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Building a webcam security system

 
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I want to buy some webcams and put them around the home as a form of security. I then want to access moving images from a web browser anywhere in the world. What is the cheapest and most effective way to do it? Like most, I have a broadband internet connection which is on 24/7, and since I will be going on holiday, it would be nice to login to checkup on my house.

My current setup: I have a router connected to an 8-port network switch. I would like to either buy some webcams which plug directly into the ethernet port on the switch, or use a cheap Pentium box and connect several webcams to it, and then connect the machine to my home network.

Any suggestions?
 
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I would like to suggest you to go for DVR (digital video recording cards) instead of web cam, so you can interface to multiple camera at the same time as compared to web cam which you can only attach one cam at a time.
 
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Thanks for your reply.

What type of cameras can be attached to a DVR card?
 
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you can attach CCTV and CCD cameras to DVR before buying check out the specifications.
 
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