Wireless IP Camera

[SectorSecurity 0]

Hey guys, am looking for a decent wireless IP camera for a client, want to be able to record for a couple months with about 4 cameras, will most likely need to indoor/outdoor cameras, I dont have much experience in picking a wireless camera though and am looking for any solutions or suggestions.

 

This is what I was thinking,

 

http://www.amazon.ca/Foscam-FI8904W-Outdoor-Wireless-Viewing/dp/B00426FEL8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sw_4

 

I know how to wire up the place with a wireless router and access point to make sure everything is covered just looking for suggestions on the above cam or others you would be able to suggest.

 

Looking for 4 cameras at about 200$ a camera top end not looking for anything overly crazy or overly long viewing distance just decent picture and recording.

[Nimrod 0]

Well first of all i do not think you have enough wireless bandwidth for 4 cams. Second, forskin cameras are bottom of the barrel. I played with one a year ago and it frequently dropped the wireless connection and i had to go to the camera and cycle power to get the connection back. They have fairly poor light sensitivity. Realistically they are child’s toys. But if you can use it wired, and you have enough light you might get buy.

[thewireguys 3]

Nimrod is correct Foscam is junk stay away if you value your costumers. Never use wireless cameras indoors and only use them when you have LOS. Also keep in mind you will need power at the locations and if you can get power to the camera you can get data/video.

 

FYI any IP camera or encoder can be wireless when used with an access point.

[Soundy 1]

I have three IP cams (two IQ, one HIK) running via WDS connection using a DD-WRT'd WRT54G as a bridge point, and a DD-WRT'd ASUS RT-N16 as the AP. Works fairly well from one end of the house to the other (about 50'); signal quality shows about 55%, full 54Mbps speed. Probably wouldn't recommend it for a production environment, but it works alright for testing at home.

[SectorSecurity 0]

Even if I drop an access point to each floor on a seperate router dedicated to the cams there isnt enough bandwidth for 4 cameras?

 

This would be a home use and I am aware that I need power at each location although the client still wants to go wireless, although everything is right above a unfinished basement and fishing wire would be easy, may try to convience the client not to go wireless then.

 

And soundy what does WDS stand for? Never heard of it or its simply slipped my mind.

[thewireguys 3]

I have 2 Fluidmesh 1100M's 5Mhz links running on different floors of my house for testing and but I would never recommend it to anyone.

 

Point is it works today and may not work tomorrow which is not something that you want to sell to your customer.

 

WDS = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System