Rather than wiring the entire subdivision for video, Internet protocol (IP) cameras are wired into the broadband connections of the homes to which they are closest. Then the output is viewed on a Web site accessible only to members of the subdivision’s Neighborhood Watch group.
No central station is used. An all-volunteer team of subdivision residents trained by the Dallas police watches the video, asserted Dick Becker, president of the Richland Park Estates Homeowners Association. If they see suspicious activity, they call 911, Becker explained. “Any movement on any camera is recorded,†he noted.