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Unlike standard webcams, network cameras can operate without the assistance of your PC. By hooking up the webcam to a router with a broadband Internet connection, you'll be able to monitor your home while you're away, set up alerts should someone walk in front of the camera and view live footage from any Internet-enabled PC.
Prices of these devices are now coming down to an affordable level and here we've rounded up five of the latest models. All but one are wireless, and a couple even let you move the lens remotely.
Of course, you'll need to configure your firewall to permit access should you want to view video over the Internet, and wireless connections always throw up interesting problems, but on the whole they're easy to use.
HOW TO CONTROL YOUR IP ADDRESS
Since your network camera needs to know your IP address in order to broadcast footage online, Dynamic IP addresses (which are provided by most ISPs) will cause some problems.
To combat this, you'll need a Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS) service. Provided as standard with most network cameras, this service monitors the IP address given to you by your ISP and informs your camera of any changes.
If you've got a static IP address, you don't need to worry about DDNS services....
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