A good idea for Home Security

[TUTK]

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Powerline Communication IP Camera
CLJ100L is the ideal surveillance IP camera specially designed for enduser. This instant surveillance system is based on the PLC technology. The video signal is delivered by the existence power line.Under the local area network, all you need to do is plug the camera and view. Camera can be relocated anywhere or plug into E27 socket with the lamp design connector.

No IP Setting requirement.
CLJ100L is made by the P2P (Peer to Peer) technology. Users just install the package software and keyin the present ID/Password to connect to the camera remotely. The live video will come out via internet without any IP setting.

Mobile Monitor/Motion detection/E-mail alert
CLJ100L supports the video viewing from iPhone and most smartphone. The IR design gives good recording quality no matter day or night. The package software provides the 1/4/16 channels display, schedule recording, motion detection. You can set up the alert up to 4 modes, including the sound and E-mail alert.

Features
Special lamp connector design for easy installation
Built-in PLC for cable free instant installation
P2P video connection technology for plug and view
Supports iPhone / Smart Phone remote video monitoring
Infrared for Day and Night monitoring

[SecTrainer]

Powerline networking would not be my first choice for a security video system.

[N. A. Corbier]

I've seen one from Logitech that uses powerline ethernet. What's bad about it? I know that powerline conditioning can degrade signal strength, but if you're on your own grid (not a shared grid like apartments, etc), how bad is it?

[SecTrainer]

What I said was, powerline wouldn't be my first choice. A lot of existing home wiring doesn't play nice with it (for instance, devices on different circuits might not be able to communicate, interference, loops, etc.), and new homes/condos are almost always being wired for high-speed ethernet these days, which costs next to nothing to do during construction. If I'm going to be tied to a wire, that's the wire I'd choose, not the power line. Also, powerline gear has had trouble with many of the line-filtering surge protectors (or did the last time I checked) meaning they have to be plugged directly into the wall. No thank you to that.

What's worse, the smart grid is coming, maybe faster than we think. The government is threatening to "select" one of the several different powerline standards (which aren't compatible) in order to implement the grid. I'd wait for that to shake out because you will not be able to use incompatible devices on the smart grid. (The smart grid issue is holding up a lot of "smart devices" that are in the pipeline - like "smart dryers", etc.)

Bottom line: Sometimes it's plug-and-play, sometimes it isn't. When it does work, it's very easy to set up unless it requires "tweaking" - and usually faster than wireless in rooms that are far from the router. If you try it, I'd just be sure you can return the gear if it doesn't work for you (in other words, I wouldn't be inclined to buy it from Taiwan).