I'm working with a most unreasonable person (my dad) who has a large log home built when thin-net was how you put together a network. All exterior and most interior walls are log, minimum diameter of 10". Floors are concrete substrate with hot water radiant heat built into the concrete. The home is built lengthwise down a steep grade (to maximize the view) and has four levels. There are no options to install cat6 for wired or POE cameras since drilling vertically through the logs or through the floors simply won't happen. Wires running along baseboards and up walls aren't happening either.
I know the strong opinions here about not using WiFi cameras, but they simply aren't an option. We've setup the house with multiple access points using G.Hn ethernet over electrical wire and MoCa ethernet over coax and now have pretty good coverage.
Most WiFi cameras I've seen are still operating at 2.4 GHz. Are there any that are working in the 5 GHz spectrum yet? Even though we've spread the adjacent access points across non-overlapping channels, WiFi analyzers still show some overlap of weak signals.
We have a camera pointed at the front door (an older Axis M1031-W), another looking through a window at the driveway, and another just for checking out the view of the mountains. I cannot change the motion detection on the Axis because of the Java security and the other two cameras are older than the Axis. So, it's time to upgrade and install BI for motion detection and smartphone access. We'd like to add a few more cameras at the same time.
So, if you found yourself in this position, what camera(s) would you consider?
Some of the more vocal participants here really like the Dahua cameras, but they are butt ugly. The Hikvision cube or similar Axis form factor are easy to place, aren't all that noticeable and in a pinch can be spray painted to blend into their backgrounds better. I'm not after the lowest price option, but also don't have the budget to spend $1500+ per camera.
The PC that BI will be installed on is wired. Internet connection is OK (about 50Mbs). Cameras are off when house is occupied.
If I could, I'd install cat6 cable in a instant. It's not an option, so please spare me the standard "WiFi sucks" comments. I have to work within the parameters I've been handed.
Thanks in advance
DRRyan
I know the strong opinions here about not using WiFi cameras, but they simply aren't an option. We've setup the house with multiple access points using G.Hn ethernet over electrical wire and MoCa ethernet over coax and now have pretty good coverage.
Most WiFi cameras I've seen are still operating at 2.4 GHz. Are there any that are working in the 5 GHz spectrum yet? Even though we've spread the adjacent access points across non-overlapping channels, WiFi analyzers still show some overlap of weak signals.
We have a camera pointed at the front door (an older Axis M1031-W), another looking through a window at the driveway, and another just for checking out the view of the mountains. I cannot change the motion detection on the Axis because of the Java security and the other two cameras are older than the Axis. So, it's time to upgrade and install BI for motion detection and smartphone access. We'd like to add a few more cameras at the same time.
So, if you found yourself in this position, what camera(s) would you consider?
Some of the more vocal participants here really like the Dahua cameras, but they are butt ugly. The Hikvision cube or similar Axis form factor are easy to place, aren't all that noticeable and in a pinch can be spray painted to blend into their backgrounds better. I'm not after the lowest price option, but also don't have the budget to spend $1500+ per camera.
The PC that BI will be installed on is wired. Internet connection is OK (about 50Mbs). Cameras are off when house is occupied.
If I could, I'd install cat6 cable in a instant. It's not an option, so please spare me the standard "WiFi sucks" comments. I have to work within the parameters I've been handed.
Thanks in advance
DRRyan
