| Home security cameras have become popular over | | | | these features, you can keep a backup of your video |
| the last few years. These home security camera | | | | on another PC over the internet, so that if someone |
| systems provide customers with the ability to record | | | | were to steal the DVR or DVR PC from your home, |
| exactly what happens at their home and protect their | | | | you would still have a copy of the video on an off-site |
| property from vandalism and theft. However, this is | | | | location. |
| only the basic features of a home security camera | | | | Beyond remote recording capabilities, a few home |
| system. When selecting a camera system, you should | | | | security camera systems also provide the ability to |
| be looking to find out what the advanced features of | | | | remotely view your security cameras from a PDA |
| the system are, so that you can select a system that | | | | phone or even iPhone. There are two different types |
| will grow with you and give additional peace of mind | | | | of remote viewing from an iPhone that may be |
| and protection. | | | | available from your surveillance system. The first and |
| Some PC-Based home security camera systems and | | | | most basic type of remote viewing from an iPhone is |
| standalone DVR systems provide the ability to record | | | | a web based application. This type of viewing uses the |
| from your cameras, and also remotely view over the | | | | web browser and can give a basic view of what is |
| internet. These systems connect to a DSL or Cable | | | | happening on your cameras. It loads a JPG image |
| internet connection and provide the ability to view your | | | | from the cameras and then can refresh the page to |
| cameras over the internet. Depending on the type of | | | | update the image up to 1 time per second. With this |
| system, it may view directly through an internet | | | | remote viewing, you can view up to 4 cameras at a |
| explorer web browser, or it may have a remote client | | | | time, and is most popular with standalone DVR |
| software that installs to allow remote viewing and | | | | systems. The second, and more advanced remote |
| playback. Remotely viewing your home security | | | | viewing from an iPhone is an application that was |
| cameras provides you with the ability to always know | | | | designed specifically to communicate with your |
| what is happening at your home, so that you can have | | | | PC-Based DVR system. This type of system is more |
| peace of mind that everything is ok. Remotely viewing | | | | full-featured and can provide streaming live video, |
| cameras from a PC is becoming a more common | | | | control of PTZ cameras, control of digital inputs and |
| feature of home security camera systems. | | | | outputs, playback of pre-recorded video and even |
| A few more advanced home security camera | | | | saving snapshots right onto your phone. These Alnet |
| systems like our Alnet PC-Based DVR Systems and | | | | PC based systems provide the best features and |
| H.264 standalone DVR systems provide advanced | | | | functionality for iPhone users, and also have clients |
| remote viewing features that will even allow you to | | | | applications for other PDA phones like Android phones, |
| remotely record video to a PC over the internet. With | | | | Windows Mobile Phones, Blackberry phones and more. |