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IP camera surveillance set up
Hello all,
I've got a few Eufy cameras which allow me to record on the NAS but I am a bit puzzled on how to do so. I found the "surveillance add on" manual which suggests how to enable the add-on, but the directions seem to be incorrect.
Also... do I need to pay to enable that on my NAS???
Running OS6.10.6
Thanks for your help!
tony359 wrote:
But I don’t want to keep my PC on 24/7, that’s what the Nas is for 🙂
The cameras are basic and record 24/7 on their own SD card. It would have been nice to also have a copy on the NAS to be safe.
Besides things that can go wrong, is there any other disadvantage in using a nas for this purpose? Drive wear and tear?Actually, that's what a DVR is for. But you can use a dedicated PC as a DVR. Assuming your cameras are of the "Eufy solo" type, I see only RTSP capability for streaming, so you'd have to look for that in any product you choose. Blue Iris does support RTSP. For a LInux solution, Shinobi looks promising (https://shinobi.video/ ), but I see nothing suggesting it's compatible with the older Debian of the ReadyNAS. It does have a web interface, so can be run headless.
No, I wouldn't recommend using your desktop PC for this, either.
You haven't said which model NAS and cameras you have, but the older entry-level ones are certainly not up to keeping up with multiple simultaneous high-resolution streams. As a backup of the video, so not in real time, they are excellent. But I see nothing about a Eufy that suggests they have that capability. The very outdated Debian core of the ReadyNASOS is probably going to be your largest stumbling block.
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Readynas Surveillance was discontinued in 2017, so it is not an option.
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