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Many people have asked for ways to embed their IP Cameras in webpages having the images from their cameras refresh automatically. Here is a way to do it using one line in a HTML file. Some things need to be explained and a working example is also provided. WARNING - The following methods are NOT secure methods. Meaning that they expose the DDNS and/or IP Address location and Port of your IP Camera and a User Id and Password for your IP Camera. The same methods can be done securely as well. In fact the working example shown here is using the secure methods. **Please visit here for those methods You can add as many IP Cameras as needed on the same webpage each only requiring 1 line of HTML code. Here is the one line needed in the webpage: <img src="YourIPCamInfo&t=" width='' onload='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 1000)' onerror='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 5000)' alt='' /> Example lines using the above for both MJPEG and H.264 Based IP Cameras: MJPEG Based Foscam IP Camera: <img src="http://DDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForCamera/snapshot.cgi?&user=UserId&pwd=YourPassword&t=" onload='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 1000)' onerror='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 5000)' alt='' /> H.264 Based Foscam IP Camera: <img src="http://DDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForCamera/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=UserId&pwd=YourPassword&t=" onload='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 1000)' onerror='setTimeout(function() {src = src.substring(0, (src.lastIndexOf("t=")+2))+(new Date()).getTime()}, 5000)' alt='' /> Note: Replace the DDNS or IP Address and Port above as well as the UserId and YourPassword with valid IP Camera User Id and their password and leave the &t= at the end before the double quotes. You can also add text in the alt='' tag like alt='MyIPCam' as an example. So that when people hover their mouse over the image of your camera they see a name. Additionally. If you notice in the first example there is a width='' statement. You can add width='640' for example if your IP Cameras image by default is large to control the size displayed with any value you wish while keeping the aspect ratio height of your IP Cameras image if needed.Additionally. If you notice in the first example there is a width='' statement. You can add width='640' for example if your IP Cameras image by default is large to control the size displayed with any value you wish while keeping the aspect ratio height of your IP Cameras image if needed. It's suggested to create a visitor User Id for your IP camera when doing this. So that nobody could use the User Id and Password used to move your camera. Such as an Operator User Level Id. For sure, please NEVER use an Admin User Level Id for your IP Camera for anything that will be public. The value of 1000 represents the refresh rate which is 1000 Milliseconds which equals 1 second. If you want your IP Camera to refresh more or less often then please change 1000 to the value of your choice. The value of 5000 represents how often an attempt should be made to refresh when there is an error which also is in Milliseconds which equals 5 seconds. If you want to retry refreshes that fail sooner or later then please change 5000 to the value of your choice. Working Example ("Which has a 2 minute limit for demonstration purposes included") using a MJPEG based IP Camera: http://107.170.59.150/V31/EmbedIPCameraInWebPageOneLine.htm The above methods are NOT secure methods. Meaning that they expose the DDNS and/or IP Address location and Port of your IP Camera and a User Id and Password for your IP Camera. The same methods can be done securely as well. In fact the working example shown here is using the secure methods. Please see this for those methods: http://foscam.us/forum/showing-secure-methods-using-php-to-display-your-ip-cameras-t8721.html#p42139 [MOD: edited to highlight security vulnerability] Don

Do you also want to use IP Camera controls or simply display the IP Camera? Don

Free SecureImageDisplay Version 1.1 Options: Save Real-Time Images To Disk Real-Time Image Throttle Auto-Recovery Automatic Image Percentage Resize Insert Date Time and Custom Text Into Images One of the downsides of normally displaying a "Real-Time" image of your IP Camera in a Blog, Forum or Web Page and Email. Is that you show your IP Cameras DDNS and Port or ISP IP Address and Port and a User Id and Password credentials for your IP Camera. Please note. These methods can be used for virtually any real-time video source that is accessible via http. Not just Foscam IP Camera models or just IP Camera models. Details and php script and files can be found here so that any changes can be maintained and documented in one place: http://foscam.us/forum/secure-methods-using-php-to-display-your-ip-camera-t8721.html#p42139 The images above were real-time images that were created when I created this post. Generally. They will be shown in real-time when others view them. Note: This Forum imports images. So they will NOT change when viewed. Which generally, is not the case in many other Forums, Blogs and Websites as well as when using the same methods in Email. Even in this case. The images contains no initial reference or future reference to your IP Cameras DDNS, IP Address or IP Cameras User credentials on where the actual IP Camera image came from. Since there is not any ability to use HTML tags, when using a real-time image for your IP Camera in a Forum, Blog, other website. You are limited to using the IMG tag in posts. Example: [img=http://www.saveontelephonebills.com/camera/snaptime2.php] If you were to use normal methods to do the same shown here. You expose many things about your IP Camera and also have no control of the image size that will be displayed in most cases. Since the default size generally. Will be used. Example: [img=http://50.197.211.181:9821/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=user&pwd=foscam] Example produced from above IMG tag: Don

Live example of Amcrest IP Camera using automatic refreshed snapshots and Digital Zoom. Totally secure without exposing any IP Camera information. No DDNS, ISP IP Address, Port or User Credentials are ever exposed and is compatible with all Internet capable devices using any browsers from Computers to Tablets to Phones and TV's. Without ever needing to install or download any plugins or media players: http://107.170.59.150/Amcrest/SecureImageDisplayZoom.htm Example of live Amcrest IP Camera with camera controls. Including PTZ, camera zoom and digital zoom: http://107.170.59.150/Amcrest/SecureImageDisplayControl.htm You can also choose your own unique User Id and Password as well: User:admin Password:admin http://107.170.59.150/Amcrest/SecureImageDisplayControlLogin.php Note: You can use HTTPS as well. The test server running these live demos is using a self-signed certificate so it's normal to see a warning. Which you would not see with a proper HTTPS certificate : https://107.170.59.150/Amcrest/SecureImageDisplayControl.htm https://107.170.59.150/Amcrest/SecureImageDisplayControlLogin.php Don

FYI. While the camera(s) are in cruise mode or any PTZ controls are in use. Motion detection is disabled until the cruise stops or PTZ controls are not in use. This means that no motion detection alarm(s) could or would take place to record. This same logic takes place for many if not most IP Camera brands and models. Due to making it virtually impossible to detect motion while any PTZ controls are being used. This also includes Preset controls in use as well. Which also can be used in cruises. These facts, are rarely if ever, mentioned in IP Camera user manuals. Causing the vast majority of IP Cameras to not be aware of these facts unless or until they realize that motion detection is never taking place while their camera(s) are in cruise mode. Because of this. Even if you are using constant recording of the camera(s). You have no idea of when or if motion took place. When a IP Camera is in constant cruise mode. Requiring you to review entire recordings to see if motion ever took place. Don

Hello, The methods shown in my prior post can be used for the purposes you need as well. That said. If you need full-motion video from the cameras? Then you could run media players like VLC, FFmpeg or others to display full motion video. The question I have is are these camera feeds being displayed at multiple places currently and are you using monitors/TV's ("With no computer(s) and/or Ethernet connections") vs. computers with Ethernet connections to do this now to display those camera feeds? Don

Virtually all DVR/NVR equipment supports pulling snapshots from IP Cameras connected to them. Please see methods below. That you could use with any equipment ("Hardware") you decide to migrate to: viewtopic.php?p=290043#p290043 Note: The above link also has many live demos so you can see these methods in use. Don

Please see this: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiX4-vi4tDNAhUl64MKHUulDUMQFggiMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hikvisioneurope.com%2Fportal%2Findex.php%3Fdir%3DIntegration%2520and%2520Development%2520Materials%2F03--Protocol%2F02--RTSP%2520Interfaces%2520and%2520Development%2520Guide%2F%26file%3DRTSP%2520Interfaces%2520and%2520Development%2520Guide_2012.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFLpZGf3v2oPTzLISdAi2q4RgYDqw&bvm=bv.125801520,d.amc Note: Directly From NVR Syntax -> Camera 1 of x Stream 01 of x. Example 101 RTSP rtsp://User:Password@LocalIPorDDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForNVR/PSIA/Streaming/channels/101 Snapshot http://User:Password@LocalIPorDDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForNVR/PSIA/Streaming/channels/101/picture Note: Directly From IP Camera Syntax -> Stream 1 of x. Example 1 RTSP rtsp://User:Password@LocalIPorDDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForCamera/PSIA/Streaming/channels/1 Snapshot http://User:Password@LocalIPorDDNSorISPIPAddress:PortForCamera/PSIA/Streaming/channels/1/picture Don

Created Version 5. Download Link: http://107.170.59.150/V50/SecureImageDisplayV50.zip Live Demos Using The Software: http://107.170.59.150 Enhancements: 1. Faster processing and less overhead. 2. Added digital zoom option. 3. Now supports Digest Authorization. 4. Images/Logos can now be embedded in the cameras image from a local file or from a website using HTTP and FTP. 5. When embedding images from weather sites. A delay can be used that stores the weather image in a local file and only gets a fresh copy when the weather website updates their image. Some weather websites update their weather images every 20 minutes. So this reduces logo/image processing and overhead. By storing the weather image locally and only making a remote request as needed. Don -Free IP Camera Software For Websites And Personal Use -Live IP Camera Demos Using The Software -About Me

While this Interface is not using full-motion video but uses automatic refreshed snapshots with the delay interval of your choice. To help better control bandwidth. It has many options including the ability to optionally enable/disable the camera controls of your choice on a per camera basis and works with ANY IP Camera brand and model that supports HTTP/HTTPS access methods. Which includes all Axis IP Camera models. The Interface is compatible with ANY Internet browser capable devices which are using any browser and running on any Operating system. No download of ANY plug-ins or media players is ever required and no IP camera information is ever exposed such as ISP IP Address, DDNS, Port or IP Camera user credentials. You can also optionally create your own unique User ID and Password for your IP Cameras as well. The Interface supports displaying multiple IP Cameras at the same time. Details: http://foscam.us/forum/showing-secure-methods-using-php-to-display-your-ip-cameras-t8721.html#p42139 Many Live Demos using many different IP Camera brands ("Including Axis IP Camera models"): http://107.170.59.150/ Don

In your example you have double forward slashes in the URL "//" vs. a single forward slash /". That maybe contributing to your problem? Don

While this Interface does not use ONVIF and is not using full-motion video but uses automatic refreshed snapshots with the delay interval of your choice. To help better control bandwidth. It has many options including the ability to optionally enable/disable the camera controls of your choice on a per camera basis and works with ANY IP Camera brand and model that supports HTTP/HTTPS access methods. The Interface is compatible with ANY Internet browser capable devices which are using any browser and running on any Operating system. No download of ANY plug-ins or media players is ever required and no IP camera information is ever exposed such as ISP IP Address, DDNS, Port or IP Camera user credentials. You can also optionally create your own unique User ID and Password for your IP Cameras as well. The Interface supports displaying multiple IP Cameras at the same time. Details: http://foscam.us/forum/showing-secure-methods-using-php-to-display-your-ip-cameras-t8721.html#p42139 Many Live Demos using many different IP Camera brands and models: http://107.170.59.150/ Don

If you have a Linux system or a Mac system which has not been able to access your IP Cameras. Due to your IP Cameras Plug-in or Interface only supporting Windows. Here are methods that will and do work. Note: Using the Windows 7 VM ("Virtual Machine") is suggested. Because these VM's created by Microsoft, were built in 2014 and Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 were less stable than Windows 7 at that time. Please go here from a browser in Linux. This will work for a Mac as well if you select the Mac tab: https://dev.windows.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/linux/ Choose: Virtual Machine: IE 9 on Win7 Select Platform: VirtualBox Download the file onto your Linux system. Then click on "View Installation Instructions" ("From the web page at the link above") and read it and also save the .pdf to your Linux system as well. For future reference. In Linux. Use the Linux Archive Manager to extract the .zip file after the above download completes. Once done, there should be a *.ova file in the same folder as the .zip file. In Linux, install VirtualBox. In Ubuntu for example, you can use the "Ubuntu Software Center" to do this by searching for "VirtualBox" and then installing it. After installing VirtualBox. In Linux. Right click on the *.ova file and then choose open with VirtualBox. It will show default settings. I would stick with the 25GB and change memory from 512 MB to 1024 MB. ("It will work with the 512 MB default but it's slow to load the cameras web interface"). Then create the Virtual machine. This will allow you to use a Windows 7 VM with both Linux and Mac systems emulating a Windows 7 System a using IE ("Internet Explorer") 9 browser which is compatible with the cameras plug-in. You can then start/stop the VM as needed to access your IP Cameras. While this is not a perfect solution, due to the additional disk space and memory resources it requires. It does work well to access your IP Cameras from a Linux system or if you have a Mac and you have been unable to access your IP Cameras from your system. At minimum, it will allow you to setup and configure your IP Cameras. From a Linux or Mac system. Note: You will need to recreate the VM every 90 days because Microsoft forces this VM to expire after 90 days. After the VM starts. The desktop background will always contain instructions on how to activate and extend the VM. Please read those instructions carefully. You should be able to also create a "Snapshot" in VirtualBox to reset the expiration. If you take that snapshot prior to initially starting the VM for the first time, after you have set the defaults for the VM. But I have not had it running for 90 days yet to expire. So not sure about that actually working or not. If that works as claimed ("Update: It does work as claimed") would allow you to delete the .zip and .ova file that were required to initially setup the VM. Freeing up near 8 GB of disk space. By simply loading the VM from the initial Snapshot whenever the VM expires. You can delete the VM and VirtualBox afterwards. Any time you wish. If you simply want to try this method and change your mind later. Regaining any disk space used by the VM. If desired. Once you use the VM to setup and configure your IP Camera. You can/could also use methods like this to check on your IP Cameras using any Internet browser capable device which is using any browser. From within your local network and/or remotely. Without any need to start and run the VM to do so. Just another possible access method for your IP Cameras, once they have been configured: http://107.170.59.150/ Don

Move on please. Because what's next? You claim to be Batman? viewtopic.php?p=280528#p280528 I quote you: "You seem to have forgotten that I never threatemed to sue you. You threatened me with your fictitious legal team...you got scared when you found out I'm a lawyer. You need to be banned because you are a litigious moron. Don't ever threaten me ..I will not cower like others you intimidate. To me you are a rat." Look at my link above. Do you think ANY state Bar would approve of that? Worse you sponsored others as well. Yet, you're "Hell Bent" on trying to DESTROY this Forum thread. About legal issues for those running Windows. Yet that's NOT got anything to do with this "Forum Topic". Minus that I showed how I did do this with a Windows based system. Geeze, you're showing the inability of being sane! Don

Move on SPARKY! Stop trying to destroy Forum threads because you have a medical problem. Don Stop posting lies alleging I have a medical problem. That is defamatory. Mods please ban uber. Please sue me and STOP trashing this thread. For any non-medical reason you would like to use/apply. Don

Please feel free to sue me for whatever you wish. I'm more than prepared to deal with you. I look forward to making PUBLIC the results! Don You are the one who threatened me with a frivolous lawsuit and your "legal team" which consists of your computer. I dared you to sue me. Like the COWARD you are, you didnt. Any forum member who threatens lawsuits against others should be immediately banned. I hope the mods ban you. Move on SPARKY! Stop trying to destroy Forum threads because you have a medical problem. Don

Please feel free to sue me for whatever you wish. My legal team and I are more than prepared to deal with you. I look forward to making PUBLIC the results! Don

Really!!!. See this. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=280528#p280528 How's this working out for you? My legal boy. Update Please! For others. Please see this link to see what this Forum thread is about: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=49894 Don Ah you have awoken from the dead. This time using your real user name (yes we know it was you unlawfully posting on the other forum because you simply cannot stay away, despite being banned multiple times and told not to return.). Please dont link to your own post which I have already disproved as "evidence". Everything I said is 100 percent accurate and truthful. You have not disproved anything. What a looser. You are infatuated with me. I love it. Its hilarious that you feel the need to post a link to the first page of a two page thread so folks can see what its about.. I think the mods on this forum should look at your last post as evidence of your instigation. Waking a dead thread (one month old) to quarrel. You need to be banned here as well. Im loving how you are addicted to me. Are you referring to ipcambs.com or ipcamtalkbs.com? ("Both real websites") In any event, it's self documenting ("See my link above"). That you have no concern about any laws and simply choose to ("Try") to destroy Forum threads. The length of this Forum thread which is mostly your babbling posts, clearly shows this. Please read the "Forum Topic". Your opinion has been shared, ad nauseam. So if you want to contribute to this Forum thread. Please do so by providing links to additional respected sources, that substantiate your fantasies. Don

boogieman, Jason, fenderman, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky. Really!!!. See this. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=280528#p280528 How's this working out for you? My legal boy. Update Please! For others. Please see this link to see what this Forum thread is about: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=49894 Don

I work with many different IP Camera brands and models due to providing custom interfaces for them. During testing of course. I use the standard web interfaces to these different brands and models of IP Cameras. Which generally include the use of ActiveX. My experience is that Wine does not always work with all ActiveX interfaces for all brands and models of IP Cameras. Which is why I went the Windows 7 VM ("Virtual Machine") route vs. yours. Interested in if anyone has also experienced issues with Wine being able to successfully use their ActiveX interfaces for their IP Camera models. I use Ubuntu 15.10, so results may vary by what Linux platform and version one uses Wine on as well. Don

Everything I have stated is truth. You cannot cite to your own posts to validate your claims. Keep trying though. I find it fascinating that you purposely resurrect old threads after they have been dormant, in this case for two weeks. You seem to be infatuated with me. Weirdo. Some medical conditions can cause people to see, hear and say things. If this is not your case? Then.... You've got some work to do there Sparky! See/Read the links above. Get busy. I won't waste my time or yours. By slowing you down by responding to anymore of your babbling here! Don

Boogieman, jayson, fenderman, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky. You're wasting precious time. You should be working on resolving one of your other ("Many") lies. LOL: viewtopic.php?p=280528#p280528 For others. Who want the truth about this subject matter ("Not to be confused with") Boogieman, jayson, fenderman, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky's ridiculous nonsense. Please see this: viewtopic.php?p=284955#p284955 Don

What does that have to do with licencing of dual boot? Please see this. Which does deal with YOU and the subject matter YOU ask about: viewtopic.php?p=284955#p284955 While my legal staff, is amused by your naiveté. In the end. It's my choice on how to proceed. With you and your minions. Note: Your classless comments. Don't justify any more individual response. My edits here were/are for the benefit of others. I could care less about your twisted assumptions of when the "Edit" post button should or should not be used or allowed. If you have issues with my edits. Please ask that the "Edit" post button be disabled. Otherwise, I will use it as needed and as allowed. When needed. Without your permission to do so. Don

I have verified that one can in fact simply re-load the initial snapshot taken prior to actually starting the Windows 7 VM to reset the number of days to another 90. Microsoft allows this. The VM of Windows 7 specifically states ("Desktop Background of Microsoft instructions during Windows 7 VM use") that this is an approved method by them, to re-extend the Windows 7 VM. More details: viewtopic.php?p=284794#p284794 Click on image to see larger image of same Don

Nothing nefarious or illegal is taking place. With the latest Windows 10 ISO's provided by Microsoft. Microsoft now allows ("With those latest Windows 10 ISO's") Windows owners of eligible copies that can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. The ability to leave the old Windows installation installed and install Windows 10 as a dual-boot while automatically activating the Windows 10 install and maintaining the old license for the other Windows Operating Systems. I won't help Boogieman, jayson, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky destroy this thread. He can say anything as he always does. It's his personal speculation and conjecture. So I have no need to respond to his false statements and allegations. Boogieman, jayson, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky, Used an article that is 11 months old ("Trying to prove their point") while also twisting my words about dual-boot. My posts here are and have been very clear. I never said one "Could Never" dual-boot before. What I did say is that now with the latest Microsoft ISO's for Windows 10. That while one is installing a dual-boot of Windows 10. That the latest ISO's provide by Microsoft will automatically activate Windows 10. Legally. As well as sanctioned by Microsoft. I have nothing more to say to Boogieman, jayson, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky, in this thread about his "Clean install" allegations and false statements, which makes absolutely no sense. Since Microsoft is looking at the other Operating Systems key during the install of the Windows 10 latest ISO and determining if that Operating System/Key qualifies for the Windows 10 Free and if it does installs the dual-boot, auto activates the Windows 10 install as well as modifies the Windows Boot loader to now allow you to boot from either Windows Operating systems. Dual boots in past Windows 10 ISO releases, NEVER auto activated the Windows 10 install. These new steps, with the latest ISO versions for Windows 10. Automatically do the following now. During a dual boot install, via a USB memory stick: 1. Determine if a eligible Windows Operating System is present on the system in question? 2. If it is, then automatically activate the Windows 10. While maintaining the activation of the other Operating System. Again, if one does a search. One can easily see that Microsoft has changed their policy with the latest ISO's for Windows 10. To allow dual-booting it. But....you can't use articles that were written 11 months ago and need to find articles written in the last two months to see those articles state this new Microsoft policy. Explained: viewtopic.php?p=284846#p284846 I'm not the article police. People who posted how installing Window 10 using the older Windows 10 ISO's back then, 11 months ago. Were correct on what they said. However, things have changed in how the new Windows 10 ISO's work. An what they legally allow NOW. Which was not the same, as before. I quote. From the Microsoft.com link below: "WARNING: If you are still using Build 10240, do not use the Windows 10 ISO to format your PC. Upgrade first from an activated Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, ensure the Windows 10 installation is activated, then you can perform a clean install. If you are using build 10586 or what is known as the November Update (1511), this rule does not apply, read below. UPDATE: Previously, Windows 7, Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 users needed to have either of those versions of Windows installed and activated in order to qualify for the free upgrade offer. For persons who needed to perform a clean install of Windows 10 from the outset, it was a two step process of first validating the machine through the upgrade routine, ensure the Windows 10 Upgrade was activated, then proceed to perform a Reset. With the latest November Update (1511), users no longer have to go through this process." http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-windows_install/how-to-download-official-windows-10-iso-files/35cde7ec-5b6f-481c-a02d-dadf465df326 The answer above, by Microsoft. Was updated due to the new Windows 10 ISO's, which I reference here. More details: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench The FAQ ("After confirming the Windows 10 ISO you want") from the above link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/faq Even the tool used to convert the Microsoft ISO provided by Microsoft to use in a USB Memory stick for Windows 10. Which I reference here. Is produced and provided by Microsoft. It's also suggested in the FAQ above under "I've download an ISO file, now what?": https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool Nothing nefarious was done. All accomplished, by using and following only explicit Microsoft instructions from Microsoft.com. Using a unmodified Microsoft ISO and their Tool. BOTH directly downloaded from Microsoft.com. No editing or changes of any kind, were done. No commands were used, of any kind. No deviations, of any kind for the Windows 10 Installation instructions provided by Microsoft, took place. As in EVER. The Windows 10 installation was activated automatically while maintaining the activation for Windows 8.1 ("As shown below"). As stated and confirmed above. All sanctioned by Microsoft using their latest Windows 10 ISO: Click on image for larger view of same Click on image for larger view of same As you can see by the above images. The Windows 8.1 Dell OEM product key is different than the automatically assigned Windows 10 product key during the install of the latest Windows 10 ISO downloaded from Microsoft.com from a USB memory stick which was created by the ISO to USB tool downloaded from and provided by Microsoft.com. Activation in Windows 10 ("With updated notes for latest ISO's provided by Microsoft.com") I quote from the link below: "Digital entitlement is a new method of activation in Windows 10 that doesn't require you to enter a product key" http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/activation-in-windows-10 Windows 10 Eula https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Useterms/Retail/Windows/10/UseTerms_Retail_Windows_10_English.htm The EXACT words you see above. When using the Microsoft Windows 10 FREE upgrade. After installing Windows 10. From Windows 10. Can be found here: All Settings -> System -> About ("Read the Microsoft Software License Terms") Click on image for larger view of same Click on image for larger view of same Click on image for larger view of same Nothing minus using Microsoft's own latest released ISO for Windows 10, was done to install Windows 10 along side of Windows 8.1 as a dual boot and it was activated automatically by Microsoft afterwards. So, it works and is legal. You need to get certified as a "Para Legal". Because your claim to be licensed to "Practice Law" at this stage. Is laughable, at best. Note: If nobody wants to do this because they believe Boogieman, jayson, Sammy dah Boy and Sparky's ridiculous nonsense. That's fine with me, since the topic of this thread is "How To Access Your IP Cameras From Linux or a Mac" and I only mentioned what system I used to install Linux and how I went about it. If I wanted to create a topic about "How to Install Windows 10 and Dual Boot with Auto Activation, Legally" I would have. With all the details and steps, on how to go about it. I simply mentioned what system I used to install Linux and how I went about it. In a general way, using Microsoft methods. Which are legal and sanctioned by Microsoft. Don