Well, - first - thank you for replying

I would prefer to keep the recorded on my laptop, - as this is "only" a home security cam, meant to copy "strangers with bad intentions in the carport and at the front door".
The (old)labtop Will bee hidden, all is on wireless, - suppose to bee an easy setup!
I don't know anything about ftp server, - but if thats what it take, - then, can I turn my Win7 labtop into a ftp serve as well as being the one that handle the cam?
Another way I have been thinking about is my WD box with a TB HDD on, - but its not on the "Win7 Workgroup" don't know how, and if these "strangers" actually go in, then that would bee the first they would take... - leaving me nowhere.
Hope I have made my case clear this time
