Home security: Should I add glass break sensors for my transom windows? |
- Should I add glass break sensors for my transom windows?
- Looking for an outdoor camera that will stand up to a Canadian winter (-40°)
- Advice needed: SSD to replace WD Purple?
- Unable to reconnect wifi camera
- Security system recommendations
- Paradox Esprit 646 "phones home" 1/week - disable?
| Should I add glass break sensors for my transom windows? Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:08 PM PDT I have two of these windows, glass size: 38.5" x 8". https://imgur.com/a/wBW6rPZ One for the master bath, one for the walk-in closet (not pictured). It would be easy enough for me to add two IQ-Glass-S sensors to my existing Qolsys system, but I'm wondering if it's even necessary. Would a burglar even attempt to break-in through such a small opening? [link] [comments] |
| Looking for an outdoor camera that will stand up to a Canadian winter (-40°) Posted: 07 Sep 2020 09:49 AM PDT Preferably with recording and night vision. I don't know much about this stuff but there seems to be upward trend of junkies wandering around lately, and I'd like to keep my things safe. [link] [comments] |
| Advice needed: SSD to replace WD Purple? Posted: 07 Sep 2020 08:06 PM PDT I recently moved in to a complex of townhouses, and we have a central surveillance system that was set up years ago by a security company. The system is currently using a 3TB WD Purple that apparently has needed replacing twice since the system was set up (which works out to be around every second year). Each time it fails, the company charge us a few hundred to come and replace the drive. I am wondering if we might not be better served replacing it with an SSD this time around? I know SSDs are not traditionally used for such high-volume write scenarios, but hear me out. WD Purple TB workload per year: 60TB Capacity: 3TB Price: ~130AUD Crucial MX500 TBW (total TB writes lifespan): 750TB Capacity: 2TB Price: 295AUD Installation: ~180AUD. So I'm thinking based on the lifespans of the two drives, the Crucial should be good for ~12 years if you divide its total TBW by 60 (the approved yearly workload for the WD Purple). I don't anticipate actually meeting these numbers, so let's say instead of 12 years it lasts 6 years. If so, the cost every 6 years would be: WD Purple: 130*3+180*3 = 930AUD Crucial MX500: 295+180 = 475AUD Has anyone already done something similar? How did you go? Anything I'm overlooking? Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Unable to reconnect wifi camera Posted: 07 Sep 2020 08:23 AM PDT Hello, Im having issues with my Foscam Wi-Fi camera. It's been working great until a few weeks ago when it lost connection and I have been unable to reconnect . I ended up doing a factory reset and tried to add with no luck. It seems like it's connecting to my network via Wi-Fi or wired connection but I cannot get it to display in the app. Is anyone had any issues with this. The model is R2C [link] [comments] |
| Security system recommendations Posted: 07 Sep 2020 11:01 AM PDT I've been doing research into security systems for my home and don't seem to be any closer to deciding which way to go. I would appreciate any suggestions and feedback the community has. The home 5000+ sq ft single-story home currently under construction. Over 20 openable windows/doors and a couple of non-opening windows. I have dogs (50-100 lbs) who are typically roaming freely indoors when I am away. Prefer DIY I am a software developer with an interest in gadgets and tinkering. I prefer to install things around my home myself and gain a better understanding how of they work - up to a point. I'm not interested in completely rolling my own system and creating something that only I understand how to use and maintain at the cost of my family being frustrated by it. I also have limited time to dedicate to working on things like this. Home automation I do not currently do much with home automation, but would like to know that in the future if I wanted to I could at least read the state of the system (sensor states and events for what doors are open/closed, etc.) and trigger automations using common home automation packages (Home Assistant, openHAB, etc.) Wired vs Wireless The home is currently being built, so I do have the opportunity to run wires if needed. I am intending to run a lot of ethernet cable throughout the house for home networking, media streaming, and cameras. However, I am not interested in voiding the warranty of my new doors and windows by drilling holes in them for wiring. So probably wireless sensors on the doors/windows, but for other things like the system hub or motion sensors it would be very easy to wire. Professional monitoring I like being alerted on my phone to events, and taking actions when appropriate. But it is unrealistic to me that I am the only source of monitoring. If I am away from home, it is often not possible or convenient for me to drop what I am doing at that moment to review notifications and decide to call emergency services or not. No Ring or Nest I am not interested in Amazon or Google having access to things in my home. Yes, I want professional monitoring. If a door is opened, motion is detected, or glass breaks while the system is armed I want an alarm to sound and the authorities notified. But I am not interested in sharing my personal data and habits with those companies. No cameras I already have several IP cameras behind a VLAN that I manage via my Synology. I plan to expand on this with DeepStack (and possibly move to Blue Iris) for better AI object recognition and notifications. I'm also really uncomfortable providing an external company with access to my cameras, especially anything indoors. So no cameras, including no image-based motion sensors for indoors. Power/heat tolerant I would like something that will work when the power is out, although I can put wired devices/base station on a UPS if needed. I would also like the base station (if it has one) to be hidden away in a cabinet or in my server closet, so it needs to be tolerant of those environments. Reliable with limited (or no) cloud dependencies I would like something that will work if my home internet is down, and that doesn't depend on the internet for basic functionality. Extra bells and whistles that depend on the internet is fine, but I've read about frustrating scenarios where users cannot even arm/disarm their system because it depends on a cloud-based infrastructure and that infrastructure became unavailable. If I come home and cannot get into my house because a cloud service provider is under a DDoS attack, that's a no-go. Or if I am leaving and cannot arm it, then what is the point of having it? Black sensors are a bonus I know, this is really nit-picky. But it seems like most of the window/door sensors I come across are white. I have black windows and doors. I don't want white sensors on them. I assume painting sensors could potentially interfere with their connectivity and probably voids their warranty/support, so if the system has an option for black sensors that's a plus. I did see black, paintable, outdoor sensors being offered by Surety, but they are significantly more expensive than regular sensors and I need quite a few of them. Thanks in advance for your help! [link] [comments] |
| Paradox Esprit 646 "phones home" 1/week - disable? Posted: 07 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT I've got an old Paradox Esprit 646 system in the home. Since cancelling my old land-line, the system starts beeping once per week, at the same time every week. I'm guessing the system is trying to check its status or something. It is easily disabled my hitting clear/TBL on the panel but annoying none-the-less... Is there any way to disable this on my end, without calling an alarm company? Ideally I would still like to use the system locally, and not disable it entirely. [link] [comments] |
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