{"id":6623,"date":"2014-11-10T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T12:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2018-05-10T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T17:05:37","slug":"p2p_ip_camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/p2p_ip_camera\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a P2P IP camera and how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How easy\u00a0it has become to carry out surveillance monitoring using just a cell phone and P2P IP Camera.<\/p>\n<p>With HDX\u00a0P2P cameras &#8211; use a smartphone, download the app, scan the QR code and start viewing a live feed of the camera. Before P2P IP camera came along,\u00a0cameras used to be a nightmare to setup. Setup the camera, then login to the router and setup a DDNS and open ports to allow access.<\/p>\n<p>P2P stands for &#8220;Peer to Peer&#8221;. It is a technology that makes it simple to link the camera with a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>In camera speak, there is a UID (unique ID) assigned to each camera. When the smartphone app is opened, it pings the P2P server which in turn looks for the listed UIDs and where they are located.\u00a0If the camera can be pinged, it shows as online, others are offline.<\/p>\n<p>Once the cameras are reached, it creates a direct connection between the app and the camera. Just like the popular Bittorent peer to peer file sharing platform.<\/p>\n<p>Advantages of P2P technology used in\u00a0HDX IP Cameras<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>P2P networks are highly scalable. e.g. Torrent sites have millions of users worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>As P2P is de-centralised, i.e. services are spread out over various peers, it makes the system quite reliable.<\/li>\n<li>Cheap and affordable, no recurring costs for users.<\/li>\n<li>P2P streams can be used to connect with multiple devices simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>P2P stream can be used to backup data to the cloud<\/li>\n<li>Allow secure connections between the camera and viewing client with encrypted streams<\/li>\n<li>Not limited or blocked by closed ports, no DDNS setup, firewalls, etc.<\/li>\n<li>P2P UID is installed into the camera before shipment, no further settings are required.<\/li>\n<li>The stream doesn&#8217;t pass through a cloud server, the cloud only helps establish the connection.<\/li>\n<li>The camera doesn&#8217;t use bandwidth to constantly upload data to a cloud. It only uses bandwidth when a viewing device logs in to receive the feed.<\/li>\n<li>Not easy to hack the P2P platform as we must authenticate with at least 2 different servers for the connection to establish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6748 size-full\" title=\"HDX_P2P_IP_Camera\" src=\"http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo.png\" alt=\"HDX_P2P_IP_Camera\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo.png 350w, http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/cctvcamerafactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P2P-Logo-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comparison between regular\u00a0IP camera vs HDX P2P IP camera<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Traditional port forwarding\u00a0based IP camera<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>DDNS server required. Often times unreliable \/\u00a0paid<\/li>\n<li>Port forward or port mapping on the router is necessary to reach the device from outside the network.<\/li>\n<li>Firewalls need to be disabled putting your network at risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Peer to Peer based IP cameras<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Linking to the camera can be done in a couple of seconds.<\/li>\n<li>QR code scanning for convenience in linking.<\/li>\n<li>As server pings the camera, its easy to know when the camera is offline or unreachable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This architecture also has its drawbacks, which are listed here:<\/p>\n<p>It is a &#8216;pull&#8217; based system where the viewing device taps in to the camera to pull the stream. In this case, the camera cannot notify the server if it is no longer live.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot view the camera via a browser as it requires the p2p library built into the viewer. It is not possible to build such a library into a browser. It can be accessed by iOS, android and windows apps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cctvcamerafactory.com\/\">Want to order\u00a0P2P IP Cameras?\u00a0Check out our product range.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How easy\u00a0it has become to carry out surveillance monitoring using just a cell phone and P2P IP Camera. With HDX\u00a0P2P cameras &#8211; use a smartphone, download the app, scan the QR code and start viewing a live feed of the camera. Before P2P IP camera came along,\u00a0cameras used to be a nightmare to setup. 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