HooToo® – Security Solutions Partner
Specifications:
-Easily view and manage you camera (up to 9-camera) from web interface
-Day/Night vision that lets you view 24/7
-Two way audio function
-Motion detection alert with snapshots via email
-Wireless connectivity for great wireless performance, and coverage: 802.11b/g/n Wireless with WEP/WPA/WPA2 security
-Network protocol: TCP/IP HTTP, DNS, DHCP, PPPoE, SMTP, FTP, SSL, TFTP, NTP, ARP/RARP, etc
-Browser: IE 6.0/ 7.0/ 8.0 (64bit IE excluded), Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc
-Pan/Tilt: 270°/120°
-OS: Microsoft 2000, XP, Vista, 7
-Certificate: Approved by CE, FCC, RoHS
-Dimension: 4.75″ (H) x 3.75″(W) x 3.75″ (L)
FAQ:
– No IP detection
1. Check the network wiring and run the installation wizard
2. Enable DHCP in your router, disable MAC address filter
3. Make sure it is not blocked by firewall or anti-virus software
– How to reset if not responsive
Make sure the camera is powered on, hold the reset button for 15s and release
– Can not access wireless connection
1. Double check your setting (SSID, password, etc)
2. Do NOT enable MAC address filter in your router
3. Enable wireless settings in wired mode; then unplug the wire to auto-switch to wireless mode
Remarks:
– Does not support https protocol
– Indoor use only NOT for outdoor purpose. Exposure to direct sunlight or halogen light may cause permanent damage to the image sensor
– Minimum lux level required for normal operation: 0.5lm
– To view video remotely, you need to run the dynamic DNS
– The video fluency could be affected by the network speed
$ 59.99
Not for people without network knowledge,
These are great cameras for the cost. Pan, tilt, low light, color, wifi, email alerts, screen capture, etc, etc… But, as others have said, all the docs are poorly written for english, but if you have any sort of network knowledge, these things are a snap to get going on your home wifi and manage/view from any internet access point. They are NOT plug and play though. I just ordered another for outside. I’ll figure out some sort of weatherproof cover. They work great except the sound and talk suck…
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|Superb capabilities for the price,
The included software will control and display any number of cameras in a tiled window. It will constantly monitor and record, or alarm and record on motion detection, among many options. It will pan at a button push to 15 positions you set. The panning control is very good, in that you can pan and tilt in tiny increments.
The video is color in lighted conditions and black and white at night. The color video quality is typical for a web cam. The night vision is better than I expected. The night vision works in zero light. It is crisp black and white. The frame rate drops in night vision mode though. I’m getting 10 frames per second on average at 640×480 (15 is max) over WiFi G in lighted conditions, and about 4 FPS at night. The video is equally good indoor and out. There is an outdoor setting you must use for outside use.
The audio input is pretty noisy, but you can understand someone talking. I have not tried the audio output.
The motion detection is a little slow to start recording, so it will miss a car going by, but not a person walking.
You can monitor using Firefox (worst) IE with an included DirectX plug (better) or the included software (best). When you connect with a browser, it has a smartphone option. It works okay on my Droid X. My computer is running MS Windows XP SP2.
A good quality adjustable wall mount is included, as well as an Ethernet cable and software CD.
The documentation is hilariously Engrish. The software registration code is on a sticker on the last page of the manual. That took awhile to find.
Bottom line: I paid $57 for mine. The price keeps going up, as at the time of this writing the price is $68. It is worth every penny of $57 and probably $68.
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|Can Be a HOOT of a DEAL,
This camera was like having a new pet in the house! I plugged it in and the camera starting surveying the area like it was getting to know the place (cute). SOOO Excited I opened the instructions and WOW what are they trying to say here? It is in such broken English that I don’t know if it’s telling me to do something, not do something or what anything means??? (Mommie)
So, broken English is not my specialty, I’m going to have to go off the reservation hooking this up! So let me try to help:
Hook camera directly to your router (it comes w/that cable). Load software on computer/laptop. If you ever get to the part where it give you 3 options to log-in, choose the 1st ONE thru IE (internet explorer). It will prompt you for user name/password. Use the default it provides by just hitting (enter). It should detect your camera and a screen that looks like a remote comes on with a window of what your camera is viewing. The bottom button is your options, click that. Go to user options and set up your own userID/password and on wireless setup put in your router info & WEP Key. That should get it done. Now my new little HooToo is set so I can scan my entire area and view my doggies activities. Picture is clear and crisp, very quiet when you movie it too. Once you get this little guy up and running you’ll love your HooToo-Too 🙂
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