Integrating a WIF camera with hardwired POE cameras on Blue Iris ?

[shadango]

I am wondering if there is a way that I can integrate a WIFI camera into my BlueIris system on my network.

I am using a second ethernet card on the PC running BlueIris, and the cameras I have are connected to a hub connected to that ethernet card.

Two cameras are POE cabled.....the 3rd is brought to the hub using a power-over-electric adaptor.

A second ethernet card gets me out to the interwebs.

Everything works pretty well, though my PC will be needing an upgrade soon but thats another issue. LOL

Is there any way to bring in a WIFI camera into the fold?

I figured this was more of a networking question than anything so I am posting here.

Be gentle ---I am not a networking guru.

Thanks all.

 

[iwanttosee]

You need to find wifi cameras that support RTSP, not an easy task.

 

[wittaj]

You add a wifi router to the network not connected to the internet. The wifi router doesnt need internet to work.

You will need a wifi camera that doesn't require internet.

 

[TonyR]

Will the Wi-Fi camera be indoors or outdoors? If indoors, I recommend the Amcrest IP2M-841 or the C4K-P wedge form factor camera sold by EmpireTech.
It has Both have a webGUI and can stream RTSP to Blue Iris.

You would assign it a unique static IP in the same subnet as the POE cameras and connect to a wireless access point as below:

A wireless access point (WAP) can be assigned a unique static IP in the same subnet as the POE cameras and connected to the same LAN as the camera's POE switch.
You can also use a wireless router that is to be dedicated as a WAP by one of two methods:
1) Many newer wireless routers have a "Access Point" mode, it supplies only Wi-Fi and does no routing or
2) if no WAP mode, just disable DHCP and assign it a unique static IP in the same subnet as the POE cameras; it will perform no routing. Either one will serve as a WAP.