Thanks, by the way these would all be external camera's, they wont be overly exposed to the snow and wind but will be exposed to the temp changes.
Some good advice thanks, the good thing is my wife will remain in the old house for several months so if there are teething problems we will be able to sort them out together. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Winterlight <[email protected]>wrote: > At 01:17 PM 2/19/2011, you wrote: > >> Thanks for the advice. >> >> I certainly need reliability but if it goes down for a few hours because >> of >> a power outage I can live with that. I just need to ensure it all reboots >> appropriately once the power comes back on. >> > > the cameras will be no problem as will the modem and the router, the only > thing that could be a problem would be a DVR, if you are using one. You > might want to invest in some home automation as well, so you can turn the > power off, and on, like it would be if it were unplugged, if you need to > reset a particular device. Just rebooting is not allways enough. > > > The most important thing for me is a reliable secure internet stream as I >> will only ever be utilizing it via a remote session in Seattle. >> > > The modem and router will be the big issue there. I would check user > experience over time on the cameras you want to use. > > > I don't want something that will die quickly when I am away. >> > > I don't think anything name brand (inside), even X10, would do that but if > you aren't going to heat the house I would ask the component manufactures > about those temperatures. > >
