Hey everyone,
I've been reading a lot of the threads here and have learned a lot from the good information that abounds. However, it seems the more I read, the more complicated things seem to get so I'm hoping I can lay out what I'm looking to do, put some initial ideas I have out there, and get feedback from y'all on what would be better, or what mistakes I might be making. Any and all help is appreciated!
Here's what I'm currently thinking:
Outside:
- Front of house: 2 cameras, one at each corner of front porch.
- Back of house: 1 camera at back left corner, pointing to yard to see kids.
- Side: Driveway - 1 camera pointing to where cars are parked.
Inside:
- Kids rooms: 2 total cameras.
- Living room: 1 camera
NVR:
- Torn between POE and non-POE as I see benefits, downsides of each. I need at least 8 chan, but would consider 16 for bandwidth increases.
Seller:
- Feel like I'm rolling the dice with whatever option I chose, from Amazon to the shippers in China who I hope will send the appropriate product with the english version of the firmware.
Specific Cameras:
Regarding the outside cameras, there's an overhang all can be mounted under so I'm torn between bullet and dome versions. Does anyone have a reason I should go with one over the other? Regarding specific cameras, I'm considering:
Dome: DS-2CD2332-I
Bullet: DS-2CD2232-I5
For the indoor cameras, I was considering this one: DS-2CD2432F-IW but I don't like the 10m night vision. I do like the smaller profile.
For the NVR, I'd like to do the non-POE version DS-7816N-E1 but I'm still somewhat unclear regarding the cost of getting a POE switch, and how one communicates directly with the switch to turn on and off the cameras.
Again, this is a very early list and collection of ideas that I'd love to work through with members of the forum who'd be willing to help a new guy out who loves to learn. I'm good with technology, and good with networking, so I'm not intimidated by anything on that side, but I do know enough to be honest that I'm not 100% clear on the end-to-end solution here, in terms of which wires I'll need, which cameras work best, switches, etc. Any help is appreciated!
I've been reading a lot of the threads here and have learned a lot from the good information that abounds. However, it seems the more I read, the more complicated things seem to get so I'm hoping I can lay out what I'm looking to do, put some initial ideas I have out there, and get feedback from y'all on what would be better, or what mistakes I might be making. Any and all help is appreciated!
Here's what I'm currently thinking:
Outside:
- Front of house: 2 cameras, one at each corner of front porch.
- Back of house: 1 camera at back left corner, pointing to yard to see kids.
- Side: Driveway - 1 camera pointing to where cars are parked.
Inside:
- Kids rooms: 2 total cameras.
- Living room: 1 camera
NVR:
- Torn between POE and non-POE as I see benefits, downsides of each. I need at least 8 chan, but would consider 16 for bandwidth increases.
Seller:
- Feel like I'm rolling the dice with whatever option I chose, from Amazon to the shippers in China who I hope will send the appropriate product with the english version of the firmware.
Specific Cameras:
Regarding the outside cameras, there's an overhang all can be mounted under so I'm torn between bullet and dome versions. Does anyone have a reason I should go with one over the other? Regarding specific cameras, I'm considering:
Dome: DS-2CD2332-I
Bullet: DS-2CD2232-I5
For the indoor cameras, I was considering this one: DS-2CD2432F-IW but I don't like the 10m night vision. I do like the smaller profile.
For the NVR, I'd like to do the non-POE version DS-7816N-E1 but I'm still somewhat unclear regarding the cost of getting a POE switch, and how one communicates directly with the switch to turn on and off the cameras.
Again, this is a very early list and collection of ideas that I'd love to work through with members of the forum who'd be willing to help a new guy out who loves to learn. I'm good with technology, and good with networking, so I'm not intimidated by anything on that side, but I do know enough to be honest that I'm not 100% clear on the end-to-end solution here, in terms of which wires I'll need, which cameras work best, switches, etc. Any help is appreciated!
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