IP Cameras - Wireless Cameras (WiFi) which connect to Router and are MotionEye compatible

[Douglas Jones]

Can anyone give me a list of IP Camera which connect to the router through Wi-Fi and that are compatible with MotionEye.  I want to add IP cameras to my home security system.

Thanks,

Doug

[Kevin Shumaker]

I use a PiZero Camera setup running MotioneyeOS, a Pi3B+ as a MotionEyeOS server, and 3 D-Link DCS-5020 PTZ Cameras capable of both wifi and ethernet. I am testing a Pi3B+ with a USB connected Pilot DashCam which is working fairly well. I've even used a USB connected DSLR camera. (Too high resolution)
Don't try to use a NEST, Arlo, or Wyse as they only seem to talk to their web servers.

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[Raul]

Are you using raspberry pi zero w with a pi camera and motioneyeos? How it's working? What about the streaming? the fps? 

P.S. I just tried a raspberry pi 1 model B+ v1.2 (2014) with pi camera and motioneyeos, the fps is awful. 

[Kevin Shumaker]

I get about 5-8 fps per camera, but the PiZero with the NoIR camera gets 1-3 fps. I have a,b,g,n,ac 1700 wifi, and a gigabit ethernet network with 200Mbit internet access. The Pi3b+ server is hard wired to a 1GB dedicated (QOS) port. The PI3b+ USB camera host is on ethernet. The D-Links are both wireless and ethernet connected. THe PiZero is a PiZeroWH (camera ready) and connected via WiFi. You aren't going to get much more out of it due to bandwidth issues, both network and internal bus.  MotionEye/MotionEyeOS on a PI is not going to give you frame rates of dedicated systems like SWAN and other commercial home systems. For a simple 1-2 camera system to keep an eye on a pet or play room, it's great. When you get above 5-6 cameras, or need faster bandwidth, commercial systems start being more cost effective. I have built my system using hybrid setup, and would not depend upon this for my total home security.

[Douglas Jones]

Thanks for the info.  Can you explain how this IP camera was setup?  Do you have to use the MyDlink iOS app to set up camera?  Do you have to purchase a subscription?  I want to connect this D-Link IP camera to my router via Wifi, and then use any web browser to connect to my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Network-Server with Raspbian OS and MotionEye application running on it), and this Pi is hard wired to router with Port Forwarding.  On this Network-Server Pi, I have a firewall daemon running in the background with no camera on it, but it has a 256 GB USB thumb drive connected for storage if I want to store video.  I have another Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running the MotionEyeOS with a USB camera connected.  I also want to get IP outdoor wireless cameras which can connect to router, and then add cameras to MotionEye.

Later,

Doug

[Kevin Shumaker]

I issue a static IP to each D-Link camera, then access via the web page on the camera.  I then set the motionEye server to access http://192.168.x.y:80/mjpeg.cgi. I don't use subscription services. I do use the Android MyDLink app if I want to see the cameras directly, or if I need to move the camera position, or I use IE11 because of the ActiveX piece needed for the PTZ. I use a DMZ for the PiServer for Internet access. I use a NAS for storage. I wish motionEyeOS supported booting from USB. What other information do you need?

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[Douglas Jones]

Thanks.  I have been wanting to know what the IP stream address would be for a specific camera.  You give: http://192.168.x.y:80/mjpeg.cgi Would the "port" equal 80 for each of the camers, but each camera would have a different IP address.  Here are things that I would like to know.

1. What are the steps to setup the camera so that your router can see the camera?

2. How do you make the camera have a "static" IP address?

3. What do the acronyms DMZ and NAS stand for?

Thanks.

[Kevin Shumaker]

>> I have been wanting to know what the IP stream address would be for a specific camera.  You give: http://192.168.x.y:80/mjpeg.cgi Would the "port" equal 80 for each of the cameras, but each camera would have a different IP address. <<  Yes, that is correct. 

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BTW, without knowing what hardware you are working with, it's hard to know the specifics. Also since wifi routers vary so much from brand to brand, and even model to model, the best I can offer is generic answers.

1. What are the steps to setup the camera so that your router can see the camera? 

Technically, the camera has to 'see' the wifi router, by setting the SSID and password on the camera that allows access to the router.

2. How do you make the camera have a "static" IP address?

It varies by make and model of router, and your particular network setup, or which camera you have, specifically. In my case, I have cable internet. I have a cable modem hooked up. I then have a router plugged into the modem. It provides many ethernet ports. I have one port as my local network, one for my DMZ, one to my wifi router. I have me master router acting as firewall, local DNS server, and DHCP server. The Wifi router is only acting as a wireless access point, not as a full blown router. When the camera connects, it asks for an IP address. The master router looks at the MAC address and always gives the MAC address the same IP address. You can also set the camera itself to a static IP address but I don't prefer that method. 

3. What do the acronyms DMZ and NAS stand for?

DMZ = DeMilitarized Zone, a seperate network address scheme and connections (routes) that make it a lot safer to have a server on the internet and not expose all your computers.

NAS = Network Attached Storage, a file server device used like a Windows File Server, or FTP server. I actually have several, on is backups, one is a DLNA (Movie server) and one is general data. One is 10TB Linux server also acting as a VirtualBox virtual machine server, one is a 6TB Buffalo brand stand alone with 2 x 3TB drives. Another one is an Ubuntu based PC with 2TB internal and a 4TB external. 

I make my living as an IT Technology Support Specialist and I reproduce the various environments I support, so my setup is a little different than the average home user's.

Does this help any?

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