RE: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

[Dave Kleiman <dave () davekleiman com>]

Adrian,

There are inherent risks with using WiFi.  

Google wep wpa wpa2 cracking  - 
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=active&q=wep+wpa+wpa2+cracking&oq=wep+wpa+wpa2+cracking

You can read some basics on WifI security here:

http://www.maxi-pedia.com/wireless+wifi+network+security+tutorial+101

http://www.maxi-pedia.com/WPA+WPA2+WiFi+protected+access


Respectfully,

Dave Kleiman - http://www.ComputerForensicsLLC.com - http://www.DaveKleiman.com

4371 Northlake Blvd #314
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561.310.8801 



From: Adrian J M [mailto:amilanoski () gmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 00:22
To: Dave Kleiman; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

Dave and Pranab,

I am thinking about doing this in my house as well however I wanted to set up a hybrid system using a few wireless and 
wired technologies.

Are there wireless cams that do 802.1.x authentication?
What is the security like on cams that run on the 'zwave' technology? What about the x10 which is similar? (these are 
home automation technologies)

I read an article that someone can come plug into to your exterior to your house and gain access to these devices. Can 
anyone make any comments regarding this? I would be very interested


Regards,
Adrian Milanoski
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From: "Dave Kleiman" <dave () davekleiman com>
To: "security-basics () securityfocus com" <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: June 4, 2012 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

Pranav,

There are some good software based surveillance setups that work with IP and Web cams,  there are even some free ones.

Visec - http://www.visec.ne

Eyeline by NCH - http://www.nchsoftware.com

ISPY has a free version, I am not aware of its capabilities.


Respectfully,

Dave Kleiman - http://www.ComputerForensicsLLC.com - http://www.DaveKleiman.com

4371 Northlake Blvd #314
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561.310.8801 


-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 21:18
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

Hi all,

I apologize if this is off topic since I am dealing with a home situation here. I am considering implementing a 
surveillance system for my house. I plan to use IP cameras. Yes, I already have a network in place and have figured out 
the placement of the cameras. 

The network video recorder is proving to be the most expensive bit of equipment in the whole setup. I was wondering if 
it is possible to use a desktop pc instead. I would connect the cameras to a switch and have a desktop pc interrogate 
the cameras and relay the feeds in real-time to a television such that a user can change channels to monitor the 
different camera feeds. Yes, we get TV tuner cards but do we get software that does something like this? I need 
non-computer savvy users to be able to monitor the cameras.

Pranav