Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPC2 Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision

by Hawking Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.5 x 5.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001AAK0GI
• Item model number: HRPC2
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,142 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hawking Technologies HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision lets you add streaming video to your HomeRemote Pro Monitor and Control System. This camera lets you keep an eye on your kids, pets, or your home via a browser or your Internet-enabled cell phone, regardless of your home's lighting conditions. Unlike standard Internet cameras that require complicated router configurations, this camera features true plug-and-play installation, making it easier than ever to set up a comprehensive monitoring system in your home.

The HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision: Can record video even in darkness. Offers high-quality live video at 30 frames per second. Has true plug-and-play installation. Can send live surveillance video to cell phones.

You can watch live surveillance video of your home from your cell phone.

Note: This product includes only the HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision. A HomeRemote Pro Internet Gateway is required to use the camera (sold separately). An additional monthly subscription fee is required to access all of the features of the Pro Wireless Video Camera (Click here for a comparison chart between the basic and pro-level services).

High-Quality Live Video, Motion Detection, and Triggered Recordings
The Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision offers high-quality, live video at up to 30 frames per second over a browser, or at a seamless rate of up to 15 frames per second on your cellular phone (cell phone quality will depend on the quality of your cell phone Internet connection). No matter where you are, you can simply log into your account with your cell phone or available Internet connection and view any number of rooms in your house in real time.

From your HomeRemote Pro account site, you can adjust the resolution, image quality, frame rate, and image setting, letting you optimize its performance based on the quality of your Internet connection. With the included video recording software, the camera can also be set up to record video or images based on set schedules or motion triggers. (The software supports up to 16 cameras simultaneously.)

From your account site you can also schedule recordings, enable motion detection alerts, and set up a wide array of recording options. For instance, you can set your system to record when motion is detected in your front door and front windows, and the recorded video can be sent to FTP servers, email addresses, or network storage devices.

Infrared LED Night Vision Technology
With the Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision, you don't have to worry about losing performance during evening hours. The camera features infrared LED night vision technology, which lets you view live video even in the darkest environments. And for even greater security, the camera's external LEDs can be turned off for stealth installations.

Cell Phone Video Interface
From your cellular phone the camera displays video at a seamless rate of up to 15 frames per second depending on your cellular Internet connection. You can preview the video in a small window or enlarge it for a more detailed view.

True Plug-and-Play Ease
Setting up the Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision couldn't be easier. Simply connect the camera to your router during the setup process. Using a computer with Internet access, open a Web browser and log on to the HomeRemote Pro Web site. Find the "Camera Set Up" link and follow the simple instructions. Once you set up the computer and test the connection, you have the option to set the camera up via the Web site interface wirelessly. Then with the included mounting hardware, you can place the camera to monitor any room in the house.

How the HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System Works
The HomeRemote Monitoring System lets you monitor your home, secure it from intruders, and control its appliances and power usage via a cell phone or an Internet browser while you're

This diagram shows how the HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System works. View larger.

working, at school, or even traveling abroad. You can also use it to monitor your children or pets, or keep tabs on an elderly family member. And business owners can use the system to keep an eye on their premises or employees.

By connecting the Pro Internet Gateway to your Internet router, you'll effectively create a wireless network that "connects" your home to the Internet. And by adding HomeRemote Pro accessories to your home, such as the Pro Door Sensor and Pro Lamp Module, or other HomeRemote Pro-enabled products, such as Electrical Appliance modules and Pro Motion Detectors (sold separately), you'll have the option of remotely controlling your heating and cooling system, lighting, blinds, garage door, and virtually any electrical appliance in your home.

Award-Winning Z-Wave Wireless Technology
At the heart of the HomeRemote Pro System is Z-Wave wireless "mesh" technology, an award-winning wireless standard for home automation. Unlike traditional remote technologies that rely on

The comprehensive web interface lets you check on the status of your home and even view real-time video of your premises. View larger.

infrared signals, Z-Wave is not affected by walls or other barriers, and it offers two-way communication, giving you confirmation that your commands were received and executed. With Z-Wave, the guesswork and finger-crossing is taken out of the equation.

Because each "module" or HomeRemote Pro accessory acts as a repeater that extends the distance of the Z-Wave signals, with a few easily installed and strategically placed HomeRemote Pro accessories, your entire home can be covered in a matter of minutes without any hard-wiring or special installation.

Easy Set Up: No Special Tools or Wiring Required
Setting up a HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System up couldn't be easier. Once you connect the Pro Internet Gateway to your router, you log into the HomeRemote Pro Web site, where you can customize your HomeRemote Pro System by naming the rooms in your home. (You can also personalize your HomeRemote Pro Web page with photos of yourself and other custom touches.) Then it's just a matter of plugging accessories into outlets throughout your home and adding them to your system.

The "installation" of HomeRemote Pro accessories is as easy as plugging in one of the several HomeRemote Pro modules into available electrical outlets. Once the modules, which are about the size of typical home appliance timers, are connected, you simply plug your lamp or appliance into it. The modules let you control appliances remotely (you can schedule them, or turn them on or off on demand), and they will also act as "repeaters" that effectively extend your home's Z-Wave wireless network. For more information on HomeRemote-compatible products, visit www.homeremote.net.

The HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision measures 1.75 x 2.75 x 3.8 inches (LxWxH) and is protected by a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
One HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision (HRPC2), Camera Mounting Kit and Stand, Power Adapter for Camera, CD with Recording and Viewing Software, Ethernet Cable for Connection to Router, and Wireless Camera Antenna.

Product Description

The HRPC2 HomeRemote Pro Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision lets you add live streaming video to your HomeRemote Pro System. The HRPC2 is an advanced camera that allows you to view live video from the HomeRemote Pro web browser interface or from your cell phone using Cell-Link. Unlike standard internet cameras that require complicated router configurations, the HRPC2 features true plug and play installation. Simply plug the camera into one of your router's local ports, log on to the HomeRemote Pro website and enter the product key of the camera. Adding live streaming video has never been easier. The HomeRemote Pro Video Camera a powerful 16 channel video recording software, advanced 2 window motion detection with FTP, email, Flash Storage triggered recordings and Wi-Fi capabilities for 802.11b/g wireless installations. Features include high quality, live video at up to 30 frames per second, plug and play installation, and live video viewing on the internet or your internet enabled cell phone (Pro-Level subscription required)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Product Ever Purchased, September 2, 2008

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Daryl M. Pope - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPC2 Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision (Electronics)

The hardest part of this review will be keeping it short when so many things are wrong with this product. I purchased a camera, a gateway, a wall plug module, and a motion detector. It was a 4 evening of fighting with the setup to get everything partially working. Then after two days everything quit working. I have to completely reconfigure all products. Then once again after a couple of days, I had the same problem. I spent more time reconfiguring only to have it happen a third time. Camera could not be found, the motion detector did not work and the web based software could not see the gateway.
During the time that the system was working, it was only partially working. Features like the motion detection of the camera and actions by the web based software was supposed to send me Email if an event was triggered. That never happened. Tech support was useless. Night time tech support takes you to a 3rd party tech support that can solve no problems and tells you that you have to call during the day. I call daytime and asked a simple question about what a field in the camera setup called "Split By" was supposed to do and they could not answer that and told me to send in email. And as you might guess my email was never answered. The only other answer I got from daytime tech was the server was having software problem wait until Monday. Well it did start working on Monday for 2 days.
So here are my complaints:
Bad Tech Support,
Server Software has problems,
Documentation is too brief.
All product that I purchased were unreliable,
Once configured, things will quit working and when you try to correct everything quits working.
Not all features would work at anytime.
I have quit, I am no longer trying to make these product work.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hawking Homeremote Pro and Camera HRPC2 a mistake to buy, January 20, 2009

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Joachim E. Zinke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPC2 Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision (Electronics)

Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPC2 Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision
Hawking HRPG1 HomeRemote Pro Control and Remote Monitoring Internet Gateway (White)

I bought the Hawking Homeremote Pro kit and a Hawking Homeremote Pro Camera with Nightvision (HRPC2) as a starter Kit for my first home automation project. What a dissapointment! What was supposed to be the ultimate Home automation solution turned out to be a nightmare. The software for the Homeremote Pro is forcing you to make a 10$ a month subscrption to a useless Web-service with a not responding email hotline and phone hotline so terrible you voluntarily hang up by yourself. The camera picture doesn't show on the web-site and the settings to activate the camera via internet by yourself are blocked to force you using the web-service (which doesn't work). Same with the Homeremote Pro Controler. Again the biggest dissapointment I had in software and hardware since years. I trapped into these products by looking for Z-wave Modules and my recommendation for the Z-wave community is banning Hawking products from there sites.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Home Remote Pro HRPC2 camera w/ night vision and gateway, August 14, 2009

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E. Leslie Combs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPC2 Wireless Video Camera with Night Vision (Electronics)

It took me forever to get the Home Remote Pro Gateway to work. The online manual (which I printed out) was anything but clear. I had been using my GE handheld remotes on my z-wave system without problem. Converting it over to the home remote Pro Gateway proved to be a nightmare. I tried to contact their tech support on several occasions. I called the tech support, number at least 15 times and made contact with Cal, apparently their only tech support person two times. Almost every time I called, I received a message about how busy tech support was and that I was number one in the queue, but still had to hold at least 15 minutes. Then, it became apparent that I could get no real answers, either because Cal wanted nothing to do with helping me or because he did not know anything about the product.

I finally got the Gateway working, but I had to do with a 50 foot ethernet cable and extension cord. Believe it or not there is no dongle, and the Gateway has to be within 3 feet of a switch.

I've been trying to configure the camera, but again there is no help or information available. When I click on the installation disk at "View the Online Manual", I received the message "the page cannot be found."

I would not buy any product from this company again.