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Wow, im surprised that With the size and wisdom of arfcom, no one can help me!

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For the last week I've been working on installing and networking my security cameras.  I have a Digital Watchdog 4 channel DVR hooked to some HIKVision analog cameras around my perimeter.  I also installed 2 wireless ip cameras to play with.

I have remote viewing of my DVR and satellite cameras not connected to the DVR.  The DVR cameras will record on motion to a 1TB hard drive.

Inside the home I have 2 satellite cameras (Edimax IC-3030wn 1.3mp).  I got them off Amazon for $100 each and flashed the latest firmware when they arrived.  One is in my child's room, the other is in the room where I store my guns.  The camera in the gun room is set to record and email me when motion is detected.  Since my gun room has a biometric lock on it, and it's dedicated for guns and reloading, if I get an email that I don't expect I'm able to access the feed from a computer or my phone immediately.

In order to get remote viewing to work I had to create an account at dyndns.com to use their DNS server since I have a dynamic ip.  After that I had to setup port forwarding on my home router.  I downloaded the IP Cam Viewer Lite app from the Android market to be able to view the feeds on my phone.

With my system, Internet Explorer is required to have advanced control of the cameras.  Firefox will allow me to view and do basic operations.  I wish Firefox could do everything since it's my default browser.  I also struggled with IE9 x64 because the 64 bit version won't run ActiveX properly.  I have to run the 32 bit version in a 64 bit environment to get ActiveX to work properly.  If you're running a 64 bit computer IE will install both 64 bit and 32 bit.  You have to navigate to the 32 bit version and run that when remote viewing through the browser.

Later I plan on installing an Ademco Lynx Plus security system.  I won't have my service monitored since the police response in my neighborhood is slow because home systems are common and they have false alarms.  I'm mostly interested in having a system that makes noise so that system will be pretty basic.

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If you call dispatch and tell them that your house alarm is going off you will probably get a soa response time. If you call and say that your alarm is going off AND you'rs looking at the intruder live from tour phone or computer remotely and give location and description of them in your house, then we're going to HAUL ASS to get there.

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Can someone recommend a good wireless IP camera?  

I just want one to point towards my long driveway to see when someone comes here and sends me an email.

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After fooling with security and camera systems for years,
I have found nothing is better and more reliable than a mean dog.

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I've got a wireless setup that is monitored by Front Point Security. Easy to install, and great response time.

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What's your budget?

There are bunch of camera makers like Vivotek, Dlink, Mobotix, Acti, etc.  Some will be for indoor use only, others may be for indoor use but can be applied outdoors through the use of a heated/cooled camera housing.  The camera housing will need either 12v or 24v power.  You'll want to take measurements to figure out the lens size that will work best for your monitoring area.  It can be tough and pricey to find to good outdoor rated wireless ip camera.  If you accept a power over ethernet (POE) camera things get easier.

Also, going with a wireless camera will still require you to run a power cord to the camera.  You will want to do a site survey and see what the wireless signal strength is from your router.  If the signal is too weak you'll be disappointed with the results.

In my home I have a gateway router in the basement then a repeater bridge router in my garage.  I'm playing with a POE camera made my Cisco in my garage monitoring my back door.  The POE supplies power over a cat5e/cat6 cable so there's only one cable to run since data also runs over the cable.  That cable then feeds into my repeater bridge router where it's sent wirelessly to the gateway router.  With POE you can do up to 100m runs which would allow you to get a camera way out there then deal with burying the cable.  By using a wireless bridge you can avoid having to fish a network cable to the gateway router.

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I wish I could run CAT5 here and have a real setup.  But it's only temporary and way out in the sticks.  So one or two wireless cams will have to suffice.  I have two G routers though.  Plan on putting one on channel 1 and the other on channel 6, and only use one of them for the cams.  The cam will also be inside looking out a window overlooking the driveway and front door with a plug in really close.

I realized it was Friday and I want something setup for when I go back to work, so I ordered a Foscam fi8918w and it will be here tomorrow.  It pans and swivels and also has a microphone.  I think it will work out alright.  Some guys on here were happy with it and I saw a bunch of videos on Youtube that were recorded with it.  

The only thing is I'm worried the IR lights will cause a glare on the window, so it will be worthless at night.  However, I have a light that is always on so I hope that will be good enough.

Do they make bulbs that only put out IR light?  If so, that would be ideal.