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Im a noob so take my recommendation with a grain of salt but my suggestion would suggest either a varifocal or a ptz camera. Doing a cat5 run from the house and maybe setting a timber post in the line of sight to the dock if not possible to get too install too close to dock. I think basic...

Does anyone have any more video footage other than stills for the HDW4433c-a ? For a comparison this is mainly focusing on the 2431.

Well here we go. I dont see anywhere more approriate to discuss this. Ive been messing around with putting together a cctv system for close to 3 years now. Ive bought everything i needed and also bought 2 cheap cams from a third party seller on walmart. Those cams cost me a grand total of $50...

Update: I actually see the same ptz controls just by right clicking the camera. Under the bottom of the list. I have the same problem. Once I check a setting ie: IR off. It doesn't actually do anything even though this time the setting stays checked. I've tried this with both the network IP set...

So I found the HTTP setting but everytime I select something like "brightness 5" and hit ok, I don't see any changes in video quality. Once I reselect the the same EDIT box it is defaulted back again to "pan left", the first option on the list. Am I supposed to do anything with /page box or post...

Was watching a video where the guy mentioned adjusting brightness/contrast. Ive installed BI and have gotten the cameras to be recording but would like to adjust a certain cameras exposure during daylight as the sunlight creates an overexposed image. The video mentioned i could schedule this...

Eventually I will buy/build up atleast two more cameras in the front to aid with IDing people. These are just to mostly monitor activity at the doorway without having to go peeking outside. I've done test footage at night just mounting them with clamps and I can get a pretty good ID from 6 to...

The cameras would cover the area in which im taking the picture from but i put in a model so you can see the general location. Ive already done some testing and on the left doorway i think the best view is mounting the camera either on the ceiling or siding but aiming out. The camera has a big...

Sorry about that, no they are all being mounted in the exterior of the home.

Do you guys bother with having the poe cables from the camera exposed? I have a few concerns about camera mounting. If i place them in the ceiling i dont have to worry about having the camera cables exposed as the cables would drop directly into the attic. The only thing that worries me is the...

Since the camera seems to record fine without being connected to any network I think I'll be fine with that. I use Google's remote desktop to access the computer and view the cams/blueiris there rather than through the blue Iris software. I just want to theoretically prevent people from snooping...

Im not new to these forums but im problably a bigger noob than i was a year ago. Thanks to this covid crisis i about finally have the time to set up my home security system. About a year back i was designing/brainstorming everything i needed for my home surveillance system. Not too long after...

To anyone wondering, I ended up going with the 16port gigabit (8poe) linksys. It went on sale for $99 so I bought it. It's not a fancy industrial switch but hopefully it gives me a few years of use. I also looked on eBay for those "Enterprise pulls" and the vast majority we're like 10 years old...

Thanks for the tips. Ive been in communication rooms before and i know how loud poe switches can get. I plan on having 4 cameras to start with and around 8 total. I know im not going to use all 8 poe ports right away because the cameras are somewhat expensive. 8 is my "future number" so thats...

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Yeah it doesn't need poe. I dont want an 8 port Poe switch unless it has the 8+1 (9port). Just wondering if there's a benefit to having a "dedicated" uplink port, rather than having it with the extra 8non Poe ports. I'm guessing it's going to be the same thing?

I found this 16 port gigabit switch (8poe) for only...

Forgive me for my ignorance. So i am ready to proceed onto the next step of creating my home surveillance setup. Its time to choose the poe switch as ill be running all cameras with Poe. I am looking for a 8 port poe switch to power 8 cameras. Some will be dahua starlights and others may be...

Thats what was on my mind, "refurbished" just being a sales pitch. Anyway, i have an update. Someone responded back locally. They have an optiplex for sale. It seems to be a "small business" pc store in my area. Per their ad: It is a core I-5 /6500 CPU/3.2 GHz /64 bit /8 GBs ram /128 SSD...

The chart can not be loaded, something about ip address could not be found Hate to ask but are these prices youre listing for "used" units or units marked "refurbished"? The outlets seem to be well above the wiki prices. but they are also certified refurbished from the manufacturer. Ebay seems...

For my calculations I'm looking at needing about 6tb storage space in the end. I'm going to need to add a 3 5 inch drive no matter what I choose. The SFF towers however only seem to have 1 3.5" bay so it may be better if i go with an ssd since ill be needing that 3.5 slot. Another thing I'll...

Ive visited the page several times. It just explains the hardware portion. I know it needs something above windows 7(preferably 8+).I haven't owned a desktop since 2009 and I'm not fond of buying used electronics. I've found several models that include the CPUs mentioned in that sticky. My...

So i found some on ebay im looking at but ive additionally found several locally for even cheaper. What do i need to do as far as making sure the PC runs ok and im getting what im paying for? Im assuming these used pcs are no different than the "seller refurbished" ones on ebay.

Im looking at them now, i think i was looking at sponsored listings or not refurbished. Ok now im finding the optiplexes for around $300 bin with some filtering. Theres an open bid at $100 or so for i5-6500 but it also does not come with an OS ill keep that on my watchlist. Im assuming these...

Well thats good to know. Looking at the comparable prices explained on the wiki they do not match up with what im searching. The only thing the wiki lists are the cpu's. I dont know which cpus come in what model towers. Im having a hard time looking for that even on the dell website. I see...

So my plan is to eventually run up to 8 cameras or possibly even 12 if i get wild. 12 is a long ways away though, as the cameras are pricey. I definetley want to start off by purchasing atleast two Dahua starlight 2mp(IPC-HDW2231R-ZS) cams. Its been a while since i was in this forum but now i...

So with the calculator looking at those starlight 2mp I'm looking at around 10mb+- per camera to run those. Assuming I had all 8 cameras setup I'd only be using 80mbps bandwidth. Let's say I added a few more higher resolution cameras to half the feeds at 20mpbs each. I'd only be needing about...

Its been about a year since i initially posted here. Im trying to refresh my memory about what was then my plan to build my own ip cam setup.. I had initially set a budget of around $500 some people told me that was doable and others said no way. I kind of concur with the ones that said it...

Or it will go on sale the day after, with my luck.

Problably. Last time I read the sticky i thought it said something like camera of the year for 2016 & 2017. Guess I was wrong.