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By Victor4
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Dear Readers..

We would like to present the following scenario and then would like to ask for your expertise advice.

We have a need to install 40+ wireless video cameras in one single building. We would like to be able to view the video of any one camera at any given moment. Perhaps 3-4 on one PC screen.

1. Will it be possible to have all 40 cameras transmitting their signal all at once ? What frequency band(s) would you suggest we use to transmit the video signal in order to achieve our goals ? We understand that the 2.4GHz band has only 3 non-overlapping channels and the 5GHz band has 23 non-overlapping bands. We are not sure about the 3.6GHz and the 4.9GHZ Wi-Fi bands with respect to their bandwidth and the number of non-overlapping channels.

2. If it is not possible to have all 40 video cameras all broadcasting their signals all at once then what would be the maximum number of cameras that will be able to transmit their signals using any one or all of the above available legal bands ?

We understand using several different bands utilized by each video transmitter we will need the appropriate tuner capable of receiving these different bands.


Thanking you

Victor