Hi all - while I have had a few IP cameras in the past, I would consider myself a technophile but IPC noob. I recently purchased a home with a c. 2012 Wirepath / SnapAV NVR with 4 cameras - one dome and three bullet.
I recently got my Synology NAS up and running at the property, and I thought I’d start by replacing the existing NVR with Synology Surveillance Station. I’m not on-site now, but I was not able to get the old cameras to connect to Synology which led me down the path of researching new ones … was looking at Reolink and Amcrest and then found IPCT.
It sounds as if Andy EmpireTech is well regarded here, and I seem to have stumbled into good timing with upcoming Black Friday sales. So … looking for help from the community to quickly pick 4 replacement cameras for me.
Here’s the situation:
All four existing IP cameras are wired w/ CAT-x Ethernet and have dedicated 12V power cables going to each location.
1. One indoor ceiling-mounted dome covers a large garage
2. One outdoor wall-mounted bullet looks up a long driveway and views a detached garage off to the side
3. One outdoor wall-mounted bullet looks across the attached garage to the entryway
4. One outdoor bullet covers the rear of the house, but does a poor job due to the addition of a sunroom (either wall mounted or “ceiling” mounted on a short overhang)
I’m thinking that three outdoor cameras should be one bullet (for the long driveway view) and two turrets. The rear exterior would be nice to have wide angle given its poor location.
Not sure what to do for indoor garage camera.
Going by photos and memory. #1 is mounted about 8’ and views tandem garage: maybe 25’ x 35’ or so. #2 is mounted about 12-15’ up and was a view of ~75’, maybe 100’. #3 is mounted about 8-12’ up with a view of 30 - 40’. #4 is mounted about 8’ up and has very limited view due to addition since install.
Can you make some recommendations to help me replace these four cameras? I will likely stick with Synology Surveillance Station for now.
Thank you!
I recently got my Synology NAS up and running at the property, and I thought I’d start by replacing the existing NVR with Synology Surveillance Station. I’m not on-site now, but I was not able to get the old cameras to connect to Synology which led me down the path of researching new ones … was looking at Reolink and Amcrest and then found IPCT.
It sounds as if Andy EmpireTech is well regarded here, and I seem to have stumbled into good timing with upcoming Black Friday sales. So … looking for help from the community to quickly pick 4 replacement cameras for me.
Here’s the situation:
All four existing IP cameras are wired w/ CAT-x Ethernet and have dedicated 12V power cables going to each location.
1. One indoor ceiling-mounted dome covers a large garage
2. One outdoor wall-mounted bullet looks up a long driveway and views a detached garage off to the side
3. One outdoor wall-mounted bullet looks across the attached garage to the entryway
4. One outdoor bullet covers the rear of the house, but does a poor job due to the addition of a sunroom (either wall mounted or “ceiling” mounted on a short overhang)
I’m thinking that three outdoor cameras should be one bullet (for the long driveway view) and two turrets. The rear exterior would be nice to have wide angle given its poor location.
Not sure what to do for indoor garage camera.
Going by photos and memory. #1 is mounted about 8’ and views tandem garage: maybe 25’ x 35’ or so. #2 is mounted about 12-15’ up and was a view of ~75’, maybe 100’. #3 is mounted about 8-12’ up with a view of 30 - 40’. #4 is mounted about 8’ up and has very limited view due to addition since install.
Can you make some recommendations to help me replace these four cameras? I will likely stick with Synology Surveillance Station for now.
Thank you!
