@nwchris Thanks for the this, really appreciate it ! It is becoming a little clearer So a couple more questions... 1 - Do I have to create a separate bat files for turning on and turning off (so 2x...

@nwchris Thanks, the task scheduler looks fairly straightforward tbh, but it's the batch files I'm stuck at, where do I paste this new batch file information ? Do I change the original 'camera' batch...

@nwchris PS - Got another meteor this evening ! Shame it was cloudy tho, just looked like a bright white flash.

@nwchris Thanks for this, I've tried to set it up, fairly sure I have the correct info, just swapped the IP address for my camera in place of yours, so… @echo off call...

@KiwiDave @nwchris Contacam works, second night running it and I got a meteor !

@Summer_S Thanks. No the camera is on a live stream so needs to remain public at all times. It is the Contacam software I need to schedule, there is a way to do this I think, just need to work out...