On 1/31/2014 2:09 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > d) They*do* need to be on the network, so we can back up the pictures and > videos to a server. That means they*must* be up to date on security. the Aircams are network devices. they use https and rtsp or whatever it is. the PC/server running the AirVision NVR software also uses https, and collects the videos from any number of these cameras on your LAN. if you want extra security, put the cameras on their own LAN connected only to the airvision server, which could be dual homed to your WAN. Instead of using a single port PoE power inserter for each camera (which they come with), Ubiquiti sells LAN switches with their own flavor of PoE built in. The Airvision software can be configured (in fact defaults to) autoupdating camera firmware when new releases are available on Ubiquiti's website. If you have 100s of cameras, then you probably should be thinking of several AirVision servers, as there's probably some performance limits where it can't be doing motion analysis on /too/ many cameras. for your indoor application, the airCam Dome camera would likely be more appropriate. they come in 3-packs and are designed for ceiling mounting. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast