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@ScriptCoded The DVR has builtin perimeter scanning that detects people at the door and triggers an alarm event like a buzzer or it can send an email or network event, when it's up and running I can add relays to control just about anything and write some code.
Some port forwarding will put it online if I need it in the future. -
@feuerherz Keeping the DVR offline is the main goal, so that it's fool proof, it's all being hardwired around the house.
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@Grumm I could have described the setup better, it's actually more difficult than just plugging the DVR into a router and installing a few apps,
I'm installing 6 core alarm cable for the cameras which will carry the power supply and video feed, the Cat 5 cable for a separate network to connect the LAN router, DVR and outlet points for other devices, single coaxial for the house Rf feed from the DVR and twin coaxial for the satellite feed and all the other stuff like boxes, plates, connectors.
Annnnnnnnd I'm exhausted! You're probably joking around. lol -
@bazmd Well not really... Why not go for the standard cat5e or cat6 ?
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@Grumm Oh fair enough, Cat5 is a suitable standard here for CCTV, it wasn't a financial decision, all of the patch leads are CAT6. I will make sure to only use CAT6 in future, you've made a good point there.
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@bazmd Fair enough. Didn't know it was for CCTV.
We are using mostly CAT6. Even for IP cameras (4k image)
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@Grumm I'm installing an 8 channel HIKvision system with two analogue HD cameras, it's a light system for monitoring one door, the second camera is just for fun which will be installed in a roof space. There isn't much developer support for HIKvision systems but there's an alarm output that can be sent to a host on the network that I can use. The AI detection works perfectly detecting people at the door with zero false alarms when they're walking by it.
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I'll be installing a security system, one camera connected to a DVR pointing at a front door triggering a buzzer and sending a video feed to a monitor in a ground floor room at the other side of the house.
But it's my dads house so I'm going to have fun with it and install a wired Cat5 network an Isolated offline router and build in some "smart home" features from scratch, all running on a Local Area Network.
I've built a private home server package for media and storage using Apache and I want to add as many features to the house as I can, maybe even install an extra camera pointing towards the sky (every home should have a sky cam lol).
I can take my time with this project over the next several weeks and I was wondering what would you add to this project?
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