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  1. Holbs

    Contemplating Blue Iris and have a question about PC location

    yea... someone has to keep an eye on you people :)
  2. Holbs

    Best current deal on 1000ft of Ethernet cable, RJ45 Connectors, and a crimper?

    Just be wary of 24AWG wire. For simple IP cameras, not a problem. When you get into the big boy IP cameras or even big boy wireless access points that require 30watts or more... you need 23AWG POE++ compliant Cat6 cable.
  3. Holbs

    Best current deal on 1000ft of Ethernet cable, RJ45 Connectors, and a crimper?

    $184 + free shipping = win win. Looks like good cable too: Internal spline, 100% pure copper, 23AWG (handy for POE++), nylon rip cord.
  4. Holbs

    Cabling: Tools rough draft #1. Opinions/Suggestions desired.

    going to resurrect this thread. Being 25+ years in the network cabling business, my viewpoints were... clouded with experience, many things taken for granted. I bought the company I worked at back around this time of Oct 2022 and "business survival" of getting things out of the red became...
  5. Holbs

    Adding a building to my network.

    Example: I'll be relocating my IP cameras off the 90degree edges of my house, run a Cat6 burial cable out to the corners of my fenced lot. I'll have to trench but only 5-6" deep (I will not be doing any plowing or such in these areas so it's safe). Easily done by hand. With burial cable, it...
  6. Holbs

    POE wired Doorbell - what is the best one?

    Dahua does have their doorbell / villa units. Not certain of model #'s (has been 3+ years since I purchased/installed) or what is the latest greatest, but my doorbell / villa camera works great for it's purpose. I say "villa" because it was designed for villa intercom purposes. You can have...
  7. Holbs

    Adding a building to my network.

    You could just simply run burial grade cat6 for your runs between all 3 locations and abolish all the point to point headache. I'm always 'skittish' when folks use radio signals as their main transmission of IP cameras and/or NVR.
  8. Holbs

    Best current deal on 1000ft of Ethernet cable, RJ45 Connectors, and a crimper?

    If you have a "GRAYBAR" electrical supply store, get the Ber-Tek Cat6 indoor PVC 1000' for $170'ish. GRAYBAR is everywhere and you would not have to worry about shipping costs. You will not need PLENUM, as if your house is on fire, the toxic fumes from PVC cables would be the least of your...
  9. Holbs

    Contemplating Blue Iris and have a question about PC location

    Or hire your local low voltage network wiring contractor and run 2 Cat6 cables back & forth from your closet to wherever you put your machine. I wouldn't rely on WiFi to remote into your Blue Iris machine. In a time of crisis where your mind is getting scrambled in a rush due to an emergency...
  10. Holbs

    Who uses Dahua AI capable cameras? Reliable AI for triggering events? Pro's/con's?

    The OP must of been very thoughtful to start a thread subject like this in the hopes it would survive years later to help others.
  11. Holbs

    Hindsight is biting my friend after theft, need opinion on camera layout.

    A couple weeks late.... but something to consider (really, anyone to consider) make sure you have at least 1 camera at the 6' height from the ground. Sure, it can be easily vandalized. I had a security issue. Put 4-5 cameras out front at 9' and 12' heights + 1 at 4' height (Dahua VTO villa...
  12. Holbs

    Who uses Dahua AI capable cameras? Reliable AI for triggering events? Pro's/con's?

    you waited a whole year to put more Dahua AI pictures up :)
  13. Holbs

    Blue Iris in a business environment. Who has used it or installed it?

    Makes me feel.....remembered :) Next up...IPCT AI ChatBot
  14. Holbs

    Blue Iris in a business environment. Who has used it or installed it?

    I did talk to Andy while purchasing the equipment. Future could look bright! Have already been approached by a woman's shelter advocate of the suggestion of making a separate non-profit business to assist with those in need of NVR & IP cameras for woman's shelter, domestic violence victims in...
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    Blue Iris in a business environment. Who has used it or installed it?

    Kinda funny this has popped up after 2 years. My company is in the middle of it's first Dahua Camera and NVR system install. It's dinky (NVR8CH-8P-2AI and 7 x IP-T54IR-ZE 4MP). Sent all 4 techs over to learn pro's/con's/how/how not to, do residential Cat6 wiring as professional as possible...
  16. Holbs

    Need Buyers help for Dahua Camera

    Can you toss up a picture of your outside installation so we can see why it's not possible to bring the cameras lower? I have multiple height cameras. 4 at the 6 foot height to point directly at faces so that light reflection off a face is not obscured by hats or bowing head down. These are 2...
  17. Holbs

    Need Buyers help for Dahua Camera

    Now called T54IR-ZE s3? I best check in on IPCT more often :)
  18. Holbs

    HDW3849H-AS-PV vs T5442TM-AS for longer distance

    How about this... purchase both the ZE and Z4E. Can't go wrong! You'll eventually use one and the other once you go down the rabbit hole!
  19. Holbs

    Review-IP Villa Outdoor Doorbell Station & Indoor Monitor Kit

    I have no idea what those commands are that you listed. I use the GUI to setup my config parameters. And my setup is different than normal because I chose not to use the Dahua Cloud for notifications & video feeds to my Android phone but rather an odd ball way of bypassing the cloud all...
  20. Holbs

    Hungry Homeless

    Does she like car tires? Rubber? Carry sharp objects? Stand in middle of the road like a zombie? If so...I'll take her cell #! I mean, her address. I mean, her shopping cart plate number.
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