It used to be that if you wanted an outdoor surveillance camera to help you see any possible danger approaching your house, or to see who has been stealing something from your garage, you had to pay an expensive home security company to install a camera and charge you a monthly fee to monitor it for you. But with new home security technology you can install your own camera and keep an eye on it anywhere in the world.
Materials You Will Need
There are many models of surveillance camera that will work in an outdoor setting. The only thing you need to make sure of is that you get a camera that is rated to be used outdoors. You will also need a wireless Internet connection. You may already have this as many Internet providers are giving their customers an Internet modem that also includes a wireless router already built in. If you do not have a wireless connection, purchase a wireless Internet router and set it up on your Internet connection.
Installing It
You will want to choose a place that has a view not blocked by trees or any part of your home. You can install a wireless surveillance camera anywhere within 250 feet of the wireless router. Follow the installation instructions that came with your camera for the best way to get it up and running quickly. The software that comes with your camera will allow you to move the camera from your computer and zoom the camera in and out on a particular view. You can also purchase cameras that come with motion detecting software that will allow you the camera to start recording as soon as it senses any movement. You can save these images on your computer's hard drive, and then burn them to DVD for archiving.
Using It
You can see the images your camera is capturing by using your Internet browser. Check your camera's manual for the IP address needed to view the images and then put that IP address in your Internet browser. The IP address will be a series of one to three digit numbers in a xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. You may want to find ways of hiding your camera so that people will not avoid it. Some cameras come with a disguise such as having the camera installed in an owl statue or a replica of a hornet's nest. Get creative and make sure your camera sees trouble coming before trouble sees your camera.
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