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OMG thanks so much! Worked fine for years then all of a sudden kept going back to a horrible bitrate. It was the "event" bitrate setting. All fixed, thanks! -Jamie M.

I wanted to run the fan at 5 volts instead of 12 and even on a cold boot the 2 pin connector was putting out 12v (no PWM or anything, full speed 24/7). Still running absolutely perfectly! -Jamie M.

Sorry about that, had to give my server a reboot, should be up now :) EDIT: I see the images are loading SUPER slow, sent a ticket to my server provider, sorry again. -Jamie M.

There are tons of pirated RTSP streams online so I imagine you could use one of those as an RTSP camera source. I tried a few but the audio format was NEVER in a compatible format for the NVR to accept and trying to feed it through ffmpeg to transcode the audio always messed up the audio/video...

Thanks for asking! I've had quite a few questions about that :) That video/audio feed you see for "camera 1" is coming from a satellite receiver (think Dish Network, Echostar, etc.). Any device that outputs HDMI is fine (satellite receiver, cable TV box, etc.). Here are the steps: First thing...

Where I live (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) it's against code to run low voltage cables (i.e. Cat6, even shielded!) in the same conduit as high voltage cables but there is no problem running fiber cable in the same conduit (doesn't need to be shielded, but order it with the thicker 3.0mm jacket to...

If there's conduit running out to the poles I would recommend pulling fiber cable instead of doing wireless bridges. $63.56 - 1000ft LC/UPC -> LC/UPC 3.0mm fiber cable (custom made in any length you want up to 120km long): 9/125 LC-LC Singlemode Fiber Optic Patch Cable Duplex - Yellow | FS.COM...

What do you use to trim the wires coming out of the top? Does it leave them pretty flush/clean? -Jamie M.

Wow, awesome list! Not outdoor rated cable but still very nice. How do you like those pass through RJ45 plugs? Never used ones like that before, they look nice :) -Jamie M.

Please don't call me a liar. I speak nothing but the truth, forever and always. My suppliers price list, models with microphones highlighted in bold, and like I said, never cameras I have never seen or used: Nobody here ever sells cameras with a mic because if you forget to disable it the...

Although YOU might find IP better than TVI if I told my customers the 6 things you said, they'd just go "Pardon?? Why does that matter?". 1- SD card storage as backup, VERY useful... As I've said in other threads, I have HORRIBLE luck with sd cards in cameras :( Not sure if it's the cold or the...

Posting the brand/model of your IP cameras is probably a good start. Hikvision DS-7616NI-K2 is super nice. Can even be made completely silent if you want: New Hikvision NVR loud fan "replacement" :) -Jamie M.

The NVR on that page says it's onvif compliant so any onvif compatible camera with audio should work well for you. -Jamie M.

If a VPN is over your head then you could just do some port mapping in your router. Make sure you have strong passwords on your cameras. Let me know what router you're running if you need help with the port mapping. -Jamie M.

There is generally no need to clear out the SD cards. When they get "full" the camera will delete the oldest events to make room for the newest events. I only use SD cards as a backup to the DVR (in case the DVR is stolen, goes bad, etc.). I don't know if it's the cold canadian weather or what...

Try to use "real" Cat6 (full copper, not CCA). If there are going to be some outdoor runs not in conduit make sure you get "outdoor" Cat6. I use tons of this stuff (Canada), zero issues ever: 1000ft 4 Pair Cat6 550MHz UTP Solid UV / Direct Burial Bulk Cable - Bl | Fleet Network Canada --...

When I download video from my hikvision NVR the sound also doesn't play in VLC player but it plays perfectly in MPC-HC. -Jamie M.

PoE extender for $245? lol. Worst case for TVI is a few cheap active TVI baluns :) It seems like almost every install I do has at least 1000ft to the end of the driveway. Just did this house last week: I like to recommend end of driveway cameras for my customers because people like to...

Ahhh, 100/35 is no issue with the USG with DPI turned on and "Smart Queue" (QoS) turned on too. Give it a go! -Jamie M.

Except for all those end of the driveway cameras :) TVI is generally cheaper than IP too so for customers on a budget it can be a great option: -Jamie M.

TVI with good quality baluns works great with Cat6 cables even at VERY long lengths (I've done 1000ft without issue). I like being able to run one Cat6 cable to the corner of a house to connect and power two cameras (or more if required). Sometimes if the connections get slightly loose at either...

Be super nice to be able to edit the webpage that shows up when you log into it with Pale Moon too, SO much wasted space on the display everywhere :( -Jamie M.

How fast is your internet connection? Do you use voip at all? You would lose at least 2 network ports, and of course no wifi on the USG. Technically the WiFi on the RT-AC66U is "faster" than the UAP-AC-LR's because it's 3x3 so keeping the router as a router or just an access point is a decent...

No extra wiring required, simple outdoor box, two short patch cables to the cameras, done: https://www.amazon.com/CyberData-2-Port-PoE-Gigabit-Switch/dp/B00CH3MLM8 -Jamie M.

8 port PoE NVR: NVR2108HS-8P-4KS2 - Dahua Technology Does remote view via web and mobile. For a hard drive I've had really good look with the WD Purple series of hard drives. The NVR I linked supports up to a single 6TB drive. Super easy to install a hard drive, see page 121 of the user...

I'd recommend the new Edge Router 4, it's an absolute BEAST for performance! Ubiquiti ER-4-US or Ubiquiti ER-4-US EdgeRouter 4 4-Port Gigabit Router with 1 SFP Port - PLEASE CONTACT SALES BEFORE ORDERING - $183.70 For WiFi sprinkle some UAP-AC-LR's around your house (assuming you have no 3x3...

64 channel hikvision NVR's: DS-8664NI-I8 (knock off ENR710-64) $1000 64CH NVR, supports H.265, 1 x 4K HDMI, 1 x 1080P HDMI, 1 x 1080P VGA output, 2 LAN ports, up to 12MP recording & playback, 8 SATA ports up to 48TB DS-9664NI-I8 (knock off ENRA10-64) $1315 64CH NVR, supports H.265, 1 x 4K HDMI...

Your question is pretty vague. How many cameras are in each building? The 800m away building has power (electricity)? Is there a clean line of sight between the two buildings (no trees or buildings)? If you can provide an address or google satellite map pic that would probably help. Anyway...

I assumed it was just for DHCP, so when a phone/tablet hops on the wireless they'll get an IP address. -Jamie M.

If you only had 8 PoE cameras you could still use the US-8-150W with one of these SFP to copper adapters (they aren't shared ports): https://www.amazon.com/10Gtek-Compatible-SFP-GE-T-Transceiver-1000Base-T/dp/B01LW2P72V/ -Jamie M.