Although people have been using surveillance camera systems in their homes and businesses for many years now, these systems and the things that you can do with them have been changing a lot in recent years. Although in the past you had to be restricted to the room where your DVR system and monitor were if you wanted to watch your surveillance footage, this is no longer the case. Nowadays, you can use the Internet as a means of accessing and watching your footage, and more and more people have begun doing so. Once you find out more about how to connect to your DVR over the Internet, you too will probably want to give it a try so that you can watch your footage from anywhere in the world with your standard Internet-ready electronic devices.