Video surveillance and Kodi

[JohnnyJazz]

I was looking foir a decent video surveillance software (up to 6-8 IP cameras). The most populars seem to be iSpy and Zoneminder then I found Xeoma that has good reviews and cherry on the cake it seems to be compatible with Kodi.

http://www.htpcbeginner.com/kodi-security-cam-xeoma-video-surveillance-software/

http://felenasoft.com/xeoma/en/

Anybody already tried it ? Any other similar software you could recommand ?

Edited August 24, 2015 by JohnnyJazz

[JohnnyJazz]

Here an interesting link to get you started with your IP camera

http://ipvm.com/report/basic_networking_ip_cameras

[IMHO]

Consider a dedicated DVR box, and POE cameras - much easier / cheaper to keep them running with a UPS due to low power requirements.

Edited August 24, 2015 by IMHO

[RichCor]

DVR: Digital Video Recorder. (Recorder can sweep through the cameras or "Brady Bunch" then on a single screen when recording. Can also be set for motion capture.

POE: Power over Ethernet. Power is 'injected' into the Ethernet Cable at the 'Hub/Switch' so cable provides both Data and Power.

CAT5: 100m (328 ft.) for 100BaseTX

CAT6: 192m (630 ft.) for 100BaseTX, but usually limit to 150m

Kodi can still be used to 'look' at the cameras, on demand. A dedicated DVR camera hub is better for unattended security recording.

[IMHO]

Kodi can still be used to 'look' at the cameras, on demand. A dedicated DVR camera hub is better for unattended security recording.

Right, just make sure the cameras support ONVIF with dual streams... then there's no problems viewing on STB/phone/PC and recording on DVR simultaneously. If you really want to be sure you're not going to lose footage (i.e. HDD/NAS gets stolen), look for cameras that also record to their own local (micro) SD card, and/or DVR's that can upload footage to cloud storage.

As touched on in the network security thread, see if you can find cameras that support ONVIF but do not come with the added "anti-gift" of P2P streaming.If you really want to view live video from a remote location, setup a VPN + Streaming server at your house, so you can be sure only you are connecting to/viewing it.

Edited August 24, 2015 by IMHO