On Mon, 20 Feb 2023, Chuck Hast wrote: > I use Zoneminder, the camera situation is pretty much labeled "Made in > China" but if you get cameras that are ONVIF qualified, you will be able > to use them with software like ZM. Here I am using SV3C cameras. I do run > them on a separate isolated network as they like all of the Chinese > cameras I have worked with will "call home" So I have them on a island > network, one of the NIC cards in my ZM server is connected to that > network. All of the devices are static IP anyhow. The things just set > there and run. ZM does it's thing and I am able to monitor my home from > anywhere I got (going to Costa Rica tomorrow). I am sure that there are US > made cameras but not sure about the price. Here are some that I found: > https://ivcco.com/ https://www.getscw.com/ But better is to look for NDAA > compliant cameras, seems that US camera manufacturers thought that IP cams > were a "fad" and did not get on board, the same did not happen on the rest > of the planet. This site has a good list of NDAA compliant cameras: > https://getsafeandsound.com/2022/06/what-is-ndaa-compliant-security-cameras/ > The camera issue can be frustrating, you have to balance cost with need in > many cases, so far I have found that islanding the chinese cams seems to > keep things under control. But if you are dealing with a government site > then you WILL need to meet NDAA.
Thanks, Chuck. Safe travels to CR. Regards, Rich
