It's wise to hook up your security IP cameras to a computer (or computer monitor) for 24/7 monitoring and recording. This doesn't mean you are an idiot, but you are just not a technical guy or you just don't have experience in this kind of stuff. How to connect an IP camera to your PC or to the computer monitor? If you've got your security video IP cameras home, and you don't plan for an NVR, you may get problems on how to directly connect an IP camera to PC (without routers, without internet, without DVR or without its receiver).