Method and system for monitoring computer networks and equipment

An apparatus comprising:

• a sensor configured to detect a physical environmental parameter associated with a space, the sensor configured to generate a sensor signal associated with the physical environmental parameter, the sensor selected from a group consisting of a temperature sensor, a relative humidity sensor, and an air flow sensor;
• a standalone housing physically separate from monitored equipment and having space between the hosing and the monitored equipment, the housing including:
• at least one microprocessor responsive to the sensor and configured to process the sensor signal;
• video imaging circuitry configured to capture an image of the space;
• memory coupled to the at least one microprocessor, the memory including:
• instructions from processing the sensor signal;
• instructions for processing the image of the space;
• a web server application;
• instructions for generating a webpage including the processed sensor signal and the processed image of the space;
• a threshold value associated with the sensor signal;
• and
• instructions for initiating a notification signal when the sensor signal violates the threshold value;
• and
• at least one network port, addressable using its own URL and static IP address, coupled to the at least one microprocessor and configured for communicating the webpage over a distributed computer network to a remote location for display.