Hello, thanks for sharing this. I’m new to this forum and am considering getting this floodlight camera. Could you point me to some posts in this forum or elsewhere that explain this network topology a little more in detail for a newbie? What does NIC and BI stand for?If you keep this cam on the cam subnet, then you could put an access point for that subnet and not have the problem of the 24/7 video hammering your main LAN's WIFI.
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Thank you! Much appreciated!@NoviceUser
NIC - Network Interface Card. This is the ethernet/RJ45 connection that your PC uses to connect to your home LAN or internet provided router/modem.
BI - Blue Iris. This is software run on a Windows PC that records and manages security cameras.
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That’s a good suggestion.If you keep this cam on the cam subnet, then you could put an access point for that subnet and not have the problem of the 24/7 video hammering your main LAN's WIFI.
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The problem is it is all still in the same router so still competing against and using the resources in that router. Best to have a separate wifi router just for the cameras and if you need to have it go thru main router at least then it isn't taxing it as much.That’s a good suggestion.
Couldn’t you accomplish something similar by putting the cams on a secondary SSID/Vlan like some home routers allow you to setup a guest vlan?
Any LED floodlight will do. Plenty on Amazon.I have 5442's and 5231's on all sides of my house with janky 7000 lumen questionable motion activated 110vac security lights. Been meaning to replace them as neighbors have asked me to re-angle or dim the lumens. So this lower lumen floodlight camera is a valid option. I asked Andy during the tire slasher event about the flood light cameras at that time and he said buggy and would not recommend it (polar bear series?). Hence, I went with separate security light + 5' height cameras.
Does that mean the light also won't activate if it's not one of those things?Detects humans, vehicles and animals to reduce the occurrence of false alarms.
That's a very good question, IMO, as many existing flood light fixtures are mounted horizontally under eaves or soffits. So it got me to thinking (Uh oh):Bonus question; is it flexible enough to install "upside down" under a soffit and not on a wall?
Powered by the main power grid just like any other floodlight without a camera.Is this camera wired to the main power grid or does it come with a 12V adapter or some such? PSU is in the base?
Post #1 of Looney's review links to a spec sheet that states 100-240VAC.Is this camera wired to the main power grid or does it come with a 12V adapter or some such? PSU is in the base?
Yes, but it was not clear to me if this is a wall socket power adapter that comes with the camera or if the camera is directly connected to the main grid. That is why I asked if the PSU is in the base.Post #1 of Looney's review links to a spec sheet that states 100-240VAC.
It is just wires.Yes, but it was not clear to me if this is a wall socket power adapter that comes with the camera or if the camera is directly connected to the main grid.