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Testing No Config IP Camera Remote Viewing (StarVedia)
by John Honovich, IP Video Market Info posted on May 13, 2009 About John Contact John
Managed IP Video is hot but one of the key practical problems is making installation simple. While local access is trivial, remote access of IP video can be challenging. Network cameras usually require network configuration, making users deal with technical details like opening up ports in firewalls and setting up dynamic domain names. These are the type of 'little' things that cause people to quit in frustration.
StarVedia is an IP camera manufacturer that provides remote access with no configuration and no knowledge about networking nor even IP addresses (see StarVedia's product demo clip). StarVedia primarily OEMs to Western manufacturers (while they will not disclose who, readers may be familar with their OEM partners marketing 'plug n play' IP cameras).
We have done a detailed test of StarVedia's 202 camera - a standard definition, MPEG-4 cube camera.
Here are the general findings of the StarVedia 202 test:
- Remote access of the camera was very simple to do without any configuration or knowledge of IP addresses or IT concepts
- Remote viewing even at very low bandwidth worked smoothly and without problems
- The camera's quality was sufficient to see general activity but generally not strong enough to see small details
- Recording and search with the StarVedia VMS is complex and may be difficult for non-technical users
In our premium report, we provide:
- Daytime indoor and outdoor video clips at 128Kb/s and 1.5Mb/s
- Nighttime indoor and outdoor video clips at 128kb/s and 1.5BMb/s
- Screencast explaining the physical setup and components of the offering
- Screencast explaining the technical issues in configuring DDNS and port forwarding
- Screencast explaining the use and configuration of the StarVedia 202
- Bandwidth and Information Security test results
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