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  1. Firefighter

    Building my home network

    Hey yall, have a few questions as I'm about to build out my home network and want to make sure I'm looking at this correctly. I haven't bought any switches yet. I'm going to use a small 2x2 coat closet and wire shelving. I have ATT 1gig Fiber mode/router directly into the closet. ( I had to...
  2. Firefighter

    IPVM Alternative cctv design tool

    Paid and messing with it now. Its worth it. Here's a short 15min video they have and it surprised me you can run wire lengths, network switches and more for network planning ontop of the cameras.
  3. Firefighter

    IPVM Alternative cctv design tool

    Hey I haven't but I think I'm about to buy it for a year. It's $12 a month, but if you pay for a year it's $4 a month. It doesnt get much cheaper than that. So I'm gonna buy it for a year. $58. They added Amcrest Cameras as my request through their support email so they are very responsive and...
  4. Firefighter

    Installed PTZ

    I never got the auto tracking to work on this. It's installed on an Amcrest dvr.
  5. Firefighter

    Live camera on a cell tower

    None of the links are working for me
  6. Firefighter

    IPVM Alternative cctv design tool

    Looks like I found an alternative to the absurd price of ipvm. I'll be subscribing this weekend and testing it out. It's $48 euro pounds or $51 usd a year.... I know several of us have been looking around and I'm curious if anyone's used this option. Here's the company and their response...
  7. Firefighter

    These two amcrest difference?

    So I have a buddy who wants a general 4 camera system and I've been recommending the Amcrest over reolink. I know this is a long standing debate, but for someone who can't self troubleshoot and I don't want to help I just need to recommend the best basic system and am down to these two. The...
  8. Firefighter

    Installed PTZ

    Lol yeah it's ridiculous haha
  9. Firefighter

    Installed PTZ

    So I installed this EmpireTech PTZ PTZ494M-25X on a Amcrest system for a friend. Pretty happy with it!
  10. Firefighter

    Serious cctv on a work truck

    I'm out on the dahua, used 500 and new more than that. This will end up being a cheap system that works when driving. Which, ultimately is the goal so I guess it's good enough. I'd love parking protection but I don't know what the cameras would pull from the batteries solely. This system here...
  11. Firefighter

    Serious cctv on a work truck

    Maybe something like this ran to a basic 8ch dvr. These aren't ip. But for a 360 dash cam system it should be fine.
  12. Firefighter

    Serious cctv on a work truck

    More for driving, dash cam on steroids. But I won't be actively viewing them. I'll install a back up camera as needed. This is just an elite version of dash cam basically. It's a small investment worth protecting my vehicle and business against a false fraud insurance incident where I'm not at...
  13. Firefighter

    Serious cctv on a work truck

    So, I'm not happy with what I've found online for vehicle cctv systems.... So why not install a residential cctv system in the truck? I don't know, maybe it's ridiculous, maybe it's possible. This is for a work truck and I'm just throwing ideas around and want to see what yall think. I...
  14. Firefighter

    Should I add a Power Injector

    Thanks, I bought a 30 watt injector since this is a clients house and not my own..
  15. Firefighter

    Should I add a Power Injector

    I'm installing Empire Tech Loyrta 4mp PTZ that uses 22 watts with the IR on to a Amcrest NVR with a Max 22.5 Watts POE Per Port... This doesn't follow the general 80% rule in electrical. Should I install a power injector and not worry about burning up a poe port or am I over thinking it...
  16. Firefighter

    IPVM Releases Phone Version of Calculator

    Yeah it's pretty frustrating. It's 199 for a year right
  17. Firefighter

    Armcrest support is a joke

    Any update a week later? Installed the 4mp doorbell cam from amcrest and when my client was signing up for the cloud option there was an issue and the support tech barely spoke English.
  18. Firefighter

    Swiveling panoramic camera

    Any PTZ set up to with pre sets and then running a tour on those pre sets... I would suggest a ptz from Andy...
  19. Firefighter

    Amcrest Doorbell SN not long enough for cloud app

    I installed a Amcrest NVR system and 4mp Doorbell camera. It's working with the amcrest home view app but when he tries to pay for a cloud account on the Doorbell it says the SN isn't long enough. Support hasn't been any help . Any info?
  20. Firefighter

    This lortya ptz work with this amcrest nvr

    Installing this nvr system and wanting a auto tracking ptz. The nvr should be onvif, and the ptz as well. Thanks
  21. Firefighter

    Chickens cam

    Nice. I'm building a coop and run now and can't wait to get some cams on it. Highly suggest just using a roller and painting the metal screen with black paint.
  22. Firefighter

    An LPR success story

    I know the original storey old but its nice to hear they cared enough to even view your video compared to some of the stories I hear.
  23. Firefighter

    Seperate streams for YouTube, amcrest vs BI

    So I was just wondering if there was a security risk of providing a live stream, and if someone somehow got through would having that system isolated from the home system using a different password be better. If that makes sense.
  24. Firefighter

    Seperate streams for YouTube, amcrest vs BI

    Finally have the funding for upgraded cctv. I want to have several cameras on a chicken coop with a constant live stream on YouTube. This poses a couple questions. 1. Security wise, should I have 2 NVRs or BI machines with those chicken cams seperate from our home cams? 2. I want the...
  25. Firefighter

    IPVM Releases Phone Version of Calculator

    I'd pay 40 bucks for a lite version
  26. Firefighter

    Wall of shame

    Saw this today. The soffit just couldn't carry the load. Lol
  27. Firefighter

    IPVM Releases Phone Version of Calculator

    Would a smaller charge for the calculator not be an option? If you're worried that a large number of current members would downgrade to just the calculator then that's an indication that the primary website isn't providing value. Since you know it is in fact providing value, a smaller...
  28. Firefighter

    What dash cam are you using?

    It's nice to see RING get into the dash cam scene for the fact that more people will be armed with one however, I think it's a terribly ugly design. It surely makes it obvious to others and maybe that's part of the point. I just picked up a new Dual Dash Cam locally. BNIB, It was $50 and I...
  29. Firefighter

    IPVM Releases Phone Version of Calculator

    I'm surprised someone hasn't taken ipvm calculator and made an open source version. Everyone in the diy and home geek world would love it.
  30. Firefighter

    Will this work on this Amcrest nvr

    K I'll try getting ahold of amcrest support. I really need to know for sure, thanks
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