Home safety is necessary, but not everyone can get expensive CCTV setup. If you have an old smartphone that is no longer in use, then you can use it like a CCTV camera, and that too without any technical skill. For this, you have to take care of only a few steps. Below we are telling about this in detail.
How to change the old smartphone in CCTV?
Step 1: Prepare old phone
- First reset the phone factory so that nothing goes in the background
- Wi-Fi connectivity and camera working properly, check this
- Always keep the phone on power, so that the battery is not down
Step 2: Install CCTV Camera App
- Many free apps are available on Play Games Gather or App Gather which makes the phone an IP camera. Some popular options:
- Alfred Digital Camera (Android/iOS)
- IP Webcam (Android)
- Manything (iOS)
- Athome Digital Camera (Android/iOS)
- Install any of these apps on both devices
- Now place the camera mode on the old phone
- Keep viewer mode on your primary phone
Step 3: Set camera angle and mode from the app
- Mount the camera to the right place (entry door, hall, balcony or anywhere)
- Can turn on Movement Detection in the app
- Features like 24/7 video recording, cloud storage or mobile alert are also available in the app
- If you want, you can also see the video feed from a live browser or other mobile
Step 4: Take care of power and network
- Keep the phone connected to charging (from USB Adepter or Power Bank)
- Strong Wi-Fi Network requires live streaming smooth
- Turn on low energy method so that the device is not hot and does not consume too much battery
Tip: For Extra Security
- Put password in old phone
- Set the username-password in the camera app
- Keep updating time-to-time app
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