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Reading this post To Port Forward or Not To Port Forward? And then googling on three dumb routers has got me thinking about creating separate networks for my IOT/Home Automation type devices from the rest of my home network. I actually have a couple of Asus routers sitting around that I could...

Hi I have an older ADT installed alarm system. Its really the Honeywell Vista 20p panel, and I think a 6150 keypad, actually two of them. So, I want to add at least one wireless sensor to my system, and I think the easiest way to do it is to replace the 6150 keypad with a 6160rf keypad. From...

Went on vacation last week, looking forward to be able to VPN into my network, and check out the cams while away. So of course almost as soon as I leave, there is a blackout (very widespread one), and my PC doesn't boot back up. If it did boot up, I have BI set to autostart. Could not log...

Just saw this, and I know people here have used Cisco switches. Disable TELNET! Cisco finds 0-Day in CIA Dump affecting over 300 Network Switch Models or A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches or search for cisco switch cia :rolleyes:

Posting this to describe how I implemented simple, port based VLANs. I have wanted to add VLANs to isolate my cameras from everything else, but have been putting it off because I thought it would be complicated. Turns out it was easy. Also, I did it all within one managed POE switch. This...

Last night, (in between innings lol), I got Milestone Essentials working to a point where I could connect my one camera (so far), and see it from an android phone and an ipad. I only have one camera right now. Running on a PC I had, with a I5 class processor. My current needs are low, maybe...

Background for my question. Working on setting up my first camera system, have one camera now lol. I have it connected to a PC running milestone, but it's an older pc, and doesn't seem up to the task. So now I have to decide on whether to upgrade the PC, or get a Dahua NVR. The NVR is...

So I have ordered one Dahua camera (DH-IPC-HFW4431R-Z) to learn on, and was planning to throw together a PC to use as the NVR. I have the parts lying around for a haswell system, although only a dual core processor that probably needs to be upgraded. I was also looking at buying a...

So I'm going to install my first camera system. Going to have three cameras 1. Front door 2. Driveway and in front of side gate 3. Backyard to cover two back doors I don't want my images or videos to find there way to the internet, especially camera 3, I have a pool and two teenage daughters...