I'd love PoE but unfortunately have to get wireless because I can't run ethernet to the outside it's just too much work for a big building and involves drilling holes, etc.

wyze seems to have deleted the RTSP firmware from their site and said they have no plan to bring it back. I'll be looking for other cameras.

Believe me I'd love PoE, but it really isn't easy to run ethernet cable from the inside of the building to the outside. It's a large building with 3 stories.

Do you know why wireless cameras are so discouraged? I tried doing some research yesterday and there really are not many onvif wireless cameras available but unfortunately I need to use one because it's not feasible for me to run cables outside. Also, it seems wyze decided to delete the RTSP firmware from their website because it was insecure, so that's why I need to buy new cameras.

Thanks for the tip. It looks like zoneminder might support wyze cams via RTSP. I like that it's open source and already in the distro repositories.

I don't know what any of that means right now but I appreciate it and am sure it will make sense once I research this a bit.

This is very helpful information. Thank you. I'll go with NVR/FrigateNVR in that case. Unfortunately, I need to stick with wireless cameras because there are next to no power sources available outside the building. Good to know my wyze cameras don't have to be e-waste in the case of FrigateNVR.

This sounds great. Thank you very much for the tip. Software DVR would be even better.

That sounds like exactly what I need, thank you. I will research them.