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More info?)
more or less,,, no pc required.
The np28gusb becomes a stand alone webcam server once its webcam firmware is
loaded.
It can be connected to 802.11b/g wirelessly,,, or patch cabled to a
router. or cross over cabled to a pc.
Basicly with the firmware installed it appears to become just another wifi
network client --- A usb-webcam plugs directly into apparently either usb
port. Looks like it will support two camera's but only one will view at any
one time. Type in the url and it presents you with a web page and a search
for cam button,,, then appears a pop up window giving you a list of the
webcams to choose from. It does WDS so I guess you can have an infinite
number of seperate NP26gusb wirelessly on its wds network functioning as
webcam servers and/or routers.
You will access the webcam remotely from any network computer just as you
would access any networked pc. No webcam program needed on any computer.
np26g-usb once loaded with camera firmware contains the more or less generic
webcam driver and gives you webpage access to the video and webcam controls
.... probably most would add a password for controls.
I'm speculating on how it all works as I dont have a supported camera to
fool around with. They have almost zero documentation that I can find.
I have loaded the cam firmware and fiddled,,, supprised me as I unplugged
the network cable feeding it after doing a VNC firmware change from routerAP
to CamServer and my wifi laptop channel switched over and was taking to
t - it had become a repeater or wireless AP and networked the laptop
wirelessy through my di624a dlink wifi router. As a router it runs to
the beat of a different drummer,,, has features that make it a not your
everyday normal router - it's weak in the secure and firewall
departments,,, otherwise a cool thing.
"Noël" <n03l@REMOVE-hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "bumtracks" <user@unknown.org> wrote in message
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> | fwiw;
> | Compex, www.cpx.com makes a wifi router, np26g-usb, that converts to a
> | stand alone wireless usb webcam server. It;s based on a particular
> popular
> | camera driver so you might want to download its firmware and look at the
> | known camera's it supports. Think I paid $75 for that router online.
You
> | could possibly add a $50 webcam and there you go, almost - low light.
> |
> |
>
> The np26g-usb looks nice!
>
> How does this "dual USB port" for print or webcam server stuff work?
> Is it like you plug-in the USB cam, you install the webcam driver on one
of
> the PC's that is on the LAN and than access the webcam that is connected
to
> the USB port of the router?
>
> Also.. What will happen when you install the webcam driver on two PC's and
> access the USB port of the router?
>
> Noël
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