I have a couple parts to this question. Trying to figure out the best solution for my setup.
I have 5 (could expand to 6-7 in the near future) outdoor cams and 4 indoor cams plus a doorbell cam. I'm trying to decide between the dahua NVR and investing in a full Blue Iris setup. I know Blue Iris is the ultimate goal, but at the moment for cost and speed to implement I'm wondering how much I'll miss out on going the NVR route.
My ultimate goal is to remotely view all my cameras while out of the house or at work, receive notifications about activity, and have backups to view if need be. All my outdoor cams are 5442's and my indoor cams are 3241's. I'm also about to purchase the dahua video doorbell as well.
What is the quickest and easiest way to view the cameras remotely without any hardware as something I can get up and running immediately? I have a UniFi network setup at home (UDM Pro and 48 port PoE switch). I know port forwarding isn't very secure and there are better options such as VLAN's, etc.
I would like to integrate the cameras with my home automation (Hubitat, Alexa) for voice controls, etc. Also wanted to see what most do or use to view the cameras quickly? Viewing on your TV's, or another display?
I'm just wondering if I'll fully utilize all of the features of Blue Iris to warrant sourcing a desktop on eBay (super helpful having specs and desktops listed out in the cliff notes) and spending time on the learning curve of the system to fine tune all the details or could I get what I need through the NVR with it's software or possibly a 3rd party software for the NVR?
Thanks!
I have 5 (could expand to 6-7 in the near future) outdoor cams and 4 indoor cams plus a doorbell cam. I'm trying to decide between the dahua NVR and investing in a full Blue Iris setup. I know Blue Iris is the ultimate goal, but at the moment for cost and speed to implement I'm wondering how much I'll miss out on going the NVR route.
My ultimate goal is to remotely view all my cameras while out of the house or at work, receive notifications about activity, and have backups to view if need be. All my outdoor cams are 5442's and my indoor cams are 3241's. I'm also about to purchase the dahua video doorbell as well.
What is the quickest and easiest way to view the cameras remotely without any hardware as something I can get up and running immediately? I have a UniFi network setup at home (UDM Pro and 48 port PoE switch). I know port forwarding isn't very secure and there are better options such as VLAN's, etc.
I would like to integrate the cameras with my home automation (Hubitat, Alexa) for voice controls, etc. Also wanted to see what most do or use to view the cameras quickly? Viewing on your TV's, or another display?
I'm just wondering if I'll fully utilize all of the features of Blue Iris to warrant sourcing a desktop on eBay (super helpful having specs and desktops listed out in the cliff notes) and spending time on the learning curve of the system to fine tune all the details or could I get what I need through the NVR with it's software or possibly a 3rd party software for the NVR?
Thanks!