I'm getting another security cam system soon. I've been using geovision for decades and cheap analog cams. I have an I-7 pc with 16g of ram, so I think it may be powerful enough for Blue Iris. I'm a gadget freak, so I know I would love BI. My question is, how do I hook up cameras to the PC? I have a dvr card in my PC now, so it's obvious how to hook up cams as with a NVR. I know I would need a POE switch, but how to hook up the video cable to pc. I'm sure BI has the audio capability as long as the cam has a mic right? thanks Randy aka groran ( means big randy in french)
How to hookup Ip cameras to pc to use blue iris
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IP cameras use ethernet cables to connect to the POE switch. The POE switch gets connected to the computer's NIC connection with another ethernet cable.
This is all covered in the WIKI and Cliff Notes.
This is all covered in the WIKI and Cliff Notes.
There is none, the IP camera's video is a digital stream, not analog, so it travels a data path over your network.
The only so-called "video cable" in the setup is between the BI PC (known oftentimes as the BI "Server") and the display monitor.
Welcome to IPCT and as stated above by @samplenhold , spend time reading, then re-read, the recommended sections and articles.
Also, read the questions and solutions in the Blue Iris forum.
Yes, and the BI PC has speakers.