IP cameras are recommended as they are a self contained, weather-proof package, with good image quality, long-term capture reliability, and ease of setup. Once installed, it is only a matter of minutes to connect an IP camera to Teleport. No other PC or software is required, Teleport will work with the IP camera directly.

Though Teleport works with any standard IP camera, we do offer pre-configured cameras through our store. These cameras are the simplest to setup as they are already paired to your account, just plug in and it records!
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Here is some guidance on selecting an IP camera for time-lapse or live streaming with Teleport. Virtually any IP camera will work, but we always recommend using known brands. To name just a few, Axis, Hikvision, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, Samsung, Foscam, Dahua or higher end models from D-Link and the like will work just fine.

If image quality and long-term unattended reliable operation are a priority, going with a known manufacturer is recommended. In general, you get what you pay for, no matter what the marketing or megapixels say. For example, it is possible that a 3 megapixel low end camera will have lower image quality than a 2 megapixel high end model.

General use Bullet

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PTZ cameras

Axis camera information (Teleport works with all Axis models)

Axis makes reliable, well build IP cameras with great image quality. If 4K resolution is required, we recommend the Axis P1448-LE. For 1440p resolution we recommend the M2036-LE as it offers excellent picture quality for the price point and is 50% sharper than 1080p.

All Axis cameras, including the M10xx will also work very well. Use their product selector to choose based on what’s important: filed of view, indoor/outdoor, WDR, resolution, PTZ. Field of view may be most important, too little and you won't capture everything, too much and you have wasted pixels. For example the M3066 is narrow at 106°, while the M3206 or the M2036-LE are 130°. Choose the field of view that best fits your needs.

Similar to Axis, Hikvision makes very reliable cameras. The new line of HEOP 2.0 enabled cameras now supports our Teleport Station app, which runs onboard the camera. If possible HEOP 2.0 cameras are recommended. For all other Hikvision cameras you have the option of configuring port forwarding or using the onboard FTP function on the camera to talk to Teleport.

Cameras from Dahua, Foscam, Brillcam, Reolik, Ubiquiti and D-Link all work very well. However due to the sheer number of products and because the firmware often changes from model to model, we recommend sticking to the higher end models from these manufacturers. While these manufacturers offer more choice at a lower price point often the overall product is not as polished as for example Axis.

For example Dahua offers some very impressive 12MP or higher cameras that have great image quality and the price is quite a bit lower than for example Axis.

PoE wired Reolink cameras are recommended. Battery operated versions do not support FTP or RTSP/JPEG endpoints for third party connection.

To connect a PoE camera to the network you will need just one other thing (other than a standard network router or switch) this is either a PoE injector or a PoE enabled network switch/router. This is what injects power into the line which allows you to run the camera using just one wire.

The TP-LINK injectors and routers have proven reliable. The added expense of Axis or other products may not be necessary depending on your needs.

Optionally, if running long network wires up to 100 meters (328 feet), you may want to join wires together, a couple can be used for this:

For solar powered and 4G/LTE installations pair a solar panel kit with any one of these IP cameras.

At this time we can't recommend any of the built-in solar + cellular IP cameras out there, that we've tried. Reliability problems, poor quality or a closed non-interoperable system are the common issues. Let us know what you find! As they either aren't reliable or are a closed system. This will eventually change, and certainly some products out there already do work well, let us know what you find!

When deciding on a system or camera consider the ways in which Teleport and the camera can connect. This especially matters if a cellular carrier doesn't offer a public IP address as is often the case.

Without a public IP address the only options for Teleport image and time-lapse functionality are:

For live video streaming, remote PTZ control, or live video clip the list is shorter:

The reason for this is without a public IP address port forwarding is not an option.

View IP camera connection options here.

If you have any questions please contact us