Keep an eye on your home with MyDlink

Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 13 December 2011 12:19

Your IT - Home IT

A new service from D-Link simplifies remote access to the company's home surveillance cameras.

The local launch of D-Link's free MyDlink service makes it easy to connect to a supported camera from practically any Internet-connected device.

After a promised quick setup process, MyDlink allows the remote monitoring of up to four cameras. The currently supported models are the DCS-930L Wireless N Home Network Camera ($119) and the DCS-932L Wireless N Day & Night Home Network Camera ($149).

Both models incorporate a web server, but setting up outside access to such devices normally means setting up port forwarding on the router, something many users are reluctant to bother about. A parallel is the way services such as GoToMyPC make remote access simple where using technologies such as VNC require port forwarding to get through the router.

Android (free for the basic version, or currently 98c for the multi-camera version) and iOS (free for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad; or currently 99c for the multi-camera iPad-only version) apps are available for mobile use.

"There is a strong demand for consumers to monitor their property when they can't be there. With consumers busier now than ever, D-Link strives to take this product and make it possible for everyone to use. Whether you want to monitor a pet at home, check on a sleeping baby or keep an eye on the garden while on holiday, MyDlink makes the task a simple one" said Maurice Famularo, marketing director for Australia and New Zealand.