Domestic surveillance and the Internet - Go online! Monitor your home alone

In the past, keeping an eye on your home while away it was almost impossible. A less friendly neighbors have decided to stand guard for you, your house is left unprotected. But today, you can monitor your home from anywhere in the world thanks to the Internet and modern technologies of domestic surveillance.

The home surveillance industry is booming, and new innovative technologies and new crops are sprouting like spring. The right hardware for home surveillance is easy to find and affordable. All it takes is a little 'common sense and motivation enough to know the exciting new technologies.

The heart of the remote surveillance home is your Internet connection, so you'll need something reliable. We recommend a high-speed broadband like cable or DSL. Dial-up connections are simply not fast enough and reliable to be used for broadcast video.

It is possible to choose between a pair of configurations that differ in both characteristics and complexity.

Option 1: Use your PC

The first concerns the integration of personal computers and home surveillance cameras in a system that will monitor and record the different areas in your home. The surveillance system house can be set to record images in the set speed (eg, once every 30 seconds) or for recording when the sensors detect the movement in the area.

The computer to play the video through the monitor and record the video on your hard drive. Once connected to the Internet, you can easily see the video from a remote location. You may need additional software to be able to access your home computer from another location. Then you can at any moment for a long time to operate the computer at home and watch the images that the domestic surveillance system has recorded.

Using a program like Watchdog, available at a low price, you can record for extended periods and monitor your home on the Internet. You can set the program to start recording when motion is detected, and Watchdog can alert you by e-mail and alarm that has captured an image. Another option is Active WebCam software that allows you to record and transmit simultaneously by any number of cameras and watch the cameras using any Internet browser.

Option 2: Use your IP

The second option is much easier than using a PC and more surveillance cameras. It uses a single camera to monitor your home. You can use the camera via a direct link to your IP (Internet Protocol). Going directly through your IP eliminates the need for additional software to access your home computer. It works much like a webcam, streaming videos 24 hours a day.

When choosing a camera for this option, you should take a look at 3JTech. This company makes IP cameras for under $ 250 that provide for remote home surveillance video. After connecting the camera to a hub and assigned an IP address, you can view the video on your pocket PC or a mobile phone using the software that provides 3JTech.

Both options are quite easy to use, and the second option is much easier to configure. However, with option 1, you have access to multiple cameras and the ability to record images.

The important thing is that both options allow you to access and monitor your home at any time from any place that offers an Internet service. So to have a home surveillance system that allows you to monitor your home while you are away, all you need is Internet and at least one camera.

Another interesting fact is that the demand for home security products that work with broadband connections has created a new type of service. A provider, Smarthome, to perform routine tasks remotely. You can turn off the lights and so control the temperature of your house with your phone. A relatively new company, SafeVillage, is working on home security services that will deliver live images and sound to their monitoring station from your home through the network cameras and intercom systems.

You can get the new technology and begin to monitor your home from your hotel today. And it's a good idea to keep an eye on this branch of the rapidly growing field of domestic surveillance....