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I have recently been using a M2M VPN solution that works very well for NVR deployment across multiple private networks. This solution runs well on performance limited clients and delivers live / playback video from geographically separate NVR - DVR networks to a single client screen. No need to run multiple clients on the same computer or switch server connections within the client to access video from different private nets. This solution is contingent on the following "must have" requirements and does not presently (practically) support devices with ARM processors. VMS Requirements: Your Video Management Software must provide an NVR proxy server of some type, usually called a Central Management Server (CMS) or in my case an Enterprise Controller. Your NVR server to client communications needs strong adaptive rate characteristics. Your VMS client software should allow graphics hardware acceleration and be configured to use it. You must have sufficient rights or the ability to install software to the OS of every VMS system component except cameras and embedded encoders. This means all NVR servers, NVR Proxy and Clients whether local or remote. While technically feasible for some embedded NVR/DVR brands this is likely more trouble than its worth. Network Requirements: Public Server. An Internet hosted virtual machine to act as an rendezvous style initialization point for M2M nodes. I pay $5.00 per month per account (customer) on Digital Ocean. (Note that no SOAP(ONVIF) or RTSP traffic crosses this server.) DDNS is also a possibility but does not seem practical for managing multiple accounts. Machine to Machine or Peer to Peer purposed VPN software. I use Tinc VPN. (Other / traditional VPN setups like IPSEC / Cisco and OpenVPN are not a good fit for X-network VMS communications) This may also be the source of some of your performance woes. 10 + Mb/s download speed at the client(s). (Will work with less but is not as fluid.) VMS traffic from a private network should accommodate a local VMS client connection + 4% overhead. I use IPerf and IFTop for testing. I am not aware of anyone else using this method for video surveillance monitoring and because it works for me is no guarantee that it will work with your particular circumstances. I also acknowledge that there are other cloud managed solutions using techniques like UPD hole punching and UDT. Unfortunately these solutions require tight integration with the VMS source code. VMS cloud providers are not especially forthcoming about the techniques they employ in the cloud for obvious reasons. What happens when a customer wants or needs to switch VMS brands ? I chose to explore this M2M VPN method because of the inaccessible and proprietary nature of most VMS cloud service offerings. The idea of having a VMS cloud platform provider taking monthly revenue from my accounts and locking me into their platform is not appealing. Hopefully some of this is helpful.

Can you mount the camera in a different location?

How high is the ceiling? In my experience, if someone wants to steal or vandalize a camera, they will. Baseball bats, spraypaint, ladders, it doesn't matter how, they will do it

I would stay away from any pre-made cables, they are very cheap and the connectors often fail (in my past experiences) Also, it is a PITA to fish wires with the damn connectors already on; I would run RG59 and 18-2 power wires. You can buy bnc to rca adapters if necessary. It will save you a lot of headaches in the end, trust me.

Just because you live in a gated community in a nice area doesn't mean thieves aren't around. To date, 337 multi million dollar homes in gated communities in posh areas of Arizona have been plagued for years by the so called 'rock burglers". They only target the rich. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/01/20/20090120rockburglar0120.html Not to say its going to happen to you, but it does happen more often than you would think! I'd run wire to multiple locations and add cameras later if necessary.

Can't believe what some guys do to "try' and get the job done! Can't get enough of those pics..Keep em coming

It doesn't recognize the code. What code are you using and what model Speeddome?

Brilliant!!

Nice camera, looks a lot like the Immervision technology I saw at ISC 08 http://www.immervision.com/en/security/

Nice Poker table!

One 8 channel DVR

Surveillance cameras in Poland. My apologies to the Polish forum members. Sorry I couldn't resist.

Nevermind, I just read your testimonial on the ad...Duh! Got sidetracked by the picture. BUT I KNEW I SAW THAT SCREENSHOT HERE!! Congrats on them using your install in the ad though.

Rory, Are these your screenshots from your Extreme/Bosch cameras? I could of sworn I saw the swimming pool shot in one of your posts a while back. Are they paying you to use your shots in their ads? Here's the link http://www.boschsecurity.us/NR/rdonlyres/8EBB48FD-F10D-438A-9AF3-EE4731991EAD/7765/TropicalNightVisionGoesExtreme.pdf PS Looks like Bermuda

If someone breaks into an office, they are going to either turn the lights or have a flashlight or use some sort of light source....Unless they are professionals and use night vision Just a thought.