Some advice please

[vj531]

Currently, have two Hik IP cameras hooked up to a QNAP. Simply one at the back and front of the house.
I want to add a 'porch type' camera to cover the front door in more detail.
Ideally, it would be connected via wifi and to the NAS to save running more cables.
I'm disabled so have to get these task done by outside contractors which is a pain and expensive.
Any ideas and input appreciated.

 

[Dan]

Hi @vj531

We would recommend the Hikvision DS-2CD2563G0-IWS 6MP Mini Dome - Hikvision DS-2CD2563G0-IWS 6MP Mini Dome Network Camera - they have 10m IR LEDs so are great for small spaces and this is one of the few WiFi models that Hikvision does, you will obviously still have to provide 12v power to the camera as it is not completely wireless and we would recommend doing the initial setup with it directly connected to a switch/router with an Ethernet cable before removing the Ethernet connection to run on WiFi, this is because doing the WiFi setup from scratch can sometimes be problematic.

The more important issue though is the QNAP NAS, most NAS devices that do support surveillance will have a set number of free camera licenses (usually 2 cameras) and if you want to go beyond those free licenses you will need to purchase extra licenses from QNAP. Also we would recommend talking to QNAP to confirm compatibility of this camera model with the specific NAS model you have as QNAP do NVR and NAS devices and it used to be the case (we haven't sold QNAP for a long time) that the compatibility list was longer for the NVR devices than the NAS devices, e.g. not as many cameras may be compatible with the NAS model you have.

You can find the contact details for QNAP Support at the QNAP website

 

[vj531]

Hi @vj531

We would recommend the Hikvision DS-2CD2563G0-IWS 6MP Mini Dome - Hikvision DS-2CD2563G0-IWS 6MP Mini Dome Network Camera - they have 10m IR LEDs so are great for small spaces and this is one of the few WiFi models that Hikvision does, you will obviously still have to provide 12v power to the camera as it is not completely wireless and we would recommend doing the initial setup with it directly connected to a switch/router with an Ethernet cable before removing the Ethernet connection to run on WiFi, this is because doing the WiFi setup from scratch can sometimes be problematic.

The more important issue though is the QNAP NAS, most NAS devices that do support surveillance will have a set number of free camera licenses (usually 2 cameras) and if you want to go beyond those free licenses you will need to purchase extra licenses from QNAP. Also we would recommend talking to QNAP to confirm compatibility of this camera model with the specific NAS model you have as QNAP do NVR and NAS devices and it used to be the case (we haven't sold QNAP for a long time) that the compatibility list was longer for the NVR devices than the NAS devices, e.g. not as many cameras may be compatible with the NAS model you have.

You can find the contact details for QNAP Support at the QNAP website

reply from QNAP
Thank you for your support inquiry.
This Hikvision DS-2CD2563G0 camera is on the camera compatibility list: Compatibility list - Camera HikVision :: QNAP
It should work on Surveillance Station with no problem .

However, the IP address of a camera under Wifi could be different as the IP with cable, you may confirm the IP address of this camera in advance then configure it in Surveillance Station. Because the connection of a camera under Wifi could be unstable, we'd still suggest connecting this camera via network cable.

Best regards
Jacky
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With this in mind would it be "cheaper" to just run a network cable as I will need to get 12v power sorted anyway?

 

[Dan]

With this in mind would it be "cheaper" to just run a network cable as I will need to get 12v power sorted anyway?

Good to hear it is compatible, if QNAP is advising that they think it will connect better and run more reliably with a hard connection then we would advise doing that. You will still need to provide power if you connect with Ethernet using a PoE injector - Level One POI-2002 Single Port POE Injector - so either way you will need a to purchase some kind of power supply but if you are going the hard-wired route using PoE will only require one cable as it carries both power and data whereas if you use a 12v power supply you would also need a network cable for data.