Which remote access option should I choose in Xeoma CCTV security
Xeoma offers a variety of remote access options to establish remote connection of various types and for various purposes – client-server connection, multi-server connection, “Web server”-“Another Xeoma” pair of modules, and browser remote view. Let’s get deeper into what they are for and how to use them.
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1) Client-Server connection.
Used to: view all cameras, access (view and change) settings for cameras and other modules, view real-time and recorded footage.
How to: Run / install Xeoma CCTV security on machine #1 and use this computer’s external IP address, available from the Internet, to connect to the machine #1 from other machines – their total number is not limited. Just run Xeoma on those other machines (they can be under an OS other than machine #1’s), go to Remote Access menu and specify machine #1’s IP and password.
More about connection without a static external IP address in our article How-to: Using of remote access for CCTV security
2) Multi-server connection. This is just another type of client-server connection for remote access.
Used to: remote view of cameras in real-time and archive recordings from several Xeomas at the same time.
How to: In Remote Access menu choose Multi-Server Mode, add some of Xeoma servers that you want to view cameras from and have access (password) to.
3) “Webserver”-“Another Xeoma”.
Used to: remote view of a certain camera of machine #1 in real-time and record footage from this camera onto machines other than machine #1.
How to: Run Xeoma on machine #1, connect “Webserver” module to a camera and set the module up. On another machine run Xeoma and use not a universal camera but “Another Xeoma” as a source. In settings of the module you need to specify machine #1’s available from the Internet IP address and stream info.
*you will need as many “Webserver”-“Another Xeoma” junctions as cameras you want to see.
More on topic in our “Xeoma Webserver” article
4) Browser View.
Used to: view a certain camera in real-time in a web browser, for example through mobile devices.
How to: Run Xeoma on machine #1, connect “Webserver” module to the camera and set the module up. In the module’s settings you will find a link to paste into web browser.
*you will need as many “Webserver” modules as cameras that you want to view in a browser.
More on topic in our “Xeoma Webserver” article
Please see our table, showing remote access options in scheme. This structurization will help you choose the best suitable option:
Read also:
Remote access options in Xeoma User Manual
Frequently Asked Questions about Xeoma software
Complete Xeoma User Manual