1. Power
1.1. YES, I have 110V AC power
1.1.1. Any type and any number of devices can be powered with 110V AC power
1.2. NO, I don't have AC power, off-grid power options to consider are:
1.2.1. Solar electric power
1.2.2. Battery powered
1.2.3. Generators
1.2.4. Fuel Cell Systems
2. Communications
2.1. Hardwired or wireless internet service provider for your internet access
2.2. Point-to-point wireless for cameras on your local network
2.3. LTE cellular service
2.3.1. Static IP usually required
2.3.2. No Static IP required if using our cloud service
2.4. Satellite internet service
2.5. Retrieve video manually
3. Lighting
3.1. Low light cameras
3.2. Cameras with IR light built in
3.3. Add LED IR or White light systems
3.4. Use thermal cameras
4. What is the purpose of this system?
4.1. Security
4.1.1. Intrusion Detection or Perimeter Protection
4.1.1.1. Central station monitoring service
4.1.1.2. Self monitored
4.1.2. General security purposes
4.2. Surveillance
4.2.1. What level of detail do you require?
4.2.1.1. Monitor
4.2.1.2. Detect
4.2.1.3. Observe
4.2.1.4. Recognize
4.2.1.5. Identify
4.2.1.6. Inspect
4.3. Intrusion detection system
4.3.1. Video verified alarm system
4.3.2. Real time live systems
4.4. Construction Camera Systems, Time Lapse, Project Managment
4.4.1. Hosted or self hosted video?
4.4.2. Do you require live viewing?
5. Camera Types
5.1. Fixed cameras
5.1.1. License plate cameras
5.1.2. 180 degree panorama cameras
5.2. Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras
5.3. Thermal cameras
6. Video Management System (VMS)
6.1. VMS running onboard camera
6.1.1. Mobotix VMS is embedded at the camera level
6.1.2. Exacq Edge VMS runs on a 128GB SD card on board an AXIS camera
6.2. VMS running on server
6.2.1. For remote locations, a VMS can run on a embedded, fanless, solid state drive, industrial grade, ruggedized computer
6.2.2. For locations with full utilities, we usually recommend Exacq or Milestone VMS software running on a server
7. Servers and Storage
7.1. Onboard camera
7.1.1. Mobotix
7.1.2. Exacq Edge