Nowadays, you can connect a camera to a computer or loop camera data into a network so you can watch CCTV on a laptop or desktop screen.

Viewing your IP camera's stream through a web browser is somewhat similar to accessing a website and viewing a livestream. Here are the steps to do it properly.

Any terminal program should now be able to connect to the camera at 115200 baud while the camera is booting up. The trick is to press “enter” during the boot phase.

iSpy makes it easy to connect your computer to multiple cameras and microphones, specify their locations, and selectively record activity.