My biggest gripe so far is that each manufacturer has their own - and usually very bad - interface to access their cameras. I'm hesitant to jump into an all-in-one kit yet without knowing the true quality and usability of a system. I'm playing with components as I upgrade pieces of my network anyway so hopefully i can find some combination of stuff that works. I'm finding it tough to get a single client for an android device, mac, ipad, and windows. I may have to throw together a small pc with linux running zone minder and just use a web interface, as crappy as it may be.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Matthias Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > I do not have much experience with camera systems but I believe these are > commonly sold as a set where the recording computer is also providing the > PoE. This of course limits the distance the camera can be unless you have > another switch between providing PoE to extend the distance. You can likely > build your own with open source tools if you have specific needs that > propietary tools are not meeting but you can likely accomplish the task > cheaper and easier with a kit. If buying a kit, reviews on retail sites > might provide the insight you seek and perhaps some examples of camera > quality. Picture quality and retention are the main concerns as long as the > kit provides a client meeting your OS needs to connect to the recorder, > though if you have a chance to demo the client software I would recommend > it as the few I have played with are awful. Viewing the camera directly in > a browser does not provide playback functionality in the setups I have seen. > > Matthias > Anyone have any comments or experience with using PoE security cameras. > I'm looking to setup something for our house since its already wired for > ethernet. I'd like to add some IP cameras to a few rooms and outside - > seems to make sense to leverage the already wired ports to provide power as > well. Anyone do this before? Recommendations...? > > > Thanks! > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * > Sep 2 - Let'S Go Phishing > Oct 7 - Understanding Systemd > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * > Sep 2 - Let'S Go Phishing > Oct 7 - Understanding Systemd > >
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