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Hello!

I am the owner of a small business and we have not had very good luck with surveillance systems. We currently have a ubiquit set up that is pretty unreliable. I am tired of sinking time and money into it. I want to redo it for more specific tasks, not relating as much to surveillance.

 

I would like to find a kit that we can set up on our own that will help us observe, track and set motion alarms after hours.

 

Probably need 8 cameras with capacity for 4 more. Ideally we can monitor warehouse functions from our office.

 

I have found a few systems but not much information on them.

http://www.amazon.com/SDH-C75080-Samsung-Channel-Security-Cameras/dp/B0163H7KYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455888366&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+surveillance

 

Looking for recommendations... considerations and the likes...

 

I really, REALLY want us to do this inhouse at this point. Tired of waiting on calls back, emails back or quotes....

 

Thank you!

 

Oh yea, budget is around $2,000 but I wouldn't mind spending LESS... already sunk 5000 into the ubiquiti set up

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That's an analog system. I'd invest my time and money into building an IP system.

 

Do you currently have a newish PC that you could use as an NVR? All you'd have to do is add a hard drive and a network card. Then you just buy a POE switch and the cameras you want.

 

I too am a small business owner and have never been happy with the systems I had installed in the past. When you build the system yourself, you can handle any problem or make any adjustments to it. There is a learning curve, but once you get it, its very rewarding.

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The Ubiquiti is an IP poe system. I am using their NVR.

 

What recommendations would you have for PC specs, software, camera manufacturers, poe, etc?

 

Thanks

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It all depends on what you are trying to observe or capture. Those Samsung cameras might be ok for general surveillance but not for forensic detail. Making out a person you don’t know day or night at 25’ might not be possible. I purchased a similar system from online ALIBI Security company but was able to swap out a couple cameras for specific ones for my application. I needed more IR range than the fixed bullet camera. HD analog system like the Samsung would be a lower cost option and most will support up to 1080P. IP system would support higher megapixel but also comes with Higher cost.

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Hmmm... well perhaps I can use the Ubiquiti to capture specific surveillance areas... I suppose I am trying to keep an eye, real time on the warehouse. The NVR from ubiquiti is terribly slow and can only observe a few cameras at once.

 

Any recommendations?

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