cb1000rider wrote:I wish I was one of those. :-)Redneck_Buddha wrote: For those who have access to an Internet provider that can offer over 400 mbs, (Grande, Google Fiber, etc.) shouldn't be that big of an issue.
That's not what I was actually referring to. These cameras tend to take a lot of pictures as I use their motion sensors. So trees that sway, changes in light often trigger the camera's record function. Having several of them push pictures over wifi impacts my network. Not the "internet" side -but actually loads up Wi-Fi. The photos are recorded to a device isn't in the main part of the house, I don't even attempt to push them to the cloud due data limits on my internet provider.
It doesn't noticeably affect internet access, but if you stream video over wifi as many people do these days, it interrupts that stream. Netflix, local streaming, all that stuff. If you don't have that, you won't notice.
I'm aware I can isolate the camera network and give priority to streaming - haven't taken it that far yet.
thats one reason when i set mine up i'm going with POE and have them all direct wired. I was going to buy wifi cameras but then I did more reading on how they can absolutely saturate your wifi bandwidth.