residential

  1. RyanMM

    Residential Access Control - alternatives to smart locks

    I'm in the process of getting replacement doors for my house, and it occurred to me that this might be a good time to add wiring for a doorbell as we don't currently have one. As I look at all these smart lock systems that are kind of on the unattractive side versus plain old door handles and...
  2. J

    Giving up: Just want a true PoE DB Cam...

    ... for under $200US. After a couple of years of looking/waiting for a DB cam I'm seriously on the verge of giving up. We had an extension put on to the back of the house and I pre-wired Cat6 for security cams and even ran a line specifically for a DB cam. Granted, I didn't do the due...
  3. C

    Cameras for policing residents. Good or bad?

    The folk in my community are riled up because some residents have been littering the mail areas with the USPS flyers. There's also been some abuse of guest-only parking. All really trivial issues IMO. And then, a resident dumped a sofa near the trash compactor. That was it, the final straw...