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Can wireless CCTV co-exist with wifi?

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  • wonka
    wonka Posts: 484 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    albertross wrote:
    1 other thing to point out about wireless cameras is that they aren't encrypted, so anyone with a receiver in range can also see and hear what you can.

    That's not strictly true. If you check out the Panasonic BL-C30 (link above) you will see that its wireless function supports WEP. I concede that WEP is not the best form of security, certainly not as good as WPA/PSK, but it's certainly good enough to exclude the casual intruder, and cause a headache for a professional hacker.
    Of course, I may just be talking b****cks!
  • MickKnipfler
    MickKnipfler Posts: 1,983 Forumite
    I guess I could just use a bit of CAT5? I reckon I'll need about 8 cameras and some will need to be about 100m from the house. I guess that's stretchin it for CAT5 or wifi?
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    To clarify, I was referring to the wireless video sender variety, not IP cameras.
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • MickKnipfler
    MickKnipfler Posts: 1,983 Forumite
    I may look into funning a LAN with cameras ob and store to a NAS drive
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