Smartphone controlled camera. How to connect to someone else's camera

Is it really that easy to hack the camera on your laptop? The author of Medialeaks, having read the latest news about millions of camcorders being hacked, hacking applications and sites where stream from hacked cameras from around the world has become an analogue of a reality show, decided to study webcam hacking programs, and also tried to find ways in which you can protect yourself from anonymous peeps and other online voyeurs.

Troll. James Troll. Who is spying on webcam owners

Talk about hacking video cameras in our time has ceased to be something surprising. This has become so widespread that some hackers (crackers) contain a website that shows broadcasts from password-free surveillance cameras and webcams from around the world, and others a program that allows you to remotely access various video cameras connected to the Internet.

In most cases, device hacking is due to the fact that their owners do not change the factory password of cameras by connecting them to a public network, but regular webcams on laptops do not fall into this category. To gain access to them, hackers need something more serious than the “admin admin” password, and there is nowhere to drive it in.

Contrary to popular belief that webcams are hacked by intelligence agencies, it is much more common to stumble upon stories of hacks carried out not by people in uniform, but by ordinary mortals. Moreover, the comments on thematic sites are more often not even overly curious individuals trying to spy on their loved ones, but hacker trolls. For them, it doesn't make much difference who they watch, but they can do much more harm to their victims, because they can not be limited to observation. Sometimes they take control of someone else's computer, destroying or changing user data as a joke.

Even a pre-puberty schoolboy can hack a camera on a laptop: there are a lot of hacking videos on YouTube, the authors of which troll unsuspecting users by connecting to their webcams. There are many authors of such videos, but the essence of the videos is the same: to access the webcam, and then stream the expression on the victim’s face while she tries to figure out why the wallpaper suddenly changed on the desktop or porn with sound turned on. Most often, such videos are shot by teenagers, and the words “funny”, “troll”, “familiar”, etc. are found in the title.

Schoolchildren have become so accustomed to hacking programs that they give full-fledged lessons on how to set up hacking programs on their channels, where between videos about hacking other people's computers they talk about their childhood hobbies a la “growing a cactus” and “here is my favorite doll”.

The webcam hacking trend has become very popular. Crackers (crackers) have created several specialized sites where they talk about various methods of hacking computers, share their discoveries and successes in the trolling field in the relevant forum threads, and create their own assemblies of hackers that will allow those who wish to start mocking the unknown on the network without unnecessary troubles with installing programs.

Eyes are everywhere. Business for voyeurs

In addition to trolls, those who try to make real money on spying on strangers are also connected to the cameras. There are communities on VKontakte that sell access to various cameras. Most often, these are surveillance cameras installed in rented apartments and public places. Connecting to them is easy: the owners often do not change the factory passwords, including the camera on the network, and the only problem for the cracker is to find the device in the right location - and if he works as an installer or adjuster of such cameras, the task becomes even easier.

For example, the administration of the “IVMS give out sell change / IP Camera” community sells broadcasts from cameras from apartments in the built-in group store on VKontakte, ranking them by cost. The prettier the victim of the broadcast (in the vast majority of cases, these are women), the more expensive it is to spy on her. The price ceiling does not exceed 400 rubles - for this money, the admin offers anyone who wants to connect to the camera in the room of a young girl.

For starters, admins offer subscribers to watch life in some houses for free, where surveillance systems are installed in almost every room. Broadcasts are conducted around the clock, in some cases, admins sign them with comments in the style of “something good here”. The groups also offer the installation of pre-configured surveillance cameras and even service, replacement and product warranties.

Almost legal. How webcams are hacked

Most often, computers are hacked with the help of completely legal utilities, which are usually used as a means of optimizing the work of system administrators and other employees of IT departments in various large organizations - TeamViewer, RMS, LuminosityLink, Radmin and the like. The principle of their operation assumes that one of the computers on the network can be controlled by another remotely, and inside corporate networks this is unlikely to become a problem: each computer on the network is connected to the “leading” general settings, their connection is often password-protected.

Regular network users can also use such programs. It is only necessary to install equipment on two or more computers, interconnected by the same pre-designated settings - the "client" utilities on the computers under management, and the server utility on the device that will be the master.

It is unlikely that many victims of hacking deliberately install software clients that will allow them to be monitored. In most cases, the client is installed on the computer as a companion utility during the installation of some pre-modified program (most often it is something free and downloaded from an incomprehensible resource). With the help of such a Trojan, installed in the MediaGet torrent search engine, in April 2016, one of the users of "Dvacha" for several days in a row.

In addition to official programs designed to make life easier for system administrators, there are also utilities designed specifically for secret monitoring of computers. These include, for example, RemCam and DarkComet. The latter suddenly became linked to the Syrian conflict: According to Wired, the government used DarkComet to spy on opposition activists, sending them a hidden link to its installation, disguised as a pop-up message box. After information about the actions of the Syrian government appeared in the media, the developer of the application officially stopped supporting it, saying that he never wanted the authorities to use it.

It is ironic that the creators of hacking applications, who talk on their website about how to hack other people's computers, are at the same time connected with communities on VKontakte, in which they talk about information security and protecting a computer from various hacking methods.

Applications for Android work on the same principle, but mobile phone users are protected to some extent by a license. For example, the GPP Remote Viewer application allows you to receive data from a computer in the same way as TeamViewer, but as long as you download it from the Play Market, you can trust a little more that Trojans will not be installed with it.

With Apple products, the situation is easier to manage and more difficult at the moment of hacking: modern remote access utilities on iOS often require synchronization via Apple ID, and this leaves even fewer opportunities for quick hacking of computers or installing a harmful utility on them that will transfer control to a third party .

Medialeaks is watching you. Trying to hack each other's webcams

The Medialeaks editors tested two common programs for webcam surveillance and remote data management - legal RMS and "gray" RemCam2. The little table tried to hack into Tatyana's computer, throwing her personal in all sorts of incomprehensible files that were supposed to install the appropriate software on her computer. All on Windows, software was used for monitoring without user modifications.

RMS at startup asked for a lot of all sorts of different permissions, which should be ignored if you run a version preconfigured by someone (or by you, if you are a Hackerman). In addition, in order to connect to the victim's computer, the program asked for a password, which Tanya entered during installation. Silent hacking failed, besides, when we connected the remote control of the camera, a corresponding notification was displayed on the victim's screen. Mom's voyeur was defeated, but only because he used a legally downloaded and unmodified utility.

RemCam2 turned out to be much more useful in this regard - it is a full-fledged Trojan that even the user himself will not guess about installing: no screens, the application quietly installed when Tanya clicked on the file icon with a stupid name in the chat. Having learned her IP, the insidious Table began to observe the editor who was working at that time, instead of working on his own.

It was possible to completely remove the programs only after cleaning the registry. Do not repeat this at home.

Thin and sticky protection. How they try to fence themselves off from voyeurs

Unfortunately, if you actively use the Internet, then it is simply impossible to completely protect yourself from peeping through a webcam and remote access to data today. This does not mean that you have malware installed on your computer right now, but the more you download obscure applications from various dubious sources (or follow links in emails from strangers), the more likely you are to stumble upon one of these Trojans.

But even if the camera is disabled, some Trojans may try to turn it back on, so those who are worried about possible spies should check the computer with the banal Program Manager utility - it shows what processes are currently running, and this will allow you to notice whether someone's video camera. It's not even worth writing about antiviruses.

It is precisely because of the impossibility of achieving 100% security among many PC users that the tradition of sticking up webcams is widespread - oddly enough, at the moment this is the most effective way to deal with peeping. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former FBI Director James Comey have both spoken about the benefits of taping video cameras, and according to antivirus makers ESET, about 17% of PC users tape video cameras.

The use of duct tape as a means of protecting against voyeurs has reached a new level in recent years: enthusiasts are replacing it with special camera shutter devices, and some laptop manufacturers add camera shutters at the production stage. However, even in this case, hackers can monitor the victims - if not peeping, then at least eavesdropping using the built-in microphone. So when sealing the camera, think about that as well.

In fact, an unglued video camera also has its advantages: it can help a potential victim detect a hack, since the indicator of its operation on the laptop case will indicate that an outsider has connected to the computer. In this case, the only right decision is to turn off the Internet as soon as you see a video camera light flashing for an unknown reason for at least a second: this almost never happens by accident.

You can’t even imagine how, it turns out, it’s easy to be in the image of Big Brother and watch the actions of any person through the camera. Of course, if there is a “webcam” next to it. To do this, you need to know the IP address of the "enemy" laptop and have access to special programs.

How to connect to someone else's webcam: ways

Download to your computer one of the programs designed specifically for these purposes: spying using the "webcam". For example, Remote Administration Tool or Remcam. Both are freely available on the Internet. In some cases, you will be asked to enter your mobile phone number to download them.
Watch videos on how to connect to someone else's camera, recorded on YouTube. Hackers will do it in front of your eyes with accurate descriptions and instructions in a maximum of 5 minutes. Usually, in order to be able to connect, they suggest: ask Google a query with the subject: inurl:MultiCameraFrame?Mode=, select the required URL and camera…motor…record from the list that opens! In our case, surveillance.

For those who do not have enough specifically this information, they can additionally look for advice from professionals (large-scale hackers) on specialized forums. For example, on the pages of the Internet magazine "Hacker".

True, before you start spying, remember: infiltrating a person’s personal space using a webcam is a criminal offense. For example, in America, a real legal scandal erupted when it turned out that the students of one of the schools were spied on by the system administrators of the educational institution through webcams installed on children's laptops.

Rem Cam 2- a small program for connecting to audio and video devices on a remote computer. The best program to connect to and microphone.

The program is not ideal but quite usable, if there was a backconnect it would certainly be fun. But unfortunately the author of the Redsh program has long since given up and is not developing the project. By the way, the source code is walking on the network, if I find it, I will throw it into the archive with the program.

Features of Remcam

Select video capture format (video format, resolution).
Support for common RGB, YUV, JPEG formats (BI_RGB, YUY2, UYVY, NV12, YV12, I420, Y8, MJPG, and others). To decode these formats, you do not need to install any additional codecs.
Video stream compression in JPEG, with adjustable quantization degree.
Choice of audio capture and transmission format (number of channels, sample rate).
Audio stream encoding in IMA ADPCM.

Rem Cam 2

client- must be run on your computer. With this program you connect to a remote webcam.

server- run only on the computer you want to monitor. If you accidentally launched a server on your machine, read the article below and I will tell you how to remove it.

Set aside the Client folder. We will make all changes with the files that are found in the Server folder. For the program to work, it is necessary that all the files in this folder are located on the remote computer.

Open the install.cmd file (do not run it, but open it with an editor (for example, notepad)) and change these lines:

@echo off
set dest=%systemroot%\system32
set.exe=cam2_sv.exe
set pass=1234 set port=57011 set arun=HKLM

Everything that was written above will be used in the client to connect to the server. The rest of the settings in this file do not need to be touched without special need!

How to uninstall Remcam?

To remove the program, you need to run the remove.cmd file located in the server directory.

I warn you! The program is partially detected by some antiviruses.

Compatible with Windows 7: Yes
Interface language: English
Password for the archive: www.website

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If, by coincidence, you are tormented by suspicions about what is happening in your absence (for example, a child or pet is alone at home, an unattended apartment), there is an option to control the situation from a distance using a camera.

The Internet portal ru.ivideon.com has the optimal way to connect remotely from any device to webcams, IP cameras and analog cameras. On the "Tariffs" tab, you can familiarize yourself with the characteristics of possible options for connecting the service and choose the appropriate one. To register on the site, you only need your email address: enter it in the "Your e-mail" field, create a password and click "Register".

Click on the "Add a camera or DVR" button, select the appropriate type of connected camera, read the instructions in the next step and click "Continue". Now you need to download and install the program on the computer to which the camera is connected, for this, select your operating system. The standard installation will start, just select the language and follow the instructions of the installation wizard.

The setup wizard will start automatically. Click "Next", then enter your e-mail, which was specified during registration, and select the location of the camera from the list. This formality was created for your convenience (if the list of cameras is large, it will be easier to navigate through these groups). Make sure your camera is connected and working properly, click "Next". If active cameras are found, you will see a list of them, otherwise try to "reconnect" the working camera again and click "Repeat search", if everything went well - "Next". If you want the video to be archived, check the "Include in archive recording" checkbox, if you are only interested in online broadcasting of images from cameras, uncheck it. To prevent the program from starting automatically when the computer is turned on, uncheck the box “Start Ivideon Server at OS startup”, then click “Finish”.

If the “Login to Personal Account” checkbox remains active (by default), your page on the site ru.ivideon.com will automatically open in the browser. In the list on the right, select the active camera marked in green - and you will immediately see a live broadcast.

To make it more convenient for you to watch videos from your tablet, phone, laptop or other computer, you can download the application. To do this, either add to the wish list and install the Ivideon application, as shown in the screenshot, or exit the gadget to "google play" and find it through the search bar.

The second way to observe the situation is via Skype. Create in the program, add this one in Skype. On the computer to which the camera is connected, go to Skype under this account, in the video settings in the "Automatically receive video and share the screen for" field, select "only people from my contact list".

Now, in the menu on the left, activate the "Calls" item, click on the button " Open advanced settings", located in the window on the right. Select “Only from my contacts” in the “Receive calls” field and check the boxes in the other fields so that the video broadcast will automatically start as soon as you call your additional account.

Advanced users also offer the following option: install a terminal server on a computer with a camera (to peep unnoticed, i.e. if someone works on the computer so that it is not “thrown out”), connect the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and use any camera program. An indicative list of programs is available at web-kamera.ru. However, no one bears responsibility for the possible harmfulness of programs. Therefore, be vigilant, check the sites on the online service trustvseti.rf and do not neglect antiviruses.

The described methods of connecting to remote cameras are legal, but keep in mind that intrusion into someone else's privacy may not bring the expected result. Act solely for the sake of your own peace of mind and for the benefit of others.

Remote video surveillance is becoming more popular every day, and with the advent of special cloud services, its availability is growing. Thanks to remote access, you can view what is happening in front of CCTV cameras online from almost anywhere in the world. All that is required for this is the availability of Internet access.

Today, the implementation of this kind of video surveillance is available both for large organizations and for private use. To install and configure video surveillance over the Internet in the second case, it is not necessary to resort to the services of specialists - you can easily do it yourself.

Remote video surveillance can be useful in various life situations, for example, for organizing, for monitoring the actions of a nanny caring for a child, for the progress of repairs or construction of a house by workers - there can be a lot of situations.

Necessary components of a remote video surveillance system

To implement Internet video surveillance, the following functional elements are required (depending on the volume of the system and the user's desires):

Cameras - IP, or regular web;
Digital video recorder;
HDD;
Router (router);
The required amount of network UTP cable;

Necessary components of a remote video surveillance system

But each individual case is different, and when creating a simple video surveillance system with one IP camera, only it and a dedicated IP address will be enough if you do not need to write the archive to, but only remotely control what is happening.

To create online video surveillance without using various cloud servers, you will need a dedicated static IP address. You can get it from your ISP, or use the special DynDNS service. By the way, the result of independently obtaining a static IP through such services can be achieved for a long time and is difficult, and it is not a fact that you will achieve your goal. So the best option would be to get a static IP for an additional fee from the provider (about 200 rubles per month), or use a special cloud service.

In general, today it is possible to implement remote video surveillance without a static IP address and DDNS services. Not so long ago, the so-called cloud video surveillance services appeared, to which you can connect your cameras and view the video stream in real time. Read more at the end of the article.

The main disadvantage of remote video surveillance in general is the fact that not everywhere there is the possibility of connecting to cable Internet, and through wireless networks, the quality of the connection, as a rule, leaves much to be desired. In this case, it will be very problematic to remotely control a large video surveillance system consisting of a large number of cameras.

So, let's look at 4 main options for implementing online video surveillance over the Internet, ranging from simple to a complete system.

Organization of online video surveillance - the main methods

To install equipment and set up remote access to cameras, we first need to connect all parts of the system into one, and install the cameras in their places of permanent residence.

We install cameras in such a way that in the future it would be easy to identify the faces of all the people who fell under their review. To do this, you need to determine the optimal installation height, as well as in advance with the required focal length and viewing angle. To ensure the best quality today, it is better to buy IP cameras with high image resolution.

After installing the cameras, we need to connect them to the DVR via a UTP cable. We also connect a hard drive to the recorder (preferably with external power), and power our entire system from the network. In order not to mess around with extra wires, you need to immediately buy cameras with the ability to power over the network (PoE), as well as a DVR with PoE ports, or later use PoE adapters and a power supply for IP cameras (PoE injector).

Next, we connect our entire system to the router, and make all the necessary settings: port forwarding, camera settings, etc. Later, we will analyze the setup of a remote video surveillance system with a DVR and a router in more detail, but first, let's talk about organizing remote access to one camera.

Video surveillance with one IP camera

The simplest, and therefore popular, way to organize remote monitoring is direct through the provider's network cable. To implement this method, we will need the same dedicated IP address, which will need to be assigned to the camera itself.

First you need to connect the camera to the computer, and enter its IP address in the browser line. You can find out the IP cameras in the user manual, on the manufacturer's label pasted on the case, or using the manufacturer's software on the disk included in the .
After entering the IP, we will get to its web interface, where we will need to go to the network settings subsection, and in the line "IP address" indicate "Obtain automatically", or manually enter the IP address allocated to you by the provider for greater reliability.
Now you need to find out the port used by the camera for the incoming connection - most often port 80 is open.
Next, set the login and password, which you will use to enter the network interface of the camera, disconnect the device from the computer, and connect the provider's network cable to the IP camera.

With the right settings, the image from the camera will be available from any device at: http://(your permanent IP address):(open camera port)- without brackets.

It happens that the provider blocks port 80 - in this case, in the camera settings, change it to another one. As you can see, everything is simple, and all this can be easily done without the help of specialists.

Remote video surveillance using a router

To connect two or more cameras to the Internet, we need to enter a router (router) into our system. It creates its own subnet, which includes all cameras, and it will also need a dedicated IP address.

To configure the router, we need to get into its web interface. This is done by analogy with one - in the address bar of the browser we drive in its standard IP address, set by the manufacturer by default, and get into the login and password entry form. The IP address can be found on the label of the device, or in the user manual, where we also take a login with a password (usually the login is admin, and the password is a combination of several zeros).

After entering the network interface, you need to assign a port to each camera - as a rule, this can be done in the “Routing” section (routing), (Port Forwarding, “Virtual Server”, etc., depending on the router) in which rules are created for redirecting external requests from the Internet to one or another IP address of the internal network. For example, set the external port number 8086 to redirect to internal port 80 of the IP address of the first camera (for example, 192.168.1.11). For external port 8087, we will set redirection to port 80 of the internal IP address of another camera, etc. Depending on the router model, the settings may vary, for example, it is possible that in your case you just need to register the ports of each camera with IP addresses and other information:

Service name - for example, "IP camera 1";
Port range - manually assigned during further configuration the port of the first camera 8086;
Local IP address - 192.168.1.11 (IP address of the camera);
The local port is 8186, or 80 if the camera did not have port settings;
Protocol: TCP;
Protocol number: 1 (or any other number).

After configuring the router, go to the cameras. In turn, we connect to each of them directly from the computer, and manually assign them the IP addresses that we registered in the router settings - for convenience, use the list of IP addresses recorded earlier on a piece of paper. The port remains at the default - 80, or is written manually.

It remains to set up a connection with the provider, and connect all the cameras to the router. To connect to video surveillance cameras via the Internet, you need to register a request in the address bar of your browser: http://(your permanent IP address):(specified in the forwarding settings external port)- remove brackets. When you click on the link, you should open a window with a login and password entry form - enter the data specified when setting up the camera. Again, it is better to write down the data of each camera in a separate list so as not to get confused in the future.

By analogy, we connect.

Read also:
Video surveillance through cloud services is becoming more popular and more accessible every day. In connection with such increased demand, supply is also growing - more and more manufacturers of video surveillance equipment are beginning to offer their consumers to use their own cloud services. The number of new companies specializing in organizing a specialized cloud for viewing video surveillance cameras online is also growing. Read our article about the most popular and technologically advanced cameras that have the ability to connect to a remote cloud.

Adding a DVR

Remote video surveillance system with DVR connection

Thanks to the system, its functionality is greatly expanded. Now it is possible not only to view the picture from the cameras online, but also to maintain an archive, which will also be available via remote access. In addition, various security sensors can be connected to the DVR, with the help of which the system can notify you of an alarm event.

The principle of setting up IP video surveillance over the Internet with the addition of a DVR to the system is practically no different from the previous method.

We get a dedicated IP address from the provider, then set up forwarding from it to the IP address of the local network in which the DVR will be located.
Usually all the necessary network settings are in the "Network" tab (network). In this section, you need to enter the local IP address of your DVR (for example, 192.168.1.1), the gateway (the IP address of the router in the local network), and the subnet mask (usually it looks like 255.255.255.0).

Important! One rule must be observed, which says that the router and the DVR must be on the same subnet, otherwise they simply cannot see each other.

Now it's the turn to configure the router parameters:

We go into its web interface, select the “Remote Management” item (remote control), and allow remote control of the device with the allocation of the corresponding port.
Now, in the “Virtual Servers” section, we set up redirection by analogy with setting up a system with only a router: for example, external port 8086, port of the DVR (80), and its IP address to which requests from the outside will be redirected (as an example, we specified 192.168.1.1) .
It is also worth assigning a permanent IP address of your DVR to its MAC address, otherwise the router may assign an arbitrary IP to it after a reboot. Typically, these settings are located in the "Address Reservation" section.

With correctly configured settings, the DVR will be available upon request: http://(your permanent static IP address from ISP):(8086)– must be specified without parentheses.

Important! Let's clarify one important point that many users stumble over who have successfully configured the equipment, but are still unable to connect via remote access. It is impossible to enter the settings of the DVR remotely from the same static IP address that you have assigned to it (and which your Internet has), since the request, from a technical point of view, is generated from the same address. Therefore, to check the performance, it is necessary to access the registrar from a device that has a different IP address - a mobile phone or a computer with a different external IP.

Video surveillance through cloud services

Cloud video surveillance

The main advantage of organizing video surveillance over the Internet using is the absence of the need for a dedicated external IP address. The main requirement in this case will be the support of your DVR (must be specified when purchasing).

The principle of remote access to the video surveillance system in this case is to constantly connect the DVR or camera to the cloud service and transfer data to it, while you can connect to the system at any time and view what is happening online, or work with the archive. To do this, you just need to go to the service website from any device (or use a special application from the equipment manufacturer) and enter the registrar identification number and password in the service authorization form. When registering separately in the cloud service, enter the data specified during registration. This method greatly simplifies the task for people who do not understand, or who do not want to spend their time setting up a router, obtaining an external permanent IP address, etc.

In most cases, to configure the DVR, you just need to go to its interface, and check the box next to "P2P" or "Cloud", and that's it - the equipment is automatically connected to its native cloud service. And in order to start viewing what is happening from the cameras remotely, we go from any device and simply enter our data into the service authorization form.

The main disadvantage of video surveillance through the cloud is the limitation of the connection speed, therefore, there will be restrictions on the bitrate of the video stream, which will not have a positive effect on image quality. Users of 3G modems will not even notice this, because the connection speed is already quite low, and is severely limited by the parameters of the 3G standard.

We also invite you to familiarize yourself with our rating of cloud video surveillance services:

Briefly about the equipment that supports the technology P2 P:

RVI video recorders, for example, RVi-IPC43DNS IP camera and RVi-R04LA video recorder;
DVRs Dahua, with designations V2 and S2 at the end;
NoviCam equipment. Any registrars from the F series. The manufacturer's cloud service is called NOVIcloud;

Conditionally free service IVideon (connection of 15 cameras for free). Any video camera can be connected to this service via a computer with server software. The service also has its own online store, where at the moment you can buy Axis, Hikvision, adapted to the Internet cloud. You can connect these IP cameras to IVideon without using a DVR or a computer. It is possible to maintain a video archive on the site.

So, here we have analyzed 4 main ways to connect CCTV cameras to the Internet. Experts predict that the future belongs to cloud-based video surveillance services, and already now they are advised to clarify when buying equipment whether it supports P2P technology. We hope that our article will be useful for you and will clarify the issue of implementing online video surveillance! All the best to you, and we wish you to create your own remote system without any problems!

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Very intelligible even for those who are from the last car of an armored train. Thanks a lot!
I usually live in another country. There are practically no criminal police there, and a rented apartment was “encircled” a couple of times in order to “just play a dirty trick”. I believe that the visitors are from among acquaintances, but I really want to get to know each other better.

Modern technology opens up many useful features for users. One of them is the ability to connect to the camcorder via the Internet and watch the recording anywhere in the world. You can access the video from any device that can connect to a Wi-Fi network.

The organization of video surveillance with the ability to view video remotely is not a difficult task, and it can be handled by a user who has a minimum set of knowledge in working with a PC and related equipment. To create such a network, certain equipment is required.

DVR. Its task is to receive recordings from cameras, if necessary, process the signal (if the recording device is analog) and record it on a storage medium, for example, a hard drive. To access video via the Internet, the recorder must have a network interface. It can be software or server based. In the first case, you will have to install special software on the PC, which is usually supplied with the registrar itself on a disk. In order to view video from a recorder with a server interface, just go to the browser and go to a specific page. Many manufacturers of such equipment provide the user with the opportunity to download a browser extension from the site, which simplifies the task.
The local network. It is necessary in order to connect the camera, router and DVR. A local area network can be organized wirelessly and through wires.
Router (router). It serves to create a local network if it is organized via Wi-Fi, and also connects the existing system to an external channel, that is, the Internet.
IP camera.
Software to watch the video camera from your tablet (smartphone).

Important! In addition to the equipment, you will need to get a static IP address. Usually providers provide it for a fee. The second way is to use cloud storage to watch videos.

Connecting one video camera

Obviously, the easiest way to create web-viewable video surveillance involves connecting a single recording device. The procedure is simple.

The IP camera is connected to the PC and its IP address is typed in the browser. You can learn it from the instructions, sometimes it prescribes on the glued label of the device. This will be discussed in more detail below.
After entering the address in the browser, the network interface of the camera settings will open. In it, you need to choose to automatically obtain an IP address or manually register your static IP address(you can find it on the Internet by asking "find out your IP address"). Here you should also enter a login and password to access the video remotely.
Next, you should specify the port through which the camera accesses the Internet. It usually has a value of 80.
After specifying the desired address, the camera is disconnected from the PC and connected to the Internet.
Video viewing is available in the browser from any device. To do this, just enter the IP address in the search bar, and specify the port through a colon.

Networking with a router

To create a system with several cameras, you will need to use a router: it creates its own subnet with access to all devices. The principle of setting is similar to that described above. By analogy, you should enter the settings of the router and assign a port to each camera. Most often this can be done in the Routing menu. This item allows you to transfer external requests to different IP addresses of the system, that is, in the case of video surveillance on cameras.

So, the principle of work will be as follows. Each device has its own external port and its own IP address, which is already assigned by the manufacturer. For example, the external port of the first video camera is set to 8080, and a specific IP is tied to it. The second is port 8081 and your IP. And so for each camera in the network.

After the router is configured, you need to configure each camera. The setting is described above, but there is a slight difference: the IP address is not assigned to a general one (through it the user will be able to connect to the entire system), but for each camera its own one. After configuration, connect each IP video camera to the router. You can see the record on request in the browser "static IP address: external port of a specific camera". Connecting a system with a video recorder is carried out in exactly the same way. There are no configuration differences here.

Important! Many users, if the system is properly configured, cannot view the video remotely. The problem is that often they try to connect to cameras from the same network where the entire video surveillance system is registered. That is, a request is made from one IP address to connect to it. Obviously, this is not logical, and the device will not be able to connect to itself. You can only watch videos from other IP addresses.

For example, to connect the system to a tablet, you need to turn off Wi-Fi on it and turn on the mobile network. The second option is to connect the tablet to another network that is not connected with the organization of video surveillance.

Camera Wi-Fi connection

Connecting an IP camera with a Wi-Fi router is generally carried out according to the same scheme, but to view the video, you will need a special programs for viewing surveillance cameras via the Internet. Most often, this is proprietary software from the camera manufacturer itself. The program is downloaded from the Internet and installed on a smartphone. The camera is connected to the phone through this program.

Advice! Wi-Fi camcorder is much more convenient to use where there is no possibility to stretch the wires. It is quite logical to install such a camera in the entrance or in the country, and then connect to them from a tablet, smartphone or laptop.

How to find out the exact IP address of a video camera

An IP address is required to connect the camera to the Internet. You can recognize it from the instructions, on the box of the device, sometimes from the sticker that is on the camera itself. Often this address is not entirely accurate, since it was registered for a family of video cameras (model range), but not for a specific device. In this case, you will need to use special software to determine the IP camera. One of the easiest ways to find out the IP of a video camera is to use the proprietary utility that comes with the camera.

If there is no disk, then you can download the popular Angry Ip Scanner App. With it, you can find out the address of any device connected to this local network. Another way - command line. In it you need to type the command "arp-a" or "ipconfig". All connected devices will be displayed.

Advice! If it is not possible to determine which address belongs to the camera, then this operation should be performed with the camera turned off, and then with the connected one. The address that appears in the second case will belong to the camera.

Programs for viewing video surveillance from a smartphone or tablet

To watch videos from a smartphone or tablet, no special configuration is required. The method of viewing in a web browser was described above, but it is much more convenient to download a special application for this purpose. Currently, there are a lot of utilities for the tasks described above, but 3 applications are the most popular.

TinyCam Monitor Pro supports up to 16 cameras simultaneously. Able to work with cameras from different brands. There are several multiscreens. Settings can be transferred from one device to another. You can write data directly from the program to any media. It is possible to digitally enlarge the image.
IP Cam Viewer allows you to work with several cameras at once, combine them into groups, record video on media. There is a zoom feature. You can install an application widget for quick access and up-to-date information. Supports about 700 models.
Exacq Mobile. Works on Android and iOS, supports 48 cameras at the same time, easy navigation in the application, zoom function.

An interesting feature of these applications is that they can work with any IP cameras around the world. You can connect not only cameras installed at home, but also in other places. If the camera does not have a login and password, then simply enter its IP address in the application settings. With the help of such applications, you can connect to the video camera of the entrance, courtyard, parking lot. It is enough just to find out from those who installed the cameras, its IP address, login and password.

Video surveillance through cloud services

Cloud video surveillance technology is different in that the video is sent directly to the network storage, and from there it can be viewed. To work, you need a registrar or a camera that supports P2P technology. But a static IP address is not required. To set up the device, just go to its menu and check the box "Cloud" or "P2P". Recording begins to be carried out in the cloud storage.

There are paid and free services that offer video storage space. One of them is shareware Ivideon: Connecting up to 15 cameras is free. It is enough to pass a simple registration, and you can use the services. In order to view the video, you need to go to the site remotely and enter your login and password in the form on the site.

Important! The disadvantage of this method of organizing video surveillance is the speed limit, which can affect the bitrate of the video stream (video can slow down).

The Internet gives us virtually limitless opportunities for communication, as well as information search. Using a network with a webcam, you can provide your home with additional security if you know how to connect to a laptop via the Internet. To do this, you will definitely need special software.

What you need to connect to a webcam remotely

To watch your apartment through the webcam of your laptop during your absence, you need to know the IP of the device, as well as find the right software, which you need to choose based on the functionality of the software you need.

You can quietly connect to the webcam of your PC or laptop via the Internet for various purposes:

If you leave children at home, you want to keep track of whether everything is in order.
If you have hired contractors to perform turnkey repairs, but want to see if they are doing their job well.
If at first you want to see how a housekeeper or babysitter does her job.
If you just got a dog or a cat, so you want to see if everything is in order with your pet while you are at work.

Please note that you can also connect to multiple webcams if required, such as in a business or manufacturing environment. To link all devices, while gaining remote access to them, it is best to contact a specialist. It is important that employees are aware of the surveillance or you could be sued.

Popular programs that remotely connect to a webcam are DigiCams, Webcam XP PRO and others. In addition, you can use programs that allow you to connect to your webcam from your smartphone. This is convenient if you have left for a long time, while you just want to keep an eye on your apartment. An example of a utility for working with a webcam from a smartphone is GPPRemoteViewer.

Ivideon Server

Ivideon Server is a cloud video surveillance server that allows you to organize a secure video surveillance system of any scale. This software will allow you to manage shooting from a webcam at home, for example, to watch a pet, and set up work with a network of webcams in large retail chains, etc.

We connect to the camera using Ivideon Server, using step-by-step instructions and useful tips:

Install the program.
In the properties of the video device, select "Stop Broadcasting" to configure the detectors.
Set the parameters of sound and motion detectors, set a "dead" zone in which motion will not be detected by the camera (if necessary).

The higher the sensitivity of the detectors, the more clearly the camera will react to any movement. If you set a high sensitivity, then the detectors will react even to the movement of the curtains, but with the minimum sensitivity values, the sensor will only work if there is a person in the room.

Ivideon Server allows you to flexibly set up a recording schedule. For example, using the software, you can turn on the camera at a clearly appointed time, shoot daily at a certain time, or start recording only when the detectors are triggered.

In the settings, you can set the parameters so that Ivideon Server turns on, even if you have not logged into the software system yet. To do this, select the "Install as a service" option when you install the program. The utility itself will find the camera and microphone and prompt you to start using them.

After all the settings, you will be able to watch videos via the Internet in your personal account, while neither the server nor the developers of Ivideon Server will have access to your personal videos unless you make it public. You can also watch video from a webcam from a smartphone; for this, you need to download an additional utility directly on the Ivideon website.

Helpful advice! Never open emails with suspicious attachments or follow unverified links, because in this case, a tracking program through a webcam may silently download to your PC. Also, choose the right antivirus to remove such programs immediately.

You can choose any software suitable for functionality to connect to a laptop and monitor your home in your absence. All you need is internet access and trusted apps that you can use safely.