IP camera is used as Internet Protocol to transmit video data and control signals over on a computer network and over the Internet. IP cameras are generally used for surveillance like as analog closed-circuit television. An amount of IP cameras is usually distributed in concert with a digital video recorder or a network video recorder to build a video surveillance system.

An IP Camera is a complete device which lets to view live video from anyplace on a computer network and over the Internet by using a web-browser.