Wired vs. Wi-Fi Security Cameras at Home

Wired security cameras are safer than Wi-Fi cameras. There are no signal drops, there is less exposure to hacking, and they keep recording even if the internet goes down. For real protection, wired is the way to go.

Why wired PoE cameras win

• One cable does it all: PoE carries power and video on a single network cable, so there are no batteries to charge.
• Recording stays local: the cameras record to a recorder in your home, not only to a cloud account.
• Steady video: no buffering when the Wi-Fi is busy or the neighbors' networks interfere.

When Wi-Fi or battery cameras make sense

Rentals, gates far from the house or spots where a cable can't reach are good places for Wi-Fi, battery or solar cameras. We'll tell you honestly which one fits each spot during the free site visit.