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Power over Ethernet (PoE) basics and beyond

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257 points voxadam | 3 comments | 16 Oct 25 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.651s | source
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skopje ◴[22 Oct 25 00:53 UTC] No.45663732[source]▶
PoE is awesome. My custom home security system is all CCTV PoE with a gstreamer backend running on four-core fanless linux box. Way to go. Complete control. No batteries, no wares spying on me, no personal data getting scraped by big guys. (Cloud connectivity sucks because I have segmented mp4s and jogging through them hurts but I only care for events after they happen, not while they happen.)
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skulk ◴[22 Oct 25 00:59 UTC] No.45663770[source]▶
Got any recommendations on what cameras to get? The market is absolutely flooded with cheap shitty cloud-connected all-in-one cameras making it hard to find good, simple products.
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stargrazer ◴[22 Oct 25 01:09 UTC] No.45663830[source]▶
reolink, also look at the frigate nvr software, they have a list for decent recommendations
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1. aivisol ◴[22 Oct 25 05:35 UTC] No.45665227[source]▶
Reolink with Synology NAS using their native Surveillance app. All stored locally, no cloud. One issue with Reolink I haven’t solved is that it is unable to detect approaching cars in the night. Departing cars work fine though. Otherwise no complaints.
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2. mlrtime ◴[22 Oct 25 11:18 UTC] No.45667415[source]▶
Dont dorget to pay Synology for the extra licenses for more cameras.
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3. aivisol ◴[22 Oct 25 14:43 UTC] No.45669878[source]▶
Yes I did pay for extra licenses. I also paid for the cameras to Reolink and disks to WD.