On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:15 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
- We run, and have been running for *years*, inexpensive USB cameras
plugged into rackmount servers running the motion package on CentOS. Every few subreleases, some problem crops up in what I *think* is the video driver that comes with CentOS (gspca), and I spend a lot of time resolving the problems. 2) My manager says he "wants to be out of the business" of this, and wants me to look into "surveillance appliance" packages - that is, a DVR w/ say, four cameras. They're all in "computer labs", where the lights are on 24x7, so no weather or low-light worries. USB or BNC cables are fine, don't need wireless or IP cameras.
So if he "wants to be out of the business", why is he having you spec the solution?
Call a security company and tell them what you want, and they'll send the bill and they'll be "in the business"... LOL!
Sorry, just thought your boss sounds as silly as mine...
-- Nate Duehr denverpilot@me.com