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Website Display Options for
Camsecure Outdoor IP Camera Kits
How can our IP Webcam kits help your Business
Outdoor IP Webcam Kits for your own website
Camsecure Outdoor Weatherproof IP Webcam kits are specially designed to show high quality camera displays on your own website. There are a
number of methods available you can use to achieve this and code samples and instructions for them all are included when you purchase one of our
Outdoor IP Webcams. The most commonly used options are described below to help you decide which option will be best for your website.
number of methods available you can use to achieve this and code samples and instructions for them all are included when you purchase one of our
Outdoor IP Webcams. The most commonly used options are described below to help you decide which option will be best for your website.
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Option 1 - Single Camera Live Feed for Websites, compatable with all main browsers and smart phones.
This is by far the most popular configuration and is very easy to add to your website. You simply cut and past the sample code provided on CD into
your own web page, between the body tags, where you want the live feed to be. Then you just change the sample to include your own external
(Internet) IP address and the port number used and thats the coding complete.
What Else Do I Do? You need to forward a port in your router for this to work which is easy to do - just make sure you have your user name and
password available for your router. Finally if you have a dynamic IP address i.e. not a fixed one but one which alters, then you would need to set up
a FREE DNS account. This will give you a name instead of a number for your connection, and the name gets updated automatically when the
number changes. The details can also then be entered into the router and thats it, live pictures on your site.
You can adjust the display size etc. according to your needs by altering the code and webserver settings, but generally a good size to choose is
352 x 288 as this is big enough to see without taking over the whole page, but small enough not to need too much bandwidth so you get a
reasonablly fast update with most connections.
The code for this option is JAVA script and is compatable with all the major browsers e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari etc. and
on Windows, Linux and Macintosh operating systems. There are no plugins or anything like that to download, it just works.
The script automatically adjusts speed according to the available bandwidth and number of simultaneous users etc. Typically on a standard
domestic connection which has a fast download e.g. 10MB, the upload speed (which will be considerably lower, maybe only 256K) will still allow
from 4 frames per second to 1 frame per second with multiple users connected.
This is by far the most popular configuration and is very easy to add to your website. You simply cut and past the sample code provided on CD into
your own web page, between the body tags, where you want the live feed to be. Then you just change the sample to include your own external
(Internet) IP address and the port number used and thats the coding complete.
What Else Do I Do? You need to forward a port in your router for this to work which is easy to do - just make sure you have your user name and
password available for your router. Finally if you have a dynamic IP address i.e. not a fixed one but one which alters, then you would need to set up
a FREE DNS account. This will give you a name instead of a number for your connection, and the name gets updated automatically when the
number changes. The details can also then be entered into the router and thats it, live pictures on your site.
You can adjust the display size etc. according to your needs by altering the code and webserver settings, but generally a good size to choose is
352 x 288 as this is big enough to see without taking over the whole page, but small enough not to need too much bandwidth so you get a
reasonablly fast update with most connections.
The code for this option is JAVA script and is compatable with all the major browsers e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari etc. and
on Windows, Linux and Macintosh operating systems. There are no plugins or anything like that to download, it just works.
The script automatically adjusts speed according to the available bandwidth and number of simultaneous users etc. Typically on a standard
domestic connection which has a fast download e.g. 10MB, the upload speed (which will be considerably lower, maybe only 256K) will still allow
from 4 frames per second to 1 frame per second with multiple users connected.
Option 2 - Single Camera Live Feed for Websites, has pause facility and splash screen pre-load
This is the second most popular configuration and again is very easy to add to your website. You simply cut and paste one piece of the sample
code provided on CD into your own web page, between the body tags, where you want the live feed to be. You also paste another small piece of
code into the web page header. Then you just change the sample to include your own external (Internet) IP address and the port number used and
thats the coding part complete.
Next you upload a small java module to your website and put it in the directory where your web page for the camera will be. You also need to
upload the splash screens to the same directory. If you upload the splash screen graphics supplied as samples first, this will get you going and
then you can re-design them to your own special look with your favourite graphics program later at your convenience.
There are two splash screen graphics. One loads while the web page is connecting to the camera, the next loads when the camera is paused.
This script is a little slower than the first option as a java code module is run on the website rather than just the script on the users web page, but
its only a second or so slower. With this option you get a loading graphic displayed while the camera is connecting. Also the user can click on the
live feed and pasue the video which will load the second graphic. Clicking on the graphic starts the live video feed again.
This option works with most smart phones too as option 1, but this version may cause a flicker effect on slow mobile connections.
Finally you need to open a port in your router and possibly set up a DNS service as in option 1.
This is the second most popular configuration and again is very easy to add to your website. You simply cut and paste one piece of the sample
code provided on CD into your own web page, between the body tags, where you want the live feed to be. You also paste another small piece of
code into the web page header. Then you just change the sample to include your own external (Internet) IP address and the port number used and
thats the coding part complete.
Next you upload a small java module to your website and put it in the directory where your web page for the camera will be. You also need to
upload the splash screens to the same directory. If you upload the splash screen graphics supplied as samples first, this will get you going and
then you can re-design them to your own special look with your favourite graphics program later at your convenience.
There are two splash screen graphics. One loads while the web page is connecting to the camera, the next loads when the camera is paused.
This script is a little slower than the first option as a java code module is run on the website rather than just the script on the users web page, but
its only a second or so slower. With this option you get a loading graphic displayed while the camera is connecting. Also the user can click on the
live feed and pasue the video which will load the second graphic. Clicking on the graphic starts the live video feed again.
This option works with most smart phones too as option 1, but this version may cause a flicker effect on slow mobile connections.
Finally you need to open a port in your router and possibly set up a DNS service as in option 1.
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Option 3 - Single Camera feed with secure PHP camera access for personal use Or websites
If you are using your webcam for security, you may want the freedom of being able to see your camera from any web browser or mobile phone, but with a secure connection
with password protection so only you can view the camera. In addition this option also hides the IP address and Port and password details so if someone does find your page
address and password, they could view the camera until you change the password, but not be able to change anything on it. The downside to this option is that it does make
the update speed slower typically at 1 fram every 4 to 5 seconds.
For this option you do everything as in option 2, then you upload an additional PHP file to your website in the same folder as the other webcam files and the webcam page
itself. You enter the user name and password of the webserver into the PHP file before you upload it if you want the webserver password protected. Then you can also
password protect your web page from your website administration control panel.
Now when ever you access your secure webcam page, you have to enter the password. Once you have done this the PHP file accesses the camera, enteres the user name
and password of the camera webserver and allows the video to go to your browser.
If you want to use this method on a free to view website e.g. a company or business website then simply make the page free to access i.e. no password. Then anyone
connecting to the page will be able to see the camera but they wont be able to hack the page to find any passwords or user names or the location of the webserver on the
Internet.
This option needs port access set up on your router and possibly DNS as in option 1.
If you are using your webcam for security, you may want the freedom of being able to see your camera from any web browser or mobile phone, but with a secure connection
with password protection so only you can view the camera. In addition this option also hides the IP address and Port and password details so if someone does find your page
address and password, they could view the camera until you change the password, but not be able to change anything on it. The downside to this option is that it does make
the update speed slower typically at 1 fram every 4 to 5 seconds.
For this option you do everything as in option 2, then you upload an additional PHP file to your website in the same folder as the other webcam files and the webcam page
itself. You enter the user name and password of the webserver into the PHP file before you upload it if you want the webserver password protected. Then you can also
password protect your web page from your website administration control panel.
Now when ever you access your secure webcam page, you have to enter the password. Once you have done this the PHP file accesses the camera, enteres the user name
and password of the camera webserver and allows the video to go to your browser.
If you want to use this method on a free to view website e.g. a company or business website then simply make the page free to access i.e. no password. Then anyone
connecting to the page will be able to see the camera but they wont be able to hack the page to find any passwords or user names or the location of the webserver on the
Internet.
This option needs port access set up on your router and possibly DNS as in option 1.
Option 4 - Sequencing live feed of up to 4 x cameras for websites
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect up to 3 x additional cameras to the webserver in our kits giving you a total of 4 x
cameras and then their individual live pictures can be sequenced one after the other directly to your web page. So a visitor connecting will see - for example - Camera 1 for 10
seconds, then Camera 2 for 10 seconds and so on in a repeating sequence.
The speed of the live feed is the same as in option 1 with all the other benefits such as auto speed control of the feed, but allowing a 4 x camera sequence too. The video will
pause for about 2 seconds as the channel is switched between each camera.
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect up to 3 x additional cameras to the webserver in our kits giving you a total of 4 x
cameras and then their individual live pictures can be sequenced one after the other directly to your web page. So a visitor connecting will see - for example - Camera 1 for 10
seconds, then Camera 2 for 10 seconds and so on in a repeating sequence.
The speed of the live feed is the same as in option 1 with all the other benefits such as auto speed control of the feed, but allowing a 4 x camera sequence too. The video will
pause for about 2 seconds as the channel is switched between each camera.
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
Option 5 - Multiple Kit Simultaneous Live Webcam Display
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect multiple camera kits straight to the same web page. This is usefull if you have
more than one IP Webcam kit and would like to see them all at the same time. Frame rate is about 1 frame per second to 1 frames per 2 seconds, per camera. This again is
relatively easy to set up, along the same level as in option 2.
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect multiple camera kits straight to the same web page. This is usefull if you have
more than one IP Webcam kit and would like to see them all at the same time. Frame rate is about 1 frame per second to 1 frames per 2 seconds, per camera. This again is
relatively easy to set up, along the same level as in option 2.
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
Option 6 - Multiple Simultaneous Static Image Webcam Display
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect multiple cameras from the same webserver and see static pictures from them on
the screen at the same time. The feeds are not live but static images grabbed from the webserver at time intervals of about 10 seconds per camera and then updated to the
viewers web page
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
This option is as easy to set up and use as option 1, but this script allows you to connect multiple cameras from the same webserver and see static pictures from them on
the screen at the same time. The feeds are not live but static images grabbed from the webserver at time intervals of about 10 seconds per camera and then updated to the
viewers web page
Again ports and DNS will need to be set up as in option 1.
Option 7 - FTP Upload with Image Store and Display
This option uploads static pictures from the camera at pre-determined intervals of time, providing that movement is detected by the camera at that time. This time frame can
be in seconds or minutes up to a maximum of about a 30 minute interval. The images are stored on your website in a new folder for each day. The latest image is then
displayed on the website at the same time interval automatically. The stored images remain on the website server until they are manually deleted so you have a permanent
day by day archive of all the uploaded images. Although this may seem an odd way to FTP a webcam, it ensures that each days activity is stored for as long as you wish,
and by ensuring that images are sent at your required time interval, but only when there is movement, saves on storage as there is not much point in storing the same picture
over and over again if nothing is happening.
This is very simple to set up, all you need is the FTP user name and password for your website. The supplied code is simply cut from the sample on the CD and pasted into
your own web page and there is no router programming necessary for this option.
This option uploads static pictures from the camera at pre-determined intervals of time, providing that movement is detected by the camera at that time. This time frame can
be in seconds or minutes up to a maximum of about a 30 minute interval. The images are stored on your website in a new folder for each day. The latest image is then
displayed on the website at the same time interval automatically. The stored images remain on the website server until they are manually deleted so you have a permanent
day by day archive of all the uploaded images. Although this may seem an odd way to FTP a webcam, it ensures that each days activity is stored for as long as you wish,
and by ensuring that images are sent at your required time interval, but only when there is movement, saves on storage as there is not much point in storing the same picture
over and over again if nothing is happening.
This is very simple to set up, all you need is the FTP user name and password for your website. The supplied code is simply cut from the sample on the CD and pasted into
your own web page and there is no router programming necessary for this option.
Option 8 - FTP Upload with Image Store and Display plus Archive Viewer
This option provides all the same features as option 7 but with the addition of an online archive viewer. Visitors to your page will see the latest image updating as normal and
also be able to click a button to see a film strip type view of the archived images by selecting the date they wish.
This is very simple to set up, all you need is the FTP user name and password for your website. The supplied code is simply cut from the sample on the CD and pasted into
your own web page and there is no router programming necessary for this option.
This option provides all the same features as option 7 but with the addition of an online archive viewer. Visitors to your page will see the latest image updating as normal and
also be able to click a button to see a film strip type view of the archived images by selecting the date they wish.
This is very simple to set up, all you need is the FTP user name and password for your website. The supplied code is simply cut from the sample on the CD and pasted into
your own web page and there is no router programming necessary for this option.
Option 9 - FTP Upload with Image Store and Display plus Archive Viewer Hosted by Camsecure
This option is ideal if you want an FTP webcam but dont have a website or dont have sufficient space to host it yourself. maybe you run a blog and would like a webcam but
arent able to add it to your blog. If this is the case then our FTP webcam hosting is ideal. We provide a custom page for your webcam so you can link to it how you wish.
When you buy on of our Outdoor IP Webcam kits with our FTP hosting service we will supply the camera already pre-programmed and ready to go so you dont have to
program your router or the camera. All you have to do is to fit the camera, plug it all in and connect the lead to your router and your uploading images to your page straight
away.
For details of this and our other webcam hosting services please visit our webcam hosting section.
This option is ideal if you want an FTP webcam but dont have a website or dont have sufficient space to host it yourself. maybe you run a blog and would like a webcam but
arent able to add it to your blog. If this is the case then our FTP webcam hosting is ideal. We provide a custom page for your webcam so you can link to it how you wish.
When you buy on of our Outdoor IP Webcam kits with our FTP hosting service we will supply the camera already pre-programmed and ready to go so you dont have to
program your router or the camera. All you have to do is to fit the camera, plug it all in and connect the lead to your router and your uploading images to your page straight
away.
For details of this and our other webcam hosting services please visit our webcam hosting section.