182.55> otherwise the camera will forget the time each time you unplug it. This is a pain to reset! Make sure you enter your correct timezone, e.g. GMT -5:00 for Eastern US Time Zone
Step. 9 Port forward your router using the router setup routine. Just do a google on port forwarding!
Step 10. If port forwarding doesn't work, select another port, e.g. default port '80' did not work for me!
Step 11. Hint! You don't need SecureView to capture and email images! Just enable motion detect on the setup screen.
Step 12. To make sure you can view cameras from a remote location, use a laptop and connect to an unsecured wireless connection, enter "[...]" and record your IP address. Now enter your IP address e.g. [...] where the numeric string is your IP and :80 is the port you forwarded under steps 10 and 11.
Step 13. Hint! Do not try to view camera images on your desktop and wireless laptop at the same time! You will lose connectivity to your IP Camera! Each Camera must have a unique port!
Step 15: Sit back and enjoy the view!

PS. Trendnet offers Excellent technical support. They are open on New Year's Day and were extremely polite and helpful. Unfortunately, and all too often, you need to figure things out for yourself!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Surveillance Camera TV-IP110W : Great little camera for the price!

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By Cyclophile (Suckatomato, Ca)
I bought TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Internet Surveillance Camera TV-IP110W with a little trepidation but It works great. I am a Mac person and unfortunately, you do need to downgrade to a pc in order to do some of the configuration (using the ip assign tool, setting up the motion detection).. but since I am bi-OSulal, I have a netbook that did the trick. (there are bits that require activeX.. which means ie only! Grrr...)

Setting up the wireless security camera was a little tricky. Know your router! My current router (from ATT) is a bit kludgy but I got it working fine on the network.

But once you have your network figured out, its a snap...

My only complaint is the field of view. Its field of view is a little narrow and I'm only able to get a portion of my target room into view (using it to watch the dogs when they're confined in a particular room).

Also.. 'specially for mac users.. there's a better app for the recording, etc.. than the one its boxed with.. google is your friend..

There's also a nifty app in the app store for Android that'll let you watch the security camera on your android phone (assuming you have the cam configured to view outside your network)
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Working with MAC and with Airport Extreme

By Cindy Wardle (Durham, NC)
So just got the TRENDnet SecurView Wireless Internet Surveillance Camera TV-IP110W. I used a PC laptop to actually run the setup. Both connected to airport extreme with ethernet cables to get everything set up properly. Even on your local network you can view the camera using Safari on the MAC by typing the IP address you assigned it in the browser.

1. Establish a static IP address for camera aside from default.
2. Change Port from default of 80 to (XXXX)
3. Got on MAC opened Airport Utilities to manually make settings for porting so I can view over the internet.
4. Manual Setup
5. Internet tab
6. NAT
7. Enable NAT Port Mapping
8. Configure, add a new, PUBLIC TCP: XXXX (same as what you set up on camera)
9. Private IP Address: (static IP address you gave camera)
10 Private TCP Port XXXX same as above
11. Continue, give a description - camera, done, update airport.

When you go to access over the internet you have to enter your public IP address assigned by router. You can easily test this by googling open port testing. This will tell you your IP address and if your port XXXX is open. If open go to browser and type [...] I had a friend test it from their house and it asked for user name and password. once I gave it to them they were able to see what my security camera was looking at.

I haven't actually set up the wireless part yet but I was so excited to finally get this thing to work over the internet outside my local network I had to share it. I'm sure setting up the wireless using the WPA key will be simple enough. I got this camera for a simple home security camera to see what was going on at my house while I was at work and this is going to work great!
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