oh yay.What security cams do you have? Anyway, that bottom picture by the bumper cover, that definitely looks like something not related to drought.
i use Chinese version 6mp Dahua cams (IPC-hdw4631c-a) and blue iris software on a dedicated PC. The app isn't nearly as clear as the actual PC server but it works well enough for remote access.
I chose a turret over a dome since they are wall/horizontally mounted. Domes tend to get a lot of water drops blocking the view. The separate IR sensor also eliminates spiders from constantly triggering the cam.
when we built this house I had 10 cat5e lines run through the brick and terminating into a separate can. The other can is for all the bedrooms/office/loft/living room.
I still have 4 more to put up, just lazy. Also need to upgrade the hard drive and start recording 24/7, right now it only records on triggers.
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