Security Cameras General Discussion

[zone505]

I hope this helps you... I did some research for you.... I'm sure there are tuns of other programs out there but this one has good reviews..

GoodSync

http://www.goodsync.com/how-it-works/file-backup

Backing up your files is important whether you want to completely restore a computer following a crash, or to restore small numbers of files after they have been accidentally deleted or corrupted. Backups are typically the last line of defense against data loss. With GoodSync you can back up files to a different location or device, including but not limited to flash drives, servers, laptops, desktops, or other external drives. GoodSync also supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and Amazon S3. All GoodSync file backups are fast and secure, and can be completed locally, over a network, or over the internet.

[mcsincnj]

Zone,

I agree, however the Alert cameras do not support much outside of the commander (local or web). A w/s must be on and running to achieve any interface with the outside world -

Last night, I had to format 2 SD cards b/c they were not retaining more than a dozen clips. As of today, I am still not sure if everything is working properly on all devices.

If I had a PC sitting on-site, I could store any files on the PC, W/S or network map and schedule FTP to move the files.

The real issue is, having a local w/s, there lies the rub.

[CatLogitech]

Hello mcsincnj,

Well compared with the Wilife system that HAD to have a computer on at all times, this is an improvement.

We have had these types of requests before, but I am not sure what the engineers have planned to do. Really the best thing would be to fill out a product survey at www.logitech.com/ithink so that these requests can be sent directly to the proper department as this is a peer to peer help community. the engineers do take a look at these threads, but it is best to have the requests done by a survey so they can be tracked.

Our cameras can hold up to 32 GB cards as 2GB holds about 6 hours of continuous motion and sound. (I am just basing this off my own camera that looks outside through a window and get almost continuous motion and some sound. The amount of recording you get can be more or less depending on video and sound).

[mcsincnj]

Thanks Cat,

I just submitted the suggestion and some rationale -

Like I have said, having the SD card is great, but

I use the Web Commander b/c I am 600 miles from my cameras. When something happens like cable goes out and I can't see or monitor anything, if the camera FTP to the cloud (free) or my FTP server located 10' from me, I would have a backup and could view them.

What happened this weekend was 3 cameras went down. I knew it was working b/c other camera was sending video -

I had to get a neighbor to reset a circuit breaker that I knew would fix the 3.

When they came back online, I was able to see historical video, then all of a sudden, all video pas 12-15 clips were gone.

Since I don't have an active w/s running, there was no off loading of the videos.

I was able to get more than the 12-15 clips after I reformatted the SD card.

Essentially, having an SD card did me no good, and as I mentioned in a previous post related to the topic of stolen camera, what if a thief were to vandalized the whole property - home/business whatever, and take the PC as well -

Self containment is a very good idea, but in real world Information Technology, the profession method is to have off site backup-

Like I have stated before - some of the cheaper cameras have this ability - FOSCAM, Airlink (really cheap quality images by comparison) I see no reason why Logitech cannot incorporate this into the cameras. FTP is not cutting edge technology -- it works.