So have been reading the cliff notes and playing around with blue Iris on dual Nic machine , also setting up remote access via Open VPN on an Asus router.
One thing is not very clear to me and that is the pros and cons of vlan on switch for blue Iris or just use dual Nic. I used to be CCNA certified so would like to think half way competent on switch side.
Pro of a dual NIC:
Simple
Cheaper
Less error prone
Cons:
If PC or components go down entire system is offline
For a Vlan I would think it's more complicated to set up but if a PC component fails u can still access your devices.
What do folks go for with Blue Iris?
My use case is access at home via app on phone or seperately with laptop.
Access remotely via phone with VPN active
One thing is not very clear to me and that is the pros and cons of vlan on switch for blue Iris or just use dual Nic. I used to be CCNA certified so would like to think half way competent on switch side.
Pro of a dual NIC:
Simple
Cheaper
Less error prone
Cons:
If PC or components go down entire system is offline
For a Vlan I would think it's more complicated to set up but if a PC component fails u can still access your devices.
What do folks go for with Blue Iris?
My use case is access at home via app on phone or seperately with laptop.
Access remotely via phone with VPN active