I/P Cameras on the Farm. The Good Bad and The Ugly

[Industrial Toys]

I have never worked with I/P Cameras, but ended up with a Engenius EDS5110 1 Meg HD Bullet Camera. It just showed up with a shipment of Engenius Phones.

So, I thought, it's a good way to become acquainted with this technology. Nothing could have prepared me for the time and complexity involved in this technology. I know a neighbor has spent hundreds of hours trying to make an Engenius Link work between us, as he uses my Internet connection.

I am no where near getting this camera going. It's even got to the point where tech support asks me "is anybody else there" or "how about a teenager?" That's funny, if it weren't so tragic!

Looking at You Tube tutorials on the subject does reveal just how involved and multi layered such an installation is. If you learn to move snow with a tractor, the skills are transferable. So is learning to solder copper pipe, or paint a wall. But this I/P camera stuff just seems like a lot of time spent, that will never be good for anything else. Am I wrong?

Engenius has some neat product offering with a FREE Viewer and no license or subscription charges. Is this normal? So, I think the technology is great, just wondering if I should spend any more time on Engenius or go with something else. Maybe something where the information learned is more universal.

 

[B7510HSD]

I have never worked with I/P Cameras, but ended up with a Engenius EDS5110 1 Meg HD Bullet Camera. It just showed up with a shipment of Engenius Phones.

So, I thought, it's a good way to become acquainted with this technology. Nothing could have prepared me for the time and complexity involved in this technology. I know a neighbor has spent hundreds of hours trying to make an Engenius Link work between us, as he uses my Internet connection.

Have you installed the software? Probably will need to forward a port in your router also.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Sorry, still composing my OP. If I enter too much, it just crashes.

It's all about the Router it seems, yet the router plays a very small part of my LAN. It's only function here is to allow wireless browsing on Tablet or phone in my living and bed room.

Engenius says that if I had "Their" router, things would be very easy, to which I said that makes no sense. If I had Panasonic or Sony I/P cameras, they don't specify their own brand of Router!

 

[B7510HSD]

Sorry, still composing my OP. If I enter too much, it just crashes.

It's all about the Router it seems, yet the router plays a very small part of my LAN. It's only function here is to allow wireless browsing on Tablet or phone in my living and bed room.

Engenius says that if I had "Their" router, things would be very easy, to which I said that makes no sense. If I had Panasonic or Sony I/P cameras, they don't specify their own brand of Router!

What router do you have ?? I take it the cam is plugged into the router?

 

[RNeumann]

Every product like this uses a “server” that allows you to type in something like www.myipcamerayadayadayada........ and it then forwards that to your camera. They want you to use their router so it will transmit your IP address to them . This way they can find the IP of your modem (which can change).
Unless you want a new hobby skip the camera. Their are others that play nice with all routers. iSmart and Nest are two that come to mind.
Skip the VPN as well. Something else that is useless unless you want another new hobby.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have my tower, where internet comes in, goes into a Greenet Switch.

This is what the Camera is Plugged into. AND my Neighbors Enenius Link Radio.

Then from that switch to a media converter that switches to RG 6, Goes 500 Feet down a steep hill toward the house.

Back to a Media Converter in the Wood Shed, Then Underground Via CAT 5

To The House and to Another Greenet Switch,

To my Office Desk Top Computer

AND to the Router Upstairs, A D-Link, and To Apple TV.

TRY explaining that to Tech Support when they say "Follow the Cable Coming out of your Router" OK. Which Vehicle Do I take?

 

[B7510HSD]

I have my tower, where internet comes in, goes into a Greenet Switch.

This is what the Camera is Plugged into. AND my Neighbors Enenius Link Radio.

Then from that switch to a media converter that switches to RG 6, Goes 500 Feet down a steep hill toward the house.

Back to a Media Converter in the Wood Shed, Then Underground Via CAT 5

To The House and to Another Greenet Switch,

To my Office Desk Top Computer

AND to the Router Upstairs, A D-Link, and To Apple TV.

TRY explaining that to Tech Support when they say "Follow the Cable Coming out of your Router" OK. Which Vehicle Do I take?

Well it doesn't appear the switches need anything but I bet you will need the IP address of the camera S well as the port it uses should be in the manual

 

[Industrial Toys]

The Greennet switches are transparent (unlike some switches I have tried).

I thought, if you have the IP address of the Camera and tell a viewer this address, it should work. Obviously not. I/P address, Mac address, Subnet, Gateways, Dynamic or Static I/Ps. It's Crazy. I feel it's like being shown how to wire something, and it works, but you have no idea how it works. Not very satisfying, if you ask me.

 

[k0ua]

A friend of mine uses several of them in his chicken houses so he can view and hear from home, about 1/2 mile away.. He is WA0RVK. I have set up a couple of them in a city park once but it has been some time ago, I don't remember it being much trouble, I can't remember for sure if we used dynamic dns or static IP's. It has been several years.

 

[workinallthetime]

Cat 5/6 has a useable range of less than 400 feet, is this camera a true ip cam? If it is then is it high POE, or normal? POE means power over Ethernet, your switch provides the power to the ip cam. A router does not power anything just routes the data.
Reply with make and model of the cam and I will see if I can help you.