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    DHI-NVR5432-16P-4KS2 won't boot up after upgrade

    Not sure if I need a null modem or straight thru RS232 cable to connect my laptop to the RS232 port on the back of the NVR? In the picture you show, is it a null modem or straight thru RS232 USB to serial cable?
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    Dahua NVR issue

    When you go to playback, do you see that the camera had a recording gap during the same time as your issue? Here is an example of when I temporarily disconnected one of my cameras at 14:14 and 14:58.
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    Natural Gas Generators

    I have a 22KW Generac with an automatic transfer switch. It is 2 years old and has been used several times for 4 or 5 days each. Living along the gulf coast (Alabama) a whole house generator is a necessity if you want AC during the summer hurricane. It worked great! It takes about 10 seconds...
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    Latest new NVR4XXX-4KS2_MultiLang_ V4.001.0000005.1.R.201126

    seanw7, Thanks for the information. I have a fairly similar setup a 5208-8p-4ks2 with 8 IPC-HDW2231R-ZS cameras. I have been paranoid about updating the system hearing about all of the people bricking their NVR or having functional problems once updated. How do you like the new software...
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    NVR Wireless bridge to MoCA

    My Dahua NVR is located in a location which is impossible to run Ethernet cable to my router. So for the past 2 years I have been using an old Linksys WRT54G router with DD-WRT firmware configured as a wireless bridge to my router. This has been working great with more bandwidth and speed than...
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    Wireless bridge

    It was impossible to run an ethernet cable to a closet at the far end of the house where my NVR is located. So I had an old Cisco (Linksys) WRT54G (running DD-WRT) setup as a wireless bridge to my main router. It has been flawless for the past year. You can pick these routers up really cheap...
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    IPC-HDW2231R-ZS Starlight cameras IR wavelength???

    Thank you! That is what I suspected.
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    IPC-HDW2231R-ZS Starlight cameras IR wavelength???

    I couldn't find any information on the IR wavelength for the IPC-HDW2231R-ZS Starlight cameras. Not sure if it is 850nm and 940nm. I am thinking it is 850nm since I can see the red glow of the IR LED when it is on. Any information is greatly appreciated. Nick
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    Dahua NVR5216-16P-4KS2E Sata III cable

    Yes, it is a standard SATA cable.
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    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker tripping

    I wish the manufacturers do a better job in reducing nuisance tripping. I have had 2 circuits that experience this, one of which I was able to solve by installing a RF/EMI filter inline. The other was the powerline adapter that I swapped out for a router. When I was researching my problem I...
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    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker tripping

    I kept the CAFCI installed as per recommendation of an electrician. Instead I got rid of the Powerline adapter and now using a old WiFi router configured as a client bridge (DD-WRT firmware). Works great now!!!!
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    Recommendations for a reliable NVR

    I am using on my desktop Seamonkey the latest 2.49.4 without any plugins. And the Portable version I mention doesn't require any plugins.
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    Recommendations for a reliable NVR

    I solved my problem with browser plug-in issue. I use Seamonkey portable browser. I keep it on a thumb drive that is attached tn my key ring, that way I can be at any computer anywhere and check on my cameras. The portable app is self contained and doesn't install any software, and once done...
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    Electrical Transmission Line Issue

    Years ago I lived in a town up river from New Orlean, Louisiana. One misty day we started hearing loud explosions and shortly after we lost power. There were more explosion and the transformer on the power pole in front of my house exploded. We jumped in my truck and drove down a major...
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    Dahua added second drive but didn't increase storage or playback capacity

    I have zero problems viewing across the web without plugins. As for all of the new AI functionality, version 3.216 handles everything I need for my 8 cameras.
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    Installation Hicup

    Drill a hole adjacent to the exiting hole, then you can use a keyhole saw or other device to merge the holes together.
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    Dahua added second drive but didn't increase storage or playback capacity

    Well, using the web interface and SmartPSS both showed 0 bytes written to the second drive. I just rebooted the NVR and now the second drive shows that the NVR has been writing data to the drive. Case closed!!!!
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    Dahua added second drive but didn't increase storage or playback capacity

    Attached is the Record page. I am running V3.216.0000004.0, Build Date: 2018-12-29. As a retired IT Analyst, I believe in "if it ain't broken, don't try to fix it". I always wait before leaping into new firmware unless there is a real security reason to do so.
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    Dahua added second drive but didn't increase storage or playback capacity

    I thought since I allocated four of the eight cameras to second hard disk (group 2) as in the first attachment above, they would start writing to the second drive.
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    Dahua added second drive but didn't increase storage or playback capacity

    I added another 4TB drive to my Dahua NVR5208-8P-4KS2 and everything is functioning. But I noticed several days later that the recording on the second drive is still 0/4TB and the playback capacity is still about 12 or 13 days ( 8 2MP IPC-HDW2231R-ZS cameras h.256). Attached are the screen...
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    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker tripping

    Thank you!
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    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker tripping

    I googled the problem I was experiencing and several people have complained that the TP-Link and Siemens AFCI breakers were having the exact same problem. I guess the AFCI see's the data modulation across the power line as an ARC. FWIW, I haven't had any more problem since I replaced the...
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    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Breaker tripping

    I hate CAFCI circuit breakers!!!! I have been having sporadic tripping of a CAFCI 20 amp breaker that is connected to my computer system and router. Every so often while accessing the NVR the breaker trip and would shows Arc-Fault as the cause. This is in a newly built house, and the NVR is...
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    Three bucks in back yard

    One of the five bucks showed up last night with his harem.
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    Big update!! NVR5XXX-4KS2_MultiLang_V4.000.0000000.0.R.20190713

    Andy, I purchased a NVR5208-8P-4KS2 running V3.216.0000004.0, Build Date: 2018-12-29 from you a while back. Can I go straight to V4 from this firmware? So the process of upgrading is using a thumb-drive with firmware. 1. save configuration file to thumb-drive 2. perform factory reset 3...
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    Three bucks in back yard

    We have armadillo problems too, but living within city limits forbids any type of hunting.
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    Three bucks in back yard

    Every evening we see foxes, raccoons, opossums, and deer in the backyard. Even now and then we see an armadillo, and speedy the gopher turtle roaming the backyard.
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    Dahua new firmware 3.216.0000006.0

    I would like to see the camera name instead of camera number in the AI Search option.
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    Dahua new firmware 3.216.0000006.0

    I noticed there is new firmware for my Version: 3.216.0000006.0 for my NVR5208-8P-4KS2. Messages states, "New Features: 1. Add NVR to DSS, and then you can view real time people counting data on DSS" Since I don't use DSS and only webviewer, SmartPSS and gDMSS it looks like this don't bring...
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    How to view Dahua cameras without browser plugins

    Seamonkey doesn't have any problems accessing my Dahua NVR5208-8P-4KS2. Since I sometimes view this from other locations I downloaded a standalone portable version of Seamonkey that works perfectly with all of the remote functions of the NVR. This portable app runs from a thumb drive and...
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