Recent content by Nolesfan

I freakin' love this idea!

The only thing I would caution you on this approach would be that I have ran into instances in the past where connecting a 100mb device on the outfeed of an AP will sometimes default that entire AP to only 100mb instead of 1GB. I recently completed a similar install to what you are doing, but...

I would buy the 5442s and NVRs from Andy at Empirecandy all day long. Over the past several years I have purchased probably 200 cameras from him, and always received quality products, great and fast support. You will not find better service or product. I have dealt with several different...

I prefer the older design as it was cast metal instead of just the plastic mount/base as well. Seems to hold up better in the elements outside.

I have been running pfSense for the last 3-4 years as well on a Protectli Vault at our house and love the flexibility and stability (can be a bit overwhelming at first) For clients, I often use the Ubiquiti UDRs for ease of access/manageability as well.

Make sure you set the doorbell to utilize a static IP address as well to prevent it from dropping later or rolling to a new IP address.

Over the past 3 years, I have bought approximately $40k worth of cameras and hardware from Andy and have yet to have an issue. Any time that I have ever ran into an issue, I have reached out to Andy and he is more than happy to help resolve any issue that I have, or that my customer has ran...

I have installed close to 30-40 of these doorbells, and have had zero issues until this situation. I have tried replacing the doorbell with a brand new one thinking it may be an issue with the doorbell itself. The issues still persist. I have also tried to configure the doorbell with two...

I have ran into this issue when the iris of a camera goes bad.

Hello - I have installed probably 40-45 of these and had zero issues for clients. In this case, I have a client that I have installed (and replaced with a second unit, still having the same issue) When I install and configure the doorbell, I choose the correct time zone, CT -5. The onscreen...

I am looking for the best way to stream the video feeds from my NVR across the house to a display monitor without using HDMI baluns. Any suggestions? My cameras are all powered/plugged directly into the NVR so there is a different subnet of IP addresses for my cameras from my typical IP...

I have my 5216 behind my pfsense firewall and have all outgoing traffic blocked.. you would need to block the nvr from outgoing.. 192.168.1.x [ip of your nvr]

You can connect your NVR to your ISP router that you are using now, that will allow you to access the NVR via the DMSS app on your phone or tablet while connected to your wifi. If you are concerned about your cameras accessing the internet/WAN, just create some simple firewall rules that will...

the more devices and cameras you have running, the more you will see the improvements in the processor power of a good router/gateway. Best of luck!

Protectli Box running pfSense.. then you can load VPN of your choosing. Allows improved speed and security when compared to over-the-counter consumer hardware...