I'm just getting started building my system. An older HP to run Blue Iris is on its way from eBay. A PoE switch arrives shortly. I'll build out my vlan to segregate the cameras.
But now it's time to buy my first camera.
Seems the conventional wisdom is a varifocal with a good sensor-to-MP...
The machine I'm looking at is a HP EliteDesk PC 800 G4 i7-8700. It has Windows 11 Pro pre-installed. Seller says I won't be provided with a key, though.
I'm not exactly sure how Windows licensing works. Is it tied to the motherboard and I can wipe and re-install and still be licensed?
FYI, I've been relying heavily on the wiki for choosing hardware and the network setup you suggested is exactly what I'm setting up. And I'll be adding a surveillance-type spinning drive for storage.
I'm just getting started with Blue Iris. I haven't installed anything yet, but I'm ordering a refurb i7-8700 off eBay.
I'm also a Mac and LInux guy and I don't know much about Windows.
What tips do you all have for me on setting up my Windows machine? Things like should I do automatic updates...