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Thanks for your replies. I am limited to 1mbps upload. I didn't want to fool with an FTP server, and cloud recording is right out. Any kind of remote viewing will probably not work. The solution that I have arrived at is a handful of temperature and other sensors, and an industrial process controller (Controlbyweb.com) which will send me an email daily with the states of those sensors, plus alerts if any are out of range. My primary concern is water pipes freezing. Pictures of the displays in the house, and a couple of exterior shots (snow depth, tracks, etc.) would be nice. comsci: Your app sounds interesting. Is your company hosting the data with the idea of marketing this as a service? How is this different from any other FTP implementation? Seems like I could do this with an FTP server on my home computer, it just seemed like too much trouble. How does the IP camera programming work? The cameras I've looked at all seem to want to serve video. They might take a snapshot on local memory, but I didn't see any that would serve a snapshot out on schedule. I want the data on schedule, not on alert. Thanks for engaging , all.

Hi, all, forum newb here. I have an off grid cabin in central WA that I visit about once a month. I have a fairly robust power system, but very limited Internet bandwidth. My only connection to the outside world is a Verizon tower 5 miles away. We have a 3G/4G booster and a Wi-Fi hotspot, and on a good day we get 5mbps down and 1mbps up. On a bad day it's like dial-up (remember that?). What I want is a CCTV system with 4 cameras. I want to monitor two control panels, and two exterior views. To preserve bandwidth, what I would like is for the DVR to record as normal, but every day at noon, post a single quad-split image to the cloud, so I can view it and see what's going on. I'm not really interested in video. Is there a DVR that will serve up this composite still image every day? I can't get a static IP from Verizon, so I'd really like for the device to upload to a cloud server, or just email me the image. Is there a simple solution? Maybe a low power PC? Thanks.