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RedWulf
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I'm getting ready to set up an IP camera system (about 25 cameras). The main focus will be on my house with a decent router should cover(wifi). I need some budget recommendations for this router, reliable and several Ethernet ports preferably. I will also be adding some to a family house about 500 feet away; can a cat6 cable and a couple repeaters manage to link the two? Im trying to avoid fibre. However a wifi connection is possible, in which case I need recommendations for the antennas and routers. 

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You're gonna need a network switch, a proper 16 port one at least. Why not wire the cameras? For wireless, I have an asus RT-AC66U and i think there's a 68U now. Check that line out, it'll be great. 

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Just now, Flight1sim said:

Why not wire the cameras? For wireless, I have an asus RT-AC66U and i think there's a 68U now.

I may wire it to be honest, but since I'm not entirely settled in and share a home I'm trying to avoid laying a lot of hardwire. Thanks for the recommendation 

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1 minute ago, RedWulf said:

I may wire it to be honest, but since I'm not entirely settled in and share a home I'm trying to avoid laying a lot of hardwire. Thanks for the recommendation

No problem. Hopefully you won't have problems if u get a power outage or something, I know that some cameras reset when they lose power :P 

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25 camera is a lot for a normal consumer solution. Would you be using stand alone units or some kind of system? I am not a fan of wireless camera for security purposes. It isn't hard to buy/make a Wifi jammer that a intruder could use to disable that layer of security. A little bit foil hat, but not unheard of. If nothing else, I would set recording to fall back to internal storage incase of a network failure.

Also, I would suggest getting cameras with PoE injectors. Not only does this make it easier to run the wires (no power cord) but since the power is isolated, you can set up a battery backup. 

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