Combining your PC with a surveillance software is a great way to monitor your property remotely over the internet while you are away from home. WebCam Looker, for example; with this software you can publish captured images on a remote web server when the software detects a motion in your home.

To set it up you need to have a hosting account with PHP support. Then you need to choose the type of Destination as HTTP Upload and to insert some required information such as the location of the uploaded script (filereceiver.php), the filename of the image that will be uploaded and other information. Also, don’t forget to configure the information in the php file (filereceiver.php) before uploading it. And finally you should test the software by clicking the “Test destination” button.

By using this particular distinguishing feature you can notice the last movement detected by the surveillance software. You can do it easily by using a web browser and inserting the URL of the captured image. In this way, you can accomplish remote monitoring anywhere you are. What you simply need is a PC which is connected to the internet. Publishing snapshots on the internet is a great solution for people who do not have a broadband internet connection, because the size of image files is relatively smaller than video files. Another advantage of monitoring your home remotely by using this technique is that your family or relatives can also keep watching your home although they are in different places.

Another great surveillance software, Active WebCam has come in the market with its ability to capture images up to 30 frames per second from any video devices such as analog cameras and network IP cameras. You can even perform simultaneous recording and broadcasting from an unlimited number of cameras. Active WebCam, including Digi-Watcher, actually offers two broadcasting methods: HTTP Server and FTP Upload. FTP Upload means the program uploads captured images to a Remote Web Server using FTP protocol, while HTTP server can turn your PC into a HTTP server (Local Web Server).