WEB Cam Server

Rodolfo Alcázar rodolfo.alcazar at padep.org.bo
Fri May 27 21:28:37 UTC 2005


Hi. Maybe I could be wrong on some aspects, installed a webcam server
long time ago. 

1) Xawtv has a webcam program. This generates a image every certain
time.

2) The image is uploaded via ftp to some directory

3) You must use the below html code to refresh your page every certain
time, similar to the first one.

4) A USB cam uses all USB bandwidth from a USB controller (dont
understand why). You cannot connect two USB cams to a single USB
controller. MUST have a card with two controllers if want to have two
cams. If you do not expect quick image changes, the solution is to turn
cam 1, get the pic, turn off 1, turn on 2, get the pic and so on, but im
sure its very slow for your needs.

Hope being useful. Follows HTML code. May the force b wit u.

<html>
 <head>
  <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
  <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="put keywords separated by commas here">
  <META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="Webcam Padep - Sala de servidores">
  <title>Webcam - Sala de servidores</title>
  <script language="Javascript">
   <!-- hide
    var x = 10;
    var y = 1;
    var now;

    function startClock() {
     x = x-y;
     document.form1.clock.value = x;
     if (x <= 1) reload();
     timerID = setTimeout("startClock()", 3000);
    }

    function reload() {
     now = new Date();
     var camImg = "/pics/webcam1.jpg" + "?" + now.getTime();
     document.campicture1.src = camImg;
     var camImg = "/pics/webcam2.jpg" + "?" + now.getTime();
     document.campicture2.src = camImg;
     x = 10;
     document.form1.clock.value = x;
    }
   // end hide -->
  </script>
 </head>
 <body bgcolor="white" onLoad="startClock()">
  <center>
   <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Verdana" size=-1>
    <h1>Webcam Sala de servidores</h1>
    <h2>Padep</h2><p><br>
    <img name="campicture1" src="/pics/webcam1.jpg" border=1
alt="Webcam"><br><br><br>
    <img name="campicture2" src="/pics/webcam2.jpg" border=1
alt="Webcam"><br>
    <form NAME="form1"><input TYPE=hidden NAME="clock" SIZE="2"
VALUE><br>
    <p><br><br><br>
     <h3>Sistemas</h3>
    <hr width=225>
   </font>
  </center>
 </body>
</html>


On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 10:22 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Amichai Rotman wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> >  I would like to setup a WebCam server for a relative of mine who
> > started a kindergarden.
> > He wants to be able to see who is comming / passing outside for
> > security and ID purposes.
> > I thought I could install some WebCam server distro on an old PIII
> > machine, connect a couple of USB WebCams to it, hook it to a broadband
> > internet connection and - presto !
> > 
> > I thought it would be cool to offer the parents to take a peek at
> > their kids while theyŕe napping...
> > 
> > Any suggestions? 
> 
> Why not get one of the webcams from D-Link and put it on your network.
> Granted, they're not cheap, but they come with a full HTTP server built
> in.  They even have ones with remote pan, tilt and zoom.  Here's a link
> to one that has all that and is 802.11g to boot:
> 
> 	http://www.d-link.com/products/?sec=1&pid=411
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