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    'smart' high security house door locks

    I might be wrong but have a feeling there are people here who also take an interest in high security door locks. I'm moving into a new house and my current plan is to go for Assa abloy protec2 cylinders. My doubt is that it can be expensive if someone (my son) loses their key. Then I wondered...
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    Alert if BlueIris isn't working

    Interested to hear if anyone has any alerts in place so if something goes wrong with the BlueIris server that you get a notification. I see it is already possible in BlueIris to notify when a camera has lost signal and when it's reconnected. But what if something happens to BlueIris itself? I...
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    New security setup with house plot

    That makes sense, I like that idea. What would be a kind of gold standard (or there abouts) in terms of cameras and nvr that I should maybe have on my radar? Don't want to put you on the spot but appreciate your input.
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    New security setup with house plot

    Thanks for such a detailed reply, good info. I was just checking in with the wife earlier about what is most important for her. She gave a nice example. She said the other day she was with the baby and someone was at the door. She got a motion alert and was quickly able to see if it was safe or...
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    New security setup with house plot

    Thanks for your comments. The lights will be constantly on when it is dark and off when it is light. It works with an adjustable light sensor so I can make the lights come on sooner or later based on the ambient light levels. The lights will be mounted about 2meters high and should be pretty...
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    New security setup with house plot

    This is a very rough diagram of my house and plot that I will move to (attached). The lights in the diagram will be on a sensor - so only ON when it is dark. I don't know how bright they will be yet. My intentions for security are to deter, and to be alerted to motion events that my wife and I...
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    New house, 3x cam & nvr required

    Hello, my first post here - looks like a very friendly and active forum with tons of info! I have been reading and reading but kind of blown away by the huge variety and combinations to choose from. Then I also dont seem to find some of the model numbers mentioned on places like amazon.nl, so I...