Yes - SecuritySpy's web interface works with all modern web browsers that are typical on Windows (Edge, Chrome, FireFox). Check the "How Do I Access This Server" information in SecuritySpy under Settings > Web to obtain the "Bonjour" address of your server (the one with a domain that ends "local") and use this URL in the web browser on any computer on your local network to connect. Over a local network, I would recommend using the standard HTTP URL rather than the secure HTTPS URL.
If your cameras are sending video in H.265 format, and you find that recordings don't play in the web browser on Windows, try changing the cameras' streaming format to H.264 instead.
The encoding format is determined by the cameras. You are right that for maximum compatibility, especially on Windows computers, H.264 should be used. Log on to this camera's web interface (an easy way to get there is to go to Settings > Cameras > Device for this camera in SecuritySpy, and press the "Open In Web Browser" button). Locate the video encoding settings and set the video codec to H.264 (while you're there, choose VBR encoding with a medium quality setting). Also, if this camera is supplying audio, locate the audio settings and set the codec to AAC. If you want audio, but the camera is incapable of sending AAC data, please see this FAQ for more info: Why can't I play back captured files in a web browser?
With video encoding, there is a tradeoff between fidelity and data rate; the higher visual fidelity, the larger the file sizes. A medium quality setting usually gives a good balance, but if you see excessive quality degradation (e.g. noticeable compression artefacts, loss of sharpness etc.) you could adjust the quality setting upwards a bit.
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Yes - SecuritySpy's web interface works with all modern web browsers that are typical on Windows (Edge, Chrome, FireFox). Check the "How Do I Access This Server" information in SecuritySpy under Settings > Web to obtain the "Bonjour" address of your server (the one with a domain that ends "local") and use this URL in the web browser on any computer on your local network to connect. Over a local network, I would recommend using the standard HTTP URL rather than the secure HTTPS URL.
If your cameras are sending video in H.265 format, and you find that recordings don't play in the web browser on Windows, try changing the cameras' streaming format to H.264 instead.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, the recordings didn’t play for me in chrome, I got a message saying “extension missing”. How do I change the streaming format to h.264?
The encoding format is determined by the cameras. You are right that for maximum compatibility, especially on Windows computers, H.264 should be used. Log on to this camera's web interface (an easy way to get there is to go to Settings > Cameras > Device for this camera in SecuritySpy, and press the "Open In Web Browser" button). Locate the video encoding settings and set the video codec to H.264 (while you're there, choose VBR encoding with a medium quality setting). Also, if this camera is supplying audio, locate the audio settings and set the codec to AAC. If you want audio, but the camera is incapable of sending AAC data, please see this FAQ for more info: Why can't I play back captured files in a web browser?
Damn, I was hoping to use h.265 inorder to save space… oh well, maybe one day…
Any particular reason why you suggest medium quality?
With video encoding, there is a tradeoff between fidelity and data rate; the higher visual fidelity, the larger the file sizes. A medium quality setting usually gives a good balance, but if you see excessive quality degradation (e.g. noticeable compression artefacts, loss of sharpness etc.) you could adjust the quality setting upwards a bit.
Ok thank you