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    Camera mounting position advice

    I've been using the 2x4 in a bucket to temporarily position my IP camera on my front porch. Is there any disadvantage to mounting the camera horizontally like I have it shown? I do have a base that I will be installing between the camera and the house. The only thing I can think of is a bird may...
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    Installing First IP Cam - Need Some Hand Holding

    I was connecting directly to the camera and it did force me to change the password as you said. Slightly different than the cliff notes but not so far off I couldn't figure it out. The issue was all my fault. I was giving it a bad gateway address and it wasn't accepting the IP settings so the...
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    Installing First IP Cam - Need Some Hand Holding

    Connected the camera directly to my PC and it responded to 192.168.1.108. Apparently it didn't accept my IP settings. When I try to save it is flashing a message about the gateway not matching my IP address. The cliff notes say to set a false gateway outside the DHCP range. The DHCP range is...
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    Installing First IP Cam - Need Some Hand Holding

    Sorry, the PC's IP address is 10.10.6.100 not 10.10.6.110 which would be the same as the camera. Typo on my part. I corrected the original post. Thanks for pointing that out.
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    Installing First IP Cam - Need Some Hand Holding

    On the UniFi interface it is showing that the port is active at 10/100 and drawing 2.51W. What other way can I check the camera is properly powered?
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    Installing First IP Cam - Need Some Hand Holding

    I'm in the process of installing my first IP camera, an IPC-HDW5231R-ZE. I'm following the cliff notes Dahua Camera Initial Setup section as closely as I can. I was able to initialize the camera and configure the static IP for my network. I'm pretty sure I have something messed up on the...
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    Networking setup for Blue Iris

    Ok, but then wouldn't vlan 4 need to be not isolated from the internet? The BI PC would need to have some connectivity to the internet, correct? I am working under the assumption that I don't want the IP cameras exposed to the internet at all. So in this case a firewall rule allowing only the BI...
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    Networking setup for Blue Iris

    After reading the Cliff Notes and various posts I think I have decided on my network setup but just want to see if there is a reason not to go forward with my plan. Right now my network consists of a Ubiquiti edgerouter X, a Unfi 24 port switch and 3 AC pro APs. I have three vlans setup...
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    Advice on new home surveillance system

    Referencing the Cliff Notes ... do most people who use BI or another NVR system also install a SD card in the camera for backup in case of a NVR outage? In this mode does the card only get written to if the NVR is not available? I'm trying to decide if I need to purchase a SD card for my camera.
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    Advice on new home surveillance system

    Yeah, the passmark scores for my i3 vs your i7 (assuming stock frequencies) are not too far off really. Single: 2395 (i3) vs 1920 (i7) Multicore: 6594 (i3) vs 8496 (i7) This makes complete sense, the newer i3 has more efficient cores so its 25% better in single core tests. The older i7 has...
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    Advice on new home surveillance system

    @crw030, @SouthernYankee - I know that I will need the 2MP starlight on the backside of my house so I'm going to start with that camera. If I go with an 8MP there is a chance it might not work in my lighting conditions at night as it sounds both of you have experienced. If that happens then I'd...
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    Greeting Andy, I'd like to request a quote on the following items: - One (1): IPC-HDW5231R-ZE...

    Greeting Andy, I'd like to request a quote on the following items: - One (1): IPC-HDW5231R-ZE Dahua 2MP Starlight Varifocal Turret White Finish - One (1): PFA130-E Junction Box My email is [email protected]. You can send me a reply thru the forum or via email, whatever you prefer. Thank you
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    Advice on new home surveillance system

    I pretty much figured this would be the recommendation. I'm researching BI ... I'm definitely going with varifocal for the first camera and probably all of them. I've seen some reviews commenting that the varifocal outperforms fixed because the optics are slightly better and the images posted...
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    Advice on new home surveillance system

    I'll start by saying that I read the cliff notes. Great docucemt and appreciate the time it took to create. I've been reading as much as I can about home surveillance and there is definitely a lot more I need to learn but I think I've read enough to at least ask some halfway decent questions...
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