Accessing webcam on networked computer

[oakleyfamily]

I have just set up the following: Blueyonder broadband into netgear wireless router which feeds (by wire) a broadband telephone adapter and the main pc in the house. Wirelessly connected is one daughters laptop and the other daughters desktop. The desktop pc has a webcam attached......

Here is the question!

Can I access the webcam (from the pc downstairs)when my daughters pc is switched on (upstairs). We have a bunch of youths damaging property near to my daughters bedroom window and I would like to monitor them with the camera. (which is upstairs at the back of the house) from the pc in the downstairs front of the house. The webcam is connected via usb.

[ll_billym]

Click here. There is plenty more software out there to do it but you may have to pay for it. Do a search in Google for "remote access usb webcam". Also the upstairs pc would need to be switched on.

However you would need a pretty good quality webcam to get a decent video of something more than 10m away especially at night.

You are better off calling the police really.

[oakleyfamily]

Thanks very much. I shall give it a go. It isn't so much to capture them but to see when things are happening so I can do something about it. The living room is at the front of the house. Once I see movement I can react. Thanks again

[oakleyfamily]

Just thought I would post an answer to myself in case someone else was interested. I now know it is only possible to access a networked camera (with it's own ip address) directly. The 'Logmein.com' software does let you do it though (indirectly) simply because you can view the screen of the computer being accessed...and you can zoom into the screen image.