Hi everyone -
I've been reading up a bit on "Blue Iris" as a software, and I think it's what i'm looking for, but not 100% sure. I'm trying to design an outside security system for our home and have been looking at several "systems" but being an IT guy, and working for an IT Security company, there's a couple of things I'm sure of. 1) I don't want a system I have to pay a subscription for. and 2) I don't want my video hosted in the cloud.
That being said -
- I'm looking for between 4 - 6 high quality cameras of both day and night.
- We do already have a Ring Doorbell installed, and the night quality on it is actually pretty impressive in our opinion.
- to go around the perimeter of my house, of which I should have easy access to run CAT 5e / 6 easily (I have boxes of it laying around, so not really worried about cable runs). I'm thinking a hard wired system over a WiFi camera, and can get my hands on a gigabit PoE switch pretty easily. I already have a 4 port PoE switch laying around that i used to use for my IP Phones.
- I like the idea of the Nest Cameras ability to track and zoom and follow movement / facial recognition... but not sure if there's other cameras / systems that do this
- I'm not really sure what other hardware I need? Do I just buy an NVR? Do I standup a new server?
- I basically want a system, that tracks motion, records audio and notifies just like my ring doorbell, works well at night, tracks and zooms automatically like the nest cameras, and am able to store it all locally and get notified on my phone.
Not sure if this is a pipe dream or not... but looking for some help.
I've been reading up a bit on "Blue Iris" as a software, and I think it's what i'm looking for, but not 100% sure. I'm trying to design an outside security system for our home and have been looking at several "systems" but being an IT guy, and working for an IT Security company, there's a couple of things I'm sure of. 1) I don't want a system I have to pay a subscription for. and 2) I don't want my video hosted in the cloud.
That being said -
- I'm looking for between 4 - 6 high quality cameras of both day and night.
- We do already have a Ring Doorbell installed, and the night quality on it is actually pretty impressive in our opinion.
- to go around the perimeter of my house, of which I should have easy access to run CAT 5e / 6 easily (I have boxes of it laying around, so not really worried about cable runs). I'm thinking a hard wired system over a WiFi camera, and can get my hands on a gigabit PoE switch pretty easily. I already have a 4 port PoE switch laying around that i used to use for my IP Phones.
- I like the idea of the Nest Cameras ability to track and zoom and follow movement / facial recognition... but not sure if there's other cameras / systems that do this
- I'm not really sure what other hardware I need? Do I just buy an NVR? Do I standup a new server?
- I basically want a system, that tracks motion, records audio and notifies just like my ring doorbell, works well at night, tracks and zooms automatically like the nest cameras, and am able to store it all locally and get notified on my phone.
Not sure if this is a pipe dream or not... but looking for some help.