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    Let's talk security camera options

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    • brandon220B
      brandon220
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      Running the Ubiquiti cameras at a few locations. Some on their NVR and some on a Dell server with the Unifi Video software. No issues and very good video quality. Cameras are the G3 - both dome and bullet. Can't beat the price.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        Time to go to the leasing department and tell them you need an amendment to the lease.

        Not able to run cables (which would only be ethernet (PoE camera's. . . ) is a bit insane.

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse
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          I would go with UBNT and the UBNT NVR - and never wireless.

          I picked up a UBNT PoE switch just for this and the two APs here.

          If you HAVE to use wireless - change the password before it hits the pole, and make sure it's complex and such...

          PTZ cameras are nice,.. but more expensive... Most are now IR able.

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          • gjacobseG
            gjacobse @DustinB3403
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            @dustinb3403 said in Let's talk security camera options:

            Time to go to the leasing department and tell them you need an amendment to the lease.

            Not able to run cables (which would only be ethernet (PoE camera's. . . ) is a bit insane.

            Agreed - Depending on the needed work, offer it as an upgrade to the existing structure.

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            • PenguinWranglerP
              PenguinWrangler
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              I installed a 60 camera Ubiquiti system at the largest hog farm of it's kind (whatever that means) in North America. I like the Ubiquiti cameras, are there better systems out there, yes. Those systems cost a LOT more than Ubiquiti. So you have to way the costs vs what you need the cameras to do. I don't think you will get around the wiring. Ubiquiti had Micro cameras that were wireless but you will still need power for them. Talk to the landlord, express your concerns and try to get them to have someone install a system.

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              • guyinpvG
                guyinpv
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                I found only three potential options for completely wireless.

                Ring Spotlight Battery, Arlo Pro 2 (from Netgear), and one called Reolink Argus.

                Ya I don't expect much from a wireless camera. At best, if it's online, we'll get a few seconds of recording, maybe some snapshots, and an alert sent to our phones. That's all they are trying to cover on the cheap, with fast setup.

                As for the building lease, I don't care. It's a two story building, metal studs, stucco, firewall between stories. Just a mess for wiring. A mess for drilling into stucco too. We are out of lease period now so boss is afraid to bother landlord lest they decide we have to reup the lease and wants to charge a lot more!

                I'd love to do a full security camera setup here but with wiring and hardware it's many many thousands of dollars. And that might get in the way of xmas bonus, just saying.

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce
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                  Are you sure that if you didn't put all of your time into your business you couldn't quickly turn a profit to what you're making now?

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                  • S
                    Spiral
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                    I just got a UniFi® Video Camera G3 Dome for my household. Seems like decent bang for the buck, however, will need to put it through various real world tests to see how it performs. But yes, you would need to run Ethernet for PoE.

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                    • dbeatoD
                      dbeato
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                      I have about 10 customers with Ubiquiti Cameras and they all will need POE. I have a AWS Server and my friend setup an HTML5 RSTP Stream
                      http://git.hostiton.com/teamyamaha91/unifi-video-html5-embed

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                      • jt1001001J
                        jt1001001
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                        You mentioned an existing alarm system that you cannot hook up to. Can the landlord contact said alarm company to see what they offer?

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