Hi there,
I've been a lurker on this site for a while now and finally decided to just register. I've been contemplating for a while on either setting up a Blue Iris based system for my dad's house or simply going with one of the many NVR + Camera packages out there. Based on the many conversations here and based on the advantages of more flexibility and scalability over time, I decided to take the plunge.
I managed to nail a decent powered PC on EBAY for $100 (still can't believe it), got my license for BI5, and pretty much completely redid my network (and ran new CAT6 wire x_X) to privatize camera traffic to its own VLAN, while using the BI computer as the only talking point for that network. Long story short, I've got the system set up and the network pretty much prepped. I'm currently using a crap camera to test everything (basically only going to use it as a doggy cam lol).
So ATM, I'm in the process of selecting my critical cameras for outside, but I wont post that question here in this post. I'll save it for another post.
In any case, pleased to meet you all and hope I can solve some of my problems and learn as I go ^_^.
I've been a lurker on this site for a while now and finally decided to just register. I've been contemplating for a while on either setting up a Blue Iris based system for my dad's house or simply going with one of the many NVR + Camera packages out there. Based on the many conversations here and based on the advantages of more flexibility and scalability over time, I decided to take the plunge.
I managed to nail a decent powered PC on EBAY for $100 (still can't believe it), got my license for BI5, and pretty much completely redid my network (and ran new CAT6 wire x_X) to privatize camera traffic to its own VLAN, while using the BI computer as the only talking point for that network. Long story short, I've got the system set up and the network pretty much prepped. I'm currently using a crap camera to test everything (basically only going to use it as a doggy cam lol).
So ATM, I'm in the process of selecting my critical cameras for outside, but I wont post that question here in this post. I'll save it for another post.
In any case, pleased to meet you all and hope I can solve some of my problems and learn as I go ^_^.