However, this may not be the perfect solution for people who are trying to catch burglars in the act if they are familiar with your security system. There are no wires to lay in your house but the power line connection is a lot more reliable than the WiFi solutions. However, I could see how you may need to watch recorded video remotely.įor people that want to check on their kids, nannies, or delivery guy, this is a perfect solution. So far, I’ve haven’t needed any of these extra features and have not signed up. If you pay monthly, you can also change settings like in the Commander app remotely and watch recorded video (as opposed to live video). However, I’ve found that about 50% of the time, at least one of the 3 cameras that I have setup does not connect properly and cannot be viewed. There is also a smart phone app (for iPhone and Android) that allows you to see live streaming video from anywhere. Once done, it’s only a few seconds at most.
Also, initially it can take a while for your computer to “find” all the cameras that are connected. When I moved cameras around, I did have a little problem setting up the new cameras and had to reboot the cameras to get the time to be correct. Since getting my initial camera, I’ve added one outdoor camera and a second indoor camera. Those prices are not cheap because there’s brains and memory inside each camera and the data is digital, and not analog sent over a network. It’s cheaper for the add-on than the entire system because they only come with the camera side without the computer side. The add on indoor camera costs $230 and outdoor camera costs $280. This could be a deal breaker for many people but not for me. One big thing to note is that as of this writing, the system only works with PCs. This is one of the functions that I was not able to get working on the Archerfish. At this point, you can also save or delete a clip. Once it’s on your computer, you can view any of the videos which are arranged by date/time as shown above. When you launch the Commander app, it downloads all the videos from the cameras to the hard drive for backup. This should not be a problem for most people but I wanted to mention it.Įach camera comes with a 2Gig microSD card (expandable to 32Gigs) which can store up to about a week of video. One quick note is that there is a click sound when the IR lights come on and off. You can have up to 6 cameras, including outdoors cameras with night vision (IR lights) which automatically switches modes as needed.
#LOGITECH ALERT COMMANDER SETUP SOFTWARE#
The included software is the Alert Commander which allows you to look at live video streaming from the camera. After installing the software from CD, I followed the instructions everything worked the first time. Unlike the Archerfish, installation was fairly easy. You can force the mount to work but it’s not clear if that’s the way it was designed to be used. The wall mount also does not allow for all positions depending on how you use the mount. The base only allows for a small up/down positioning so basically you’re stuck with the angle that it forces upon you. I’ve used both the base and the wall mount with some problems. The camera comes with a desktop plastic base/holder, mounts that allow you to put it on the wall (like a traditional security camera), and suction cups to stick it to a window. If you are using this to see if your nanny is doing something wrong, you might turn off the blinking LED. The LED is programmable to be off, on, or blink when motion is detected.
There is a microphone, a very wide angle lens and an LED indicator at the bottom. The indoor camera shown above looks more like a webcam than a security camera.
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