Looking for a little help. I am designing a 32-camera system that will provide coverage for 3 separate (but close) buildings. My question is for remote displays. I need to have up to 6 monitors showing a subset of the cameras (so if a person is in building 1, it can see the cameras from building 1, etc). These need to be usable without any interaction from people (so don't want separate remotes, computers, etc) - basically if the monitor is on, it should show the cameras without someone having to do anything. Some research points me to configuring PC's, etc, but I really would like something turnkey. These would be 32-65" monitors, so something like a fire TV is out, and I don't want something that needs rooted or heavily configged to work. The cameras will be IP cams, but the brand has not been determined yet. The closest thing I have found to this is the Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Viewport. It is limited to 16 cameras though (some locations for viewing will require more than this). I am also not sure if I have to use it with a Ubiquiti system, or if I can have a different brand of NVR and cameras and have it just work as a remote display. I have fiber connectivity between the buildings,
So my questions are:
1. Based on this scenario, any recommendations on what to use for the remote displays?
2. Does anyone know if the Unifi Protect Viewport can be used/managed with other brands of NVR's & Cameras, or does (at least the NVR) have to be Ubiquiti?
3. With whatever solution I am using, do I need to be concerned with the number of remote displays consuming CPU from the NVR (so factor that into sizing the NVR), or would they pull from the cameras directly (in which case same question, but this time, would I be affecting the cameras based on number of remote viewing devices, or are they using multicast, so it may not matter?
Thanks in advance for any help - I appreciate it!
So my questions are:
1. Based on this scenario, any recommendations on what to use for the remote displays?
2. Does anyone know if the Unifi Protect Viewport can be used/managed with other brands of NVR's & Cameras, or does (at least the NVR) have to be Ubiquiti?
3. With whatever solution I am using, do I need to be concerned with the number of remote displays consuming CPU from the NVR (so factor that into sizing the NVR), or would they pull from the cameras directly (in which case same question, but this time, would I be affecting the cameras based on number of remote viewing devices, or are they using multicast, so it may not matter?
Thanks in advance for any help - I appreciate it!