Want to ensure safety of your home and office on the go. Don’t want to spend on money on expensive home surveillance systems?
Here is a free and simple way to set/make your own home surveillance system. All you need is Skype, WebCam and of course a PC or a Mac.
- Sign In to your skype account from your home computer.
- Set the Skype Client to Auto Accept All Incoming Calls and launch WebCam. (Tools –> Options –> Calls –> Calls Settings –> Advanced Options)
- Leave your computer open and you are done… Just Call your account from any remote computer/mobile/cafe to start Surveillance.
So what do you think about this simple trick?
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6 Comments
hmmm…weird…but can work
Home Surveillance Through Skype! this is interesting and useful article. but what about security? auto accepting incoming calls allow anybody to surveillance our home through skype.
@Sunny
Make Separate Account for Surveillance, Add your Skype account in contact list of that account.
Set Allow Calls from People in my Contact List.
Hey man, is it possible to view 2-3 cameras simultaneously in skype.
This is really something interesting! 😀
great information, thanx for sharing