Does anyone have suggestions for a simple, cheap, POE, outdoor, video camera to be used to show the concept of AREDN remote cameras? Likewise are there a couple of clear, concise YouTube videos with hardware information that show basic setups?
Thanks,
Steve KI0KY
Thanks,
Steve KI0KY
Orv W6BI
I got a Reolink 823A to work, and streaming was straightforward from the web interface on port 80.
The challenge I ran into was with DHCP: my Windows client on a different mesh node couldn't connect to the camera. It turned out that the camera was requesting certain DHCP options, including 3: router, but not 121 or 249, which had the routers for the mesh. Because I had "prevent lan clients from accessing wan" checked, option 3 was blank, and therefore, the camera had no route to get to any other node.
I did some experimenting, including forcing dnsmasq to send DHCP options 121 and 249 to the camera, but that didn't work. In the end, I disabled "prevent lan clients from accessing wan", which allowed the camera to receive the option 3 gateway, and then other nodes could access the camera.
Couple of years ago I was also looking for something inexpensive to experiment with.
This model has worked well for everything I've used it for, but since it's not up 24x7, I can't speak to how reliable it might be.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0777PNBY4
-Scott, K4KDR
I have an AMCREST 5MP Dome camera. The camera itself is $59.99. You also need the power supply. I like the web interface much better than the REOLINK cameras. Streaming via simple via VLC and it also records via a local SD card, a local file share and/or remote cloud service. So I can view the camera over the mesh or I can view it (for free) via the Amcrest cloud service. NOTE: Cloud viewing is free, cloud storage ranges from $7 to $27.50/mo per camera depending upon storage retention time. See: https://www.amcrestcloud.com/
The night time view is good - black and white infrared in total darkness, but very good. If there's a descent amount of light around (i.e. outside lights on a home) it will record in full color.
$49.99 - Camera:
https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-5-Megapixel-NightVision-Weatherproof-IP5M-T1179EW-28MM/dp/B083G9KT4C/
$39.99 - POE inejector:
https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-Gigabit-Injector-100BaseTx-Compliant/dp/B08M4GWXQC/
If you can reach my node, you can check out my camera here:
http://km6zpo-amcrest.local.mesh/
U: guest
P: Password123
We'd like to deploy multiple self-contained AREDN kits during hurricane and other responses.
At the moment we're looking for a good waterproof ip camera match to a ubiquiti Rocket M5.
This one looks promising - maybe under $50. if purchasing multiples? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F568BH1/?coliid=I2DY5LZRKEUXEX
Self-contained = device, antenna, battery, solar panel, camera (4k), basic weather senors (temp, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, rain collection would be nice but is optional).
Thanks for any suggestions.
https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Tomjoy-Ethernet-Suitable-Category/dp/B07...
Either there is a serious terminology or communications error going on here. Multiple Ethernet devices can not operate with a simple cable splitter.
Maybe this needs it own thread instead of
"simple-ip-poe-camera-aredn-novice"
73, Chuck