| Post 1 made on Friday July 16, 2004 at 17:55 |
Has anyone tried to use the iPronto to control other devices that are not IR controlled?
For example, let's say I have a security / monitoring camera connected to my home network that is used to watch the kids in the pool when the wife's in the house. Ideally, the iPronto could be used to send messages through NetX to the PC that controls the camera (via it's fixed IP address), and switch the PC's display settings into two-monitor mode to activate the plasma in the family room. Thus the wife can be in the family room or adjacent kitchen and watching the kids on the 50" plasma, without having to go out to the backyard.
This switching requires both IR signals to the Plasma (not a problem), but also messages sent vi TCP/IP to the PC (which would require some service to be running on the PC that could launch some macros).
Anyone tried anything like this?
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| Post 2 made on Thursday July 22, 2004 at 15:14 |
No, but you can set up an IP camera on your network and view the images directly on the iPronto. As long as you can enter the direct IP address of the camera (192.168.0.???) Set the camera's IP as the home page on one of the layouts, and you have 1 button access to the camera. I have heard of people using this feature with a camera mounted at the front door.
I have seen this done with a D-Link DCS-1000W.
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| Post 3 made on Thursday July 22, 2004 at 17:05 |
Anthony Ultimate Member |
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it will depend on the camer, some use plug ins, and those will not work
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