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{{uncited}}An '''IP Camera''' is similar to a traditional electronic [[video]] camera in most respects, except that it includes support for [[Ethernet]] and [[wireless]] ([[Wifi]]) communication and generally have its own built-in web [[server]]. A [[smartphone]] or [[tablet computer]] or [[web browser]] are often used to view the output from IP cameras.

{{uncited}}An '''IP Camera''' is similar to a traditional electronic [[video]] camera in most respects, except that it includes support for [[Ethernet]] and [[wireless]] ([[Wifi]]) communication and generally has its own built-in web [[server]].   Instead of saving images to a storage device, such as an SD card, the IP camera transmits the images to a remote location using  [[TCP/IP]].  A [[smartphone]] or [[tablet computer]] or [[web browser]] are often used to view the output from IP cameras.  Some IP cameras also include a [[microphone]].

IP cameras can be used to record a sporting event or to maintain surveillance of a location.  Typically, the camera operator places the camera and then leaves the camera's location.   

IP cameras can be used to record a sporting event or to maintain surveillance of a location.  Typically, the camera operator places the camera and then leaves the camera's location.   

==Implementation==  

==Implementation==  

Most people already have an existing home [[network]], [[TCP/IP]] cameras are trivial to install. They simply need to be provided with a connection to the network, usually with Ethernet [[cable]] or a wireless connection, and a source of [[power]]. Once they have been powered on and connected you can either use client [[software]] or a [[web browser]] to see what it is seeing and hear it is hearing as well as control any additional features such as zoom, panning, [[email]] alerts, etc.

IP cameras are trivial to install. The IP cameras are connected to a network, usually with Ethernet [[cable]] or a wireless connection, and a source of [[power]]. Once they have been powered on and connected, client [[software]] or a [[web browser]] can be used to see and hear the camera's output as well as control any additional features such as zoom, panning, [[email]] alerts, etc.

==Camera Features==

==Camera Features==

*'''[[Audio]] Reception''' is included with most cameras above entry-level, this allows you to listen to what is going on in addition to seeing it.

*'''[[Audio]] Reception''' is included with most cameras above entry-level, to record sound as well as images.

*'''[[Night vision|Night Vision]]''', be it [[infrared]] or other, is offered on some models. This is an enormous advantage over anyone outside in the dark.

*'''[[Night vision|Night Vision]]''', be it [[infrared]] or other, is offered on some models. This is an enormous advantage over anyone outside in the dark.

*'''Panning''' will allow you to greatly increase a cameras effective field of view, but it can also alert near-by individuals to the camera's presence if it is noisy.

*'''Panning''' greatly increases a cameras effective field of view, but it can also alert near-by individuals to the camera's presence if it is noisy.

*'''Two-way Audio''' allows you to speak from the camera. Most [[surveillance]] tasks do not require this, but it is a worthwhile consideration.

*'''Two-way Audio''' includes a speaker on the camera to allow communication with the camera's location. Most [[surveillance]] tasks do not require this, but it is a worthwhile consideration.

*'''Zooming''' allows you to get a closer look at a [[criminal|potential threat]], the more you know about your enemy the better prepared you will be for their attack.

*'''Zooming''' changes the focal length of the camera for viewing details.

==Server Features==

==Server Features==

==Right to Privacy==

==Right to Privacy==

The extensive use of IP cameras is a major issues for [[privacy]] and the [[unalienable rights|unalienable]] [[right to privacy]]. Many [[citizen]]s have concerns with the fact that countless IP cameras and other surveillance cameras have been install in every major intersection of big [[city|cities]] and in innumerable other public places. Such a proliferation of surveillance has created an apparatus for a [[police state]] that is much more vast the the network of human "[[If you see something say something]]" informants to the [[Stasi]], [[Red Guards]], [[Gestapo]] and [[KGB]]. See [[OPSEC]].

The extensive use of IP cameras is a major issues for [[privacy]]. Many [[citizen]]s have concerns with the fact that countless IP cameras and other surveillance cameras have been install in every major intersection of big [[city|cities]] and in innumerable other public places.

==Fortifications==

==Fortifications==

==See Also==

==See Also==

* [[Home security]]

* [[Home security]]

* [[Defensive landscaping]] and [[Survivalist retreat]]

* [[Defensive landscaping]]

* [[Surveillance]]

* [[Surveillance]]

* [[Closed-circuit television camera]]

* [[Closed-circuit television camera]]