Wireless Printing:
The second most amazing use i found for the Pi was that it could act as a printer host and i could convert my USB printer (Brother HL 2130) into a wireless printer hence allowing anyone on the local network to print to it. The server i installed for this was the CUPS server. Setting up the cups server and adding my printer by editing their configuration file. This allows my Pi to not only allow wireless printing within the local network but also open the possibility to print from anywhere on the globe because my Pi is connected to the internet.
Security System:
After i found a logitech Webcam lying around the house i decided to connect it to my Pi and see what i could do with it. I installed a motion server that allowed me not only to access the camera but also to monitor the live feed from a server webpage. This allowed me to store on the Pi snaps taken from the camera after every 1 sec. Also the motion server has a built in motion detector (duh!) that allows the software to run a specific app for every time it detects motion. My plan is to setup the Camera such that it faces the outside of my house and get motion activity on my phone via the internet. Of course this requires a lot of setting up and scripting that should be easy.
The second most amazing use i found for the Pi was that it could act as a printer host and i could convert my USB printer (Brother HL 2130) into a wireless printer hence allowing anyone on the local network to print to it. The server i installed for this was the CUPS server. Setting up the cups server and adding my printer by editing their configuration file. This allows my Pi to not only allow wireless printing within the local network but also open the possibility to print from anywhere on the globe because my Pi is connected to the internet.
Security System:
After i found a logitech Webcam lying around the house i decided to connect it to my Pi and see what i could do with it. I installed a motion server that allowed me not only to access the camera but also to monitor the live feed from a server webpage. This allowed me to store on the Pi snaps taken from the camera after every 1 sec. Also the motion server has a built in motion detector (duh!) that allows the software to run a specific app for every time it detects motion. My plan is to setup the Camera such that it faces the outside of my house and get motion activity on my phone via the internet. Of course this requires a lot of setting up and scripting that should be easy.
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