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Tim - I second Old Dirtbeard's response below for a quick solution.
Rings work well and are easy to install if you have strong WiFi at
each location. Rings need about 5Mbps upload speeds, so my initial
DSL didn't cut it. I have a Ring doorbell that is fantastic now
that I have a better ISP. It is only a few dollars a month of the
online package that saves a month of recordings. The motion
detection alerts are good as well. It can be triggered by moths at
night, but otherwise is great.<br>
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My property is spread out vertically and horizontally and I don't
have good WiFi coverage for a full wireless system, so I put in a
wired PoE NVR (Network video recorder) system. PoE is Power over
Ethernet so each camera is wired with a single cat5e cable. The
advantage of this is that there are no solar panels to try and get
sun, batteries to monitor, or 110v power needed. The cameras can
also be more discrete. I have a 4K eight camera system from Lorex
bought on sale from Costco. Video quality is great. The price was
good, but the false positives for motion detection caused me to turn
off the alerts.<br>
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My system came with a base network box with a hard drive about the
size of a dictionary and the cameras. For most of the cameras I
used the supplied network cables. For the other cameras I bought a
500' box of cat5e cable and made my own longer cables. It is pretty
easy to make cables. I also have a battery backup (UPS) powering
the NVR and my internet modem. I can use my phone and the Lorex app
to check each camera remotely. There is no monthly fee because
everything is stored on the hard drive of the NVR in my house.<br>
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You can also get a simple camera that records with a SD memory
card. If you go this route, pay extra for a surveillance system
quality card that is capable of continuous recording. Any current
system that records will overwrite old recordings so there is no
need to delete anything. The bigger the memory, the longer
recordings are saved.<br>
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If you want to read a bunch on this topic, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ipcamtalk.com/">https://ipcamtalk.com/</a> is
very good.<br>
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Brian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/8/2024 7:45 AM, old dirtbeard
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I know that
you said you do not want a Ring camera and would like
professional installation, but I would like to offer an
option.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I currently
have three Ring cameras that are wireless and solar powered.
It really is a simple matter of powering them up and
connecting to your WiFi. I believe it is about $50.yr for the
24 service for unlimited number of cameras, you can monitor
multiple cameras simultaneously from your phone or on your
computer, have them send alerts that you can configure, you
can activate them "live" with click to monitor what is going
on, you can speak through them or activate a light, etc.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> I
believe they are warranteed for life with the annual service
fee (free replacement, including postage, I have needed to
send one back that failed after about ten years).</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think it is
a very good deal.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 7:22 AM
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After yet another issue with a crazy neighbor (had to
call the police TWICE in two hours), I have decided it's
time to install a surveillance system of some sort. I
don't want a single ring camera as I need at least three
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I am hoping for self installation and simple use, but
will have it done professionally. </div>
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Thoughts please, especially if you have direct knowledge
from use. </div>
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Thanks</div>
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