![]() Some of the more interesting products are video surveillance that can assist in knowing what is going on at your house while you are way and some of the products are more secure than others and therefore need to be treated differently. Many home security vendors are empowering users with remote cameras that can enable one to see who is at the door or help to monitor the home while you are away.Īll of these devices are great tools however we need to understand how these devices impact one’s network from both a bandwidth and security perspective. In the past year there have been an explosion of new devices that can be placed in your home to automate just about anything. In my previous articles I talked about segregating and securing your personal networks from the devices that tend to have connections outside vendors. This month I wish to talk more about the Internet Of Things (IOT) as it pertains to video surveillance. While the physical box is plain, it is packed with many of the features that most people would want. A friend of mine suggested that I look at the Open Sprinkler project ( After comparing feature for feature with other more expensive solutions I found that Opensprinkler is the perfect solution for my needs. ![]() Many of the systems are capable of controlling 8 – 10 zones and have auto update features, but I was looking for more… I wanted something that I had total control over and that was flexible for my expansion needs. In my case, due to the high number of zones I have ( 18 ), I was having a hard time finding a solution that was expandable, simple to use and program, easily updatable and most of all remotely accessible and intelligent. Some had very fancy graphical interfaces, some seemed to be more secure, some had the ability to be expandable. I had been looking at many “ intelligent” networked sprinkler systems that are available many of which have a multitude of features that make them very attractive for my purposes. In recent months I have been struggling with a failing sprinkler box that controls 18 zones but simply was NOT intelligent to not water when it rains nor was it easy to switch zones without having to go back to the timer in garage and manually set the next zone time and then walk back around house to see the effects. ![]() This month I will take a slight departure from the usual security related news to more of a tech product review.
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