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Why not tie standard IP cameras to access points and use the greater bandwith to transmit back to NVR.  

you could try dropping the frame rate and see if that helps. we usually  go to about 15 frames.  Play with the other setting as well if that does not help

can you view it on your home network?  Could be your ISP changed your external IP, which could impact your remote viewing.

I think Tom has the better solution.

i would think about going old school.  cover parts of the deck with outdoor carpet and install pressure switches.  that way the weight of a bird does not trip anything but a person would

a school system we do work for just installed a commerical system that provides the camera wireless and setup streaming I believe it was called Pixellot

if there is not much price difference I would use one inch and choose a good grade of RG6. I would still use underground rated even in conduit.

you have it correct. the smaller wire is only going to cause a slight voltage drop if it is short.  There are charts that show how much drop over for wire size and distane. Your camera also tolerates some voltage differences

yes put an intermediate poe switch or extender. 

what does your manual say? usually the NVR manual will show you how to record sound often there is a seperate RCA input.

what make and model of camera and DVR do you have?

23 will carry more current so I would always use 23 when the job may require cat6.  

that littl cable just makes it easier to install and aim  If you hav somthing that would work I would put it on

Not really if you do not plan on dropping  it.

Think of your internal IP address like extension numbers on a phone system  Bill is at ext 101 and Jills ext is 103  etc.  so if you set up your internal Ip  address for examlpe 10.10.10. 25  for one camera  10.10.10.27 for amother   and set the NVR  to 10.10.10.1 for the NVR  they should all talk to each other  (same subnet 255.255.255.0)  when setting the address set them to static.  So now all the extensions (cameras) are  talking to the main switch(NVR. But they do not talk to the out side world until a connection via router is made to the internet.  So long story short you should be able to view and record your cameras locally without a router or ethernet connection

It sounds like you have a analog recorder  make and model  would help.  If your camera has a analog out on it then you can h into one of the coax ports  otherwise  you would need some kind of converter to go from IP to analog.  There are a lot of converters on the market that let you go from analog to IP but I am not sure about going from IP to analog.

I just checked on the Geo website and the latest software is 8.8.  check your cameras manual to see what the server requirements are.  I would upgrade to the latest software version.  How many camerass do you have on the system now.?  Adding a camera to a geo  system takes a couple of steps which should be outlined in the manual.  All software and docs are avaliable frome the geo website

what version of the software are you using and what is the camera part number  (make and model)

check your local code but low voltage cables can be run above the drop ceiling. One thing to check is to see if above the drop ceiling is a plenum space. If so you may need t run plenum rated cable. 

I would look at IP camera system.  Your face id problem is going to be a camera placement problem.  You want to fill the frame with the face as much as possible.  License plate capture is kind of its own thing  look on this forum for threads on this topic.  Talk to a couple of dealers  they can put you into a reasonable system and offer tech support.

I would put  a camera or two on a different power supply and see if the problem persists on all cameras even those with a different supply.  also check connections and voltage at the camera

If you have the budget  would go with an IP system. 

Look at the Belden line they have many different types and are high quality. Not the cheapest but in my experience very good quality.

Looks like the IRs are reflecting off from the  lens.  Maybe change position of camera or shut off IR and use a separate IR light source

look on Geovision website  they have some centralized monitoring solutions that allow you to pick cameras from multiple nvrs/dvrs and you can display them on one screen. I am sure other mfgs have this same capability.