This software blows NightOwl out of the water and well it should as NightOwl’s app is old as dirt. I installed their iOS app and it was effortless to point it at my workstation where the NVR software was running and start viewing the camera. I installed it onto my workstation since I’m currently evaluating… and connected to the camera almost instantly. It requires either one of their NVR devices to connect, record and manage the camera or a Windows, Ubuntu or Debian computer running their NVR software which is free. Initial review… I am blown away by this camera, quality and features. Picked for the fact that it was an IP Camera, Wide angle lense and PoE. On the plus side, IP Cameras may range in price… but even the best options are below $450 per camera.Īfter research, I ordered a camera I thought had all the interesting features… A Ubiquiti Unifi G3 Dome camera. Tons of IP Cameras had PoE capabilities so I wasn’t concerned with powering them. I switched from the DVR/cameras to purely Cat6 network drops. Ultimately I realized that IP Cameras were the direction I wanted to go and this was perfect timing for our new home construction. I also discovered that my Synology NAS had a plugin Surveillance Station. My research quickly brought me back to them as a possible option. I’ve played with IP Camera software before ( Blue Iris) and figured if I ever started over, I’d go that route. Having a fondness for networking, I started researching IP cameras again. At the end of the quote, each of the 7 cameras were going to cost $450 each! That is insane!! Back to the drawing board. Well… the cost started to pile up very quickly. I began my research where I began… a DVR, but this time I’d have it professionally installed. Well behind the curve for this tech geek. I was very pleased with it until I went to extend or even check for software updates… then I hit a serious brick wall! I learned it is basically a cheap DVR that hasn’t been updated in, at least, a decade. The setup I’m using at my current home involves a NightOwl 16-camera DVR with cheap BNC cameras. The first review comes in the form of video monitoring. My upcoming new office and home-lab space has inspired me to review some of my past technology choices.
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