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Now that the inside renovations on my house are finally done, I can address the replacement of the existing outdoor security cams around my house. I attached a pic showing my lot and the house, with the location and number of each existing camera (pointing angles are only approximate). These are...

I was away from home for a while, so I activated my Ethernet hard-lined Ring Gen 1 alarm system (consisting of contact sensors, motion detectors, and fire/smoke sensors). While away I’d check it every so often to make sure all was good. About a month after I left I checked a Ring pop up to...

My new (to me) house has an old Magnum Alert 1000e hardwired installation. Since Ring recently came out with this Retrofit device, and my Magnum system is set up with a number of zones that will work with the Retro, I decided to get it. Should have it tomorrow. In the meantime I’ve set up a...

I moved into a house that has an old security cam setup - 8 analog cameras, and a DVR hidden away in the house. I had to dig up an old VGA monitor to attach to the DVR so I could take a look at what was still working. I am attaching front and back view of the DVR, and one of the remote, in case...

Apologies to all the long-timers here if it looks like I'm all over the map (from my other threads), but the more I read the more it seems like putting a system together using something like a Honeywell 20P or 21IP might provide for a more robust, reliable system. I see the differences between...

A friend is considering a job opportunity that would have her away from her home for extended periods of time - potentially close to a year at a time before being able to check on things personally back at her house. She has no security system right now (she lives in a very low crime rate area...

Hi everyone. I've been looking over the home IP cam scene for a while. My desire is to stay away from solutions with subscription based cloud storage (and access), so while I find the Nests and Netgears and other cams very clever and nice looking, I was looking as a guinea pig trial for...

Hi everyone. I'm not really new to IP cams, but my experience goes back 10 or so years to FLIR based systems I designed for small businesses. From picking the cams and backend surveillance and recording software/hardware to designing the copper to fiber subsystems that were meant for heavy...