SportyPorty

Hey guys, I'm in Palma area and need a WiFi webcam to connect to my router. Google is useless, or perhaps I'm useless on Google. I have tried Bauhaus, but they only have indoor ones. Anyone know of a shop, prefer one I can drive to. Thanks in advance. Sporty.

Should note that I'm going home Saturday, so mail order is no good.

Mediamarkt also a NO....

missile

Why not Mediamarkt? It has a good selection of Wifi cameras > Tiendas de informática y electrónica Media Markt - Yo no soy tonto

You could try Cortes Ingles?

Any local PC shop will be able to supply something suitable.

uk_grenada

Has costco reached spain? They have a decent selection.

SportyPorty

Thanks Missile, Mediamarkt do indeed have a vast selection, but none of them are outdoor/waterproof models.

Cortes Ingles had even less, only basic ones to stick to your laptop/PC for chat.

I managed to get what I wanted just up the road from Cortes Ingles however. Just the other side of the station and up a side street, called PCBox. Got it connected and all working now.

uk_grenada, not sure about Costco, I've not seen one. cheers.

I have Movistar fibre BB fitted now, and need to figure out how to add a VPN back to my home server in the UK, has anyone done this? It doesn't help that the initial interface is (obviously) in Spanish and despite me learning the language, technical terms are not generally covered in the learning material! )

uk_grenada

That means you have to run a vpn server within your uk server, sure it's do-able but why? If you want to access uk public services pretending to be in the uk there are plenty of cheap good providers.

SportyPorty

Yes, that's exactly what I have. My server is running 24/7 anyhow, so I was intending to use it for a VPN too. That's all configured, I just need to configure the router to use it now. I intend to use it for NowTV/BBC iPlayer etc... I'll not be there for a few weeks though. Unfortunately I didn't have time to configure the router management page to be accessible via the internet, so will have to wait until I'm onsite.

missile

Mediamarkt have several outdoor waterproof models on the link I posted.

Whatever, I am glad you found what you wanted and hope you manage to link up so that you can view from the UK.

SportyPorty

Yeah, quite possibly they do on their website, but when I went to their shop, all they had in stock were indoor models. I was short on time, so getting one ordered and delivered was a bit risky. But yes, it's in and working now, and great to be able to view from the UK. Just wish I was back in Mallorca, it's bloody freezing here. 1deg at the moment.


Edit, oh and thanks everyone for your suggestions.

Fred James

Just a point worth considering if you are going to use an external CCTV. The law in Spain is very restrictive about what you can and cannot film. If the coverage is entirely in your own property, no problem. If it covers other public areas or neighbouring property, then you may have a problem.

SportyPorty

Hmm, that's something I hadn't considered to be honest Fred. It does cover the road outside my property and some villas across the road, but they are far enough away so that there is little detail. There are quite a few webcams on this page (https://livecam-pro.com) do these laws also apply to them I wonder. I think there are supposed to be similar restrictions in the UK, but I've not heard of anyone being stopped. Is this the case in Spain, or are they a bit hot on them do you know? I certainly don't want attract the attention of the local police.

Fred James

You may have noticed the apparent lack of CCTV in Spain compared to the UK. It is a privacy issue. Like many things in Spain, it is more likely that an affected member of the public or a neighbour would make a denuncia to the police. I have not had any personal experience of this happening, but have read about it on other forums.

You can read all the regulations here, in English.

https://www.agpd.es/portalwebAGPD/ca...ilancia_en.pdf

SportyPorty

I will do, thanks for that Fred.

megmet

Thanks for that Fred, it's going to be useful as I need to install CCTV to catch the b----rd who has keyed our new car four times in two months.