Webcam setup for pigery.

-Corkie-

Hope I am in the right place Mods..

My brother in law has a pigery and lives 5 miles away. He wants to have a camera like a web cam looking at calves/pigs etc. Does he need 2 laptops with 2 internet connections. He wants a camera that possibly moves around.. Have ye any thoughts on this folks let me know..

bonzodog2

There are previous threads on this forum about similar situations, search for them. (Not meaning to sound rude...). Obviously you'd need 2 internet connections.

CreepingDeath

SARASON wrote: »

Hope I am in the right place Mods..

My brother in law has a pigery and lives 5 miles away. He wants to have a camera like a web cam looking at calves/pigs etc. Does he need 2 laptops with 2 internet connections. He wants a camera that possibly moves around.. Have ye any thoughts on this folks let me know..

There are IP cameras which do not require a computer, you simply plug a network cable directly into them. Although that assumes you've a wired network connection available at the piggery.

-Corkie-

CreepingDeath wrote: »

There are IP cameras which do not require a computer, you simply plug a network cable directly into them. Although that assumes you've a wired network connection available at the piggery.

Where would a fella get them. Whats a wired connection??

bonzodog2

When you connect a pc to a modem or router using a cable. Or in this case, the remote IP camera. Check the usual suspects for where, e.g. PCWorld/Maplin/Pixmanis/Komplett/ebay etc.

-Corkie-

bonzodog2 wrote: »

When you connect a pc to a modem or router using a cable. Or in this case, the remote IP camera. Check the usual suspects for where, e.g. PCWorld/Maplin/Pixmanis/Komplett/ebay etc.

Oh right so he would need 2 computers. One at home and 1 on the farm and two internet connections..

bonzodog2

The IP camera option should mean not needing 2 computers, but the possibility of this might depend on the net connection at the piggery. I suppose the piggery doesn't have a landline or UPC connection (!) so presumably you/he would be using a 3G wifi dongle. I dont know if any IP cameras would work with these. Others here may know ....

Knasher

The upload on a 3G dongle would be a bit of a problem, do you have line of sight to the piggery by any chance? If so you could set up a wireless link for about €300 in equipment which would pay itself back in about a year (6 months if your brother's house doesn't already have an internet connection).

Overheal

Not sure at all. I would think most IP Cameras connect via Ethernet cable and would need to be plugged into a router or cable/DSL modem at the minimum. a 3G Modem/Router perhaps? Seems built for the purpose. Check with your Mobile provider regarding what 3G Modems/Routers would be compatible.

edit: Actually I just remembered 3G is ludicrously expensive and the bandwidth is gank. This would not be a good idea. And I assume you cant lay wire 5 miles down the road, and even then there are limits to what you can do with ethernet or coaxial.

You best, cheapest bet, is to get an Internet Connection at the farm. 1mbps should be plenty.

-Corkie-

Knasher wrote: »

The upload on a 3G dongle would be a bit of a problem, do you have line of sight to the piggery by any chance? If so you could set up a wireless link for about €300 in equipment which would pay itself back in about a year (6 months if your brother's house doesn't already have an internet connection).

No its about 5 miles away..This sounds like the system will be expensive with all these cables you are talking off..:)

Overheal

Yeah I'm not aware of any point-to-point wireless link that will do 5 miles Especially not in Irish elements. Even Wireless N is useless beyond 50-100m

-Corkie-

Overheal wrote: »

Yeah I'm not aware of any point-to-point wireless link that will do 5 miles Especially not in Irish elements. Even Wireless N is useless beyond 50-100m

Oh right. I know nothing about computers like this stuff. How much roughly would you say it would cost to put in a setup like what he wants. He has a pc at home with no internet connection.

-Trek-

It might be worth a try ringing a security company that fit alarms, I'm sure they would know a lot about fitting remote surveillance camera's. But chances are your going to need access to a phone line at the farm location for this to work.

-Corkie-

I thought of that but were talking about farmers here....:pac:

-Trek-

If that's the case then 5 miles of coaxial cable so

But still I reckon it would be best to consult a security company as they will tell you if its possible and then provide a quote as well.

bonzodog2

You might look into http://www.irishwan.ie/ , you need to register first. Depending on the location, they provide a line-of-sight network and sometimes allow internet access. If the frames-per-second was low, this might be an option. I think the equipment cost is about 300-400, which would be less than installation and line rental for a year from Eircom I think.

-Corkie-

Ya I will tell him do that. Maybe a life time supply of rashers and sausages would lessen the bill....:D