Thanks to all the fabulous information on this forum, I installed my first IP camera system. I used this to replace my buggy ARLO ultra. For close to the same money I bought 3 HDW5231R-ZE, an i5 6600 HP elite desk sff with 256 ssd & 2 TB WD purple hdd, 8 port POE switch & Blue Iris Software. With almost zero networking experience I was able to set it all up with vpn tunneling. I’m pumped and look forward to learning more and expanding. Thanks to everyone that offered advice or took the time to post informative guides.