a computer will be necessary to connect the camera to the internet? can i use only internet modem wireless router?
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You might need a computer for initial configuration, but once configured there is no reason to have camera this webcam connected to PC. It is wifi ready.
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Hi, Sir, You will need a computer to access and program the camera. However, since it is a wireless camera, you do not need to run cat5 ethernet cable to the camera. But you need a lower power source to plug in the power adapter, which is used to power the camera
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Here's how you do it. 1. Plug camera into router. 2 Power up camera by plugging it in to the AC power. 3. Insert the CD into a computer that is also connected to the router via wireless or wired, and then let the program on the CD run. It will identify the camera, and then allow you to set it up for wireless. After it successfully set up for wireless, you can then unplug the camera from the router and place the camera wherever you would like to within range of your wifi.
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I plug into router but has not been able to set it up to view cameras online
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You will still need to use a cat5 to connect your computer and another cat5 cable to connect your camera to the router for the initial setup. After that you will not need to connect via a cable.
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The camera can be directly connected to a PC using the included ethernet cable. You can monitor an area and record video without any other equipment. To take advantage of the other features like remote viewing or email notification you will need a router and an internet connection.
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You must have router access for any IP camera to setup the ports, your best bet is to get a secondary router and use it as a slave for the camera's.
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Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi connection is working, you can unplug the CAT5/6 cable. Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi... » Read More Here is probably what you want to do.1) Configure your router's DHCP server to assign a specific IP address for the camera's MAC address. (There should be a label on the camera with a MAC address printed). 2) Connect the camera to your router using a CAT5/6 cable so it would get a IP address assigned via DHCP.3) Open a web browser and connect to camera at the IP address assigned.4) Go to the Wireless setup screen, do Site Survey and pick the wireless network you want to connect to and enter the required WPA2 password.Once you confirmed the WiFi connection is working, you can unplug the CAT5/6 cable. « Show Less
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Hi, yes but you will need to open port in your router or set up DMZ. Camera comes with per-configured DDNS, which works great on pc, phone or tablet.
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Yes. If the webcams are in proximity to the router, then you can have a wired connection. If your webcams are wireless then of course there should be no reason to purchase this unit.
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Nope. It hooks up to your wireless router. I have this camera and manage it wirelessly from my laptop.
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I do not recommend using any of these wireless cameras but instead find far better performance by connecting to my router via Ethernet cable. WiFi just can't keep up. Most of the other folks having issues probably would do better by running an Ethernet cable to the camera.
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No, it needs to be connected to a DVR receiver and has a specific monitor. Since it is not ip camera , it can't be connected to computer directly.
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Not sure about wireless capabilities since my system is hard-wired. However, some devices have the option to monitor the cameras using the Internet, but you'll need to have a switch or router connected to the recording device and configure accordingly.
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You need to either have a POE switch or a local 12v power adapter to power the camera. Most home routers do not have POE built in.
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From their description the answer to your question is NO. You do not need a PC to be running as the camera has it's own IP address. However I am finding that the camera is flakey and loses it's address and fails to reconnect automatically.
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The camera will need an internal IP address, but it doesn't have to be connected to the Internet