Remote Access / Viewing (lo bandwidth)

[NCBBA11043]

I am installing a home video surveillance system. I have decided on Blue Iris for the software, but have a dilemma deciding on camera resolution. I am looking at a 5 camera (max) setup. The Blue Iris hardware can easily handle the LAN bandwidth and storage. My problem is being able to use Blue Iris remote access (web based) and/or the phone app. I only have 1.5Mpbs upload speed with my current ISP (no - no one else in the area to switch to). I would still like to have good resolution video in case something happens, but still want to be able to use remotely. So, I pretty much ruled 4K/8Mp out of the picture and will probably go with 4Mp. Does anyone have experience with a similar situation? Can I still record at 4K/8Mp locally, but only send 2-4Mp video up through my ISP? This is the only thing holding me back, so any input appreciated!
Or is this something I should post on another forum?

 

[Walrus]

This is exactly how it works. You record at the camera's native high resolution/bitrate locally. When viewing remote via the web interface (UI3), you can modify the streaming profile to lower the FPS & bitrate.

 

[TonyR]

+1 ^^.
Lived with 1.0 MBps upload ADSL from '09 to last year with Blue iris, worked great, two 2MP cams (1080p) and two 1.3 MP cams (720p), all at 10fps.

 

[58chev]

Thanks to @Dasstrum Right at the 2:20 mark


All his videos can be seen here. I just finished watching everyone to get a better handle on BI.