Four houses ( mine included ) have been hammered over the past 3 months by a group of burglars. All 4 have a back fence on a 'main' two lane road, however there is no one to watch our backs so to speak. Only those driving by. The rest of the neighborhood has neighbors to the rear, etc.
I'm trying to patch up my local alarm system ( does anyone have a forum they recommend for DIY alarm work? ) however also thought to finally get around to putting up video surveillance. I've had a couple of old AXIS low end cameras laying around, intending to build a system but never found the time. Now, suddenly, I find I'm motivated to do so. <_<
After taking a look on line I picked up a Swann 4 port DVR card and a couple of their wired cameras: one internal and one external. However I can't get the server to stay up long enough to try the system out.
I'm pretty sure the PC is ok: it's been my main system for the past 2-3 years and I just flushed it and installed W2K Pro again. I have to assume the problem is the Swann card. I've tried to get support from Swann however they offer none on line ( other than a simplistic FAQ ) nor are they much help when you call them. Yes: I probably bought low end and get what I paid for. Still... Does anyone know of a DIY forum which has a lot of Swann postings?
Thanks
Paul
I'm trying to patch up my local alarm system ( does anyone have a forum they recommend for DIY alarm work? ) however also thought to finally get around to putting up video surveillance. I've had a couple of old AXIS low end cameras laying around, intending to build a system but never found the time. Now, suddenly, I find I'm motivated to do so. <_<
After taking a look on line I picked up a Swann 4 port DVR card and a couple of their wired cameras: one internal and one external. However I can't get the server to stay up long enough to try the system out.
I'm pretty sure the PC is ok: it's been my main system for the past 2-3 years and I just flushed it and installed W2K Pro again. I have to assume the problem is the Swann card. I've tried to get support from Swann however they offer none on line ( other than a simplistic FAQ ) nor are they much help when you call them. Yes: I probably bought low end and get what I paid for. Still... Does anyone know of a DIY forum which has a lot of Swann postings?
Thanks
Paul