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    push to phone - all of a sudden stopped working

    Problem solved at my end. I installed the new Apple Push certificate - no difference. I bought the extended support license and installed 5.9.9.38 (the current latest stable version), and alerts are working again. Hard to say what changed to make it stop working a few days ago, but I should...
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    PoE Switch Suggestion List

    I replaced my ancient Dell 3524P corporate POE switch last year with this, listed as a new, open box item on ebay for $243 shipped: Netgear GS524PP 24-Port 300W Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged PoE Switch w/ 24 x PoE+ They show up used for even less now and again. The Dell was bulletproof and stable...
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    push to phone - all of a sudden stopped working

    I've had the same problem for a few days. Usually when this happens (not very often), rebooting the BI PC (Win10 Pro) fixes it, but no help this time. My log said "Push: failed 80090328 to iPad; check security exemptions and service Login". My alerts go to both my iPad and iPhone normally...
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    Best motion settings for capturing rodent activity?

    I've been chasing rodent problems for the last year or so - some getting in the attic through a vent, and some in a citrus tree that they get to over a phone wire from a pergola. Because it's easy to miss them on motion detect, I set up a continuous recording full resolution clone that I...
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    Do most people save cam data 24/7 or only when motion sensing works?

    This is what I do as well. Same reasons - long retention and quick scans of activity on the motion detect system, with the ability to check out anything that didn't trigger the MD on the 24x7 system. I don't use the 24x7 often,but when I need it, it's been very useful. It does require running...
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    Vari Focus cameras Vs Exir ?

    Not only is the camera more expensive, they also use expensive 1/2" C/CS mount MP lenses, as LaurentR noted. Then, you need a mount, and an enclosure if you want to use it outdoors. You're probably looking at $1000 by the time it's up and mounted, and that's with no IR. This is what you need...
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    FOV or angle of view on the DS-2CD2342WD-I

    These specs from vendors are notoriously inaccurate, and there's really only one way to be sure - measure them yourself (or use someone else's actual measurements). The easiest way is to measure the width of a full-screen item and the distance to the item measured. I have a post over at cam-it...
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    Best external enclosure for a WD purple 3.5" drive

    I'd recommend against NexStar, specifically their current gen MX box, which has eSata/USB3 and RAID capability. I have an older NexStar MX USB2 box that's been very reliable for years running RAID1. Based on this, I bought a couple of their newer eSata/USB3 NST-400MX-S3R boxes for work, put...
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    DS-2CD2032F issues

    I haven't heard much about the TPLink switches failing, but you may have a bad one. If you keep having problems, that would be the next step.
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    DS-2CD2032F issues

    A lot depends on how dead they are. Are they still responding to pings, or talking to the switch? It's possible your switch is killing them due to POE problems - rare, but not unheard of. Also, they could be from the same production run with a batch of bad components that are failing early...
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    Hard #'s on CPU and HD usage

    If you know what kind of CPU you're going to use, you can check with what usage others have seen with similar setups. Those are the anecdotal postings, though. The only way to be sure it to test it. Hard drive space is easy for continuous recording with a fixed bit rate. Take the bit rate...
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    Wanted - Logitech Alert Powerline/POE adapters

    I have a few in use, and got them on ebay. It looks like prices are through the ceiling - $40-50 each! People are listing the Alert 750e cameras for $600 and up - crazy! Here's the info I found when I was hunting for them - you may already know this: NA200 powerline adapters - network only...
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    noisy day time image

    Too much sharpening can increase noise levels as well, if that's been adjusted.
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    Hikvision's new 4MP 2-series

    Most of these cams will see 940nm, no problem. However, the sensors are a lot less sensitive to 940nm, and there's less energy in the 940nm spectrum as well, so it takes a good bit more IR power to get the same illumination as you would with 850nm.
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    Bitrate Type Variable vs Constant, What should I use & Y?

    Variable can save bandwidth and recording space when there's little motion and/or simple scenes. If the scenes are detailed or with a lot of motion, it may not make a big difference. Low light images can cause high bit rates with VBR if there's a lot of noise, or if sharpening is set high so...
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