cctv

My son is getting a CCTV system linked below and it's says the storage can be expanded with another 4tb hard drive. 7200rpm v 5400rpm is this important for a 16 camera system? Does the hard drive need to be special hard drive like the Toshiba s300 or standard drive as I have a spare drive he...

I'm on the verge of buying an unmanaged switch to save a few quid, but then I've momentarily started wondering whether VLANs are the way to go again. I'm more bothered security wise by things like Hikvision and YiHome cameras etc. than the more mainstream brands, Philips hue, hive etc. but I am...

Hi all, I have about £200 give or take to play around with. Basically I want a home/outdoor cam to keep an eye on my garden shed & car which is parked across the street from me. I've done some googling but the choice is so overwhelming. What I want in order of importance is the following...

I'm having real trouble with my NEST cameras since I moved home, specifically the location settings At my previous address, It used to be spot on when I left home, switching to 'Away' mode consistently as soon as I moved away from the house and subsequently recognising when I was back home...

Hi All, Going through a full refurb of my house. Even though I have not moved in, it appears for the electrician to know where the phone line will be installed by which ever broadband provider I go with, I need to take out a BB service, so he can run my Cat 6 cables from the various rooms I...

Hopefully someone can advise on sending HMDI signal via an ethernet switch. Current setup is as follow: House is networked with most rooms having 2xCAT6 plates that go into the loft where there is a Netgear JGS524 24 port switch Broadband Router can plug into any room port or the switch to...

Hi All, New this this forum, so please forgive me for any errors. Looking for a good quality Cat.6 tried and tested cable 305m reel. This cable will be used to network the whole house as well as CCTV 8 to 10 ip camera system. Looking to run 4 pairs to each bedroom (4 bed house) and 4 pairs...

Used search first But not finding much weirdly Would have thought plenty Posts about cctv Guess having another DOH!! Day Can some one Kindly point me in the right Direction Thanks

Hi, I'm looking to set up a basic CCTV system. Ideally I would like to have 2 IP Cameras (maximum of 4 total in future) to start with which connect to my network and record directly to my PCs hard disk. Is this possible? In terms of the cameras I was thinking I would like something that is...

Hey folks, we are looking to help a local business out, their guy they used in the past has vanished / doesn't seem interested in their calls/business anymore and their CCTV is aging/problematic. They already have 8-10 (let's say 10) IP Cameras in place, in a POE setup, so a single ethernet...

So, I'm building a home server to replace my ageing Proliant microserver G7. It's going to have it's work cut out for it, as it's going to be doing the following NAS CCTV (BlueIris) PLEX HomeLab Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Whatever I need it to be! I'm thinking of getting a dedicated raid...

Hello all Was looking for a section on home cctv system, but there doesnt seem to be one on AV forums. Or, if there is, somebody please point me in the right direction. I've seen plenty of Hikvision and Hiwatch (made by Hikvision) for sale and wanted to know if anyone can testify to the...

howdy all not been on for a while, thought this would be the best place to find out some info on home residential cctv systems. if anyone can point me to the right section on here, much obliged my friends. regards

Recently have become a bit nervous over my lack of home alarms and monitoring. I want to get a camera for indoor use that will start recording if someone gets into my home. I'm particularly worried about some people with a grudge who know where I live. I want something that can auto-record when...

We had our car broken into last night,they went through the boot and interior compartment but no sign of entry or damage.A lot of cars are being broken into in our area at the moment (relay box)? as there's no damage to any car I've been thinking about sticking a camera above the garage as we...

Just wondering if anyone has used selectadna security kits and thought it worthwhile? I'm in two minds about getting one at the moment. The first being, is it actually worth the hassle, do the police do anything if the property stolen and does the database work in that sense? My second is I'm...

Hi all, I have had a run in with some bad NVR units bought on Amazon, FLOUREON to be presice, which both died shortly (1yr) after setting it up. I was just wondering if you could shed some light on a way of setting up either a Linux based system or Windows 7 PC for use with a DVR H.264 set of...

Hi everyone, I need some help in regards to this matter and was hoping if someone could tell me what's the best course of action. At home I have a surveillance system where my CCTV cameras are connected to a DVR. I am looking for an alternative method so that I can have a better surveillance...