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    Full ALPR Database System for Blue Iris!

    ^^ I had to tear down my installation a few weeks ago, and I found that it wasn't enough just docker-compose down, which deletes the Container(s). I also had to go into Docker Desktop and delete all the Images and Volumes, manually. Then docker-compose pull and docker-compose up -d worked. n=1...
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    Mounting Hik DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 sideways against fence?

    I've done this many times! Swarm capture: Comb building time lapse: With 50 frame rolling average:
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    Mounting Hik DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 sideways against fence?

    I am replacing my ancient RLC-423 as my streaming BeeCam: with a DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3: But how to mount it against a fence, outdoors? I think I actually want to mount it sideways, against the face of the fence, like this: because it will be quite close to at least one of my hives, and I...
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    Vigilant Solutions VSR-60-02MP1 IP Camera IPC262ER9-X10DU 24V, 1.5A, 50/60Hz.

    I don't know (yet) how good it is at ALPR, but I dumped the config XML in my earlier post, and its contents show that it was definitely intended to be an ALPR cam. I'm guessing that some company thought they were going to make it big selling ALPR services to 10,000 different cities, and...
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    Blue Iris OS Options

    TPM 2.0 just adds a tiny bit more protection against very specific types of malware, and there's really no downside to installing it, so if I can, I install it. That said, this decision is entirely orthogonal to the Win11 upgrade, from a technical point of view, e.g. TPM 2.0 is more secure than...
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    Blue Iris OS Options

    Rufus fixes all!!!
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    Blue Iris OS Options

    You may not have to buy it. Try running ShowKeyPlus on your PC. Since your PC was manufactured by a tier 1 OEM, it probably has the Windows OEM key embedded in the BIOS, which means Win11 will just install and activate just fine. Here's a run before Win11 upgrade: ShowKeyPlus - Windows Product...
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    Blue Iris OS Options

    What make/model do you have? I bought 4 used Optiplex 7040 SFF computers that originally came with TPM 1.2, and I discovered in late 2024 that Dell had released a TPM 2.0 update utility for this model, despite it was originally released nearly a decade ago. Prior to doing that I'd also...
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    Blue Iris UI3

    Ugh. What version was this mis-feature implemented in? I'd like to roll back my 4 installations!!!!
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    PTZ w/stored focus points and HTTP scripting?

    Success!! This test video demonstrates that this camera definitely stores manual focus points for each preset: Now I just have to get a junction box, put it out by the bees, and update my streaming configuration.
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    PTZ w/stored focus points and HTTP scripting?

    So I ordered an Hik DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3, for $154.98+$14.72=$169.70 and I'll see if does what I want. It's already in Hodgkins, IL, so I should get it this week. Good thing, too, as my Reolink PTZ looks like it's slowly dying. The live feed stalls more and more often each week, and it no longer...
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    Mount POE Switch Inside or Outside the House?

    There are a few POE-powered POE switches out there, which means you can run just one cable to the POE switch. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BA5JH52 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQ5PCY3 https://www.amazon.com/OdiySurveil-IEEE802-3at-IEEE802-3af-Power-Out-Extender/dp/B0198H6EUK/ I've used all 3...
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    PTZ w/stored focus points and HTTP scripting?

    Got 'em! Swarm moved into today: Go to 12:54:50 on the burned-in time stamp (4:05:57 on the YouTube timeline) if you lose your place.
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    PTZ w/stored focus points and HTTP scripting?

    Anyone know the equivalent HikVision model? The datasheet for the DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3 appears to be very, very similar to the datasheet for the LTS PTZIP204WX4IR, but I can't be sure. Searching amazon for DS-2DE2A404IW-DE3(C0)(USA-STD)(S6)(C) results in mostly international/English models with...
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    PTZ w/stored focus points and HTTP scripting?

    Thanks! I found it on amazon for $278, which is certainly within my budget, seeing as I paid $229 for my RLC-423, 7 years ago. 4X zoom is fine, as that's what I have now. Low-light performance is not of concern, since the bees don't come out at night, and they only get night-time intruders...
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