Coma

External Drive for storage
I should add that I’ve used a Macsales 2TB disk in Raid 1 for Time machine backup for several years. 3 year warranty that was test with a drive fail. It was replaced with a then current unit. They offer a drive free case, too. No affiliation with th…

Comment by Coma December 2020 permalink
Cat6 Worth It
I’ve found that 24 gauge is a pain to work with, 23 gauge is easier.

Comment by Coma December 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
All cameras access the SS server without access to the internet. In the process I also set up hardwire access to the entertainment center so it is off the wireless as well. Our WiFi traffic is down to handhelds and iMac traffic. The difference is ni…

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
Camera Recommendations
Amcrest 8MP offer 131’ of night vision. However the IR beam is much narrower than the camera FOV. They are POE. After seeing the results of getting cameras off the household WiFi I moved TV’s to Ethernet, too. TV streaming is far more stable and now…

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
External Drive for storage
Buffalo DriveStation Axis Velocity High Speed External Hard Drive 3 TB with USB 3. I bought this on Amazon for around $90. It seems to work fine.

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
I appreciate the thoughts on pfSense, although for now it appears far above my understanding of a managed network. The reinforcement of camera access to the internet is understood. I've all my cameras on non internet LAN's except one whi…

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
I’ve ordered a new Gigabyte switch. I’ll see what I can do to implement your suggestions. Thank you

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
“If, instead, SecuritySpy is running on a Mac that is connected to the WiFi then that is another story - that could indeed cause WiFi problems.” This is the situation. The Old Mac is a 2010 vintage and the newer one, 2017 i7, is in the house where …

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
I hope this is not to old a post to comment on? We are longtime users of SS for house and pet monitoring. We recently became interested in using it more for security. I have internet access in my shop provided by a Tplink CPE510 in client mode so i…

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink
External Hard Drive
Just bought a 3TB Buffalo USB3 on Amazon, seems to be working fine.

Comment by Coma November 2020 permalink

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