archstenton
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Finally, beginning to run wire for the house integration. Last house was just simple setup of audio/video integration and htpc tinkering.
This time around going for the whole shebang except maybe for a relay that would shut off the kid's vocal cords. Plan on using ELK as the security and start of any automation prior to going to anything on top of that like Homeseer or just Girder or something.
Haven’t been able to wrap my head around an IP Camera setup since haven’t tried it before.
Did research some threads and found some good info on products and software, thanks
But still kind of in the dark on the global setup.
Could you run the software off any decent computer in the house or due to resources, probably should do a purpose built PC for it? Have a hard disk in there or go with a NAS drive? I'd probably have about 5 cameras max.
Performance wise, better to run cables directly to that machine with a multi-port ethernet card and avoid switches and routers on my home network although I guess if I ever want to see it remotely or on another machine, the aforementioned NAS, or TV, it would have to pass through those devices anyways.
Not a big deal to get power to them, so probably won't bother with POE.
This time around going for the whole shebang except maybe for a relay that would shut off the kid's vocal cords. Plan on using ELK as the security and start of any automation prior to going to anything on top of that like Homeseer or just Girder or something.
Haven’t been able to wrap my head around an IP Camera setup since haven’t tried it before.
Did research some threads and found some good info on products and software, thanks
But still kind of in the dark on the global setup.
Could you run the software off any decent computer in the house or due to resources, probably should do a purpose built PC for it? Have a hard disk in there or go with a NAS drive? I'd probably have about 5 cameras max.
Performance wise, better to run cables directly to that machine with a multi-port ethernet card and avoid switches and routers on my home network although I guess if I ever want to see it remotely or on another machine, the aforementioned NAS, or TV, it would have to pass through those devices anyways.
Not a big deal to get power to them, so probably won't bother with POE.