FTP Module for managing Foscam Recordings

Connect-Camera.ps1

#Requires -Modules PSFTP
Function Connect-Camera
{
<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Connects to Security Camera to get video

	.DESCRIPTION
	Can wipe videos or download
		
    .PARAMETER Delete
    Remove all videos

    .PARAMETER Download
    Downloads all videos

	.EXAMPLE
    Connects to camera deletes all videos

        Connect-Camera -delete
        	
	.EXAMPLE
    Connects to camera and downloads videos to C:\Downloads

        Connect-Camera -download C:\Downloads

	.EXAMPLE
    With not download location specified C:\temp is assumed

        Connect-Camera -download

	.NOTES
    Michael Maher on 14/2/16

    Requires FTP Module in place
    
    .LINK
    FTP Module available from https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/PowerShell-FTP-Client-db6fe0cb
#>	 

    param(
        [switch] $download, 
        [switch] $delete,
        [string] $localDir = "c:\temp")

    Import-Module PSFTP 
    $Camera = "VideoCamera"
    $ftpServer = "ftp://192.168.1.1:50021"
    $mediaFolder = "/IPCamera/"
    $userName = "user"
    $password = "password"

    $SecureString = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
    $PSCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($userName, $SecureString)
    Set-FTPConnection -Credentials $PSCredential -Server $ftpServer -Session $Camera -UseBinary
    $Session = Get-FTPConnection -Session $Camera

 
    if($download){ 
    Get-FTPChildItem -Session $Session -Path $mediaFolder -Recurse | `
     Get-FTPItem -Session $Session -LocalPath $localDir -RecreateFolders -Overwrite
    }


    if ($delete) {
    Get-FTPChildItem -Session $Session -Path $mediaFolder -Recurse | `
        Remove-FTPItem -Session $Session -Recurse
    }

}