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Silarius Academy / Internet and network

Internet and network

How much internet you need and how to keep video flowing.

14 lessons
  1. 1Fair use: when a camera uses more than its planEach plan includes free extra room. You only pay more if a camera goes well past it, and you can fix that.4 min
  2. 2How much internet speed your cameras needWork out how much upload speed your site needs, or how many cameras your internet can handle.6 min
  3. 3Work out how much data your cameras useEstimate how many gigabytes your cameras send each hour, day and month.5 min
  4. 4Use less internet: frame rate, compression and smart codecsChange a few camera settings to cut how much internet your cameras use.5 min
  5. 5Why the speed sometimes jumps above your settingUnderstand why a camera set to 1 Mbps sometimes shows 2 Mbps or more, and when to worry.4 min
  6. 6Keep recording when the internet dropsYour choices for saving video locally when your site's internet is not reliable.4 min
  7. 7Automatic SD card recovery (Profile G): why we don't recommend itLearn what automatic SD card recovery is, what it needs, and why a manual backup is safer.5 min
  8. 8Remote sites on satellite or cellular internetTips for running cameras on cellular (4G/5G) or satellite internet without using too much data.5 min
  9. 9VPNs and your camerasWhat a VPN does, how it affects video, and when to use one.4 min
  10. 10Firewall rules: let cameras and live video throughWhat to allow on a locked-down network so cameras can reach the cloud and live video can play.5 min
  11. 11Set up port forwarding (and why you may not need it)Open a door on your router so Silarius Cloud can reach an ONVIF camera, and check that it works.7 min
  12. 12Network basics for IP camerasPlain explanations of IP address, router, switch, DHCP, DNS and the other words you will meet.5 min
  13. 13Cameras on different networks with one Silarius GatewayConnect cameras spread across different IP ranges, VLANs or sites through a single Silarius Gateway.4 min
  14. 14Why Silarius Cloud uses H.264 (not H.265)Why the web app plays H.264 video, and what to do if your camera sends H.265.4 min

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