Any way to add a WiFi cam directly to BI server without a WiFi router?

[Sybertiger]

You can see my network configuration below. Basically, all my POE cams are sitting on a separate NIC behind the BI server (green). The BI server has a NIC on the front end to connect to the router of the home network side (red).

(1) I take it there is no easy way to add WiFi capability to my BI server using a WiFi USB dongle then allowing a WiFi cam to directly connect via WiFi to the BI server?
(2) I take it that it might be better to connect the WiFi cam directly to my WiFi router then have the BI server talk to it from the home network side?

 

[wittaj]

The dongle probably only accepts connections and does not create a wifi "station".

You would have to take an old wifi router and not connect it to the internet to accomplish what you want. Simply connect it to the camera NIC side.

 

[Sybertiger]

I figured as much. My other option is to connect the cam via WiFi to the home network side I suppose.

I'll double-check to see if I can make a "hotspot" of a WiFi dongle as a last ditch effort.

 

[Broachoski]

You would have to take an old wifi router and not connect it to the internet to accomplish what you want. Simply connect it to the camera NIC side.

That's the way that I swim. That way I connect to the isolated router from my laptop to login and edit individual cameras configurations. You can access the BI ui3 from either router also.