ksanders
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It is hard. And the setup is very difficult. You can purchase a webcam made to be an online camera. But in doing that, you're giving up other capabilities typically.
You didn't mention what exactly you purchased - just that you could get it at Amazon. Could you give the actual device name/model?
The cameras are Dlink units, and they went down in price.
Amazon.com : D-Link Wireless Day/Night Network Surveillance Camera with mydlink-Enabled (DCS-932L) : Webcams : Camera & Photo
The router is a cradlepoint unit.
http://www.amazon.com/MBR1200B-Mobi...F8&qid=1421072299&sr=8-3&keywords=cradlepoint
It can either use WIFI as its LAN, or even easier I took it, and walked into my cellular provider's store and they outfitted me with a USB cellular modem that works on the shared data plan I already have.
As to giving up capabilities using a online camera, at least in the case of the cameras I mentioned that's an untruth. Once the cameras have an IP address, you can put that address in your browser and access them directly, with or without an external network connection.
Again, consumer grade equipment. Cheap, easy.
I am still trying to figure out why people in the "industry" seem to try to make this more difficult than it is. I'm sure there are allot of very complex things in the IT world. Fortunately this is not one of them.
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