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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.

@CaliGirl, if you want, I can try to connect to your VPN and let you know what happens. Just setup an account for me and email me the information - pschmehl@tx.rr.com. I'll connect and run some speed tests and let you know the results.

Read this: http://www.cam-it.org/index.php?topic=4261.0 Your camera specs will tell you what voltage it requires over PoE.

There are so many factors that affect performance that it's not really possible to say what causes a router to be "fast" or "slow". It might not even be the router at all. For example, if the router is setup to use a certain IP for DNS, and that DNS server is down, the router will appear to be...

You're somewhat right. That address is actually 01001010011111010001010101101010 to computers, which only understand ones and zeros. So, when a human types in www.google.com to their computer, the computer converts it to 01001010011111010001010101101010. 74.125.21.106 is a human...

DNS is the internet's address lookup service. When you type in www.amazon.com, DNS converts that to an IP address that computer's understand, and then a connection is requested to that IP address. The router should have a place in the settings where you can designate an appropriate DNS server...

Slow response time is often due to DNS issues. Test your Mac client on your neighbor's network to the free vpn service I posted. If that works acceptably, you need to look at the Asus router. Did you replace your home router with the Asus? Or set it up as a client on your home network behind...

I had the same idea - to put the PoE switch in the attic - until I thought about it. There is a reason professionals put electronic equipment in rooms with massive coolers. Electronic equipment suffers from shortened life when subjected to temperature higher than 80 degrees (about 27C) for...

@CaliGirl, you want the VPN server running at the lake house. Then you access it using the client on your Mac. The VPN server then makes all your lake house equipment accessible to you at your home (or from anywhere else for that matter.) There are a number of free VPN services on the...

I did not know that. @CaliGirl, my apologies for creating excess work for you. Hopefully you'll be able to get the VPN tunnel setup and access the NVR to deal with the cameras. I would try to find a friend in the computer admin business who understands VPNs to give you some assistance. If...

No one has any advice or comments for me?

Re: BlueIris causing hard lockups on new server Sure, but you could have easily punted and told your boss you needed to bring in a specialist. Instead, you stuck it out and got it working. That's commendable.

Re: BlueIris causing hard lockups on new server Kudos to you for sticking with it until you identified the problem. It's a sign of a true technician.

I looked at a Hikvision camera recently that said it weighed 550kg and was a dome camera when the picture was of a bullet camera. I notified the seller and he corrected it.

You don't want your video/audio traveling over the internet, because your equipment would also have to be exposed to the internet. You can setup a vpn server at the customer's location, then connect each remote site over a VPN tunnel. That gives him full access to the video and audio at those...

Normally they are placed every 100 meters, so you only need one. Since you only have 106 meters total, I would put it somewhere that's convenient. For example, if you're trenching the 350 feet, I would run pvc pipe large enough to easily run the cable through, put a junction box somewhere near...