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    Animal detection?

    Great, I'll check if the 2231 has human/vehicle filtering. And I'll save up for a new 5442 S3. Thanks everyone!
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    Animal detection?

    Right, I don't understand what you are telling me.
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    Animal detection?

    Is a 5442 different than T5442T-ZE? It do you mean a newer version of what I have?
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    Animal detection?

    I have IPC-T5442T-ZE and IPC-T2231T-ZS-S2 cameras. Is there any new firmware for either one that allows detection of animals? Also the daylight image quality of the T2231T-ZS is fairly poor. Does anyone have any recommended settings? Thank you!
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    Set record duration with NVR 8CH 8P 2AI

    Ok thanks, I'll try that.
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    Set record duration with NVR 8CH 8P 2AI

    After a trigger the recording only lasts for 10 seconds or so. I don't see where I can adjust the record duration. Is it settable? Thanks
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    Can I use NVR to detect animals?

    Ok so the camera can't send raw footage to the NVR and have the NVR do the analysis?
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    Can I use NVR to detect animals?

    In understand that my IPC-T5442T-ZE is not good at detecting animals. I am using IVS set up in the camera. Is there some way to use my NVR (8 ch 5 EL AI) to detect animals? If so what settings would I use? And can I have both the camera IVS and the NVR working at the same time? Could I use a...
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    So with P2P off I do not get any notifications. I read a few threads about the security risks of P2P and would rather not use it. Is there some other way to get notifications without using P2P?
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    You are correct. Case 3 has P2P enabled.
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    Yes the camera is plugged into the nvr poe port. I'll double check the result.
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    Ok I'm trying to understand the DMSS behavior. I created two profiles as you suggested, named them NVR AWAY P2P, and NVR HOME. CASE 1: P2P enabled on the NVR, wifi is enabled on my phone, using DMSS on my Android phone. See first screenshot. I can see my two profiles, in either one I can see...
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    NVR and DMSS?

    Ok I understand. I was thinking that different people would be reading the different subject areas. I won't do that again.
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    Thanks Bigred. Very helpful. I'll work on it.
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    NVR and DMSS?

    Also, when I open the DMSS app I see Sorry but I don't really understand what you mean. Is there s way to get a thread in the Dahua section to show up in the NVR section?
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    NVR and DMSS?

    I have an Empiretech NVR 8ch 5 EL AI and Dahua camera IPC-T5442T-ZE that I am working on setting up correctly. On my android phone DMSS app I can see the live view but the recorded events don't play. See sceenshot. Does the NVR need be be configured somehow for DMSS to work?
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    I have all these alarms but can't play any of them. Only Live View works.
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    When I try to open an event recording I see a % indicator on the screen which increases from 1% and usually stops around 94%. Then the blue circling icon just keeps spinning. No recorded video ever plays.
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    DMSS works for Live View but not Playback

    I'm using an Empiretech NVR, Dahua camera and Pixel 6 Android phone. Using DMSS on the phone I can see the live view but when i try to playback any IVS triggered recordings it doesn't work. If I go to the NVR through a browser I can see live view and playback but the aspect ratio is way off. Any...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE best firmware for animal detection?

    Darn, thanks for your response!
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE best firmware for animal detection?

    Is the latest FW the best or is the pre AI FW better? Any recommendations? Below is my current version info: System VersionV2.820.15OG001.0.R, Build Date: 2021-07-06 WEB VersionV3.2.1.1042333 ONVIF Version20.06(V2.9.0.979397) S/N7G0740APAGD6C2D Algorithm Version1.0.3 Security Baseline VersionV2.1
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    Need NVR recomendation for 3 cameras

    I was thinking of having 3 poe cameras and 1 wifi doorbell camera. I wouldn't have 8 wifi cams. But I am ok not having a doorbell cam so we can skip the wifi issue. The main thing I want is to be notified on my phone when there is motion detected and get a quick preview and be able to see what...
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    Need NVR recomendation for 3 cameras

    Lorex has an nvr that can use 8 poe cameras and 8 Wi-Fi cameras. Does empire tek have something similar?
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    Need NVR recomendation for 3 cameras

    I was thinking of getting a Lorex NVR but an wondering if the Empiretek would be better in some way. Does it come with an app for mobile devices? Do I need to worry about security or can I just plug the poe cameras in and go?
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    2023 Dahua Best Buy Choices

    Does this new camera have any more capability to detect animals?
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    Giving up on PC + Blue Iris- should I try an NVR?

    I've hoping the NVR would take care of the security aspects also. Darn.
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    Giving up on PC + Blue Iris- should I try an NVR?

    I have a dual NIC PC that is only used for the camera system. Assuming I can fix my new IP address conflict, here are the problems I still have: Playback is jerky on the PC or on Android. Playback repeats or loops on IOS phone. I don't know how to set up notifications on the phones. I am hoping...
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    Giving up on PC + Blue Iris- should I try an NVR?

    I have spent countless hours trying to get my PC and blue iris to work with my two Dahua cameras. Have had difficulty figuring out how to view when away from home, poor playback on iphone, now I have some sort of ip conflict. I just want a system that will work without having to be a network...
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    5442T-ZE stopped working

    Config tool can see it now also.
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    5442T-ZE stopped working

    Did that and it's working! Now do I change the IP back?