Monitor network traffic from IP cameras

[kmax1940 0]

Hello, I see people talking about how much bandwidth a certain camera etc is pulling...

 

Is there a certain tool you guys use to check the performance of the LAN?

 

To see how much bandwidth you actually have free on the LAN?

How much the cameras are using etc?

 

My web searches show that network performance monitoring software costs thousandsssss.

I cant imagine cctv people like me are paying that much.

Any suggestions?

 

 

Thanks

[luckyfella 0]

A decent router should have it's own built in traffic monitor.

[kmax1940 0]

Hummm.... we use a d-link GB router and it does not have any type of monitoring tools like that.

 

What routers are popular with IP camera installers?

 

 

Thanks

[ak357 0]

Hello, I see people talking about how much bandwidth a certain camera etc is pulling...

 

Is there a certain tool you guys use to check the performance of the LAN?

 

To see how much bandwidth you actually have free on the LAN?

How much the cameras are using etc?

 

My web searches show that network performance monitoring software costs thousandsssss.

I cant imagine cctv people like me are paying that much.

Any suggestions?

 

 

Thanks

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free%2Bnetwork%2Btraffic%2Btools

[crirvine 0]

I use managed POE switches and High End Routers Firewalls. With this setup I see data per port tx rx.

Running this setup with a 90 camera IP system feeding my servers with a 300MB plus data stream.

Try getting that out of your small home office routers and switches.

[kmax1940 0]

any certain models you use?

[crirvine 0]

Mikrotek cloudcore routers 12 1GB ports

 

Signamax managed 24 port poe switches

 

CAT 6 backbones

CAT 5 to cameras

 

All do the same as CISCO at a lot less cost but you have to learn the Router as it is not programmed out of the box. Not just a lage fan of Ubiquiti equipment yet.