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Many thanks for this invaluable information, Nightbadger, you've saved me much faffing about! Currently looking at something like this maybe - are Orion any good? These are the shelves - not sure if they come with the mounting brackets though, are these something I need to buy separately? Can...

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a rack / cabinet (or anything else) I could use to mount a Hikvision DS-7616NI-M2-16P NVR and Netgear switch into keep them from getting knocked. I also have an old NAS that needs to sit somewhere, as well. I think I'd prefer a closed box as opposed to a...

I've read articles about Hikvision cameras and NVRs with 'backdoors' built into them to allow certain parties to connect and send data, etc. What's the current situation here, is this still a concern, and if so, which measures should be implemented to prevent this? Thanks in advance.

Couldn't agree more! Thanks again for all the help @Dan, hope you're having a fantastic holiday period!

Thanks for the great responses. I have a question regarding the connection of the cameras to the NVR. If I wanted to split one of the ethernet cables coming from the NVR so that it could connect to 2 cameras instead of the 1, would a single port support this scenario (bandwidth/power output...

Great, that makes sense - thanks for the explanation. I've come across another NVR that looks interesting - Hikvision DS-7616NI-I2-16P, which includes additional AI features than the DS-7616NI-M2/16P but has slightly lesser bandwidth capability. I wonder if you can help me with a few questions...

Hi @Dan Thanks for taking the time to reply with the suggestions - I’ll check out the cameras! To answer your questions about the light levels in some of the locations: 1 & 2 - these will have a decent amount of street lighting. 4 - much darker, but there is a PIR security light that triggers...

Hello, long time lurker, first time poster! Been reading around what's what for a few weeks and wanted to get your expert opinions on the right equipment for my needs. I'd like to buy a number of cameras (PoE) and an NVR. There are 6 camera locations covering different sized areas and so...