XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.home.repair
From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:29:41 -0800, Bob F
wrote:
>On 12/23/2022 6:59 AM, micky wrote:
>> In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:35:13 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2022-12-23 15:09, micky wrote:
>>>> In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:58:02 +0000, Graham J
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> micky wrote:
>>>>>> I wanted to get some waterproof/outdoor cameras that plugged into the
>>>>>> PC, or maybe something that connected straight to the PC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But all I see for sale are cameras meant to clip to the monitor, not be
>>>>>> screwed to the wall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or if they are meant for outside, they are either wifi or they are meant
>>>>>> to go to some sort of separate video recorder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do they sell what I want?
>>>>>
>>>>> [snip]
>>>>>
>>>>> A camera using Ethernet would be ideal: it connects to your LAN so is
>>>>> available from any computer.
>>>>
>>>> I only have a desktop and a laptop but still, that would be good.
>>>>
>>>>> A camera featuring Power over Ethernet
>>>>> (PoE) would allow use of a single cable.
>>>>
>>>> But if I have 3 cameras, I will still need 3 cables?? But just one
>>>> power injector??
>>>
>>> One switch capable of PoE, which could be inside or outside. It needs a
>>> power input, though. Inside you could use it as well for other things.
>>
>> A switch! I'd forgotten that word. In fact, I'd forgotten they
>> existed. I will go read about them.
>>
>> Able to pass POE through it. I get it.
>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ethernet allows a maximum
>>>>> cable length of 100 metres, so far better than any USB connection.
>>>>
>>>> I only need 7 or 8 meters. (Decided to put the cameras 8 feet high
>>>> instead of 17 feet.)
>>>>
>>>> So I was thinking that USB would be good enough, but then.... I had in
>>>> mind 3 cameras with a hub in a waterproof box outside, and only one USB
>>>> cable entering the house. Until I read that all three cameras have to
>>>> share the same the same power that one USB port puts out. If my USB
>>>> ports have 0.5 amps, that leaves only 0.16 amp for each camera. Would
>>>> that be enough? Even close to enough?
>>>
>>> You would need a powered hub.
>
>If you have power where the cameras are, look at wifi connected cameras.
They will be outside the house. I'd have to run a wire to have power
there. I'm still losing the connection with my wifi pprinter. 3 times
now in 4 months. Not very happy with wifi.
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