Recent content by ah6tyfour

Thanks, I guess Dahua is the way to go. It just is a bit less intuitive for a newbie like me. I figured with Reolink I could just use their NVR and their software for my computer and their app on my phone and it was relatively plug and play. With Dahua, it will require more active setup and...

Would a bullet get me to 100 degrees? I had assumed the camera body would prevent that. I guess it depends how far out the joint is. It would have to have a pivot point far enough out that the camera could get to 100 degrees before the camera body itself hits the wall. I could ask the...

This is great. I'll probably end up going with this camera. Is there a variable-focus version? If not, maybe I'll just buy a cheap variable-focus camera from another more easily acquired brand jus to test before I buy since it looks like these come as fixed focal length only and 2.8, 3.6 or...

Thanks! I didn't think of this. I think that would look pretty good. I don't like the look of turrets on a junction box. Does the wall mount act as a waterproof junction box as well?

I'm trying to figure out whether the mount of a turret camera gives enough range of motion to essentially turn it 90 degrees or even a bit more than that. I'm prewiring a house and the front has the paved approach to the front door. Let's say walking up and facing the door is North. To the...

Thanks! Working on finalizing it now. Are there any rules regarding cameras going right near the outdoor wall lighting outside the garage on either side? Would putting it directly next to the light or directly above or below the light cause issues with the camera? I assume a dome camera...

Thank you! This is super helpful. I had been looking at how to cover that downstairs bedroom that juts out and it just seemed like there was no way to do that without the cameras looking super obvious. I agree I need to add one on the other side of the garage, but to add two more cameras to...

Thanks, I'll talk to the guy about doing two drops each. For some reason with two drops per site, can't use the 4-pack and it's coded differently in their system. But in the grand scheme of things, it's not that much more. And that's a great idea with the selfie stick. I'll have time to do...

Thanks, I knew 10-12 feet sounded too high. Luckily they can definitely do 7.5-8 feet up without issue. The house comes with a Ring camera already, but I don't want to pay the monthly cloud storage fee, so it'll just be a doorbell. I'll have to see where I can add a second camera. And...

Thanks! Yeah, I had a feeling he wasn't all that knowledgeable. He seemed to pass it off with a "it's your house, you worked hard to earn it, so of course we'll do it!" but without actually giving any real suggestions. I'm looking at the wiki now and the cameras are definitely not in the best...

Hi everyone! I was on this forum a few years ago when I was planning wiring an older home that never worked out. Now, instead, I'm purchasing new construction and am putting in camera prewiring before the walls go up. I was talking to the structured wiring guy today and he gave some ideas...

Thanks for being so helpful! I had figured two wires per camera since that's what the wiki recommended and it does seem like a good idea in case something happens to one cable. But I guess one cable is easier, the hole is smaller, and it should be good for at least a few years. The NVR...

This sounds like a good way to go. So I can install a switch in my garage, two of my cameras can just be run along the inside of the garage to their locations contained in PVC, and I'd bring enough cables from the garage up to the attic to run two cables to each camera and a single cable which...

They'll be using it. I guess I can remotely log into the computer when I need to, but it's going to be designed so they can monitor since there will probably be a couple indoor cameras too and I don't want them to feel like they're being watched.

Could I get a picture of how all the cables come into the garage and into your switch? Is it one big hole? I had originally thought to put the NVR in the garage because then two of the cameras can just go around the inside of the garage in PVC to get to their locations. Then I'd really only...