Is it possible to gain control of a webcam on PC in a different location?

[pardeep.sahota]

I have a piece of equipment that can be controlled remotely by people in a different location. They would like to view the equipment via webcam (that I already have and it has pan, tilt and zoom controls), is it possible to view and control the webcam using labview?

[GerdW]

Hi pardeep,

yes, it's possible...

[pardeep.sahota]

what is the best way to go about doing it??

[GerdW]

Hi pardeep,

create a small server on the PC with the webcam. The server distributes the webcam image to any client requesting the image. It also accepts commands to control the webcam...