DaveScott

Fortunately, the connections are commercial grade and symmetric. I speed test around 800/800. Unlimited bandwidth, no caps, and great service. 7 cameras, even at 10mbps each, would only saturate a small fraction of the connection. I have been looking for a use for these connections, and I think I have finally found it Any opinions on software? I was reading up on ZoneMinder, but I am unsure if it would really support what I am looking to do, or if there are better alternatives?

Hey guys, it is time for some serious upgrades, and I am getting prepared to delve into this whole world of CCTV cameras, but I was hoping you could point me in the the most appropriate direction in terms of software/ cameras that I should be looking at. I have an ancient system in place that has finally broken down (It used VCR tapes), and I need to replace it. My goal is to provide basic coverage of 3 commercial buildings with a total of 7 cameras. I am wanting to take the cameras to the next level and go with something network based and HD. Instead of having three different central recording centers, I wanted to link all the cameras to one single point where a server can monitor and record everything that happens on all the cameras, even in the other buildings. Each building has a separate super speed internet connection. Is this even possible, or worth my time to pursue?

I wanted to build my own server for it, so I could have extra space. I was going to go with a FreeNAS server. It's like RAID5, but better (and faster). Two of the buildings are right next to each other, but the third is about 5 miles away. Each building has it's own utility internet line that currently just sits idle. Thanks for the replies!