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    Dahua NVR16CH-AI-S2 P2P not working on mobile network

    I had the Smart PSS lite ver from the Dahua Wiki but that wasnt the latest apparently. I got the newer 2026 one from Dahua's site and it connected. Im going to try find what p2p server it uses and add that to regular Smart PSS and see if that works. Dahua really need to work on Backward...
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    Dahua NVR16CH-AI-S2 P2P not working on mobile network

    Ive been using Dahua since 2009. It was great, it got so much better, then it went downhill in the last couple years. From tons of apps, tons of software, to them forcing us to use 1 app, and 1 "lite" software - and their camera quality getting worse due to cheap lenses and outsourcing. If there...
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    Dahua NVR16CH-AI-S2 P2P not working on mobile network

    I just got the NVR32CH-4AI-S2 with that 5.xx firmware and its garbage. All HUGE fonts have to zoom out to 75% then other text is tiny. Only works with the latest DMSS in p2p. Wont work with ANY smart PSS at all. Totally useless for businesses which its designed for being a Rack Mount 4HDD NVR...
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    Smart PSS is dead so I switched to DSS, now apparently DSS is no longer offered. What do I do now?

    SmartPSS is for Dahua, Amcrest have their own version. Though they arent releasing new Smart PSS versions besides the LITE one you can still use Smart PSS and I use it daily as do my clients, works for all Cameras I have thrown at it, all the latest Empiretech stuff. Stable version is...
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    Review - EmpireTech IPC-T54PRO-AS 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP WizColor

    The older 5442 S2 were much better. Minus the extra AI and not as low light, but better IMO. The new S3 introduced crappier lenses. I took the lens off a burned up older 5442 and put that on the new S3 and it made a huge difference. The old lens was larger. Ofcourse they changed hardware too.
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    My Dahua 5x42 S3 / T/B5xIR Related Bugs As Promised

    Also it resets the image settings when you turn Metadata off too. It has a built in exposure setting that makes the image darker and noisier. And yes not having auto focus and zoom settings in the camera settings is a real pain. In fact the whole new UI is horrid if you ask me. I wish they would...
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    Pros v Cons for updating USA spec N98A6N with NVR608H-64-XI latest firmware. (if even possible?)

    I dont really need it but some customers may want it. Will have to see how useful it will be overtime. With 1 or 2 cameras maybe not. With many perhaps. All my customers are stores and warehouses :) I have 9 AI cameras on a previous 27 camera job. Several on a couple big jobs I am doing now -...
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    Pros v Cons for updating USA spec N98A6N with NVR608H-64-XI latest firmware. (if even possible?)

    Yes I have the 8 port PRO EI and it has all the Acupick features and works great over the Network. I was surprised to see they never added Acupick into their higher end AI NVR, at least not into the Web Service which is how most people access this kind of machine, over the network. Id like to...
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    Pros v Cons for updating USA spec N98A6N with NVR608H-64-XI latest firmware. (if even possible?)

    It would not load video at all through Smart PSS. And Device config would not open the web service. Went back to 2024 firmware using SmartPSS update and it worked. Surprised Smart PSS update worked to be honest especially over p2p. The reason I was trying the update was incase they added...
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    Pros v Cons for updating USA spec N98A6N with NVR608H-64-XI latest firmware. (if even possible?)

    The NVR608-XI 2024 firmware does not have Acupick in its Web Service, so unless you have direct local access Acupick is not available. Updating to the Jan 2025 firmware on the main Dahua site caused my 608 not to work properly, had to go back to 2024 fw. Question, does the USA 2023 fw have...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    The 5842 S3 Zoom is terrible at night. Stick with the 5442 unless you literally have tons of light. The 8mp 2.8mm is better at night than the ZOOM model, but darker than the 5442 2.8mm (it has a real digital zoom though, blows away the 5442 in good light). Since you have a bunch of 5442s you can...
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    P2P service Down for several systems suddenly. Tech support no help. US

    May depend on what type of phone you have. Mine is an A32 samsung with is fine with everything else. But DMSS can barely load 2 or 3 sites in the list before crashing and having to restart the app. And swiping pages rarely works.
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    P2P service Down for several systems suddenly. Tech support no help. US

    Yes this started for me just yesterday after a client notified me he could not connect to his local systems plus others his company installed separately. I have dozens of clients using p2p as they dont have static IP addresses. In gDMSS I have literally dozens and dozens of devices and many...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    No its not connected to a monitor yet. I only have the 1 XI as yet. Eventually may get a monitor but all they have is a 90's crt. Also, Metadata at one of my clients using the IPC-T54IR-ZE (plan to upgrade to the 8MP to get faces and plates double the distance), averages about 1100 humans and...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    Quick question about the XI as Dahua specs vary. Its basically 8 channels of AI by recorder for everything right? So 4x Face Recognition, 2 Video Metadata, 2 SMD would max it out, or is SMD not counted? On the EI when I did Face Rec on 1 channel it limited me to 4 x SMD by recorder max. As you...
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