Possible to add USB camera running on another Mac?

mlevin77
mlevin77
edited October 2021 in SecuritySpy
I have another Mac with a USB camera, in addition to my main machine. Is it possible on SS to add that camera somehow over the LAN, to be one of the ones I monitor with my main machine?

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  • Ben
    Ben
    Yes, this is exactly what our RemoteSight software is for.

    Please let me know if you have any further questions about this.
  • mlevin77
    mlevin77
    Excellent. I've installed Remotesight and it works. But, the SecuritySpy on another machine on the LAN does not see it:

    > RemoteSight should be listed in the "Auto-Discovered Devices" popup menu below Address field

    is not happening. How do I add it?
  • mlevin77
    mlevin77
    Also, on the localhost where RemoteSight is asking, it suddenly says things like

    There was a problem opening the video input device, please check that it is connected and not in use by another application
    Error code: 130,1300

    There was a problem opening the video input device, please check that it is connected and not in use by another application
    Error code: 130,90021
  • Ben
    Ben
    Yes, if both machines are on the same network, the RemoteSight Mac should appear under the "Auto-Discovered Devices" menu on the SecuritySpy Mac. The main thing to check for this is that the "Enable Bonjour registration" option is turned ON via the RemoteSight Preferences - can you confirm that this is the case?

    As for the 90021 error, this means that the selected video device could not be found. In the RemoteSight preferences, select a valid video device and then click the "Save" button. Subsequently, are you able to view live video from the camera in RemoteSight's web interface on the same machine?

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