ZoneMinder
| ZoneMinder | |
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| Initial release | September 25, 2002[1] |
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| Written in | C++, Perl and PHP |
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| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Surveillance |
| License | GPL |
| Website | zoneminder |
ZoneMinder is a free, open-source software application for monitoring via closed-circuit television - developed to run under Linux and FreeBSD and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Users control ZoneMinder via a web-based interface. The application can use standard cameras (via a capture card, USB, FireWire etc.) or IP-based camera devices.[2] The software allows three modes of operation:[3]
- monitoring (without recording)
- recording after detected movement
- permanent recording
The application supports multiple cameras, reviewable simultaneously. Recording starts when the application detects changes between camera frames; one can select zones within field of view that the software will ignore.[4] ZoneMinder supports cameras compatible with ONVIF standard.[5] However, relative difficulty of configuration is - along with limited support for other languages than English - counted among ZoneMinder's weak points.[3] This is underlined by lack of straightforward documentation.[6] Filip Palian reported in 2008 that ZoneMinder contained security loopholes allowing unauthorized remote control of cameras, basic authentication (for example, .htaccess on Apache) should circumvent such issues.[7]
See also
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- Surveillance
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
- Closed-circuit television camera
- List of free television software
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- ZoneMinder on GitHub
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- ZoneMinder on SourceForge
- Peter Howard: Ubuntu deb package manager
- HowtoForge: ZoneMinder On Ubuntu
- ZoneMinder Viewer: Standalone GUI interface written in Qt
- ZoneMinder Virtual Appliance: Virtual Appliance for VMware
- Zoneminder VM Template for VMware Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine: Virtual Appliance Template for VMware (including ZoneMinder 1.25.0/Ubuntu 12.04.1)