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+TCP-based network bridge camera
+===============================
+
+`uca-net`_ is a transparent TCP-based network bridge camera for remote access of ``libuca``
+cameras.
+
+.. _uca-net: https://github.com/ufo-kit/uca-net
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+The only dependency is libuca itself and any camera you wish to access.
+
+Clone the repository::
+
+ $ git clone https://github.com/ufo-kit/uca-net.git
+
+and create a new build directory inside::
+
+ $ cd uca-net/
+ $ mkdir build
+
+The installation process is the same as by ``libuca``::
+
+ $ cd build/
+ $ cmake ..
+ $ make
+ $ sudo make install
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+You can start a server on a remote machine with::
+
+ $ ucad camera-model
+
+and connect to it from any other machine, for example::
+
+ $ uca-grab -p host=foo.bar.com:4567 -n 10 net // grab ten frames
+ $ uca-camera-control -c net // control graphically