![]() The package also comes with a plastic base/bracket and screws if you want to mount the camera on a wall – the base allows the camera to be placed and retain its pan/tilt features. The camera is designed to be an indoor camera, so in theory you would be relatively close to a power outlet. ![]() The SmartCam PT is powered by a USB cable attached to a standard power plug – the cable is longer than typical USB cables seen in other cameras, so getting good placement within your home shouldn’t be too much of a problem. I couldn’t delete the camera from the app, it wasn’t until later when I could access the cameras through the web browser, that I could delete the old camera. In my case, the app had registered a previous SmartCam, which was now offline. The SmartCam app lets you install multiple cameras in this way. You can then direct the camera to configure to your existing Wi-Fi network and password to complete the setup. With the app running, you push a button on the camera in order to connect your phone to the pre-installed Wi-Fi SSID and password. Like previous models of the SmartCam line, setup is achieved by downloading a mobile app (iOS or Android, I tested with iOS), then following the instructions on the app to install the camera. But lingering over these new features is the question about how secure the camera is and whether you should trust the camera to not be taken over by hackers (especially if you’re using it to track things inside your house). In this case, I received a review sample of the Samsung SmartCam PT ($179, Amazon), a pan-and-tilt model (96-degree field of view, 155-degree tilt and 350-degree pan) that offers users more advanced features like 1080p HD live streaming, auto tracking (the camera moves with any subject moving), motion zone select and privacy mode (you can tell the camera to tilt it’s lens down 80 degrees). So security is now top of mind when it comes to new products being introduced. In the U.S., the FTC filed a complaint against D-Link over claims that their webcams were “secure”. Last year’s highly publicized DDoS attack on Dyn highlighted insecure cameras being used as part of a botnet vulnerabilities were also found in Chinese-based security cameras and at least one Samsung SmartCam product. The home security camera market has taken a big hit in recent months, becoming the poster child for “bad security behavior” when people talk about the security (or lack thereof) of Internet of Things.
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