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Streaming Video Camera in Barbershop Goes Live

Streaming video webcam in a Glasgow barbershop

Network Webcams latest StreamdaysTRUESTREAM camera went live last night in the Glasgow Barber Shop of Paul Evangelista.

Evangelista’s is famous the world over for men’s barbering and now for pioneering online barbering.

View the live stream from Evangelista’s in Glasgow.

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Network Webcams Expands into the USA

Network Webcams expand into the USA - US Flag graphic

US Expansion

Network Webcams is moving into the US! Following our success in Europe and the UK, we have opened an office in the Big Apple and launched an IP camera store dedicated to the North American market. The new site, www.networkwebcams.com, went live on 14th March 2008 and will be offering a wide range of quality IP products in a quickly expanding IP video market.

Panasonic Promotion

Celebrating the move, we have re-launched our UK and European store on www.networkwebcams.co.uk with a spectacular offer giving away Free Software with any four Panasonic BB range cameras, saving customers a massive £239 (Euro 322).

Y-cam Introduction

With the launch of the US store we are also bringing Y-cam to the American market and these units are now available from within the US for the first time ever.

To learn more about Network Webcams and what we do, visit our group website on www.networkwebcams.net.

Network Webcams - The IP Camera Specialists

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Golden Compass Film Premiere Webcam

The long-awaited first film in the His Dark Materials saga premieres tonight at the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square. Our Streamdays customer Radisson Hotels have a webcam perfectly located to allow you to follow the red carpet action as it happens.

Check out the Leicester Square Film Premiere webcam here >>

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HOWTO: Port-Forwarding 101

One of the many benefits of IP cameras is their ability to act independently of a PC. Being a standalone device you simply plug it into a broadband enabled router and you can access your camera’s images from anywhere in the world. It is not uncommon for people to use cameras to keep an eye on their home, elderly relatives, driveways or even pets and they can do so from work, from holiday or even from another country.

Here at Network Webcams Tech HQ we find that most people run into a snag which prevents them from being able to access their camera over the Internet. By default if you try and gain access to your home network from anywhere on the internet you will find that the firewall in your router will block you. This is great for your everyday security but not so great when you want to view your camera, or at least test it from home. You can get around this problem by using a technique known as ‘Port-Forwarding’.

In this article I will explain just what that means and point out the things to consider when setting up your IP camera for remote Internet access. Read more

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On Test: Y-cam Black

Y-CAM Black
Y-cam Black : £129.00 (ex. VAT)

Night Goggles On

Hot on the heels of the launch of their competitively priced Y-cam White the people at Y-cam have gone and launched a most unique camera with the Y-cam Black. It had been designed for home/small business security in mind and comes with 30 infrared LEDs built into the camera body. This incredibly useful feature allows the camera to auto-switch between colour daylight viewing and night vision mode, providing useful images in complete darkness thanks to infrared illumination. A feature such as this in a camera at this price point really is worth a look.

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On Test: Y-cam White

Y-CAM White
Y-cam White : £99.00 (ex. VAT)

We were actually tipped off about this camera from a gentleman on our forum. He made bold claims about it having as good a picture as a comparable Panasonic camera.

Not one to pass up on a challenge we got one in to take a look.

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On Test: Axis 211M

Axis 211M

The Axis 211 is one of our popular cameras, especially for those who were looking for a simple, cost-effective solution for outdoor monitoring.

It makes us glad then that Axis have developed a megapixel version, the Axis 211M. We’ve had one in for testing so lets take a look at it…

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Dynamic DNS, or Do I Really Need a Static IP Address?

When you install a new IP camera it is most likely that you’re going to want to view it from outside of the network on which it’s installed - your local network. To do this you need two things:

  1. You need to know your external IP, or WAN address
  2. You need ‘port forwarding’, or Network Address Translation (NAT) rules active on your router

Why does it have to be so complicated?

It doesn’t. Your WAN, external, or public IP address (all terms for the same thing) is the internet protocol number which links your broadband router or modem to the Internet. It is the gateway through which all network traffic exits, or crucially in this case, enters your network. You need to know this address to be able to connect back into your camera.

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