[Discuss] Home security & automation

[John Hall]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Bob Dunphy <bob at redsystems.com> wrote:

> They are wireless IP cameras the can stream to a server, also FTP
> and email photos.  I also use a free android app to view six cameras.   I
> my place is robbed I would much rather say to the cops "The person(s) that
> took my stuff look like this." than yes my place was robbed at 4:24PM,
> that's when the alarm went off.  (I have one camera at each door to my
> house
>

A decentralized plan like this might work best.
What about power and lighting? Deidcated or shared network?

What has been your experience with camera brands, models, recommended
features?

If you have ftp set up how much data transfer does this use per month?

Thanks,

John