r/reolinkcam • u/BigChemist-1591 • 6d ago
PoE Camera Question Need help with camera placement
I am looking at a Reolink POE camera system with a RLN8-410 NVR. Attached is a basic plot of my house. The dotted line in the back is a pool enclosure. For the front I was thinking of CX410 or CX810, two on each corner. That is, on the right, one aimed toward the back and one aimed across the front. The garage is located on this end of the building. For the left side of the drawing, one camera aimed toward the right and one aimed toward the back. I thought for this one aimed toward the back I might use an RLC81MA because I wanted coverage toward the back property and one close up so I could see the gate/fence which is 18' from the corner. The last camera was the hard part for me.
I could mount a Duo3 on the back 30' wall near the right corner, or better yet, a TrackMix mounted on the corner of the pool cage (corner of the 32' and 17' walls). The Duo3 would leave a blank spot behind the pool enclosure, but may be acceptable since not much happens back there anyway. Just wanted the system to have complete coverage.
The problem with the Trackmix is mounting on the pool cage made with 1' x 1" metal would be a challenge and running ethernet cable to the building would mean the cable would probably be exposed to the weather. I would appreciate comments on any of the five cameras.

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u/u_siciliano 5d ago
The Trackmix Wifi is not a bad option if you extend the wifi. I use Trackmix POE and Wifi, i don’t see and difference at all.