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Moving to a retail location. Need camera advice.

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Who has experience with IP cameras? I need to place 2 or 3 cameras in my showroom and have the ability to view them from any location and also have the video recorded.

Any suggestions on a cheap camera/software package to do this? I have computers and network hardware I can dedicate for the job.
 
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I use ZomeMinder myself
I have 4 IP Cameras connected to it seams to work fairly well

It might not be the easiest thing to setup if you don't have any experience with Linux

ZoneMinder is free http://www.zoneminder.com/
 
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Thanks but I need Windows-based software for recording. What cameras are you using?
 
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I Don't know really know any decent windows software for this purpose

As for what cameras i use they are just some cheap $70 ones i found on eBay not really sure of the model
 
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They are IP based? I've seen quite a few cheap IP cameras on ebay. If you've had good luck with any of them, let me know what they are.
 
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