does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
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@tarajdactyl I use Reolink cameras and they happily work offline, streaming into Frigate for local detection.
cc @rachel for North American recommendations@Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk @tarajdactyl@anarres.family I'm using a mix of amcrest and "empire tech" cameras
I have them all running on a vlan with no Internet access connected to frigate with no issues. None of them required Internet for initial setup. Pretty soon on my list of things to work on (read: idk maybe sometime this year) is router level log analytics but I haven't seen any evidence of the cameras attempting connecting to anything they shouldn't on the local network from my other monitoring systems/scans.
The NDAA compliant cameras should be even better at not trying to connect to anything but I am not paying out for an Axis camera -
@Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk @tarajdactyl@anarres.family I'm using a mix of amcrest and "empire tech" cameras
I have them all running on a vlan with no Internet access connected to frigate with no issues. None of them required Internet for initial setup. Pretty soon on my list of things to work on (read: idk maybe sometime this year) is router level log analytics but I haven't seen any evidence of the cameras attempting connecting to anything they shouldn't on the local network from my other monitoring systems/scans.
The NDAA compliant cameras should be even better at not trying to connect to anything but I am not paying out for an Axis camera@Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk @tarajdactyl@anarres.family I setup dnat rules for all outbound NTP/DNS that isn't on the approved list, but after I saw it was the cameras misbehaving I went into their configs and updated their DNS/NTP settings and the settings have stuck
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@Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk @tarajdactyl@anarres.family I setup dnat rules for all outbound NTP/DNS that isn't on the approved list, but after I saw it was the cameras misbehaving I went into their configs and updated their DNS/NTP settings and the settings have stuck
@Foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk @tarajdactyl@anarres.family tbf having a default ntp isn't really that offensive since most consumer devices can't be expected to advertise an ntp server....
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
@tarajdactyl I use Reolink for this
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@tarajdactyl I know Reolink is all local but they really want to also sell you a DVR/controller box, so I’m not sure how well they work on their own. Not cheap, either.
@bytex64 @tarajdactyl yeah you NEED a hub to use a battery powered camera without an app. PoE or wired power, you can talk directly to the camera over LAN
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
@tarajdactyl I've been using Reolink for this same thing for almost a decade. https://netninja.com/2017/08/12/open-architecture-security-cameras/
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
@tarajdactyl
There are plenty!Reolink, Amcrest, Dahua, and Unifi generally all rank high as far as camera quality goes for offline cameras.
You'll need an NVR to capture and store footage. I know a lot of folks that self-host frigate to do this, and some that have a unifi setup use that as their NVR. The backing storage can be a dedicated machine or a general NAS with some space budgeted out for camera use.
With offline networked cameras, it's generally recommended to have them on their own vlan, and also have firewall rules that prevent them from being able to access the internet at all. Personally I prefer wired cameras that are PoE compatible. It's too easy to deauth wireless cams for my comfort, and PoE means I only have to run one cable instead of two.
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
Web cams and Motioneye?
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
@tarajdactyl we have Eufy cameras. They keep the video on device by default and you can download events. You can purchase cloud storage but we haven't
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does anybody know of security cameras that DON'T automatically connect to the internet?
ideally I'd really like a camera or two but i absolutely don't want to provide footage to Amazon or any other corporation.
i just want something that'll stream locally, where i tell it to go and that's it.
... i might just need to get some webcams and single board computers and write my own software and call it a day... but i figured it's worth an ask.
I've got unifi cameras streaming to an on-site NVR, and while the videofeeds are accessible from the internet, it very much acts like it's coming from my home when accessed off-site, so no cloud storage.
Some wyze cameras have alternate firmware that swaps them to rtsp instead of streaming to the internet, but I haven't put one under a traffic analyzer to confirm.
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