I&#x27;ve actually had skype deployed in multiple locations as a way to do super cheap monitoring solution.<p>1) old laptops from ebay(probably paid $100 for each)
2) microsoft 3000 webcam
3) linux.<p>Each laptop was configured with its own skype account, would start it on boot, audio out completely disabled, and set to pick up calls from friends automatically.<p>Why not use a regular CCTV solution?
I knew I could call that skype client from anywhere in the world, even from my phone, and I would get very good quality sound and video. I&#x27;ve had &quot;networked&quot; CCTV cameras which were $1000+ and they had choppy video and barely audible audio, plus you had to do some sort of dyndns solution to access them everywhere.