Minggu, 26 Januari 2014

DIY : CCTV Server with Ubuntu Server 12.04 + Motion + USB Webcam(s)

Building CCTV Server with Ubuntu Server 12.04 + Motion + USB Webcam(s)

What you need:
  1. PC with Ubuntu Server Installed
  2. PCI USB Card(s), as 1 USB Controller only capable of handling 2 USB Webcams
  3. Webcam(s). Make sure they work in linux. I have bought cheap webcams from Ebay, which are detected automatically by Ubuntu
  4. Optional : IR Illuminator
  5. WIP :  Utilizing USB RJ45 Extender
Steps:
1. Preparing Server & installing Motion
Update your server repo to the latest :
 sudo apt-get update
Install motion :
sudo apt-get install motion
2. Tweaking uvcvideo driver
sudo rmmod uvcvideo
sudo modprobe uvcvideo quirks=128
This will be reset every reboot. If this