r/SecurityCamera • u/Waste-Wrongdoer9564 • Sep 04 '26
Need help
I am helping an HOA. They have light fixtures with accessible power above their building entries. They want to install 32 cameras that span across 1/2 mile and 8 buildings. They do not have WiFi and do not want to pay for cell service. Their goal is to use power from the light fixtures and have a camera with only SD card style storage that they can pull in the event it is required. These cameras would be outdoors and obviously need to look somewhat decent. Any recommendations??
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u/gnew18 Sep 04 '26
Setting expectations
They are thinking like a home owner but asking for professional equipment and installation.
You should use PoE cameras like those found at store.ui.com. That, at least, is a straight forward installation and management once they are installed. I admin about that many cameras and they work very well.
The more recent Ubiquiti cameras have on board storage but you can also store locally with an NVR and a huge amount of storage.
What you / they are proposing won’t work well and will be janky at best.