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So i've more or less narrowed down what I want to start out with, but just need a quick "gut check" to make sure I am not missing anything. (Recommendations gathered from "Least Damaging" installation method? , thanks everyone for your input there) Tools/Cables/Etc: Crimper: Klein Tools...

Hi all, I had (in our previous home) 3 Dahua Bullet cameras (I forget the model name) installed in the soffit's. It worked ok as we don't have crazy high winds. However I hated drilling out gigantic holes to mount the cameras. Anyways, we moved to a much newer house (only around 3 years old)...

So I have 3 IPC-HDW2231R-ZS camera's. When I originally ordered the first 2 (Thanks Andy!) I ordered them with junction boxes. However I ended up actually mounting them directly to the soffit (Which we don't have any crazy weather here and they actually seem VERY secure for just being to the...

Is this possible? I have Blue Iris installed on a small Dell Business class PC. It's on the same VLAN and Subnet as the Camera's. However the Blue Iris PC needs to be tucked back into a closet (IE: No monitor/keyboard/etc..). I figure "Oh well I can just remote desktop to it from my other...

Has anyone done this? I mounted my first Security Camera on my front door on the soffit and used some 2x4 between the joists to screw to (got at least 1 screw in so it's pretty secure). But i've also seen video's where people just mount them to the vinyl/aluminum soffit (Just screwing them in)...

So I think im going to be mounting to my soffit (well soffit like material thats above my front door). I was supplied with the PFA130-E junction boxes to go with my 2231R's. However since im going to be screwing it straight to the ceiling....is using the junction box worthwhile? Also side note...

So I received my 2 Dahua Camera's today, they will be going on the roof in both my front porch and back porch. However im really not sure the best way to do this. The roof is about...10-12 feet high (so perfect for IDing faces). I've attached a couple of pictures of both the attic above (I have...

Bout to order a couple of cameras and really am wondering if audio is actually worth the 50-60 bucks extra between 2 2MP Starlights (Dahua). I figured i'd ask to see what members think. I mean I imagine audio takes up more space for the camera feed into storage but I just really wonder if...

So Im going to finally be purchasing a few cameras from Andy (Can't beat those prices). From what i've gathered the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE seems to be such a good deal (Btw what does the 'E' at the end mean? I notice Dahua's website doesn't have the E) But before I order I want to make sure im not...

Before I go any further, this isn't for me (I will be eventually getting some Dahua camera's) but for my parents (They are building a house, and wanted to get some cameras installed...basic stuff nothing fancy). They looked into a "Security Installer" but it was ridiculously expensive. I have...

So im going to be purchasing a couple of cameras, and they will probably be mounted to the roof covering of our back/front porch (I forget what it's called...beadboard I think?, the Vinyl stuff on the roof of porches/etc...) Anyways...that's not really my total concern, my concern is actually...

So im looking into getting a dedicated Rackmount Server for BI. I've seen a few "Desktop" ones thrown around here, but there are some cheap R210 II's (Which have the E3's in them) The Wiki doesn't really say where that falls as far as "capable" of running BI. It would be a dedicated server...

So i've been researching NVR's for a bit, and every single one I find (At least on Amazon) has terrible reviews. I have a unifi switch that has 3 POE (af) ports that will be able to supply power to at least the 3 cameras. I've been looking into Synology NVR's but im not sure how well they...