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Posted: 1/6/2015 6:17:40 AM EDT
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Looking for a two or three wireless security camera system.
Budget and ease of installation is a concern. Only requirement is I cam view the cameras on my smartphone. The building has a professionally moniteres alarm system with motion sensors already. Recommendations? |
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Can you provide more details about what you're trying to do? Indoor? Outdoor? Wifi? 900Mhz? Distances? Day/night? What you hope to see?
With wifi cameras, 2-3 cameras are all you're likely to get on a single access point. You can get more, but it will require a bit of careful channel selection for bandwidth management. |
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Can you provide more details about what you're trying to do? Indoor? Outdoor? Wifi? 900Mhz? Distances? Day/night? What you hope to see? With wifi cameras, 2-3 cameras are all you're likely to get on a single access point. You can get more, but it will require a bit of careful channel selection for bandwidth management. I can hard wire them pretty easy with cat 5, was just trying to be lazy. One outdoor camera, need to withstand arctic conditions, and two indoor cameras to monitor product. Lights on 24/7 inside, outside there is an exterior light but its alaska, lot of darkness, lot of daylight depending on season. Our internet is pretty slow. Something to take into consideration. I would only remotely view the cameras if the alarm company were to call me after hours (break in). Otherwise footage could be reviewed directly from the recording device. |
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I can hard wire them pretty easy with cat 5, was just trying to be lazy. One outdoor camera, need to withstand arctic conditions, and two indoor cameras to monitor product. Lights on 24/7 inside, outside there is an exterior light but its alaska, lot of darkness, lot of daylight depending on season. Our internet is pretty slow. Something to take into consideration. I would only remotely view the cameras if the alarm company were to call me after hours (break in). Otherwise footage could be reviewed directly from the recording device. Quoted:
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Can you provide more details about what you're trying to do? Indoor? Outdoor? Wifi? 900Mhz? Distances? Day/night? What you hope to see? With wifi cameras, 2-3 cameras are all you're likely to get on a single access point. You can get more, but it will require a bit of careful channel selection for bandwidth management. I can hard wire them pretty easy with cat 5, was just trying to be lazy. One outdoor camera, need to withstand arctic conditions, and two indoor cameras to monitor product. Lights on 24/7 inside, outside there is an exterior light but its alaska, lot of darkness, lot of daylight depending on season. Our internet is pretty slow. Something to take into consideration. I would only remotely view the cameras if the alarm company were to call me after hours (break in). Otherwise footage could be reviewed directly from the recording device. And you're in Alaska? The indoor cameras are theoretically in a somewhat climate-controlled space, correct? I'd use a couple of Hikvision cams with PIR motion-sensors to send images... excellent resolution, and a good value. I've already tested that setup and it works. As for the outdoor camera, that's a very harsh environment. I'd go Mobotix... they actually have a Mobotix M12 that monitors Mount Everest. It's at about 17000 feet, mounted outdoors, exposed, with a solar-panel for power. Anything with moving parts is going to have trouble in your kind of cold... PTZ belts will get stiff, motors will freeze, day/night modes will get stuck... That Mobotix cam has no moving parts, and requires no enclosure. For your kind of extreme environment, you might want to consider something like that. At least you know the camera can take it. 
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I can hard wire them pretty easy with cat 5, was just trying to be lazy. One outdoor camera, need to withstand arctic conditions, and two indoor cameras to monitor product. Lights on 24/7 inside, outside there is an exterior light but its alaska, lot of darkness, lot of daylight depending on season. Our internet is pretty slow. Something to take into consideration. I would only remotely view the cameras if the alarm company were to call me after hours (break in). Otherwise footage could be reviewed directly from the recording device. Quoted:
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Can you provide more details about what you're trying to do? Indoor? Outdoor? Wifi? 900Mhz? Distances? Day/night? What you hope to see? With wifi cameras, 2-3 cameras are all you're likely to get on a single access point. You can get more, but it will require a bit of careful channel selection for bandwidth management. I can hard wire them pretty easy with cat 5, was just trying to be lazy. One outdoor camera, need to withstand arctic conditions, and two indoor cameras to monitor product. Lights on 24/7 inside, outside there is an exterior light but its alaska, lot of darkness, lot of daylight depending on season. Our internet is pretty slow. Something to take into consideration. I would only remotely view the cameras if the alarm company were to call me after hours (break in). Otherwise footage could be reviewed directly from the recording device. One thing that Pysoft can be configured for is to send a snapshot or film clip at most any interval. |
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the inside of the building is climate controlled. there is a window looking outside. suppose I could keep the camera inside and point it out the window. again, budget is a concern here For an additional idea: Mount a mirror (flat or convex) outside the window for more coverage. |
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I like Pysoft Active Web Cam. There are many other systems but this one is the one I'm familiar with. It makes your PC into a camera server. But to use your computer as a server you have to have an additional IP address for the server correct? Out network provider only provided one static IP for Fiber optic. |
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But to use your computer as a server you have to have an additional IP address for the server correct? Out network provider only provided one static IP for Fiber optic. Quoted:
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I like Pysoft Active Web Cam. There are many other systems but this one is the one I'm familiar with. It makes your PC into a camera server. But to use your computer as a server you have to have an additional IP address for the server correct? Out network provider only provided one static IP for Fiber optic. You do have a router/firewall device attached to that fiber modem, correct? So that you can put multiple computers on that same fiber connection? It would simply be a matter of forwarding a specific port on the external IP address. Piece-of-cake. |
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