pow
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Who to use? Want server software and PoE ethernet, preferably scalable easily. Not stuff from Chinese eBay. Cost effective but not cheap! 
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John
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Synology with Surveillance station and the hikvision cameras. Can get them cheaper from China but load of UK sellers.
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Dom
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Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I around £100 from UK sellers; as John said, can get them cheaper from China but there's plenty of fakes about.
Software, what ever you got access to. Surveillance Station is pretty reasonable although i wouldn't go out my way to use it though - only use it because i already had a Synology/XPEnology system running.
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Have a quick look at the ubiquiti air vision stuff... Want to try them out.
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pow
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Sorry VRS should have said, I've got one lined up but seeing what else is out there
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DaveyLC
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I've found that most aren't proper POE i.e. 48v..
Its easier to buy a normal 12v IP camera and buy the power injectors/splitters 
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Nismo
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Milestone Systems for Software.
Dependant on what size system you are having but i would Look at Essential - http://www.milestonesys.com/Software/XProtect-IP-Video-Surveillance/xprotectessential/
can download a free trial.
How much you looking to spend on software and cameras?
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Nismo
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Where possible id stay away from injectors, few reasons, cheap ones have a high failure rate, also they are not that cost effective. If you stick a managed PoE switch in you have the ability to remotely reboot the cameras.
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DaveyLC
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Talking of POE switches.. anyone want to buy a Netgear FS108P ?
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luciaadr
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I've just taken delivery of two hikvisions from John's Chinese seller, so I'm after something to power them.
Was looking at eBay, but utu me
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John
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I got a cheap tplink one, does the job.
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Doug
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Having just fitted a load of Hikvision cameras I am seriously impressed.
They were likely to be better than the ones suggested above but I am sold on the brand.
Tempted to get a few thrown up around the house here for peace of mind.
I have a microserver but I am wondering if its worth just getting a separate NVR/DVR? Any thoughts on that?
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_Allan_
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I have been looking at this kit. Seems reasonable for the money.
http://www.netviewcctv.co.uk/index.php/kguard-ip-combo-kit-cctv-poe-nvr-4x-external-ip-cameras-4x-cables.html
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willay
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unfi are doing cctv now
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willay
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http://www.4gon.co.uk/ubiquiti-unifi-video-camera-p-6161.html
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John
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Got one of those unifi cameras to try, it's pretty crap compared to the hikvision stuff.
Got one of the access points too, none of you mentioned that they aren't 802.3af compliant so don't work with most PoE switches, which is really crap.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Got one of the access points too, none of you mentioned that they aren't 802.3af compliant so don't work with most PoE switches, which is really crap.
I spotted that when looking at them for cameras instead of Hikvisions; seems you have use their own switches/injectors 
Saying that, i believe the new 'pro' camera is compliant......
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Got one of those unifi cameras to try, it's pretty crap compared to the hikvision stuff.
Got one of the access points too, none of you mentioned that they aren't 802.3af compliant so don't work with most PoE switches, which is really crap.
All of the Pro range are? I'm using UAP-AC's with NetGear ProSafe Switches...
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willay
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Yep, John failed to look at all of the range.
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John
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Shouldn't have had to tbh. For the cost of sending a PoE injector with every piece of equipment they could have just built proper 48v PoE into it to begin with.
Camera is still crap though.
It's big, mount isn't very good and the worst bit about it is the way the Ethernet cable comes out the bottom, one of the worst designs I've seen.
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pow
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I will admit that the lac of PoE on non pro devices is crap but I really rate the Wifi, it's a piece of piss to set up and works a dream. Infact, just bought 6 more for another school I'm working with now.
Will probably give the camera a miss in that case!
[Edited on 12-10-2014 by pow]
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