Finding the right wireless network camera for you
The heightened awareness for security has given rise to a more consumerfriendly grade of video monitoring gear for your wireless network — this stuff used to be the exclusive domain of security installers. You can get Wireless Security Camera System that contain their own integrated Web servers, which eliminates the need to connect a camera directly to your computer. After installation, you can use the camera’s assigned Internet Protocol (IP) address on your network to gain access to the camera, view live streaming video, and make necessary changes to camera settings. Network cameras are much more expensive than cameras you attach to your PC via a USB connection because they need to contain many of the elements of a PC to maintain that network connection. Expect to pay from $100 to more than $1,000 for network cameras; the more expensive versions offer pan-tiltzoom capabilities and extra features such as two-way audio, digital zoom, and motion detection. (The average price for a ...