Recent content by pschmehl

Absolutely excellent. Great work.

My first post in this forum - http://www.snbforums.com/threads/need-advice-on-vpn-routers.34672/ - discussed my need to find a vpn router. My needs are very simple. I am the only user. I need to connect remotely to view and manage one security cam. When I connect, no one will be using the...

Have you ever thought about what it means to say you saved enough money to buy a house by not installing a video surveillance system? Yikes!

I confess, I don't understand the hostility. I suggested an alternative way to get good wireless connections at low cost (because you mentioned low budget) and save you $50 per camera, and you mention Sricam (which I never brought up)? I apologize for trying to help.

@CaliGirl, I recently discovered you can buy enterprise edge appliances for peanuts on eBay. Fortinet VPN Firewalls, for example. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fortinet-FG-60C-FortiGate-60C-Multi-Threat-Security-VPN-Appliance-/371731567150?hash=item568ced922e:g:p9YAAOSwXeJXfXi3 I haven't really...

For example, these - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833999030 can be screwed into the camera to replace the antenna that comes with the camera, at a cost of $20 per camera. So can these - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833998208 He said he had a...

I would use junction boxes so the wires aren't dangling, but yes, you plug in the ethernet cable to the camera and to your PoE switch, and you're done.

We used to use tennis ball cans as directional antennas to pick up wireless networks from quite some distance. I would think it would be easier and cheaper to get directional antennas than it would be to get a directional access point. http://www.newegg.com/Network-Antennas/SubCategory/ID-3373...

http://www.hikvision.com/us/Products_1_10533_i7696.html They are 802.3af compliant, so they should work fine with PoE.

What happened to your rock camera? You moved it to the birdhouse?

I think I may have answered my own questions here - https://ipvm.com/calculator They don't have the 6mm version of the CMIP3042W, but they do have the 4mm version. Plugging in the numbers there, it looks like I'll have no problem reading plates during the daytime and adequate capture at night...

I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere. Some cameras have both a PoE connector and a 12 V connector. From my reading, it appears that most PoE switches/injectors provide 48 V. So, how do these cameras work when using PoE? Do they step down the voltage to 12 V? Do they use an...

I'm still thinking through what I want to do with the garage cam project. My original thinking was that I might catch evidence that would help capture bad guys who drove through our neighborhood or walked around trying car doors. I have a unique advantage, because my house sits beside the...

Ouch! That was an expensive lightening strike. Thanks for the advice on the switch. I had pretty much decided to go that way since I like to couple parts from the same manufacturer whenever possible. It makes dealing with warranty issues easier and it's more likely that the parts will work...

You're using an iPhone, right? Go to Settings/General/VPN/Add VPN Configuration. Select PPTP for Type, Enter your info, and you can connect. You don't need an app. It's built-in.