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    New system help please

    One thing is for sure, by most people's standards, I overthink everything. Ha. As far as lightning, my garage and barn have taken direct hits on seperate occasions. Insurance company understands my concern. The old man that lived across the holler said for years he's watched lightning strike my...
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    New system help please

    ok @CoreyX64, I'm going to open another can of worms before I start ordering parts.....what if I went fiber optic between each building? That would be best overall since lightning is so frequent on my hillside. I plan to start researching the options in this category, but any input would be...
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    New system help please

    Great help as always @CoreyX64! Thanks for the insight and ideas. Hard to tell someone no thanks when they are just trying to save you money and not trash perfectly good devices, but less devices to plug in is always better.
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    New system help please

    If I have to buy the injectors for my free passive switches, would I be just as well to go this route, or this, and just buy injectors for the other 4 ports later if I ever went over 4 cameras?(very unlikely) Or if I go with the free passive switches I was given, and go with this?
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    New system help please

    Which wire would you choose? http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10233&cs_id=1023305&p_id=12728&seq=1&format=2 http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-TOUGHCable-TC-PRO-Shielded/dp/B008L143VW?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_9&smid=A28SS3BS1DBQ92...
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    New system help please

    Yes I have those on the list to purchase entering each building. Several on here including you and @nayr and a few others have recommended them. Thanks!
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    New system help please

    @CoreyX64 yea I think I will stick with borrowing the right tools from work and doing the regular crimp. Save me from buying a tool or tester. I do plan to use the shielded connectors. I welcome any, and all, standard and non-standard recommendations! It's on me once the investment is made and...
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    New system help please

    Also should mention that I plan to go with shielded cable, and probably shielded ends, since I am on a very high prone lightning hillside. Platinum tools has those too and are expensive, but worth it for my application.
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    New system help please

    Thanks much for the recommendation @code2! I have seen those and i'm taking them into consideration. I have access to top quality crimp tools and a tester, so not sure which route I'll go yet.
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    New system help please

    So I have been given some used Cisco 2940 series switches. I would only need up to a 4 port POE injector. What POE injectors would you recommend? This any good...
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    Can POE Cables Go Underground?

    have any lightning arrestors you prefer? links?
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    Anything at all to be done about surges from lightning?

    How did they work out? @Razer
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    Can POE Cables Go Underground?

    I was debating not to use direct buriel in conduit, but at each end I may hide it within siding and j-channel so the uv protection will help. Maybe overkill as I usually do.
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    HIKVision NVR with additional POE router

    Thanks @nayr and @cctvnewbie for the discussion!
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    HIKVision NVR with additional POE router

    @cctvnewbie thanks much for this thread and I hope my questions don't derail your topic. @nayr can you please help me better understand what you are saying as it applies to what I am looking at? I apologize for such beginner questions, but your posts are the closest I have found to help me so...
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    HIKVision & LTS 3 & 4mp Camera review/example

    Re: LTS 3 & 4mp Camera review/examples Thanks for the great input Razer! I have heard it both ways so just checking to see what everyone thinks. For me, I'm a maintenance guy, so most finesse with the networking is not my forte so NOT having a switch is one less thing for me to configure and...
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    Hard drive size and brand questions

    sheesh....I'm gonna have 2 notebooks full of notes before I order my first piece of hardware!!! lol..I assumed they would have ESD bags since I get boards in those for some of my equipment, but didn't realize about the spacers/shims. Thank goodness for all you experienced folks on this forum!
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    Hard drive size and brand questions

    Good call @nayr! Even for my little project, if I go with 2, and I'm not in a hurry, I'll order 1 now and 1 later. Shipping is free. @nayr isn't the warranty the same for NV and non-NV?
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    Hard drive size and brand questions

    Proven reliability and good experience is hard to beat. Thanks @CoreyX64!
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    Hard drive size and brand questions

    While searching for Purple vs. Purple NV, this was the best thread I found to ask. I only plan to buy two 4TB for home for a 16ch NVR. So is it wasting $23 each, or might as well go ahead, since I'm not buying in any quantities? Anyone running the NV version? @nayr were you referring to the...
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    LTS LTN8916-P16 4K NVR unboxing, first impressions

    Great thread! Good info! Where were you getting the pricing you mentioned? Now to decide whether to 'future proof' or not! Thanks much!
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    HIKVision & LTS 3 & 4mp Camera review/example

    Re: LTS 3 & 4mp Camera review/examples @zero-degrees this thread has really helped with so much for me. And there are several others that have given me individual help and I appreciate it very much! In regards to the quote below. I have a barn and garage that I plan to run approx 3 cameras at...
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    New system help please

    Thanks Corey! Sounds like your advice leads me towards a POE NVR with POE cameras. I guess I assumed all IP cameras were POE. Wow, the details are mind blowing. I will post what I pick out before I purchase, to be sure I have the correct hardware for what I think I'm doing.lol. Thanks again...
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    New system help please

    @CoreyX64, my longest run will be the 3 cameras to the barn at 200'. When I was looking at the LTS catalog, I noticed some of them did not have built in POE. Which made me think since I am on a lightning prone hillside, then maybe having the power injector as a separate device would help as far...
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    New system help please

    That's good info @CoreyX64. I do believe I will stay Nellys or LTS since I'm not heavy in this and definitely ok to spend a few more dollars to be sure and get good support. I sure appreciate your time and input! This definitely makes me feel more confident in what I'm looking at.
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    New system help please

    Wow. Thanks for your time and also thanks for all the info, @CoreyX64!!!! I'm with your dad. This is tough, but I'm determined to get as much info as possible! When I get back to a desk tomorrow morning, I'm going to write some notes down out of your post for reference later. I'm trying to put...
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    New system help please

    Great forum and thanks to many already for much guidance and ideas! I'm not sure if this is the correct sub-forum since I'm looking for entire system help. Hope it's fine here. I'm a journeyman HVAC tech, so all this is new and different for me. I have really enjoyed many overwhelming hours of...
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    ..an overwhelmed, hello!

    Thanks for the welcome!
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    Good source to buy IP items at

    Please send a catalog. Thanks much!
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    ..an overwhelmed, hello!

    Hi, all. I have been googling info and reviews of home camera systems for several weeks while never finding the exact direction I want to go yet. Finally decided to get back to the way I used to research products.....on forums...... So far what I have read, ipcamtalk looks to have lots of...
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