Use the Hyakume ("hundred eyes") app to view & record the live H.264 & MJPEG video streams produced by a wide variety of IP cameras (security, surveillance, doorbell, webcams, traffic, weather, etc.).
Run Hyakume in Relay Server mode to enable free remote access to your home IP cameras.
Hyakume supports storing one hundred Camera links in 10 Camera Lists, 10 Cameras per List.
Create separate Camera Lists for your various IP camera locations (home, business, workshop, storage, etc.).
To create a Camera link, you'll need to know the target camera's:
• IPv4 address
• Video stream path
• Streaming format (h.264 vs MJPEG)
• Video stream port number
If you don't know the target camera's IPv4 address, Hyakume includes an ONVIF device discovery tool to help locate ONVIF-compliant IP cameras on your local network.
Once a Camera has been created, you can tap it to open its video stream for viewing.
While viewing, you can record video segments, capture snapshot images, & expand the view to full-screen.
| To access your IP cameras remotely, you can setup a spare Android device as a dedicated Relay Server on your local network | |
| • | Install Hyakume & add Cameras |
| • | In Settings, enable the Relay Server |
| • | Enable the optional Web Client to allow remote access with desktop & mobile web browsers |
| • | Select a username/password & listening port number |
| • | Port-forward the new Server on your gateway/router if necessary |
| • | Start the Server. It will begin listening for remote connection attempts |
| • | Add the Relay Server on your remote Hyakume client devices using its public (Internet) IPv4 address & listening port |
Relay Server remote Internet connections are protected by strong TLS/SSL encryption & mandatory client authentication.
| Hyakume Features | |
| • | Supports the low-latency H.264 & MJPEG video streaming formats |
| • | Supports up to 100 Cameras in 10 Camera Lists |
| • | Records video segments & captures snapshot images |
| • | ONVIF device discovery locates local IP cameras |
| • | Relay Server provides FREE remote access |
| • | Basic motion detection |
| • | Displays cameras in List/Grid format, Dark/Light modes |
| • | Comprehensive Reference & Overview sections |
| • | Designed for phones (portrait) & tablets (portrait/landscape) |
Hyakume requires no subscriptions, fees or cloud accounts. Buy the app once, use it forever (well, for the life of your phone).
