Home safety is necessary, but not everyone can get expensive CCTV setup. If you have an old smartphone that is no longer in use, then you can use it like a CCTV camera, and that too without any technical skill. For this, you have to take care of only a few steps. Below we are telling about this in detail.

How to change the old smartphone in CCTV?

Step 1: Prepare old phone

• First reset the phone factory so that nothing goes in the background
• Wi-Fi connectivity and camera working properly, check this
• Always keep the phone on power, so that the battery is not down

Step 2: Install CCTV Camera App

• Many free apps are available on the Play Store or App Store which make the phone an IP camera. Some popular options:
• Alfred Camera (Android/iOS)
• IP Webcam (Android)
• Manything (iOS)
• Athome Camera (Android/iOS)
• Install any of these apps on both devices
• Now place the camera mode on the old phone
• Keep viewer mode on your primary phone

Step 3: Set camera angle and mode from the app

• Mount the camera to the right place (entry door, hall, balcony or anywhere)
• Can turn on Motion Detection in the app
• Features like 24/7 video recording, cloud storage or mobile alert are also available in the app
• If you want, you can also see the video feed from a live browser or other mobile

Step 4: Take care of power and network

• Keep the phone connected to charging (from USB Adepter or Power Bank)
• Strong Wi-Fi Network requires live streaming smooth
• Turn on the low power mode so that the device does not heat up and does not consume too much battery

Tip: For Extra Security

• Put password in old phone
• Set the username-password in the camera app
• Keep updating time-to-time app