John R Pierce wrote: > On 1/31/2014 11:55 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Hmmm... that $99 each camera gets expensive, fast. > > did I mention these are HD (1280x720) cams with decent low light > sensitivity (but not IR nightvision)? I didn't find any decent > quality weatherproof PoE cameras with mounting hardware for much less > than that. and the way the whole AirVision software DVR operates is > quite slick. it autofinds and autoconfigures the cameras, all you need > to do is name them and place them on a google map or floor plan graphic, > then you can see where motion alerts are happening on that map and drill > in to see whats happening > > I too prefer CentOS, but wouldn't mind setting up Ubuntu LTS or > something for this dedicated task. NFS export the video folder for > your archive-n-scripting requirements. all management is done via the > web interface on the airvision server anyways. a) We'd need several, for several rooms. b) Don't care about weather at all - they're in locked rooms. c) Don't care about low light - the lights in those rooms are on 24x7 for the cameras. 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. mark