Introduction

AirLive is a well known for their relatively cheap wireless solutions. Today we will be taking a look at a new wireless IP-camera by AirLive. It is called the WL-2000CAM and has a lot of neat features. Geared towards home use rather than professional surveillance applications the user interface is easy to navigate and it does not take long to configure it for normal use. Since the camera has on-board processing capabilities and a network connection you can access the video feed from even a 3G cellphone. Another interesting feature that the WL-2000CAM boasts is two way communication, if you hook this camera up to a set of PC speakers it allows you to talk back and not just listen in.
Specifications
- Image Sensor: 1/4" Progressive CMOS Sensor
- Zoom: 10x Digital
- Minimum Illumination: 0 Lux at F2.0 with Night-vision LEDs on
- Video Compression: Motion JPEG & MPEG-4
- Max Resolution: 640 x 480(VGA)
- Frame Rate: Motion JPEG: Up to 30 fps in all resolutions
- MPEG-4: Up to 30 fps in all resolutions
- Video Streaming: Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4
- Controllable frame rate and bandwidth: 3GPP/ISMA RTSP compatible
- Audio: Two-way(full duplex) Built-in microphone
- Alarm and Event Management: Built-in multi-window motion detection, Image upload over FTP, e-mail and HTTP, Notification over TCP and e-mail
- Connectors: Ethernet RJ-45, audio line out
- Processors and Memory: ARM9 based 32-bit RISC CPU 32MB RAM, 4MB Flash
- Operation System: Linux 2.4
- Power: 5V DC,max 4.5 W
- Operating Conditions: 0-45 °C (32-113 °F) Humidity 20-80% RH(non-condensing)
- Minimum System Requirements: Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD 128MB RAM Windows 98,ME,2000,XP,Vista Internet Explorer 6 or later
- Supported Protocols: TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, HTTP,TCP, UDP, 3GPP/ISMA RTSP
The Package
The AirLive WL-2000CAM ships in a normal cardboard box. One of the things that make the AirLive WL-2000CAM interesting is the fact that it has a speaker out, this enables two way communications. Besides that this little cam has a wealth of features such as wireless connectivity, fully customizable behavior, and the ability to stream the video and audio feed over the Internet to all sorts of devices.
The bundle is like the feature list: quite extensive. You get a ballhead with a small stand that can also act as a wall mount. I really like the fact that you get everything you need in order to deploy the camera straight out of the box. The only thing missing in order to take full advantage of the camera is a set of PC speakers for two way communication, and a network cable so that you can access the cameras firmware and set it up for your network.