Wireless Home Security (Cctv)

[CLNSKY]

Hey guys, didn't know where else to post this.

Anyone here familiar with systems that can be installed for homes that have say 4 wireless cameras connected to something that shows them all onto a monitor and can record them all onto a hard drive?

Any suggestions on products or where i can buy good quality products?

Or if you are an expert and have experience installing them i would like to hear from you as well! (Will be getting something for my house very soon).

Cheers!

[luke gtr]

have seen some that are wireless and can stream to mobile phone.

pretty sure dick smith sell them.

about 1k for the kit iirc.

[luke gtr]

oh, comes with 4x cameras, and pretty sure they have infrared.

[CLNSKY]

Yep they have swann units, just trying to steer away from the mainstream brands like swann and uniden

[luke gtr]

oh, I see how it is.....

[CLNSKY]

Haha if I csnt find anything might end up with a swann system anyway.

Just need a professional to install it =)

[epoq]

I bought a couple of the basic wireless Swann units. They're very consumer focused (ie. simple to install and operate). They'd be no good for what you're after though. You can view them from your IOS or Android phone easily using the App. The sucky side is that there is no method to record anything to harddrive and they're pretty much trying to sell you a monthly recurring fee to use their 'cloud-based' motion recording system. You get a free trial for 30 days and as much as it works well - I hate lock-in recurring fees.

Edited November 2, 2013 by epoq

[GoldZilla]

Colin, have a look here on the Mwave page, they've got a few different systems both with and without recording functions, and 4 or 8 cameras included in their kits.

[75coupe]

Ive installed cctv wireless systems jnto workshops and homes, id definitely say go wired, more reliable, no wireless issues but is more expensive to install...

Basically the more the you pay the better you get. Wired is the way to go, if you look at the high end systems they are all hard wired, in saying that though i have clients with wireless with access from iphone and it works ok...

[75coupe]

Also look at the lens on the cameras as some have a wider view than others, so if the camera is mounted like 6m away from target youll need a view to be able to make it cover the most area

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

try using D-Link products, simple as bat shit to set up and buy like a Synology NAS to do all the recording...

alternatively you could build a PC specifically for recording all the wireless D-Link cameras, just pop in RAID1 with 2x 3TB NAS HDDs and a high effciency PSU and off you go.

I'm currently using a D-Link wireless 932L camera, works a treat.. automatic day/night with sound. I can remote into it from my phone and see/listen to what's going on and my Synology DS-212 NAS records everything

[CLNSKY]

Also look at the lens on the cameras as some have a wider view than others, so if the camera is mounted like 6m away from target youll need a view to be able to make it cover the most area

Thanks for the tips mate, definately keen to get wired installed, but in a 2 storey house i hear its going to be uber expensive.

try using D-Link products, simple as bat shit to set up and buy like a Synology NAS to do all the recording...

alternatively you could build a PC specifically for recording all the wireless D-Link cameras, just pop in RAID1 with 2x 3TB NAS HDDs and a high effciency PSU and off you go.

I'm currently using a D-Link wireless 932L camera, works a treat.. automatic day/night with sound. I can remote into it from my phone and see/listen to what's going on and my Synology DS-212 NAS records everything

I have thought about that, i have a server running freenas but i need external cameras and if they need power + ethernet, its pretty much the same thing to get installed lol.

Thanks guys, still looking but

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

it's wifi

all it needs is power and off you go, if you're cluey you could hook it up to a deep cycle gel cell battery with a solar panel

[GTR-N1]

^^^ Rebrand it as "Illicit In-Security" and voila! > a thriving business

[TREGTR]

These guys have and sell them. Just tell them what you are looking for. They have an office in Mascot - http://surveillance.crkennedy.com.au/products/cameras

[CLNSKY]

Thanks for that mate!

Will have a browse through now