Most of the time you will be connecting your Meraki MV security cameras to a wired network. The wired network is usually what provides the power needed and connectivity for the cameras to power up and function correctly. However, there are occasions when you don’t have wired ethernet connectivity to the location where the camera is needed. You can either have a cable run to that location or use the built-in Wifi capabilities of any generation 2 Meraki MV security camera. Of course you will still need to power the camera. This can be done by drawing power from a nearby outlet and using a power injector or by utilizing…
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Where to place your Security Cameras
How to figure out the best distance, height and angle for the job. First, we need to ask ourselves a few questions. What are we trying to accomplish? What problem are we trying to solve. Are we looking for higher detail for better identification and recognition? Are we more interested in analytics like detecting objects such as people or vehicles? And, does it need to be an either / or scenario? Let’s dive in… What is pixel density and why does it matter? In short it is the number of pixels used for a given object within the field of view. Pixel density combines the sensor size, pixel count, focal…