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    CCTV network up and running

    1 POE+ 8 port switch. Check
    4 POE 1080p IP Cameras. Check
    Connect cameras into new switch. Check
    Connect new switch into current router. Check
    Open necessary virtual server port forwarding on Internet router. Check

    Bingo, I can see my house from my mobile.

    Sorry no tits here, you will get foxes though.

    May let you know the ip, once I have secured it a bit more. They are currently awaiting full install on the walls of the house, by sitting on my office window sill.

    Very pleased, taught myself something about IP, routing etc...
    Last edited by Scrag Meister; 25 June 2012, 14:49.
    Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

    #2
    Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
    1 POE+ 8 port switch. Check
    4 POE 1080p IP Cameras. Check
    Connect cameras into new switch. Check
    Connect new switch into current router. Check
    Open necessary virtual server port forwarding on Internet router. Check

    Bingo, I can see my house from my mobile.

    Sorry no tits here, you will get foxes though.

    May let you know the ip, once I have secured it a bit more. They are currently awaiting full install on the walls of the house, by sitting on my office window sill.

    Very pleased, taught myself something about IP, routing etc...
    Oooh nice. What switch did you go for in the end?
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      #3
      Ta for the noddy steps, may look at doing this myself.
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        #4
        Originally posted by doodab View Post
        Oooh nice. What switch did you go for in the end?
        One of these

        Its only 10/100 to the cameras but 1Gb onto my main router but that is only 10/100 so no advantage there until I get it updated to a Gigabit router.
        Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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          #5
          Spec something like this?


          500GB 4 Channel SECURIX H.264 Network DVR + 4x CCD Cameras & iPhone App : CCTV Kits : Maplin Electronics
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            #6
            Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
            One of these

            Its only 10/100 to the cameras but 1Gb onto my main router but that is only 10/100 so no advantage there until I get it updated to a Gigabit router.
            Ah, right. Nothing like that then...
            "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
            - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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              #7
              Cool. I did this as well recently; it was fun to tackle a 'hardware problem' for once.

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                #8
                Originally posted by cojak View Post
                Ah, right. Nothing like that then...
                My main PC is currently doing the recording.

                The resolution on my cameras is 1920*1080, about 4 times the pixels on your example, and have 21 and 35 m IR lamps built in.
                Nothing like wasting some money on a techy project.

                Four cameras and a box YES, like the one you suggested, NO!

                Originally posted by Gentile View Post
                Cool. I did this as well recently; it was fun to tackle a 'hardware problem' for once.
                I would suggest that you check out private CCTV and the Data Protection act.

                CCTV You and the Law
                CCTV and the Data Protection act

                I'm not sure what you camera has the ability to look at but be careful of any public areas (e.g. streets) or other private areas that aren't yours (e.g. Neighbours garden).
                Last edited by Scrag Meister; 25 June 2012, 15:52.
                Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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                  #9
                  What cameras did you get, and what's their quality like in day/night ?

                  Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
                  1 POE+ 8 port switch. Check
                  4 POE 1080p IP Cameras. Check
                  Connect cameras into new switch. Check
                  Connect new switch into current router. Check
                  Open necessary virtual server port forwarding on Internet router. Check

                  Bingo, I can see my house from my mobile.

                  Sorry no tits here, you will get foxes though.

                  May let you know the ip, once I have secured it a bit more. They are currently awaiting full install on the walls of the house, by sitting on my office window sill.

                  Very pleased, taught myself something about IP, routing etc...

                  Hi - sorry quick question what cameras did you get, and what is the quality like in daytime/night time ?

                  As wanted to do this for a long time - but found IP cameras were either Chinese knockoffs, or would have had to go down the route of somehow converting analog cameras into IP




                  Regards,



                  seyre1972

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
                    I would suggest that you check out private CCTV and the Data Protection act.

                    I'm not sure what you camera has the ability to look at but be careful of any public areas (e.g. streets) or other private areas that aren't yours (e.g. Neighbours garden).
                    As noted in my blog, "I can see everything I need to see on my own property. However, the fact that the camera is limited to a moderate 3x zoom means that whilst it's more than enough to identify callers at the front door, the view it necessarily gives of any public areas and neighbouring houses actually has less resolution than the view I can get from looking out of my own front window or walking down the public street.". I took full account of the DPA when choosing the appropriate camera resolution and when siting it, and deliberately picked a camera that only had sufficient resolution to cover my own property. I used to work in the Police Service, so I'm fairly well aware of the DPA.

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