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Thanks. I've tried searching for the option, but I can't find it. Do you know where it is?

The building in front of my house installed new lights and they are quite bright, which causes the camera pointing at it not to switch automatically to IR. Instead, I get a low quality color which is very grainy. I've been trying to find a setting that deals with tolerance of light before it switches to IR, but haven't found any. I'm using the DS-2CD2032-I cameras with the Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P NVR. Can't believe I'm having so much trouble finding this setting :S

I'm investigating a little further into NVR instead of using a PC. I've settled with Hik 2CD2032-I cameras. I'll be needing 6 of them. I'm having trouble finding compatible NVRs, including Hik's, that are readily available in the US and that don't cost an arm and a leg. Should I be expecting to pay between 300 and 400 just for the NVR?

This is great. For some reason I had overlooked the fact that hooking the cams up to a PoE switch would result in a single cable running from the switch to the router. I have a Netgear WNDR4300 so, in theory, I would have plenty of bandwidth to run 6 cameras to a PC through it, correct? Can you recommend a good PoE switch that will work with most cameras? I think I'm back to the PC idea with this new insight.

I've settled on the Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I camera for my setup. Can you recommend a reliable 8 CH DVR with motion sensing/email/push capabilities? I think I want to go the DVR way for now as it is simpler. Thanks!

Thanks. I can build a small PC for my 5 or 6 cameras. Just wondering as to which part to buy to hook up all the PoEs. Is it a PCI card or something like that?

Thanks! Can you recommend a whole system that would cover all the bases? What are you running on your PC?

I just bought a house and I'm planning add outdoor cameras to it. Here's what the property looks like: http://i.imgur.com/JJH6dQK.png Someone on another website recommended I do this: https://i.imgur.com/DvgUHvU.png I really like the Hikvision cameras to achieve this, but I do have a couple of questions and I was wondering if anyone here could help me out. Should I just go for 4 mm for all cameras? Which PoE/DVR do you recommend to use with these cameras? Can I fence motion detection? For instance, if I point my camera to the street but there is some front lawn in the picture, can I just ask it to notify me if someone steps on the lawn? I really want remote access as I travel often, so iOS/Android/Windows compatibility would be awesome. Thanks!