I have a dedicated $69 tablet hanging on my entrance wall with widget icons to turn the security on and off. It works great and provides a $1000 looking touch screen for my security system. I had a thought - why not turn on this freely available camera and stream to vera all the time, when the door is opened, alarm triggered, etc.
I was able to get the android tablet running the ipwebcam app to an internal network ip of 192.168.1.145:8080. I added the device using two options 1. right click and save location while in a web browser viewing the images/stream from the app = http://192.168.1.145:8080/shot.jpg?rnd=78008. 2. ) used the provided link from the app to jpeg images which was http://192.168.1.145:8080/shot.jpg
Both paths provided an image in the add-device-test screen so I clicked add. An undefined device popped up under “other” not under cameras. I am assuming that the device box would show a stream from the webcam. Do I need a camera viewing app installed on vera to see generic images from a webcam?
I tried to add a scene where the camera was triggered by e.g. the door, but the device has a red circle with a slash through it denoting “No”
I did reboot the tablet and the tablets’ camera popped up under the devices list in the add-a-device, cameras screen, manually add, newly added devices list. I tried to select that device added the port of 8080, tried some other links, but nothing gave me an image when trying to add the webcam that way.
As with most vera stuff, it is not intuitive and reading through dozens of previous posts just leads you in circles trying more things that are usually too advanced and don’t work bc you are just missing something simple. It seems once you do it the first time you are fine after that.
Here is a copy of the list of links to view the stream from the camera app. It was provided when I type the webcams IP in a browser as directed by the app.
Android webcam server
You can view your camera in several ways
Third-party software support:
URL for MJPG-compatible software: http://192.168.1.145:8080/videofeed
URL for software that supports JPEG frames (slower, less secure): http://192.168.1.145:8080/shot.jpg
URL for audio streaming: http://192.168.1.145:8080/audio.wav
URL for full-resolution photo capture: http://192.168.1.145:8080/photo.jpg
URL for full-resolution photo capture (with autofocus): http://192.168.1.145:8080/photoaf.jpg
URL for compressed audio stream, use for auido-only recording: http://192.168.1.145:8080/audio.ogg
Direct Links:
Open stream in media player, such as VLC
Open remote control panel for use with mediaplayers and third-party software
Use java browser plugin
Use javascript to update frames in browser, for IE, Playstation and Wii. Use, if your browser do not support MJPG natively
Use browser built-in viewer (not supported by some browsers)
Use tinyCam Monitor on another Android device
Use IP Cam Viewer on another Android device (external link)
Connect to PC for use with Skype and other videochats on Windows
Connect to PC for use with Skype and other videochats on Ubuntu GNU/Linux (external link)
Take full-resolution photo without or with autofocus (put phone into a silent mode to prevent shutter sound)
Download immediate video frame
you can also add the device manually in UI5 > Apps > Develop Apps > create device
put in Upnp Device Filename : urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:DigitalSecurityCamera:1
and fill in the IP address and mac-address of the android camera
then press create device
in the created device you fill in the rest in advanced settings tab
example : http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,11027.msg112616.html#msg112616
Once again everything seems incomplete when trying to figure out what will work via an old post. Might work great if I had a foscam. I assume the MAC would be generic 255.255.255.0
I have no clue what to add in the boxes except IP and the name you suggested.
what about a xml file?
correct way to add name and password in to IP when not a foscam and just need jpegs?
did you figure this out ?
I was planing around with it and trying to see if i can get this too work.
Cheers
FYI I was able to get this to work i called support and they where able to add the camera for me. 
MAC is the hardware address of the device , in this case ur tablet and not a subnetmask lol
you will find the MAC address of your tablet in the android by going to settings > wireless > press menu-key there and choose advanced
the IP is the IP of your tablet filled in like this : <IP_of_tablet:port>
wont need a xml because the ip-cam function is build-in in the vera and uses urn scheme
Customer service figured this out and added a camera device for me. I gave them the Links that the web browser supplied that I posted above. He edited the device he created and I came home to a working camera.
I have read since that UI5 has an issue with creating cameras and that they often need to be added manually. For example after 2 hours of using different combinations found in threads I finally got a foscam pic ouput in the add IPcamera device, in the last step to create the device it ended up creating a dead camera device with missing fields. Once again no sticky for this common issue so I spent all that time to end up back where I started. Sooo, I used this tablet device and edited it to get a foscam going bc I could not figure it out. It’s just too bad it’s not user friendly and post after post are filled with frustration.
All of this hassle compared to 3 minutes using android’s ip cam viewer app and I get external viewing unlike the Home buddy app which is a vera supported/suggested app. The issue is that the cam is needed with vera to complete security function so I view in an app and save via dropbox/vera. Otherwise I would have bought a different system. O well, roll with the punches, take a month off until you have the time to figure the next problem out, and plan atleast half a day reading to fix a problem. I think the reason why issues are not stickied is bc all the changes to the interfaces and most of these solved issues have different pathways to create that solution now along with multiple ways to fix them (Advanced, UI, Luup, and Plugins). I can find out how to rebuild/fix/and install almost anything on youtube for any car, computer, etc but adding a camera to vera takes longer than figuring out than for example installing a rack and pinion or even redoing the AC in my Jeep… AC systems take a lot to do correctly! I’ve built 3 houses in my lifetime on the side by hiring guys myself under a family members License and solving problems myself that were made or left behind by professionals, they were all easier than vera when learning how to fix the problem.
Ok, now on to my garage door relay.
