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Pulling my weight
Hi,
For our new home that is currently being built I'm looking into adding a security system (see topic Small security system, non-cloud, non-app) and cameras and I have a lot of questions so I hope someone here can steer me in the right direction.
Here's the situation:
There's a narrow path (colored yellow) to reach the fence gates to the gardens of our home as well as that of some of our neighbours. The path ground is actually ours but the neighbours have right of passage. In principle we could install another fence gate at where the yellow path goes around the corner but we'd have to give them keys.
Anyway, this is more about where to place any security cameras. I have to decide this week if and where I want pre-wired CAT5e or CAT6 conduit to the outside. It's relatively costly to have these added so I want to minimize them. For reference here's another picture with some possible camera locations:
What do you think would be the best locations and type of cameras to actually install?
Camera 1 could perhaps be replaced by a door camera?
Camera's 2 and 3 are intended to cover the narrow path (yellow above) which is borded by a brick wall on one side (bordering our garden) and a hedge on the right seperating the path from the parking spaces. At least initially I suppose this hedge will be rather sparse and thin but it's possible that there's an actual metal fence there as well, will have to check. I was thinking of using one of those Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret cams for 2 and 3 since it's only the narrow path that needs to be covered so I could let it zoom in to cover just that and have detailed and hopefully ID-able footage as a result. Camera 2 could perhaps be moved to sit along 3 and 4 and still fulfill the same role but then I'd need to be able to run 3 cameras off of one CAT5 cable.
Camera 4 is intended to cover the garden itself and the fence gate that gives entrance to it. There's a light just inside the fence gate so that might cause some problems there I suppose at night for this camera. Ideas for a solution if that is indeed likely to be a problem? Also, someone could enter from the neighbours' garden so I would need to cover the area close to the back facade so I might need two separate cameras for that, or ???
As for camera 5 I'm not sure it's really needed, what do you think?
Another consideration is if and where to put up lights, either always on and/or with motion detectors. Not so much for the cameras (if they're starlights) but rather for an increased sense of security when walking there.
Are there any lights that can be set to low illumination after dark and high illumination when motion is detected?
Do any such lights run off of PoE or would I also need mains power there? I'm not sure the contractor will be able and willing (or even allowed) to run both CAT and mains cable through a single conduit.
Another idea might be to use some domed fish-eye or at least very wide angle cameras, one to replace 1 and 2 and another to replace 3 and 4. but I'm worried that the footage will not allow ID-ing.
I'm also wondering about the proper height for these cameras. For 1 and 2 I suppose something like 9ft might be ok but 3 and 4 might be reachable at that height if someone climbs the 6ft brick wall that borders our garden.
I'm also wondering if there are any super-micro 2 or 3 port active PoE switches that I could use to power and connect 2 or 3 cameras from a single CAT5 cable.
Any suggestions? Also, if anyone has any additional suggestions regarding my other topic Small security system, non-cloud, non-app, especially regarding detector types and placement, that would be awesome.
For our new home that is currently being built I'm looking into adding a security system (see topic Small security system, non-cloud, non-app) and cameras and I have a lot of questions so I hope someone here can steer me in the right direction.
Here's the situation:
There's a narrow path (colored yellow) to reach the fence gates to the gardens of our home as well as that of some of our neighbours. The path ground is actually ours but the neighbours have right of passage. In principle we could install another fence gate at where the yellow path goes around the corner but we'd have to give them keys.
Anyway, this is more about where to place any security cameras. I have to decide this week if and where I want pre-wired CAT5e or CAT6 conduit to the outside. It's relatively costly to have these added so I want to minimize them. For reference here's another picture with some possible camera locations:
What do you think would be the best locations and type of cameras to actually install?
Camera 1 could perhaps be replaced by a door camera?
Camera's 2 and 3 are intended to cover the narrow path (yellow above) which is borded by a brick wall on one side (bordering our garden) and a hedge on the right seperating the path from the parking spaces. At least initially I suppose this hedge will be rather sparse and thin but it's possible that there's an actual metal fence there as well, will have to check. I was thinking of using one of those Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret cams for 2 and 3 since it's only the narrow path that needs to be covered so I could let it zoom in to cover just that and have detailed and hopefully ID-able footage as a result. Camera 2 could perhaps be moved to sit along 3 and 4 and still fulfill the same role but then I'd need to be able to run 3 cameras off of one CAT5 cable.
Camera 4 is intended to cover the garden itself and the fence gate that gives entrance to it. There's a light just inside the fence gate so that might cause some problems there I suppose at night for this camera. Ideas for a solution if that is indeed likely to be a problem? Also, someone could enter from the neighbours' garden so I would need to cover the area close to the back facade so I might need two separate cameras for that, or ???
As for camera 5 I'm not sure it's really needed, what do you think?
Another consideration is if and where to put up lights, either always on and/or with motion detectors. Not so much for the cameras (if they're starlights) but rather for an increased sense of security when walking there.
Are there any lights that can be set to low illumination after dark and high illumination when motion is detected?
Do any such lights run off of PoE or would I also need mains power there? I'm not sure the contractor will be able and willing (or even allowed) to run both CAT and mains cable through a single conduit.
Another idea might be to use some domed fish-eye or at least very wide angle cameras, one to replace 1 and 2 and another to replace 3 and 4. but I'm worried that the footage will not allow ID-ing.
I'm also wondering about the proper height for these cameras. For 1 and 2 I suppose something like 9ft might be ok but 3 and 4 might be reachable at that height if someone climbs the 6ft brick wall that borders our garden.
I'm also wondering if there are any super-micro 2 or 3 port active PoE switches that I could use to power and connect 2 or 3 cameras from a single CAT5 cable.
Any suggestions? Also, if anyone has any additional suggestions regarding my other topic Small security system, non-cloud, non-app, especially regarding detector types and placement, that would be awesome.
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