IP Cams & uPNP
 

Hey folks,

I've recently re-set up my both of my IP Cameras on my network.

They are Panasonic BLC-1A wired units. I was going to use ZoneMinder to run them, but they have webservers built right in. From what I've read, they run on linux!

Either way, they're configured & running, the built in software allows me to view multi-cams (up to 12 I guess) via a web browser.

The crap part about that is: you have to log into each one. Say you have 12 cams set up to display on one page; you will be asked for log-in info 12 times to view each camera. Still, i'm happy they're working.

When I boot up our Windows XP Laptop, I can see the camera's, printer & router on the network via upnp.

I just set up a fresh installation of Debian Squeeze
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (squeeze)
Release: testing
Codename: squeeze
Kernel: 2.6.32-trunk-686

Is it possible to do the same on Squeeze? If so, which packages should I look into? I've google searched this for a while, but i'm still unsure as to how to proceed.

Any help / relevant comments on this matter is greatly appreciated!

I just looked at this camera's PDF manual from panasonic
Page10:
So it looks as though you can turn off the requirement to login if you don't want or need it.