Hi everyone.
I'm new to this forum and quite new to CCTV. I wonder if anyone can help me on this...
I have a dream (hehe) of what I'd like to set up in my home but not sure if its even possible, I've spent several hours googleing things and learn a lot but still don't know what to spend my money on and if it will do what I want.
Basically I already have 4 WIFI IP cameras that I bought of a friend. 3 Tenvis, 1 Foscam. (2 of the tenvis are 720 HD). I've got them working and can view them on my phone via the TENVIS sight app. I want to set up an NVR somewhere in my house that is hidden (ideally 8 channel) like in cupboard or loft so needs to be small and stand alone. I don't want to use a PC. If one exists that is WIFI that'd be great so I don't need to cable it to router. I also want to run my cameras over WIFI. My idea is it won't have a monitor connected permanently (happy to connect one for set up) but then I'd like to use mobile, tablet, and web browser to view and playback footage. The other must is an App on my android phone and my apple IPAD which I can use to view when I'm away from home. I'd also like to be able to set up an email alert for motion, and if possible alert for camera offline. I know I'm asking a lot here but is it possible.
I have some knowledge of computers/networks, etc. but i'm by no means am I an expert. I understand what an IP address is and can set up port forwarding, etc but thats where my knowledge ends.
So to summaries - Is it possible to buy a small stand alone NVR (8 ch) that will work with both HD and non HD cameras. It must be viewable by both android App and apple App. must be fairly easy to set up.
What should I spend my money on?
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated because I am thoroughly confused and the more I read the more confused I get ..
Thanks.
Chris.