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Last summer I had an issue with wasps (or something similar) making nests in 3 of my turret cameras. One of which was so bad I had to douse the whole camera from a distance with wasp spray. Noticed they're coming back again. They managed to crawl in between whatever tiny gaps were in the mount...

Excuse my ignorance when it comes to networking - trying to learn things as I go and keep getting confused lol. Current setup is a dedicated BI PC w/dual NIC going to the ISP router and a POE switch. I'd like to set up another switch in the shed behind my house maybe 25 yards away, BUT running...

I'm still pretty new to networking and the like, so bear with me... I run Blue Iris on a dedicated computer that's attached to a PoE switch that runs my cameras. Pretty basic setup. I want to simultaneously record to a separate secondary remote storage on the network that I can hide somewhere...

I'm finally getting around to installing network cables for my cameras. I planned to run Monoprice CAT6, but seem to have a hard time finding RJ45s that will accept 23awg that aren't so expensive. I don't think CAT6 is really necessary for individual 2/3mp cameras so I was considering CAT5e...

I finally got my Blue Iris PC set up and running. I currently have a single WD Purple HDD in it. Would there be any benefit to putting the OS and software on an SSD versus having everything on a single HDD?

Instead of running a bunch of Cat6 down to the basement, I was thinking about putting a PoE switch in the attic so I just have one network cable to run. Will the summertime heat kill the switch? Anyone else do it this way or have any problems? I also want to power the switch from the same...

Getting ready to wire my house with ethernet. I'm a little confused about how to terminate the cables. Does it matter as long as it's the same on each end? Should it be the same for all connections (router, switch, PoE switch, computer, cameras, etc...)? Thanks!

Looking into getting a few more cameras and I've been thinking about this Dahua IPC-HDW4831EM-ASE, but I can't seem to find much info or reviews on it. It seems like the most popular cams around here are the 2mp Starlight cameras. I understand the benefit of low light efficiency in the 2MP...

Greetings!! First post here... I finally have the opportunity to overhaul my camera system and I would just like some assurance or guidance before pulling the trigger on the hardware. I currently have one 2MP and two 3MP cameras with PoE injectors along with a couple old Wifi 720p PTZ cams I...