P2P Technology Benefits
Digital IP video surveillance cameras have a lot of advantages compared to analog competitors, but they also have one significant drawback - the difficulty of setting up, especially for a person who is not an experienced specialist in this matter.
Previously, there was only one way to solve this problem - to apply for the maintenance of your video surveillance system to a specialized company that provides similar services, but this service costs a pretty penny.
As a rule, remote video surveillance requires the assignment of an expensive white IP address to the camera or DVR, or complex configuration using UPnPct and DDNS services. In most cases, when you connect to the Internet, you are only provided with a dynamically changing IP address.
Each time you enter the network, this address for the user can change, which will require a systematic setup of the cameras of the video surveillance system. A white static IP address is provided for a fee and this service is expensive. Some manufacturers offer pre-configured cameras tied to their own cloud services. This simplifies the connection, but in this case you will have to pay monthly for the services of such a cloud service for each of the cameras. These services are not cheap and the cost depends heavily on the desired shelf life of the videos on the server. If you want to use, for example, 10 cameras, then the cost will result in a significant amount.
The cost of cloud cameras, as a rule, is significantly higher than market analogues despite the same opportunities.
Recently, thanks to new solutions and P2P ("peer to peer") technology, it is possible to install and configure remote video surveillance independently and very easily. This technology is not new, it, for example, is widely used by many popular instant messengers.
P2P is based on an algorithm according to which devices communicate directly directly with each other without dedicated ip addresses. The peer-to-peer protocol differs from the usual client-server architecture in the absence of a dedicated server, since each node simultaneously performs the functions of both the client and the server.
P2P has a more efficient use of the signal transmission channel bandwidth. In this case, additional cloud relay and video stream processing (encoding / decoding) are not required and you are not dependent on the bottleneck of the capabilities of the cloud provider.
The server acts only as an intermediary connecting your IP camera and the user's device directly. The video stream is transmitted directly from one of your devices to another to your computer or mobile device.
Unlike many other similar cloud services, P2P technology does not require connection or maintenance fees. The simplicity of network equipment settings is the main advantage of P2P technology over other signal transmission methods. In fact, without deep knowledge of network protocols, connection and setup procedures, any user with initial Internet skills can independently organize remote video surveillance.
The ability to work with dynamic IP allows you to install video surveillance in places where there is no access to wired Internet, just purchase a 3G / 4G modem with WiFi support and configure the software.
After connecting a video surveillance system with P2P support to the Internet, it automatically sends a signal to the server, which identifies it by the device's unique GUID. After entering a specific code and password (similar to how you do it in applications for remote access to a computer), you can conduct video surveillance and control the system.
To monitor a video surveillance system, you can use both a stationary PC or laptop, and mobile devices: tablets, smartphones. Video transmission can be carried out anywhere in the world where there is an Internet network. Image quality depends only on the channel width and stable communication.
Some Chinese camera manufacturers now have their own cloud or P2P services. As a rule, such services are unstable and slow, designed for extremely unpretentious Chinese users, use servers located in China and require the installation of activex extensions and additional plug-ins.
Using our free program, you can use any ip or usb camera for p2p for a complete video surveillance system with remote access from anywhere in the world with minimal cost.
The use of P2P technology makes it possible to quickly install and configure an effective video surveillance system without involving expensive specialists. Easy setup and operation does not require knowledge of communication protocols and any special requirements.
You can install our software on a personal computer and select P2P settings.