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    VPN and multiple cameras at multiple sites

    Need some help wrapping my head around this> If I have three sites, and multiple cameras at each site, right now I've got ports forwarded in my router which I know isn't the safest thing (10+ years of IT knowledge here) My family uses these cameras to "see what is out there" at our vacation...
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    Variable Lens

    All I saw in the wiki in the blue bar was a lot about Blue Iris, which I have no intention of using....Can you post a link to the material in question about lenses?
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    Variable Lens

    Why would a camera show it in degrees instead of mm? Motorized Varifocal Lens 57°-106°
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    Variable Lens

    So a Varifocus lens would be useful for a gate or a driveway where you know someone is going to be. Otherwise a fixed 2.8mm lens is better for covering a wider area just "to see what is out there"? If I understood your explanation correctly, it was a fantastic explanation!
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    Variable Lens

    What is the purpose of a variable lens in a camera? What does it do for quality, detection, etc? I see a lot of Amcrest cameras with 2.8MM and then then there are variable lens cameras....don't understand the difference...
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    Powerline AC Adapters

    Thanks everyone for the insight. Sounds like they work better than Wifi and newer models really don't have that many issues....
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    Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW

    Is this the 3.6 or the 2.8 version?
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    Powerline AC Adapters

    What is the thoughts of this group on AC Powerline adapters to carry Ethernet signal? Good, bad, only in extreme situations?
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    Accessing the SD card from Windows

    I've got a few Amcrest IP2M-841-V3 cameras that I would like to access the SD card from, without having to go through the GUI to download each individual picture. Is there a way to do this that I just haven't discovered? I know I can pull the SD card out, but that is a pain for a lot of my...
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    Actually I've given quite a lot of information about my situation, so not sure what else you are asking for. At this time I just can't see any easy to wire up my cameras without making a lot of holes in my house and then patching, texturing, and painting them.
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    3 story condo with no outside access or ability to run wires or put cameras outside....probably going to wait until I get a SFR that isn't in an HOA.....
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    Was hoping to be able to do this myself, its not worth the money to have someone do it for me....
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    Can't put any external to my unit, HOA rules and all that...:(
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    What do you think of these two cameras for a first time setup

    Those look like very good quality pictures....For a few bucks more better than the Amcrest??
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    Either, indoor or outdoor, still would have to tear walls apart. No attic or crawl space. Can't core or drill into the foundation, I've got post tension cables in the cement slab..... Just trying to route them around studs and firewalls without drilling through them and al that, they sure...
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    Wiring IP Cameras

    How do you all go about wiring cameras in an existing house? I can't tear all my walls apart, and I've got studs and firebreaks between floors....this seems almost impossible unless you are a drywall expert...
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    What do you think of these two cameras for a first time setup

    Would this be one of the Andy Cameras you are referring to? https://www.amazon.com/Loryta-IPC-T2431T-AS-Eyeball-Network-English/dp/B08133J7SC/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=loryta+outdoor+poe+ip+camera&qid=1625973309&sr=8-3
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    What do you think of these two cameras for a first time setup

    This is going to sound like a very Newbie question, but does Dahau cameras have the same features as Amcrest cameras? I know Amcrest cameras are rebranded Dahau's but I've got zero experience with them. Does Dahau make any of their own branded camera? I see the same model numbers like...
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    Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW

    Would this camera be a better option and if so why? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081Q38RPY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&tag=ipctk-20&th=1
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    Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW

    Thanks for getting back to me. What is the ID all about? I would think I would want a wider field of view, unless the ID does something I'm missing....
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    Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW

    Looking at getting a few of these to replace an aging Foscam FI9828P that only uses IE for connectivity...
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    Whats the consensus for things like these where I only have one camera that needs POE? https://www.amazon.com/iCreatin-Ethernet-Injector-1000Mbps-Compliant/dp/B00ZYX0IQO/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=POE%2B+plug&qid=1608913185&sr=8-6#customerReviews
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    I've got all my network connections coming into the router, and just one RJ45 cable going to the modem. That all seems like a lot of extra cabling. I use the Web GUI on the cameras directly, don't use Blue Iris or any other controlling program....
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    I looked into those Nano stations but for my pruposes, I just need to go around the house, not long distance...Those do look really useful though
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    The $20 v3 cams from wyzecam - good night performance

    I know these first generation cameras had terrible issues like not being able to be turned off and record everything..is this still the case?
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    If I put a POE switch at my router and ran Ethernet through the AC powerline adapters, it would NOT bring the POE out the other end correct? I'm thinking of putting four IP5M-T11793EW cameras out front of my garage, but my garage is dusty and I don't trust a POE switch in the garage to not fail...
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    Let me throw another scenario out there I have 4 POE IP cameras in the garage. I run RJ45 from each of these cameras to a POE+ switch. I connect the LAN port to a POE access point that is inside the house...would that work? I really can't justify running RJ45 all around my house through or...
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    Ya, the biggest problem I have is that it would require running a lot of cable through a house, punching holes in walls, ceilings, stucco, etc. Not the best at patching..... Whats the most common setup for houses, have a POE switch at a central location and just run CAT6 cable all over the house?
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    Thanks for the link. I guess I could stack the power line adapter under the POE injector and go that way. Still don't understand why there aren't more cameras with wifi outdoors
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    Looking for recomendations for an outdoor camera

    What unit do you have that provides POE and Internet over the AC power in the house? Haven't been able to find it...
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