Setup for rental property?

[Soundchasr]

I'm in the north and we bought a property in Florida that we'll be renting. I'd like 2-3 cameras on the outside of the house. I just want to be able to check in remotely on the recordings. I wouldn't need a lot of space for storing.

Since I'm not there I'd like something pretty simple to set up and maintain. I'm thinking of just getting an NVR and a few POE cameras. I'd have to hide the NVR somewhere so people don't mess with it. Does that sound like a good plan? Any NVRs that would be good for this situation?

Thanks!

 

[juliand]

is that legal to do?

 

[Mike]

I'm in the north and we bought a property in Florida that we'll be renting. I'd like 2-3 cameras on the outside of the house. I just want to be able to check in remotely on the recordings. I wouldn't need a lot of space for storing.

Since I'm not there I'd like something pretty simple to set up and maintain. I'm thinking of just getting an NVR and a few POE cameras. I'd have to hide the NVR somewhere so people don't mess with it. Does that sound like a good plan? Any NVRs that would be good for this situation?

Thanks!

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[Soundchasr]

I've been reading about some NVRs not having enough horsepower like a PC. No problems like that for this one?

Also, does Dahua make one that is comparable? I like their stuff.

 

[aristobrat]

I've been reading about some NVRs not having enough horsepower like a PC. No problems like that for this one?

If you make sure the camera brand matches the NVR brand, I don't think you'll have any problems with horsepower on the NVR. While NVRs in general do have less compute power than a regular PC, most NVRs do things like offloading motion detection so that it runs on the cameras, not the NVR. This reduces the load (and required horsepower) on the NVR.

 

[Soundchasr]

Does the NVR matter if the area is very dark or just the camera?

 

[Soundchasr]

is that legal to do?

Yes. They won't be in areas where there is an expectation of privacy.

 

[mat200]

Does the NVR matter if the area is very dark or just the camera?

Hi @Soundchasr

The camera and lighting of the area are keys for this.

 

[Soundchasr]

Ok. The area will be very dark at night. Probably no other light (other than stars).

 

[looney2ns]

I've been reading about some NVRs not having enough horsepower like a PC. No problems like that for this one?

Also, does Dahua make one that is comparable? I like their stuff.

@Mike has given you good options. He won't steer you wrong.

 

[Soundchasr]

That Hikvision rebrand looks good but I was hoping to give Andy some business.

 

[looney2ns]

That Hikvision rebrand looks good but I was hoping to give Andy some business.

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