New member to the site, had a DVR setup at my apartment in the past. That was just a cheapo Ebay system with the cameras placed in the windows, overlooking where we used to park. I would say that my networking skills could be greatly improved since I haven't done anything with networking since 2004-05. The wife and I moved into our house 4 years ago, and this system has been in the planning stages for about 3 of those years. Right now, I have a layout that covers about 70% of the house covered, but many questions remain. If there are any questions you have, I'll try to answer them to help clarify my situation.
TLDR: My wife works from home. She needs every bit of internet our crappy provider overcharges us for. Can I run my 8+ ipcamera setup on a separate router (that's plugged into the same router/modem, she is plugged into?) without slowing her down? I have a little bit of flexibility in how I run my cables, but not much. TIA, `Mr.B.
I'll try to keep this short. I am looking to put up at least 7 cameras on my house. There are a handful of blind spots, most of which I feel will be covered with my layout, which will contain different types/styles of cameras. All the cameras will be hard wired to an IP POE switch in my attic. My vision, if it's possible, is to have a POE switch in the attic that powers all my cameras on the house. The switch would plug into a router, separate from my main network but plugged into the modem that handles all of our internet. (It's internet port would be connected to port 4 on the main router) The 16ch NVR would be in our living room using an existing cable that runs to the router in the wife's office. The switch, along with the NVR would be plugged into the second router, in her office because of availability, but I don't want her internet to suffer when I go to use the system throughout the day, whether it be recording or viewing live streams.
This is just one of the many other questions I have. Others would include what good PTZ auto tracking cameras are on the market and what NVRs would be ideal for a user friendly, thrown together hodge podge setup?
Thanks for all your help in advance.
Mr. B.
TLDR: My wife works from home. She needs every bit of internet our crappy provider overcharges us for. Can I run my 8+ ipcamera setup on a separate router (that's plugged into the same router/modem, she is plugged into?) without slowing her down? I have a little bit of flexibility in how I run my cables, but not much. TIA, `Mr.B.
I'll try to keep this short. I am looking to put up at least 7 cameras on my house. There are a handful of blind spots, most of which I feel will be covered with my layout, which will contain different types/styles of cameras. All the cameras will be hard wired to an IP POE switch in my attic. My vision, if it's possible, is to have a POE switch in the attic that powers all my cameras on the house. The switch would plug into a router, separate from my main network but plugged into the modem that handles all of our internet. (It's internet port would be connected to port 4 on the main router) The 16ch NVR would be in our living room using an existing cable that runs to the router in the wife's office. The switch, along with the NVR would be plugged into the second router, in her office because of availability, but I don't want her internet to suffer when I go to use the system throughout the day, whether it be recording or viewing live streams.
This is just one of the many other questions I have. Others would include what good PTZ auto tracking cameras are on the market and what NVRs would be ideal for a user friendly, thrown together hodge podge setup?
Thanks for all your help in advance.
Mr. B.