I'll be home carrying more now.

[BiscuitsandGravy]

+1 on wired over wireless cams. We are all POE in the attic to a gig switch then fiber from the attic to main switch and router. The fiber was to protect the rest of the house network if a lightning strike hits the cams on the outside. Lightning does weird stuff to ethernet. They dont play well together.

 

[Lex Concord]

Until you get up to use the bathroom or go to the fridge or even the wife asks you to look at something. Now if you are laying in bed that's a hole nether thing.

 

[rhino]

If you dedicate a computer to operating your cameras and they are all hard wired to your network, if that computer is not connected to internet or any kind of wifi, bluetooth, whatever, wouldn't it me next to impossible to hack it would getting into one of the cables?

 

[Cameramonkey]

If you dedicate a computer to operating your cameras and they are all hard wired to your network, if that computer is not connected to internet or any kind of wifi, bluetooth, whatever, wouldn't it me next to impossible to hack it would getting into one of the cables?

Yes. And that requires being close enough to being filmed on one of the cameras.

 

[rhino]

Yes. And that requires being close enough to being filmed on one of the cameras.

Old desktop PCs are cheap and reliable. Seems like an ideal way to do it.

This is an excellent conversation.

 

[Hop]

If you want something quick and easy to setup then get some Blink cameras. They are Wi-Fi but are self powered by AA and the batteries last for 2+ years. I've been pretty impressed so far. I've got 6 total cams covering inside and out.

https://blinkforhome.com/?gclid=Cjw...7IzEmHQvfozXmLBF-ZRoCKvsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[2A_Tom]

This thread jack is a good one and should be it's own thread or renamed, before it digresses to red heads.

 

[Cameramonkey]

This thread jack is a good one and should be it's own thread or renamed, before it digresses to red heads.

digresing to redheads? You say that like it’s a bad thing. LOL

 

[Tooms]

edit: moving camera stuff to new thread

 

[KellyinAvon]

If you dedicate a computer to operating your cameras and they are all hard wired to your network, if that computer is not connected to internet or any kind of wifi, bluetooth, whatever, wouldn't it me next to impossible to hack it would getting into one of the cables?

(slight threadjack, but making a point) Isn't that why the Battlestar Galactica survived? No networked computers means hackers have to be inside.

 

[churchmouse]

This thread jack is a good one and should be it's own thread or renamed, before it digresses to red heads.

If it is the eyebleach redhead I am OK with it....really.

But in the stream of these discussions on HD is not a good layered security part of the discussion.

Along with a hot red head or even 5.

 

[Hoosierkav]

edit: moving camera stuff to new thread

In this design, the laptop functions as the NVR? Any specifics on its specifications (if not running Blue Iris)?

 

[Tooms]

In this design, the laptop functions as the NVR? Any specifics on its specifications (if not running Blue Iris)?

I just made a new post about my system here: https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ecurity-camera-setup-details.html#post7342435

 

[Thor]

Yes. And that requires being close enough to being filmed on one of the cameras.

Actually the laser hack can work a mile away...but then most of us won't be facing those kind of bad guys. If your are you need better security...