How Farmcam Works; Planning The Installation - Luda farmCam Guide D'utilisation

5. How farmCam works

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1. The camera monitors your cattle, the signal is transmitted through the cable to the
antenna on the outside of the building.
2. The signal is sent from camera to home/office via the outdoor antennas.
3. The monitor receives the signal from the barn and the picture is displayed on the screen.
4. By connecting the monitor to your broadband router you can see your farm wherever you
go, through a tablet or smartphone connected to the internet.

6. Planning the installation

Optimal signal quality is obtained when there are no obstacles whatsoever between the antennas.
Avoid placing antennas at different heights and/or placing them close to metal objects. Keep this in
mind when planning your installation.
It is important that both outdoor antennas are placed on the outside of the buildings to reduce the
number of obstacles.
1. Free line of sight: Decide where you intend to place the outdoor antennas. Make sure that
there are as few obstacles (trees, bushes, buildings) as possible in the line between the
outdoor antennas.
2. Antenna cable length: Three antenna cables are included in the farmCam box: A 16m
cable for the camera, a 9m cable with 90° connection for the monitor and one extra 9m
cable. The extra 9m cable can be used with either the camera and the monitor. If you
would like to use it, screw the two cables together. If you intend to extend the cable to the
monitor you will need to use the large antenna instead of the medium one. (See Chapter 9,
Installing the outdoor antennas.)
3. Camera Placement: Avoid placing the camera behind glass or windows as the glass will
reflect the night vision IR light and cause a blurred picture. If you are planning to use the
motion detection function, avoid pointing the camera at bushes, flags or other objects
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