Configuring Camera and Cloud Upload

Setup Dreamhost storage.

Do NOT keep your confidential information on www.someneighborhood.org, instead make a subdomain for your confidential information.

Set up a subdomain for your video captures, then you can use the main site for your neighborhoods web-site. e.g. www.someneighborhood.com for your neighborhood web-site and securitycam.someneighborhood.com for the video files.

 

 

Setup the Camera.

  1. Enter Camera Setup.
  2. Make sure you are running the latest firmware
    1. Camera version on Setup – About
    2. download from http://www.axis.com/techsup/firmware.php
    3. Install on Axis Setup – System Options – Maintenance
  3. Set time to use NTP server.
    Date_and_time

    P1347 & 1357
    Internet time servers rule. here is a few to choose from: tick.usno.navy.mil, time-c.nist.gov, time-nw.nist.gov

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