They stole felines? Or excavators?
From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Chris Fabien Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2024 6:55 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] security camera strategy We had a couple issues at our office when we first moved in. Caught someone trying to get into back door, and had cats stolen off two trucks once. Had some Blink cameras at that time, only useful to confirm that yea, someone did steal the cats they didn't just disappear, and get a vague vehicle description. After that we fenced in the yard with 6ft chainlink with barbed wire, and installed very good lighting (think car dealer brightness). We also upgraded cameras to megapixel IP cameras with local DVR. Haven't had any other issues since the lighting/fencing. Cameras have been useful for checking up on employees. Cliff Notes, make it look hard to steal from and most thieves will just choose an easier target. On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 4:41 PM Zach Underwood <zunder1...@gmail.com <mailto:zunder1...@gmail.com> > wrote: "some on-camera AI, 4k resolution, local storage caching " Interesting you got a make and model. Our AV guy is hopped on eagle eye networks system but I would like an alternative. On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net <mailto:af...@ics-il.net> > wrote: I can't speak to effectiveness, but we're about to test some on-camera AI, 4k resolution, local storage caching in event of network outage, etc. cameras. These would mostly be deployed on our fiber network, though. They're from a fairly prominent player as well. ----- Mike Hammett <http://www.ics-il.com/> Intelligent Computing Solutions <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> Midwest Internet Exchange <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> The Brothers WISP <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> _____ From: "Ken Hohhof" <khoh...@kwom.com <mailto:khoh...@kwom.com> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2024 1:03:33 PM Subject: [AFMUG] security camera strategy People in our rural areas are saying they need cameras because there have been break-ins, typically shop buildings to steal tools. In some cases $50K or $100K worth. This also gets people thinking their houses will get broken into. Especially if they go south for the winter. So I often wonder, what is the intended purpose of the security cameras? To deter theft, or to catch the perpetrators? If it’s a deterrent, you’d want the cameras to be visible, maybe some warning signs, maybe a motion activated floodlight, maybe even some fake cameras. If the idea is to catch the criminals, maybe you want to hide at least some of the cameras, but you want to make sure the resolution is good enough to identify faces and license plates, even by IR light at night (when I assume most burglaries take place). What if burglars obscure their license plates and wear masks? What if they cut the cables to the security cameras or use a WiFi jammer? Is it best to use cloud storage, a local NVR, or SDR cards in the cameras? And is there any worth in hiring a company like ADT? I’ve seen them put in the same consumer grade cameras you’d buy at Walmart, but you can get a whole system with door and window detectors and a monitoring service. Is it key to have a 24x7 monitoring service that will call police if they detect a breaking and see people on the cameras? I guess you could get a dog. I do have anecdotal evidence that cats are no use. (against mice yes, burglars no) Does anyone here have real world experience in what works and what just makes you feel good? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) My website <http://zachunderwood.me> advance-networking.com <http://advance-networking.com> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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