D-Link Announces New Remote Monitoring Cameras and Sofware
D-Link, a networking solutions company based out of California, has announced it is now shipping two different network cameras for the remote monitoring of your home or your office.
The D-Link(r) Wireless G Network Camera (DCS-920) connects to a home or small business network (via a wired or Wi-Fi connection) to enable a remote video viewing. Because the DCS-920 is wireless, the camera can be mounted in places previously inaccessible to remote viewing cameras, such as ceilings and walls. The other version of the camera, the D-Link DCS-910, is a less expensive but wired-only model that connects through standard Ethernet network cables. Both of the cameras allow users to watch what is being recorded by the camera from any computer with Internet via a web browser.
D-ViewCam(tm) 2.0, a free network monitoring software, is included with both of the cameras. The software enables simultaneous viewing of up to 32 cameras with a wide range of control features. The videos streamed through the software are high-quality MJPEG images. Both of the cameras can be accessed and controlled using any Java-enabled browser.
The cameras can be configured to detect motion, send email alerts when motion is detected and record to a computer on the home network for later viewing and playback.
The DCS-910 will be sold for approximately $99.99 and the Wi-Fi version, DCS-920 costs around $119.99. Both products are available through participating retail and catalogue companies.