On 1/26/2017 5:42 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Meanie:
Anyone using IP cameras in their home to watch while away?
Yes
What system do you have?
BlueIris + HikVision cams

Is it wired or wireless?
Wired 100%

How easy was it to set up?
Depends on your personal degree of techweeniesh-ness.
Simple for some, learning curve for others.... IP addresses,
port numbers, and so-forth

Are you able to view from phone?
Yes

Specific likes and dislikes about the system.
Like:
- Configurability

- Built-in web pages (take a look at
http://extremesurfcam.dyndns.org/jpegpull.htm)

- Features - like the ability to FTP and/or email
motion alert snapshots.

Dislike:
- Care and feeding
- Definitely NOT plug-and-play.

Other Stuff:
- You want "Turret" cams like this: http://tinyurl.com/zzxqjv7, not
"Bullet" cams like this: http://tinyurl.com/j4g5zyo

Reasons:
- Spiders are attracted more to the Bullet cams' IR and their
webs need to be constantly brushed away as they interfere
with the image and create false motion detection events.

- Turret cams' adjustability and general durability are far
superior to Bullet cams'.


When you say wired, are they actual POE cameras or wired as in "the need
for AC power"? If POE cams, to what are you connecting...a DVR then PC
with Blue Iris?

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