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As a side note. You should go into the individual camera settings and YOU set a static IP address.

if you install a 2nd nic in bi machine it needs cable back to the poe switch , if you go this way. this 2nd nic will not have access to the internet. fyi...I am not familiar with openvpn, as far as how to use it.

sent you a pm

Now you have me looking at how my network is set up. Let me put on my thinking cap. BTW, I use ZeroTier for remote access

@Pastelaso, How do you remotely access your cameras.

Sounds like you are headed in the right direction. Keep us posted.

Instead of using a dedicated AP. (such as: Amazon.com : Computer Networking Wireless Access Points). Use the wireless functions of a router. The router will assign the ip address to your camera. Or, depending on the router, you can assign a static ip to the camera in the router settings...

I am a little rusty at this as I haven't monkied with my BI system since I got it up and running a while back. But, if I understand you correctly, hook your Tapo to your regular house wireless. Access your Tapo over your household lan. Find where you can change the Tapo IP. Now put in the IP you...

i used this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Q8JVQC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 no issues.

21H2 and 5.5.5.7 here for quite a while. Not one issue. running windows 10 Pro

Because of Cajoling Technologies , I have had BI and ZT working flawlessly together for the better part of a year

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I started out doing something similar with my BI pc. It will work, but ended up making a single folder on a particular harddrive, set the size limit before deletions take place. If you, perhaps, need to create separate folders on the harddrive, do the same... ie; jpeg folder/video folder/alert...

here is another thread with some added insight on your questions: Recommendations for home video security system

More importantly, how much is the tip?