Help With basic 1 Camera Set Up

[puckacostello 0]

Hello, Please be gentle im a completed novice and looking a bit of advice

 

I want to install an IP camera at the rear of my house and want to be able to view it on the laptop and iphone which i know how to do. Now i want to be able to record it to a hard drive.

 

Is this possible to do through the laptop? Or will i need an external DVR ?

 

Any help appreciated

 

Thanks in advance, Shaun

[camera-newbie 0]

Is the laptop going to be used permanently for this purpose (dedicated?) -- if not, you'll likely not record anything (depending on whether your IP camera has on-board storage care of an SD/flash drive) when the laptop is elsewhere.. As long as the laptop is available you can either use the built-in web-browser or use some NVR/VMS software loaded on the laptop -- there are many out there with different features, prices, etc..

[Soundy 1]

Of course, it also depends on the make/model of camera and finding an NVR software that supports it...

[puckacostello 0]

Thanks for the replies.

 

The make of camera is Tenvis And the software i have chosen is Blue Iris These two are compatible

 

I know how to record using blue iris to the laptops hard drive however im unsure how to get it to record to and external HDD source

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks, Shaun