Comment on Wyze security camera owners reported that they could briefly see feeds from cameras they didn’t own

• GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A local NVR, like Frigate or Blue Iris.

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  • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like to check cameras while not being home.

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    • SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Setup a VPN server on your local network so you can connect in remotely.

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      • michaelfone@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This is far beyond the capabilities of the average user.

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    • bagelberger@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lorex has a companion app you can use to view your camera feeds, but all of the data stays on the NVR

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      • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I use NightOwl which is a dvr connected to the network. While accessing I’m really just accessing my own dvr… Right?

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    • gamer@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Go with Unifi then. They’re pretty much the only network equipment company with good software. The NVR (the computer that records/stores the camera feeds) can be used with or without internet access. If you know how to setup a VPN, you can connect to it without giving it internet access. If you don’t know/want to do that, you can use their free web portal to access it remotely.

      Cloud key G2 (NVR) is ~$200 and includes a 1tb HDD, G3 Flex cameras are ~$80 each. If you want to save some money, you can skip the cloudkey and install the software on an existing computer on your network.

      All you need for wiring is to pass a single ethernet cable to wherever you want to place the cameras since they use PoE (power over ethernet). You’ll also need a PoE adapter for each camera if you don’t have a router that supports PoE. They also sell really awesome routers with PoE, but if you’re new to PoE be careful and do your research because it can permanently damage incompatible equipment. The older EdgeRouters are an incredible value, but the PoE variants use a non-standard and more dangerous PoE implementation than the newer ones. The EdgeRouter X SFP w/ included power adapter does work fine with G3 Flex cameras though, since that’s exactly the setup I have (I don’t think it’ll work with the Cloudkey G2 tho).

      …also yes, I’m a bit of a fanboy.

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• gamer@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A camera not connected to the public internet.

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