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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...
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 The very outdated Debian core of the ReadyNASOS is probably going to be your largest stumbling block.
Readynas Surveillance was discontinued in 2017, so it is not an option.
Thanks Stephen.
Do you think I can set something up manually?
tony359 wrote:
Do you think I can set something up manually?
I don't know enough about Eufy cameras to say.
Generally speaking, I suggest starting with a PC package (then storing the videos to the NAS from the PC software).
IMHO, running surveillance on a headless system like a NAS is not a wise move. If your cameras have FTP capability (used to be common, isn't so much any more), you can just have them write to the NAS using that. If not, I recommend you run the surveillance software on a PC and then use the NAS as long-term storage to offload the PC drive. Most surveillance software has that capability. Using the NAS a primary storage for a PC based surveillance system is also not a wise move, too much can go wrong and you end up with no recordings. I personally use Blue Iris.
- 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?
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