How to change your phone to a security camera.

In a country where insecurity is
a major problem, it is advisable
to do all you can to safeguard
your life and property and not
wait for the government to do
the job for you.
Setting up a home security
system does not need to cost
you an arm and a leg.
In fact, according to cnet.com ,
you don’t need to wait until you
could afford to install a closed-
circuit television in your home
to secure your life and
property.
All you need are two
smartphones — one will be
installed in your apartment
while the other will be used to
monitor what’s happening from
anywhere you are.
As long as your phones are
working properly and their
rear cameras are functioning,
you’re good to go. The process is
very easy to set up, but not
totally free.
Get a security camera app running
on your phone:
To begin, you will need to
choose a security camera app
for your phone. Most apps offer
up much of the same features,
such as local streaming, cloud
streaming, recording and
storing footage locally or
remotely, and motion detection
and alerts.
Once you’re set up, you will be
able to monitor your living
space and control your security
camera from anywhere, straight
from your phone.
Installing security camers app on
iOS
One of the best options for
turning an iOS device into a
security camera is an
application called Manything (a
mash-up of “Monitor
anything”). With Manything,
you can set up motion alerts,
choose between a video or stills-
only mode, and even integrate
with IFTTT (an abbreviation of
“If This Then That”) — a free
web-based service that allows
users to create chains of simple
conditional statements, called
“recipes,” which are triggered
based on changes to other web
services such as Gmail,
Facebook, Instagram, and
Pinterest — for virtually endless
ways to configure your security
camera.
Manything is a free download
from the App Store and comes
with a completely free plan,
allowing up to one camera and
free recording.
To get started:
Download Manything from the
App Store to the two iOS
phones.
From the phone to be installed
in your home, open Settings
and disable Auto Lock under
General.
Register or sign in to Manything
using an email address or
Facebook account.
Select Camera mode with the
iOS device at home and Viewer
mode for the mobile device.
Press the red button from the
home camera device to start
the live stream.
From the mobile phone, the live
stream will appear in the list of
streaming devices.
Alternatively, you
can view the stream from a
computer by signing in at
manything.com .
Installing security camera app on
Android
The process for iOS device is
very similar to that of an
Android device, except that
there is a different camera app
for the latter.
Despite so many options to
choose from, one of the best
security camera applications
available is IP Webcam.
There is a lite version available
completely free of charge, but
you will need to purchase the
Pro version of the app for $3.99
(about N1,500) to unlock all
features.
IP Webcam broadcasts both
locally and over the cloud using
a service called Ivideon, so you
can view your stream, live,
from anywhere.
To setup your Android phone as
a security camera:
Download IP Webcam from
Google Play to the home device.
Launch IP Webcam and set
your video preferences, effects,
power management settings,
and motion or sound detecting,
if desired. (To broadcast the
stream remotely, register or
sign in to Ivideon, test
compatibility and enable the
cloud stream).
To start the stream, select Start
server at the very bottom of the
app.
To view the stream on your
mobile device: Find the
provided IP address and port
number on the phone setup as a
security camera.
From another device (computer,
smartphone, or tablet), enter
the IP address in the address
bar of the Web browser. Note
that if you setup an Ivideon
cloud stream, from a computer,
visit ivideon.com and sign in to
view.