bigbroantonio

Hello everyone. Along with a friend of mine, we've each decided to install a new video surveillance system in and around our homes. Now, I'm quite "technical" myself, very much into I.T., networking etc, but I have absolutely no experience with NVRs and the likes. We've worked out that we'll both be needing a 8ch system (to be on the "safe side" for the future). We want to install wired IP cameras, but we will both be needing wifi IP cameras for some "hard-to-reach" spots. Therefore, wifi is mandatory. We already have landline broadband with wifi routers in our homes connected to the internet. I don't want my home wifi - the router which I use to go on the internet with, to be "overwhelmed" by the traffic generated by the wifi IP camera(s), so I wondered if these NVRs come equipped with wifi already, or if I can add a wifi router (where only the IP cameras would associate) which I would cable to the NVR. I've drawn this up: I've seen some NVRs like this one: They come equipped with only one ethernet port. How can I connect it (the NVR) to the dedicated wifi router and the "home" router at the same time??? Or am I missing something? (likely!) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tony

Sorry for being so slow to reply - work work work! Thank you all for your interest! When I mean "hard-to-reach" spots, I actually mean anywhere where adding extra new cables would be an issue in some way. I've worked out, however, that this won't be the case for us, therefore wifi won't be necessary. Had it been necessary, the wifi would have been provided by our own AP connected to the main router, and placed inside the building as close as possible to the one hard-to-reach spot I had in mind (which, fortunately, is not so hard to reach!). Thanks again to everyone!

Thanks for the reply I have no idea which model to buy, actually. I've been thinking about what you said, and the second option seems good to me. I've drawn up another "plan", adding a switch the system (can't see any other way of connecting all those cameras to one ethernet on the NVR...): Do you reckon this would work out?

Hi everyone. Just about to start my new experience with video surveillance, and will be glad to hear your advice!!!