Cloud storage improves efficiency, it’s also been applied to video surveillance field as the spreading of IP video surveillance technology. Big brands such as Google Nest, Hikvision EZVIZ, Axis sell Wi-Fi home security cameras with bundled cloud storage plan, this dues to profit margin of hardware keeps decreasing as competition becomes fierce. Most of people use IP cameras those typically doesn’t come with cloud storage plan, instead, they usually supports SD memory card for on-board video storage.
The most majority IP cameras can support cloud storage, although the supplier has no capability to offer cloud storage plan. You are able to use third-party’s cloud storage service, usually it’s inexpensive. Here it’s a question, how my security camera support cloud storage? Today, most IP video cameras supports RTSP and RTMP protocols, both protocols are used to transmit real-time video stream to clients. The IP camera can use RTSP/RTMP protocol to upload video stream to remote server.
Where can I find free cloud storage? Due to the reality that video files are usually requires huge storage size, few companies can provide you free storage for security cameras. However, there is an unofficial way - Youtube. Youtube can support live stream function, you can use security camera to do live streaming, but only can be viewed by yourself. Hence you can enjoy unlimited cloud storage.
To find the way, how to use security camera do live stream on youtube, you can refer to this article.
Additionally, most people don’t want to upload all video footage to cloud servers, because most of them useless. People just want to backup important videos when unexpected events happen for example motion alarm is triggered. To achieve this you can use cloud storage which leveraging FTP technology, CameraFTP is a website provides paid cloud storage for security cameras, security cameras can use FTP protocol to upload snapshots and video to managed cloud storage accounts. CameraFTP provide web clients, PC software, as well as App to allow users to easily retrieve data.
CameraFTP website also provides tutorial for some cameras to use its cloud storage services. Here it’s the simple tutorial to teach you how to use CameraFTP cloud storage function.
1.Register an account
CameraFTP offers a few plans according to the requirement of file type (image or video), resolution, storage time. If you don’t know how it works, you can use free plan.
Here we register a free account, then we will be navigated to a webpage including FTP information
2.Logon camera’s web interface, and fill the corresponding FTP information. Please tweak camera’s setting in accordance with subscribed service.
3.Now you are able to view saved images/snapshots have been saved in remote cloud servers through CameraFTP website, smartphone app. Furthermore, you’re able to use FTP client software to read the data.
4.Smartphone App
5.FTP server
6.Unexpectedly, the registered email will receive snapshots at 8:00 AM in every morning.
The most majority IP cameras can support cloud storage, although the supplier has no capability to offer cloud storage plan. You are able to use third-party’s cloud storage service, usually it’s inexpensive. Here it’s a question, how my security camera support cloud storage? Today, most IP video cameras supports RTSP and RTMP protocols, both protocols are used to transmit real-time video stream to clients. The IP camera can use RTSP/RTMP protocol to upload video stream to remote server.
Where can I find free cloud storage? Due to the reality that video files are usually requires huge storage size, few companies can provide you free storage for security cameras. However, there is an unofficial way - Youtube. Youtube can support live stream function, you can use security camera to do live streaming, but only can be viewed by yourself. Hence you can enjoy unlimited cloud storage.
To find the way, how to use security camera do live stream on youtube, you can refer to this article.
Additionally, most people don’t want to upload all video footage to cloud servers, because most of them useless. People just want to backup important videos when unexpected events happen for example motion alarm is triggered. To achieve this you can use cloud storage which leveraging FTP technology, CameraFTP is a website provides paid cloud storage for security cameras, security cameras can use FTP protocol to upload snapshots and video to managed cloud storage accounts. CameraFTP provide web clients, PC software, as well as App to allow users to easily retrieve data.
CameraFTP website also provides tutorial for some cameras to use its cloud storage services. Here it’s the simple tutorial to teach you how to use CameraFTP cloud storage function.
1.Register an account
CameraFTP offers a few plans according to the requirement of file type (image or video), resolution, storage time. If you don’t know how it works, you can use free plan.
Here we register a free account, then we will be navigated to a webpage including FTP information
2.Logon camera’s web interface, and fill the corresponding FTP information. Please tweak camera’s setting in accordance with subscribed service.
3.Now you are able to view saved images/snapshots have been saved in remote cloud servers through CameraFTP website, smartphone app. Furthermore, you’re able to use FTP client software to read the data.
4.Smartphone App
5.FTP server
6.Unexpectedly, the registered email will receive snapshots at 8:00 AM in every morning.
