How to Automate Using IFTTT for Oco Home Surveillance Cameras

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I have found that Oco Wireless Home Surveillance Cameras are some of the most easily automated cameras available today.  How do you do that?  By using a service called IFTTT.  This is a free service that facilitates integration with devices and services such as gmail, your phone, Facebook and Pinterest.  IFTTT is an acronym for “If This Then That”.  You can do some very cool stuff with IFTTT for Oco cameras.  IFTTT isn’t owned by Oco.  It is independent of the devices that are supported. This article will show you how to integrate IFTTT for Oco cameras and highlight some of the automation capabilities. … Read more

How to Setup Email on an Amcrest HDPro or HDSeries Camera

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We have written several tutorial and how to articles for the Amcrest HDPro and Amcrest HDSeries home security cameras.  Excellent hardware with some of the most unfriendly user software around.  You need to have some advanced IT knowledge to use these.  Tutorials on how to do a lot of stuff aren’t easy to find.  So that’s why we are writing this easy to follow tutorial on how to setup email on an Amcrest HDPro or HDSeries camera.  Both camera models use the same web interface so when we refer to the HDPro in this article, it also applies to the HDSeries. … Read more

Nest Cam Versus Canary Home Security System

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These are currently my favorite home security cameras.  The Nest Cam is the present leader in the consumer home security camera space.  However, Canary is on par with features and hardware quality.  I’m surprised that I didn’t compare these before.  So it’s time for the Nest Cam versus Canary All-in-One Home Security System comparison. We previously wrote detailed reviews on these cameras if you would like to read all about them first: Nest Cam Review Canary All-in-One Home Security System Review Let’s get to our head to head analysis. Software This category is all about the smartphone app, web app and camera firmware. … Read more

How to Keep your Home Security Camera Secure

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A home security camera is a great tool for keeping an eye on your home or business.  You want to make sure that only those that have permission are the ones that are accessing your home security camera.  We provide some advice and tips on how to keep it secure. Some of our advice comes from good security practices that should be in place across your network.  Other tips come from personal experience in setting up my own home security cameras. Our intent with this article is to provide a high level overview of what you should do so that it’s … Read more

How to Eliminate False Motion Alerts on an Amcrest HDPro or HDSeries Camera

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You have to love the Amcrest HDPro and Amcrest HDSeries home security cameras.  Great pieces of hardware.  These cameras can do almost anything asked of it.  The trick is knowing how to get it to do something.  Today we discuss how to eliminate false motion alerts on an Amcrest HDPro or HDSeries camera.  Both camera models use the same web interface so when we refer to the HDPro in this article, it also applies to the HDSeries. First, if looking to understand how to setup motion, first setup email.  We have a detailed article on how to setup email on … Read more

Nest Cam vs DropCam Pro

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Google purchased Nest who purchased DropCam.  That’s a lot of purchases.  The Nest Cam is the upgraded version of the Dropcam Pro.  This article will help owners of the DropCam Pro decide if an upgrade to the Nest Cam makes sense.  It’s Nest Cam vs DropCam Pro. We previously wrote detailed reviews on these cameras if you would like to read all about them first: Nest Cam Review DropCam Pro Review You might be surprised at the results and the end recommendations.  They are both terrific home security cameras.  Let’s get on with our head to head analysis. Software This is one of … Read more

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