WLAN Cams Get Tilt/Pan

Written by Adam Gosling

Monday, 24 July 2006

NetComm has added remote tilt and pan control to its MyLANCam IP video camera range with the launch of the NS380W. Priced at $499 per unit, the new NS380W allows users to control the viewing angle of the camera significantly increasing its coverage capabilities. The unit is able to pan from -170 degrees to +170 degrees while the tilt function works from -90 degrees to +45 degrees. The increase of coverage translates to lower cost of deployment as less cameras are required to provide coverage of a given area. The unit has a focal range of around 20 metres and has the ability to program regular sweeping patterns and various angles. "With the growing popularity of broadband for home and small businesses, digital surveillance over the Internet is now a real possibility for everyone," said David Stewart, Managing Director, NetComm. "Prior to products like the MyLANCam range, the only choice was an expensive to install Closed Circuit TV system that does not allow viewing from a remote location." "The NS380W delivers an affordable security solution that can be monitored from anywhere in the world, with the versatility of pan and tilt functions so that a single camera can cover a much wider area." The device words by capturing live video images and then making these available over a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) or the Internet for remote monitoring. A built-in Web server allows users to access the camera remotely (through a web browser). This would allow a user who installed a unit at home to check on the state of their house from their computer at work. The MyLANCam range comes bundled with software to manage up to 16 cameras on the one network and provides users with control of the viewing angle of the camera. A configurable motion detection facility is also included, which can be set up to capture still images for archiving, or if the camera is triggered, users can be emailed an alert directly. Related news items Telstra Wireless Hits Speed Record -24/09/2007 Engin Buys Into Unwired -03/09/2007 Voda Goes In-Store At Myer -26/08/2007 Mobile Solutions Groups Consolidate -14/08/2007 Dell Options Mobility Or Grunt -03/07/2007 Newer news items Pre-N WLAN Sales Grind To A Halt -06/09/2006 aql Offers Brits Free WoVLAN From Mobiles -05/09/2006 New Atheros Silicon To Lower Pre-N Cost -30/08/2006 The End Of Open WLAN Standards -16/08/2006 Linksys RangeBooster Plays Nicely With Other Nets -07/08/2006 Older news items Netgear Draft-N Products Labelled RangeMax NEXT. -11/07/2006 Draft n Gets Interoperability Showcase -31/05/2006 802.11n Hits Another Snag -03/05/2006 Netgear Goes Ahead With Draft 802.11n -07/03/2006 NEW NORTEL ENTERPRISE WLAN RANGE -19/02/2006 Tag This Now: