OK, so here is the question.
I have a Cisco network at home and I just got a 3560 48 port POE Switch. I want to get a couple of outdoor IP POE security cameras and a couple of internal ones and then setup a server running a software package that can monitor all the cameras and record with motion detection.
My problem is, I don't know much about the different POE security cameras and even less about software packages that can monitor the cameras and record the video, especially having it setup to record motion, day and night, with so many days save et cetera.
Anyone got some suggestions and information about this? Basically I want to setup a home security camera network, but I also want them so I can monitor them from work or from my phone and have the cameras record the video with motion.
Just like the Dropcam.
I know there are manufacturers like Foscam and TRENDnet. Those are the only two I know of so far. But i don't know anything about software packages. For example, are there DVR packages that will work with different brands, models of IP POE cameras? Do they record all stuff seen by the cameras or just motion events or can you do both?
Are there other manufacturers that make POE IP cameras? From expensive to affordable.
I am looking at about 4 outdoor cameras and 4 indoor ones. The outdoor cameras have to be able to withstand ice, snow, rain and winds; oh and hot heat. I live in New Mexico, so we get all of it.I have aserver and a NAS device with a lot of Terabytes of space, so storage isn't an issue. But I need a software package that will support different hardware, looped recordings and record on motion events. For example, having a camera in my office that would record between 5PM and 8AM any motion that occurred, Or an outside camera that would record motion anytime. Or an indoor camera that would record all video and store it for a weeks time, et cetera.
So any help, suggestions and the like would be appreciated. For hardware and software. All the cameras have to have IR lamps so they can see in the dark and low light, especially the outdoor ones. So they would get good clear images or the best you could. I don't want grainy images that wouldn't help investigators in the event of a reason to use the footage.
Plus I will want to be able to monitor them anywhere. Like right now I have one small foscam that I have setup to monitor my dog when I am gone. But it's just hooked up to my network, it doesn't record or anything and it doesn't have the best video, but I punched a hole in my FW and forwarded the port so I can hit it in my browser from works IP.
Thank you!
Mitch
PS I hope this is the correct forum to post this in!
OK, so here is the question.
I have a Cisco network at home and I just got a 3560 48 port POE Switch. I want to get a couple of outdoor IP POE security cameras and a couple of internal ones and then setup a server running a software package that can monitor all the cameras and record with motion detection.
My problem is, I don't know much about the different POE security cameras and even less about software packages that can monitor the cameras and record the video, especially having it setup to record motion, day and night, with so many days save et cetera.
Anyone got some suggestions and information about this? Basically I want to setup a home security camera network, but I also want them so I can monitor them from work or from my phone and have the cameras record the video with motion.
Just like the Dropcam.
I know there are manufacturers like Foscam and TRENDnet. Those are the only two I know of so far. But i don't know anything about software packages. For example, are there DVR packages that will work with different brands, models of IP POE cameras? Do they record all stuff seen by the cameras or just motion events or can you do both?
Are there other manufacturers that make POE IP cameras? From expensive to affordable.
I am looking at about 4 outdoor cameras and 4 indoor ones. The outdoor cameras have to be able to withstand ice, snow, rain and winds; oh and hot heat. I live in New Mexico, so we get all of it.I have aserver and a NAS device with a lot of Terabytes of space, so storage isn't an issue. But I need a software package that will support different hardware, looped recordings and record on motion events. For example, having a camera in my office that would record between 5PM and 8AM any motion that occurred, Or an outside camera that would record motion anytime. Or an indoor camera that would record all video and store it for a weeks time, et cetera.
So any help, suggestions and the like would be appreciated. For hardware and software. All the cameras have to have IR lamps so they can see in the dark and low light, especially the outdoor ones. So they would get good clear images or the best you could. I don't want grainy images that wouldn't help investigators in the event of a reason to use the footage.
Plus I will want to be able to monitor them anywhere. Like right now I have one small foscam that I have setup to monitor my dog when I am gone. But it's just hooked up to my network, it doesn't record or anything and it doesn't have the best video, but I punched a hole in my FW and forwarded the port so I can hit it in my browser from works IP.
Thank you!
Mitch
PS I hope this is the correct forum to post this in!