So, my questiuon is how do I send images via URL. I am on the devices page and it will not accept a direct link to my camera URL. Seems like it wants a HTTPS vs HTTP. What do I need to do? Details please
Thanks
Here are few thoughts.
- I don't think URL is better. I'm using both and I see way better results with FTP.
- If you want to try URL method you can. You can have both an FTP and a URL method configured. They each are their own separate device. I'm doing just that.
- You can't convert a webcam device from FTP to URL nor the other way around. You must set up a new WU device. You don't need to delete the old device in case you want to go back to the other method. Or keep both and try both at the same time like I'm doing.
- To have a URL method work your webcam image needs to be available on the internet. You'll need to use one of a few techniques to achieve this. 1- You can FTP the image to your own hosted website and then use that URL to give to WU. 2- You can open ports on your router and do port forwarding and then use a dynamic DNS service so that your home connection has a URL. This requires some networking knowledge but isn't too difficult to pull off if someone gives you the steps and you are comfortable changing configuration on your router. 3- You can use a 3rd party web service to host your webcam image. For example I use a Meteobridge and it has a built in service to upload my webcam to meteobridge.com where I can have my own unique URL to my webcam.
One more tip. If you are going to open a port directly to your webcam and do port forwarding and use a dynamic DNS service you need to know what the URL format that is supported by your webcam manufacture. Not all webcams have the feature to pull an direct image. If this is the case then you can still use this method but you['ll need additional software to convert the video to an image and then the port forwarding and redirection is to your computer and not to directly to your webcam. For example my webcam does support a direct connection to it. This is how I pull the image with the Meteobridge rather than opening a firewall port though.
https://admin:password@192.168.1.220/cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi?channel=8&loginuse=admin&loginpas=adminTechnically that isn't directly to a camera since it is my channel 8 on my camera NVR system but if an IP camera were on the local network the same principle would apply. But don't use my URL....every manufacture has a different supported format.
Yep I actually do expect most of this to go over most people's heads. If you need more help you need to start at the beginning. And for every person the beginning is different depending on your camera, your router, your situation and knowledge..etc. So I can't spell things out in more detail without having your details.