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I have a 4U short depth server rack in my media closet so I'm going to be building my BI/Plex server with this case: 4U 19" Short 15.25" 8 Hot-Swappable SATA / SAS Drive Trays IPC-4U08S (PLinkUSA / RackBuy)

The most popular cameras on ipcamtalk seem to be the Dahua and Hikvisions. If these are banned then what are our alternatives? Will be still be able to buy them from back channels like Aliexpress? U.S. bans the sale and import of some tech from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE

We have line of sight at the clubhouse and lake. But the entrances to the community are spread pretty far apart. We have a few hundred acres between the entrances with lots of trees, so line of sight is indeed an issue. If we could get power to each individual sight and have a static IP address...

It is a through street, but most folks aren't traversing it to get to another destination other than their home. It's more than a mile long and winds its way through our neighborhood. There entrances to the north and south. I'm only 5 houses away from the north entrance. I figure with the street...

That might have to be a possible solution. It would still be an expensive way to go though, since most lots are over 1 acre, and the power coming into the house from the street may be quite a ways from where the camera would be mounted. I suppose we could have our onsite maintenance guy rent a...

Yes, we have power at the clubhouse and lake, which has a gate. Our plan is to install a camera there since the gate has had issues with vandalism. I'm hoping we can use these for the cameras in the clubhouse area to connect with the server in the clubhouse...

Unfortunately no street lights. We are in a fairly rural area.

This is an interesting thread. Our HOA is also exploring installing cameras. Problem is we don't have power at most of the 5 entrances. We would have to get PG&E to run power, which is probably doable but at a cost. Also there is not ethernet infrastructure at the entrances. Not sure how we...

Our HOA is not gated. We have 5 major points of entry. In the past the HOA board has considered installing security cameras, but the bids we got were well over $70k. The problem is power. There is no electricity at most of the entrances. I have explored using hunter's trail cameras with...

ANPR is overkill. But we live in a very security conscious neighborhood. I'm on the HOA board and we are investigating whether it would be worth it to add security cameras to our entrances. So I'm going to experiment with this ANPR camera and see how it goes.

I ordered the IPC-LPR237B-IR. I read through the 13 page thread but I'm still a bit confused. Does this cam only work with a NVR? Or can I actually use it and its associated functions with Blue Iris? And there was mention of an internal memory card. Should this memory card always be running or...

True, not much I can do about that given the road is completely pitch black at night, except for when our landscape lighting is on. I figure if we get a license plate, that's most of the battle. We've had the sheriffs request video after a break-in, and given how few cars go up and down our...

I also plan on installing a IR blast emitter. I ran 12 volt to the front of the property and I'm going to install a junction box so I can have multiple branches. I figure at least one IR blaster facing each direction along with the cameras.

I don't have other cameras providing overview capabilities. That's why I'm thinking of installing one. Is there a preferred model for this type of application?

I already have 16 cameras around the property. However because they're run with a NVR, I don't have alert zones and other features that I would like. Therefore I'm going to build a Blue Iris server and transfer those old 2 MP 1/2.8" cameras over to my BI server. But I also want some LPR cams in...