{"id":467,"date":"2018-04-11T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velacctv.com\/blog\/?p=467"},"modified":"2018-04-11T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T14:34:42","slug":"what-is-a-p2p-ip-camera-and-its-working-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velacctv.com\/blog\/what-is-a-p2p-ip-camera-and-its-working-process\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a P2P IP camera and its working process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Installing a traditional IP camera is such a hectic process and one needs good technical knowledge to do it. You need to change the IP addresses of the camera and NVR to match your subnet. Then login to the router and setup DDNS and open ports to allow access. On the contrary it is so easy to set up a P2P IP camera. You just need a smartphone to download the app, scan the QR code and start viewing the live feed from the P2P camera. So what is a P2P IP camera?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-468 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.velacctv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/What-is-a-P2P-IP-camera-and-its-working-process.jpg\" alt=\"What is a P2P IP camera and its working process\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velacctv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/What-is-a-P2P-IP-camera-and-its-working-process.jpg 600w, https:\/\/velacctv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/What-is-a-P2P-IP-camera-and-its-working-process-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">P2P or Peer to peer is a distributed networking technology where the participants are equally privileged and equipotent. This technology is used to connect a camera with a smartphone. Every camera has a UID or Unique ID assigned to it. When the smartphone app is opened, it connects with the server which then pings the listed UIDs in its database. The cameras(UIDs) that can be pinged are shown as online while the others are offline. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">If a camera can be reached by the server, it creates a direct connection between the camera and the smartphone quite like a P2P computer is connected to another peer in the network in a bittorrent connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Benefits of P2P IP cameras<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">P2P networks are highly scalable. Consider the fact that millions of computers are connected to the bittorrent network.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The network is decentralized. Therefore the system is highly reliable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The pricing is cheap and affordable. There are no recurring costs for the user.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The camera feed can be uploaded to cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The stream can be encrypted for secure connection and transmission.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Not blocked by closed or no ports, firewalls, etc. No DDNS setup required.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">P2P UID is installed at the manufacturer\u2019s end. No other settings are required for access.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The camera doesn\u2019t require any bandwidth to upload the feed. Bandwidth is required only when a viewing device logs in to view the feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is more difficult to hack because authentication is required in at least two points.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Comparison between P2P IP camera and traditional IP camera<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Traditional port forwarding based cameras<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">DDNS server is required which is often paid and unreliable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Port mapping or port forwarding is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Firewalls have to be disabled to access the cameras which may put the system at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">P2P IP cameras<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Quick setup process<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">QR code scanning for easy installation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is easy to know when camera is offline as the server pings the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You cannot view the camera through a browser. Only the app has to be used to view the feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is a \u2018pull\u2019 system. Camera cannot notify the server if it is going down.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-467\" data-postid=\"467\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-467 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing a traditional IP camera is such a hectic process and one needs good technical knowledge to do it. You need to change the IP addresses of the camera and NVR to match your subnet. Then login to the router and setup DDNS and open ports to allow access. 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