Onvif is the common standard within the IP camera industry, this allows different manufacturers to produce cameras to have the same interface so the software maker can have a standard to communicate to those cameras. To fully make use of this feature you need a camera that is ONVIF Profile Scompatible IP cameras. If you have one of those IP security cameras around and are connected to your local network, then there is a chance you can set it up as your PC’s webcam. With Windows 10 build 18995 or higher Microsoft added the ability to auto-discover and auto-connect to any IP Camera (commonly known as network security cameras) on your local network as the webcam for Windows 10.
Today we are going to take a look at a feature Microsoft released late last year that can result in much greater use in our current work from home environments.
Continuing with the COVID theme in fall 2020.
