Good calving cameras / security cameras

funkey_monkey

How do you get the Hikvision PTZ online? It has been working fine, but today it has gone offline and I was wondering if there was a way to turn it online again via the Hikconnect app.

Anyone know how to do this - should be simple!

Easten

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118101612#Comment_118101612

Can you access the Home network from the shed. ie can you connect to the internet from the wifi in the shed? as it sounds like the tp-link is not connected to your house network

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118134311#Comment_118134311

Yes wifi works in the shed, had issues with 2nd TP router in house today & had to reset the system, hopefully all should work now

Hard Knocks

Has anyone using wifi adapters noticed any changes since a smart meter was installed?

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118154470#Comment_118154470

No and my router is on the opposite side of the wall from the meter. Really shouldn't have any more effect than a mobile as the smart meter just has a built in 3G modem. My house / yard has a few wireless networks some in the same 2.4Ghz band as WiFi without issues.

But if you feel something is interfering you can change the WiFi band by a few Hz from your router and/ or access points.

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118154657#Comment_118154657

Have 2 receivers (1 for office 1 for shed), both will work in the house but neither are working in the shed (20 yards), all on same circuit

Everything working well previously

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118154766#Comment_118154766

Sorry I misunderstood your comment, it's the power line/WiFi adapters you are using. To be honest they are a black art at the best of times. 20 yards to an outside shed is well beyond their intended use. Any change in your wiring could effect them alright, not necessarily the smart meter, a new appliance with a motor could be the culprit either, either way your reception was on a cliff edge to start with so it wouldn't take much to push It off. A wireless bridge would be a far better option or even better is to run a cable.

Deteriorating components in the WiFi plugs such as capacitors could also be the culprit and only effect it's longest range while still working over shorter distances.

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118154862#Comment_118154862

Worked brilliant last winter and was hoping same this one too, putting in ducts in the spring and will run cable then

Sods law

emaherx

I got 2 sets of these (4 in total) to connect different buildings to the house:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Z4R827X/ref%3Dppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They work as a pair out of the box, but be warned every one of them is pre set with the same password, so worth logging into them and changing.

Can confirm Reolink Go PT alarm will scare what's left of the piss out of a cat marking hay bales - yeah I know re pregnant ewes (they won't be getting this hay), no feckin door on shed!

funkey_monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116680641#Comment_116680641

I had to send the camera back to supplier due to the cooling fan continuously running. Seems to be a known problem with the Hikvision cameras. Was an annoying and distracting noise from it. Also, at times it tended to freeze and then sweep to a backwards position.

Seller thought second issue might be a programmed scan kicking in. How I'm not sure though. PTZ repairs go back to Hikvision themselves.

SuperTortoise

Upgrading two fixed cameras in shed to 1 fixed and 1 PTZ.

I've settled on this camera for the PTZ: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VB3JLMJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3U9Q5O0WCDPGX&psc=1

Any issues before i order?

Kachukas

Hello

Some help please.

I have been using a Reolink Go 4g camera offsite in stables which were a couple of kms away for when mares are foaling and found it great.

This year however we are renting a stable which is much closer to the house (about 250m) I had planned on using the same Reolink camera but when I set it up today to test it the 4g coverage is very poor and I was unable to connect the camera at all. I tried positioning the camera around each wall but it was the same. My mobile phone signal is brutal here too barely getting a couple of bars.

What are my options?

Thanks

Kachukas

Here's what I've been thinking about getting

My house has Fibre to the Home (FTTH) with speeds of over 150mbs download.

The stables where I want to errect the camera is approx 250m (at the very most) away. There is a direct line of sight to the stables with no interference.

I was thinking of getting these:

KuWFi 2-Pack 300Mbps Wireless outdoor CPE Kit,Indoor&Outdoor Point-to-Point Supports 1KM transmission distance solution for PTP, PTMP application

from Amazon for €64

My plan is to fix one on the roof of my house and the other on the roof of the stable.

I was then going to use one of these

REOLINK 5MP(2560x1920@30FPS) PoE Camera Outdoor/Indoor IP Security Video Surveillance, IP66 Waterproof, IR Night Vision, Motion Detection, Work with Smart Home, Up to 128GB Micro SD Card, RLC-410-5MP

again from amazon for €38

Do I just connect a long ethernet cable from my Eir modem to the first bridge on my house roof and then another ethernet cable from the 2nd bridge (stable) to the camera??

Will this work or do I need anything else?

Thanks

Sugarbowl

I had trouble getting reception with my reolink as well. Think the corrugated sheets were affecting the signal. Try putting the camera in the stable where you want, then go home or to a place where you phone has better reception to try it then. I had poor connection in the shed but when I came away home with my phone it works great.

Doubt it's the corrugated sheets as my camera and aerial are inside under sheeting, but I bought the Bingfu aerial so maybe that helps.

893bet

I have found the reception on my phone to be crucial. Need phone to have good 4g to connect.

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118415600#Comment_118415600

That should work fine. I have some of those KU-WiFi bridges, 4 of them linked.

They come as a preconfigured pair, but you should log onto them and change the passwords at a minimum as they all have Default Password: 66666666 which isn't great to broadcast your home network over 1KM in every direction with a known password.

if this is the camera https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reolink-Surveillance-Waterproof-Detection-RLC-410-5MP/dp/B07C75C47B?th=1 it looks like there is no PSU with it. You either need a 12V PSU or a POE injector or POE Switch to power it. If going with POE options they must conform to (IEEE 802.3af).

The bridges KU-WiFi Bridges are also POE but are passive 24V that conforms to no official POE standard, so only use the supplied POE injector PSU with them.

pms7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118413582#Comment_118413582

try other networks

pms7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118411987#Comment_118411987

that looks similar to my Hikvision. Seems ok, the 100m infra red is good. Better than lights on.

Depending on layout, I'd prefer few fixed to a ptz, can be fiddley to move, my one need to use on screen arrows to move or presets, cant move by swiping across screen

Do you want sound? dont see mic

Do you want record? dont see sd card slot

Neither of which my expensive Hikvision have..

Got external mic for €60

Kachukas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118420069#Comment_118420069

I have done. Vodafone the best of all

Easten

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118411987#Comment_118411987

The only issue I see is the price of that camera, it seems very expensive for what it is

SuperTortoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118420093#Comment_118420093

Thanks for feedback, no i don't really need a mic, don't really need record function either but the 2 current fixed cameras are set to record by default and i did'nt bother to mess with them, i presume the PTZ will record the same as the fixed cameras when it's routed back to the NVR?

One question i forgot to ask, the PTZ will be mounted in the middle of the shed which is about 20 feet away for the nearest fixed camera, can i simpy unplug the fixed camera and extend the POE cable as far as the middle of the shed?

If so is this what i'm looking for? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coupler-Abrity-Ethernet-Extender-Connector-Black/dp/B08XNN76K6/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3QPDGHY1PWRZU&keywords=POE%2Bcable%2Bextender&qid=1641413425&sprefix=poe%2Bcable%2Bextender%2Caps%2C64&sr=8-11&th=1

Any issues with loss of signal when using these?

Thanks.

SuperTortoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118422926#Comment_118422926

I've spent a good while looking and can't seem to find better value.

The rest of my cameras are Hikvision with a Hikvision NVR and i've read reviews of other brand cameras losing some features when paired with a Hikvision NVR?

I'd probably need another 2 fixed cameras to cover the whole shed along with the two already up, think i can save on bandwidth by using a single PTZ to cover the whole shed.

SuperTortoise

I'm trying to fault find my camera setup, i'm receiving a "no video" feed on the dvr, i think the problem is the powerline adapter being used.

I did'nt install the system and i'm not up to date with netwoking and cameras so i'm learning as i go.

I have a pair of tp-link av600, one in the attic and one on the inside of the hayshed about 50m away, i'm thinking there must be interference between the two av600, do they transmit the signal via electrical wires or are they wireless boosters?

I've re-paired them and the wifi light is on on both the transmit and receiving end, but still no signal getting to the dvr.

Are the tp-link av600 the right thing to be using?

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917901#Comment_119917901

Try your smartphone in the hay shed to see if it’s getting wifi

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119917901#Comment_119917901

Are the tp-link av600 the right thing to be using?

No, they are not really suitable for use between buildings (and probably shouldn't be used for any permanent network anyway). They transmit over the powerlines. Any appliances/equipment with motors can really interfere with them.

A wireless bridge would be far more reliable, Nanostations are very popular and work over KM's but over 50M there are some cheaper options. Running a network cable is the most reliable option but not always practical.

Are the camera's wired network? or Wifi? or do they connect to the DVR directly with BNC video leads?

whelan2

We're looking for a camera for outfarm . It's 1 mile from our home yard and our house is in a hollow if that makes any difference. We want someone to supply and fit, what are our options?

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918820#Comment_119918820

Depends on the hollow.

Wireless Bridge needs line of sight, if that can be achieved using poles then that is one option.

3G/4G/5G are options depending on signal and speeds available.

Do you have power on out farm? Solar is an option but some compromises may be required depending on what sort of video quality you want to achieve.

whelan2

We have power at outfarm. Camera would be in a shed

SuperTortoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918666#Comment_119918666

Thanks for the reply, cameras are wired via POE.

Now I think of it I have cameras on the house as well they are wired direct to the router on the attic again via POE, but no signal from them either, maybe its a router problem as well?

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119919123#Comment_119919123

If your Router is not working then surely you'd have no internet?

You hardly have a second router just for the cameras? But maybe you mean a switch? If so is it a POE switch or separate injectors? or POE provided from DVR/NVR. Check all of your connections and power supplies not uncommon for a PSU in a switch or POE injector to fail.

How is the POE connected in the sheds? via injectors? POE doesn't work over standard powerline adaptors.

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918988#Comment_119918988

Well that makes most options simpler.

If you can get line of sight wireless bridge would work, if not a 3G/4G/5G router will allow you to connect any type of camera system you like, if it's for calving use PAYG and only top it up when needed. Do you know what operators work well there?

whelan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119919865#Comment_119919865

Rebounders for all networks 20 metres from shed

pms7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119918889#Comment_119918889

Hi Emaherx,

I have seen wireless bridge to work without line of sight, obviously at reduced performance. I just tested it out while fitting one. But it would be worth trying if easiest option, just get an over powered one, 10km.

emaherx

I have too, but it's hard to recommend it without better idea of the topography. What works now could also suddenly stop come spring when the leaves return.

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119919889#Comment_119919889

If you want good quality kit and are going with someone to supply/fit I'd go with someone installing Hikvision Cameras. Any good installer can supply 4G cameras and/or camera with a 4G router.

Technically professional CCTV installers are meant to be PSA approved.

Itryhard

Hi, I want to put in a calving camera and thought black Friday sales might spur me on. I have power in shed but WiFi is poor so thinking sim card option. Can folks recommend a package that's reasonable but not crazy money? Thanks

freekerry

I have a few cameras on land , some on WiFi and some 4g. In my experience you compromise a lot on the 4g ones, lesser quality and features in return for 4g functionality. I would try sort out the WiFi or run an ethernet cable . But otherwise the reolink go pt 4g cameras are good, if you can sort out WiFi the reolink rlc 823a are the business . I use the 4g ones way out on the Farm, far from the yard, so that I can count cattle when grazing - I don't live there

SuperTortoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119919858#Comment_119919858

Just to update, done a bit of routing yesterday and found the problem was the power supply to the router, i noticed the power light on the router were flashing on/off quickly, i dismissed it a few times thinking it was just light bleeding over from the wifi connection light that i thought was flashing because of receiving data if that makes sense.

I did'nt have a spare power supply with the correct plug, but i did have a spare router, plugged it in and away we go.

So thanks for that suggestion.

I will change out the av600 extenders for a proper system eventually.

Tomjim

https://secureitnow.ie/shop/

What are these guys like to deal with?

satstheway

Anyone use lyca network for data in router?

freekerry

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119978302#Comment_119978302

I recently signed up to them, have the sim in a mobile camera in a field. Prices very good, I had one question so I emailed support and took a week for them to reply but other than that was fine. U will need an unlocked phone cause u need to insert sim card in a phone to get the mobile number before using in router, and also need the phone to receive an sms with one time password for the lyca app.

satstheway

I can't follow it at all.

Do I have to buy €5 topup and then add the €4.99 GB bundle. Or can I buy the bundle only?

funkey_monkey

Are static cameras better than ptz for an out farm where you'd be connecting via sim card?

Got a Hikvision ptz at home farm and it has a tendency to latch the directional command and spin 360deg.

satstheway

Set up a few presets where you want the camera looking. Works a treat in poor upload areas.

Try to lower data use with h265+ compression

freekerry

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119979729#Comment_119979729

Ya u have to get both.. only after u get the 5 euro topup do u get the sms with your mobile number. But u have the 5 euro bundle from when u ordered the sim card , as far as I remember. But for sure u need to top up sim card to activate it. Its confusing

satstheway

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119981015#Comment_119981015

So it's really €10 per month and you have to put sim in a phone each time u top up to get the text with the top up.

I'll stick with my €20 three sim, If I have to drive to the outfarm 22km away and start messing with a phone when the data runs out.

freekerry

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119982074#Comment_119982074

No it's only the first time u need to add the 5euro and also only one time need to insert sim into a phone. It works OK once you get it up and running , and just top up on the app then as needed

Tomjim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119951376#Comment_119951376

Anyone - whats the equipment like?