Hello ,
Is there any advantage to using shielded vs unshielded Ethernet cables with IP cameras? I searched the forum but couldn't find anything related. Will appreciate any assistance.
Jellyfish
I'm looking to buy a new 24-inch computer monitor (I use a laptop now but the free-standing monitor I used to use with my desktop is the old box type with square aspect ratio) and wanted to make sure it would work well with the IP can/NVR system I'd like to install. What features and...
The wife and I were visiting friends in Florida this winter and he had a couple of his IP cams using powerline adapters (PAs) to communicate with the NVR. They seemed to be working just fine for him and, since I'm getting ready to set up (or try to set up) a system using Hikvision NVR and cams...
Thanks very much for the help and suggestions, guys. Sorta leaning toward Hikvision 8-channel NVR (probably one without POE ports) right now because I think their cams would suit my purposes better. I've got a lot more questions but was wondering if you have any suggestions on where to find a...
Anyone maybe wanna throw in their two cents here? Earlier today I looked at an ad for the Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P on a vendor's website. It sounds like it might be a good alternative to the Dahua 4208? any thoughts or opinions on pros and cons of either one?
Newby here looking to do a DIY install and thinking about getting either a Dahua or Hiksvision NVR and, for starters, two or three cams. I was looking at a thread from a year or two ago at another site that said that Dahua NVRs had some issues with the security of the passwords and other...
Hello folks,
Older guy here trying to do a DIY installation with not much background in electronics. Have been looking at getting either a Dahua or Hikvision NVR and just a couple of cams for starters and going on from there. I've been looking at posts over at The Network Camera Critic site...