RE: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

[Dave Kleiman <dave () davekleiman com>]

Pranav,

There are some good software based surveillance setups that work with IP and Web cams,  there are even some free ones.

Visec - http://www.visec.ne

Eyeline by NCH - http://www.nchsoftware.com

ISPY has a free version, I am not aware of its capabilities.


Respectfully,

Dave Kleiman - http://www.ComputerForensicsLLC.com - http://www.DaveKleiman.com

4371 Northlake Blvd #314
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561.310.8801 


-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 21:18
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

Hi all,

I apologize if this is off topic since I am dealing with a home situation here. I am considering implementing a 
surveillance system for my house. I plan to use IP cameras. Yes, I already have a network in place and have figured out 
the placement of the cameras. 

The network video recorder is proving to be the most expensive bit of equipment in the whole setup. I was wondering if 
it is possible to use a desktop pc instead. I would connect the cameras to a switch and have a desktop pc interrogate 
the cameras and relay the feeds in real-time to a television such that a user can change channels to monitor the 
different camera feeds. Yes, we get TV tuner cards but do we get software that does something like this? I need 
non-computer savvy users to be able to monitor the cameras.

Pranav


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