Is it possible to monitor your business from your home?

[wgreene]

What would it take for me to be able to visually monitor my business from my home? I already have an on-premise ADT system monitoring my business. I am online at home but not at the business. The ADT rep told me he thought I should be able somehow to go through my ISP (Comcast) in order to set up a system which would allow me to monitor my business from my house. Would I also need to be online at my business? Would I need to have my own website in order to be able to receive images at home? If it's possible to do what I'm asking, approximately how much would it cost?

For what it's worth, my home and my business are 17 miles apart. They are across the river from each other and in different states, although I don't think this would make any difference.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who might have an answer.

 

[ViprXX]

I don't know much about security systems but I think your business would need to be online and there might be software that will allow you to remotely monitor your business. also, are you trying to monitor camera's and how many?

 

[wgreene]

Thanks you very much for your reply.

There are three cameras to be monitored.

I read at a commercial tech website recently that I would have to be online at my business and that a software program would be needed. I assume it would be impossible to do otherwise. Also, I would want streaming video, but the site mentioned refreshing once every minute.

Anyhow, I believe such a set-up would be too expensive for me to consider. Thanks again.

 

[DoubleHelix]

If you want to use the Internet to access cameras located at your business, then obviously the business needs to be connected to the Internet.

 

[Frank4d]

What DoubleHelix posted. And Google for "video over IP". There are several devices available that will let you hook up multiple cameras and transmit video over the Internet. You can store the video on a PC at the work location (remote logon), or have it transmit the video to a web file storage site (my ISP gives me 40MB of space).

 

[JohnWill]

If you have broadband at both locations, the cost shouldn't be excessive.