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I would look at small computers like a Raspberry Pi that is cheap, has Ethernet built in, there's plenty of example of adding motion detection sensor on the internets. The next thing would be what command you can send to the NVR to trigger recording. I know people have done this with BlueIris, not sure about the NVR but I would think so. Download the Hikvision NVR CGI API manual with all the url commands. I would first try that by sending the commands from a browser to see if it works as you expect. Then buy a Pi as that will be the easy part, just some coding in your favorite language. If there's a Microcenter by you, they were selling the Raspberry Pi B+ for $29.99. Get microSD card there for a few buck, like an 4 or 8GB and a PIR sensor, something like in this tutorial - https://www.modmypi.com/blog/raspberry-pi-gpio-sensing-motion-detection

Russian, Slovenian, what next? No comprendo.

It's relative, in some circles, Hikvision/Dahua is junk compared to some brands, so why are you saying Foscam is junk, compared to what, a camera that costs 2-3x more? His budget is $400 with NVR. And if buying direct from China is acceptable, then there's plenty of cameras under $25 that meet his needs, I was just keeping it real with a U.S. supported/warrantied product.

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I don't know about that, each situation is different and he has specific needs that are different from yours. Heck, I'm writing a review on a camera that makes Hikvision & Dahua cameras look like toys and only costs 10x as much, yet does not check of all his requirements. So everyone has their needs and budget.

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That's very doable because image or build quality, poe and resolution was not specified. I would recommend the Foscam FI8918W, about $60 each check - Have Night vision check - Support both Wireless and Wired connection check - Able to record on a centralized device - DVR or NVR check - Stream live over the internet/mobile devices check - Support motion recording (good motion detection) check - Two way sound communication check - Good compression so that least amount of network bandwidth is used by the cameras. So that takes you to $240 for 4 cameras. Now you need an NVR. Find an old PC, get BlueIris for $39 and use that as your NVR. Assuming you have an old PC lying around, that takes you to about $280. Don't have an old PC, buy a used on eBay, takes you to $400, problem solved.

That's pretty impressive with the Y-Cam. From my experience, you'll get a lot more false motion detects than that. If you want very few or no false motion detects, get a camera with an alarm input, like the Hikvision ds-2cd2732f-is and then get an outdoor PIR motion detector (and 12V power supply for it).

Yes, you can't leave that switch at default settings, you have to go in and change the IP to something else.

When connecting outside your home network, like with 4G, you have to you the WAN address. Hint it does not start 10... or 192.168.... Those are reserved for LAN's only The easiest way to get this is to go to this website http://www.canyouseeme.org/ Next to "Your IP" is your WAN IP address and if you enter 8081 next to port to check and click Check Port, it will tell you if that working.

I do not have any of my cameras at home port forwarded, only Milestone and it's ports 8081 and 8082. So if you PC that's running Milestone is 192.168.1.110, then set start port to 8081 end port to 8082. Delete everything else.

Port 80? What's that for? Milestone does not really use that port. Did you get it working on your home network using the IP address of your PC without going through the internet? Just set you phone to WiFi, you should be able to give the IP address of your PC running Milestone.

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Since the 2013 version, you don't have to install the mobile server, it's already installed. It should be in the system tray in the lower right of your Windows desktop. Right click on that to see if it's running. Also, you'll have to create a user name in the management app. If that's running, first try and go to another PC and enter the IP address of the PC running Milestone in a browser with 8081 port, for example, http://192.168.1.10:8081 and it should come up with a login screen for Milestone. You can login with your username to see if it fully works. If that works, Mobile Server is working, so the next step is trying it on your phone when your phone is connected to your home WiFi network. If that all works, you need to port forward 8081 and 8082 for your PC running Milestone (don't ask me why but the default is 8081 on Android, 8082 on IOS but you can change it on IOS to be 8081 by turning off SSL option. Then try it on your phone using 3/4G.

I updated to Yosemite and the Yosemite update and the plugin works the same as before which is to say lousy for cameras above version 5.0.2 of the firmware. With more current versions I get a screen update once per second, before that it's smooth video. I tested with 5.1.0, 5.1.2, 5.1.6, 5.2.0. If you can go to 5.0.2 that's the best for people with Mac's.

I think IP cameras are bad for them to sell because they require some level of skill and because it's so easy to give up and return it that people just give up after a few minutes of trying and take it back. This is compared to analog systems that are more plug and play.

Looks interesting but that requires distributing RFID tags to each visitor, in our case mailing them an RFID tag takes time and money. Being able to go online, print a badge with a bar or qr code would be way easier all the way around and not cost us anything (once equipment is setup).

We have a need to send guest passes out so people can print them or show them on their phone and the reader would grant or deny access. We currently have access control using HID Edge and VertX and RFID tags, so this would supplement this. Also, we have Doorking phone entry dialers if it can integrate with that and we have cameras at those points recording on Milestone XProtect, so maybe that can read codes, send an alarm out to the entry system to trigger the gate to open. Any ideas?

CFL's are not that good for what you want to do. The same lumen output incandescent or LED would be far more effective. Also, I get that level of brightness using a small inexpensive IR illuminator without the annoyance of white light like losing frames while the camera adjusts, not getting pre-motion frames lit up properly and causing glare for neighbors.

Not sure you read it right about port forwarding, that's if you don't use the Foscam Cloud. As for flush mounting it, how were you planning on doing that in a tree? You'll have to mount the camera to a box and mount the box to the tree. In the box you'll have your battery to power the camera and the rats nest of wires that comes with many of the newer cameras. You may be able to disconnect the bundle of wires as it probably contains things you don't need like the Ethernet jack, audio in/out, alarm in/out. The only wire of concern really is the power cable and typically it's a standard 2.1mm jack. What's your budget? Anything I would seriously recommend is going to cost at least $500 for the camera, $100 for an outdoor WiFi access point and then you'll have to setup a VPN to communicate between the camera and home without port forwarding. You'll still need a box for the battery, WiFi access point and wiring between them. But it will be way better than what Foscam sells, but more complicated to setup.

So you want WiFi in the cloud (no port forwarding) and you want PTZ. You have to think low end, very low as only consumer grade cameras that are not very good are WiFi, so maybe a Foscam FI9828W fits your bill. The only question would be how to enable it in the cloud and Foscam has a cloud, you'll have to google it.

Ditto. You can't just make up your own wiring, there's specific twists in the cable pairs and you can get away with it on a 6' test cable, but not a longer cable. As for voltage drop on PoE, the 48VDC coming out of the switch is expected to lose a few volts on a 100m cable and that's acceptable and your camera should work that with that loss.

Sounds like you need a trail camera. Those tend to have batteries that last months, some up to a year, will take up to 1080P video or 5-8MP pictures on movement and are typically mounted on trees so they come with straps to do so. No need for WiFi as that would kill a battery in a day or two. As for PT, none that I know of, again, that would kill a batter in a day or two.

These are Dahua cameras, but I'll try and translate to what I know of Dahua PTZ cameras. The KDW-HP59AC12/20/30-8 is a good buy and should be in your budget, at least in the U.S. it would be. It has very good IR reach and can tilt up -15 degrees which is important in many cases where the camera is not mounted very high like on a 1 story home. I've only reviewed the 30X zoom, but it was amazing. It's drawbacks are that the processor is a little slow but changing to a slightly lower frame rate, say 20fps which is still very good makes the PTZ controls more responsive. The KDT-HP65AC20-80 would cost more, out of your budget at least in U.S. terms, but has a faster processor, more responsive but physically a lot larger.

We have HID access control for all our access points as well as guest entry dialers at our two main gates. We want to be able to allow a homeowner to print a guest pass that would allow them in the community say for a specified period of time, anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. This would allow us to get rid of guest codes which are shared too easily. We have Hik 6412 cameras inside the entry dialers, so it may be possible to read a bar code or QR code using the camera.