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TRENDnet TV-IP312W Wireless Day/Night Internet Camera Server with 2-Way Audio
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Dec 7th, 2009 |
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- Day/Night internet camera server transmits high-quality video and audio over the internet
- Infrared lens allows monitoring in low light environments
- Compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b wireless networks with support for advanced encryption
- Included software features motion detection recording, scheduled recordings, email alerts, and progressive search
- Backed by a 3-year warranty
Product Description
The 2-Way Audio Day/Night Internet Camera transmits real-time high quality video and audio over the Internet. See, hear and talk to people, in your camera¿s viewing area during the day or in the dark, from any Internet connection. Complimentary SecurView camera management software allows you to monitor what you value most at home or at work. The camera provides crystal clear MPEG4 video streams over an internet connection. The Infrared lens provides night monitorin… More >>
TRENDnet TV-IP312W Wireless Day/Night Internet Camera Server with 2-Way Audio
After spending a lot of time with technical support I finally got the camera working through a router. The biggest problem (2 hrs) was actually ZoneAlarms firewall. It shut down the window needed to configure the camera with no notice. Turn off your firewall!
Now to the real problem for me. I wanted to use the stand-alone advertised email capability of the device. And I can’t. The problem is that the firmware does not support “secure password authentication” required by my broadband SMTP If you are using Qwest Broadband you cannot use the camera to send email. You have to leave your PC on to send an email.
The documentation in general is marginal and the front line tech support folks are rookies. Nice but rookies.
Rating: 3 / 5
This little thing has saved us many a sleepless night. My wife had purchased a small dedicated baby monitor for use in the nursery, and you could barely see anything with it. This thing provides a very sharp display.
I’d been shopping for one of these for some time. I finally decided on this model because for the most part, those who have any knowledge of computers thought it was great. Those that don’t have a good understanding of computers and how to set up IP’s and get into the routers should probably get a wired camera.
Pros: Low light works great. Daylight has some color issues, but I didn’t get it to take 10mp pictures to develop. while the colors may not be great, the contrast and sharpness is definitely there. We haven’t tried to use the speaker that hooks up to the camera, maybe when our little one is older and we move this by the front door! The provided software works as advertised, not great but not horrible. I’ve used it create audible alerts based on motion detection and I’ve recorded my child’s movements throughout the night, saving to a NAS.
Cons: it wasn’t cheaper. I would like it to have a larger range of focus. It has frozen up on me twice. The unit gets pretty warm. Sound tends to lag picture.
Thoughts: if you want a monitor that will give you a crisp view of what’s going on with your kid, and you want to be able to record it and view it from any computer in the house, then this is for you!
Enjoy.
Rating: 5 / 5
Kind of a pain to set up, not for networking novices. But after it’s set up it works great in general. Had some problems after a year or so with it intermittently not working wirelessly but it got dropped a few times too. Overall its the best option available.
Rating: 4 / 5
Great product, good quality. Does things others don’t for half the price. Suprised at how quiet this thing is when moving. Night vision is impressive. Being used as a high tech baby monitor
Rating: 4 / 5
Finally one that works. The web cam was extremely easy to setup and it worked well. The video is excellent and the accompanying software is good. I tried another web cam by Linksys and compared to this it was junk. I sent it back. Only difficulty so far is getting the email notification to work. Support is excellent. I would recommend you sign up for free DDNS with [...]. Overall I would definitely recommend this product.
Rating: 5 / 5
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