Web Camera for Remote Server Room
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Any suggestions? I want something with tilt/optical zoom. I want to be able to zoom in on the screen and be able to read it, read drive lights, etc.
Links appreciated.
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Any decent PTZ camera would likely work.
I know WatchDog units have a camera option as well. So you can monitor the climate in the room as well as jump to a camera page and take a look.
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@dustinb3403 Any recommendations on brands?
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The Watchdog 100 line
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I've used Axis in the past, they're decent units.
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What about something like this?
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I haven't used that before (and its only $40) so it's likely a $5 camera and will give you a $2 picture.
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I would expect a camera that can read the screen from across the room to be not cheap.
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Realistically speaking, $300 for a camera (of decent quality) is a deal. When you're looking at residential equipment you're essentially buying from the bargain bin.
Of which only the lowest quality crap is sold.
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@aaronstuder said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
What about something like this?
I have a Foscam at home. They never put out patches and are hacked frequently. It's on it's own VLAN and you need a tunnel to see it. I would not purchase that unless you want to go through some work to secure it.
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Why not just use OoBM?
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@stacksofplates said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
Why not just use IPMI?
Actually being able to see with your eyes the condition of the room (or security of the room) is good to have.
In terms of status monitoring I'd agree using IPMI or iDrac or iLo.
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@dustinb3403 said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
@stacksofplates said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
Why not just use IPMI?
Actually being able to see with your eyes the condition of the room (or security of the room) is good to have.
Right but the specific request was for something so stupid.. Reading a screen? Seeing drive lights? just WTF.
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@jaredbusch said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
@dustinb3403 said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
@stacksofplates said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
Why not just use IPMI?
Actually being able to see with your eyes the condition of the room (or security of the room) is good to have.
Right but the specific request was for something so stupid.. Reading a screen? Seeing drive lights? just WTF.
bah you beat me to it
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@jaredbusch said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
@dustinb3403 said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
@stacksofplates said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
Why not just use IPMI?
Actually being able to see with your eyes the condition of the room (or security of the room) is good to have.
Right but the specific request was for something so stupid.. Reading a screen? Seeing drive lights? just WTF.
True. . . i kind of glossed over that as a "would just like to be able to see the rooms status. . . " but reading the screen is odd.
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I just posted a thread with a camera I won for sale.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14331/meraki-mv71-outdoor-hd-dome-camera-3-year-license
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@tracy_burton said in Web Camera for Remote Server Room:
I just posted a thread with a camera I won for sale.
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14331/meraki-mv71-outdoor-hd-dome-camera-3-year-license
"Isn't there some kind of stipulation in place that you can't just turn around and sell it?"
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14331/meraki-mv71-outdoor-hd-dome-camera-3-year-license/2
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When I setup my old server room I just hooked a cheep webcam via USB to a old Windows Client computer I had laying around. I then installed some cheap software (Webcam Monitor I think) that would take a picture when ever someone walked in front of it, save it to a file share, then email me the pic as an attachment. I then pointed the camera at the door at face height, turned the lights off, and left it. I could RDP to the box to check in, and I had a email and photo log with time stamps of everyone that walked in.
