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Just an update... I ordered a package of Dahua gear from @EMPIRETECANDY the other week and it arrived in Connecticut 2 days later. Quite impressive coming all the way from China, considering it was free shipping! I've only done a bit of unboxing, installing hard drives to the NVR at this...

What about using something like the new Dahua LR1002 Coax extender? Looks like this could let me use existing coax cables, but still use the ePoE cameras?

:rofl: That was probably me about 20 years ago. :wave: At this point, I can still out-tech our teenagers, but as I've now crossed over that ancient threshold of 40, it's only a matter of time... But this is yet another reason why we keep the physical computers off-limits and the WiFi locked...

I have a feeling this is kind of what happened to us with this cabling. Someone mentioned to our contractor when the church was being built a few years ago that we would be wanting to add cameras at some point. That got passed along to the electrician, whose experience was no doubt old-school...

Thanks for this alternate suggestion. I hadn't looked at analog products yet, as I assumed they were legacy/on-the-way-out. It wasn't until I learned that we already have RG59 in the walls that I even gave it a thought. Very interesting to hear that analog options can still offer decent...

OK, I'm possibly retracting this question. I learned that when contractors built our church building, they installed a bunch of cable runs with old analog cables. I think it's RG59 style Siamese cables. I will be heading over to the building tomorrow and will try to confirm. I believe, if I...

Thanks, and point well-taken. One side effect of over-researching things (as I tend to do) is that there's always enough supply of bad stories/experiences to scare you away from almost any decision. I did browse through several of the threads about firmware upgrades and people rescuing...

thanks again, everyone, for good, thoughtful advice! I have a question about bulk cable for PoE cameras. Should I get Cat 5e, 6, or even 6a?

I've tried making heads or tails out of this spreadsheet, but I'm guessing the sheet has been majorly compromised by bogus edits & deletions? Wouldn't it be worth locking the sheet to further edits other than a few trusted contributors (Alastair, etc)?

I've been scanning through headlines on IPVM.com as much as I can read of each without pro membership. Looks like a lot of bad press on both Dahua and Hikvision regarding zero day backdoors, etc. Of particular concern to me is that while recent firmware upgrades may have patched the issue, it...

Thanks for showing me the IVPM calculator. That's an amazing tool. I won't spring for membership, but I can experiment with just one camera at a time. Yes, we will probably install a monitor attached to the NVR, and it will likely be in the sound room. We want to use an iPad so that our...

As they would say on that side of the pond, "brilliant!" :lol:

Well-said, and I definitely agree. Not to minimize the horror of mass shootings, but just as with commercial plane crashes, the media coverage and the way these sort of events can ignite dark imaginations tends to elevate our estimation of the risks beyond their actual likelihood. Many people...

Thanks for your reply @tangent Yes, I had seen some discussion regarding the symbiotic benefits to sticking with the same brand. This actually brings up a question I had: I figure that if I get Dahua NVR, I'll get all Dahua cameras. But if Hikvision was the better NVR choice, I'd get all the...

Many thanks for your reply. This was indeed my first post here, but I've been doing a lot of reading through the forum since Monday. I had actually already come across both of the posts you referenced, and they are both treasure troves of information! I haven't yet made it through all of the...

Our church has considered adding surveillance for a while now, but after the tragic shooting in Texas the last week, we want to move forward with protecting the safety of the congregation. I’ve been tasked with specifying and purchasing a simple system, but though I live in the world of tech...