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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    Very nice "wiring corner" Shotglasspeppa! I've done something similar in my basement beneath my stairs in my current home. It looks like you have two switches. Do you set them up like this: internet>modem/router>switch1>Blue Iris computer>switch2>IP cameras? Just curious. Also, are you...
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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    Will the camera mounting holes on this adapter also work with the Dahua 5442 turret model? It only lists dome type indoor and eyeball cameras. Or is eyeball another term for turret?
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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    I know that the electrical gang boxes come in different depths. But for IP camera installation only, couldn't the electrician just use the plastic open backed low voltage boxes? I'm not sure if those come in a steel version. Thanks so much for all the great advice. I had no idea that an...
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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    So I just followed the link to the adapter thread. Aristobrat didn't use a Dahua junction box at all. He just installed the camera. Is the external junction box not really needed with the flush mounted single gang box? Also, I noticed the adapter is listed for indoor use only. Doesn't Dahua...
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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    Thanks TonyR. Yes, I was planning on purchasing turret style cameras. So the electrician should just flush mount the regular single gang rectangular boxes? Then with that adapter I can attach the round Dahua junction box plus camera? It doesn't look like a round style junction box such as...
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    Help With First Camera Soffit Install?

    I'm building a new house that will have hard stucco in the soffits. I wish to install multiple IP cameras. I've read the recommendation to use an external Dahua junction box so there is room for the IP camera tail to be coiled up and the ethernet plug to all fit in the junction box. But...
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    Dahua T5442TM-AS quick review

    I also would love to know if the turret still moves despite a tight screw. Also, does IVS now work?
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    Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+

    I haven't kept up with this thread and it is now too long to read every page. I remember two problems described with the new 4MP turrets. 1. The housing size was incorrect so that the turret could move even when tightened. 2. Some software issue, perhaps IVS not working? Have either of...
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    Second Blue Iris Install?

    I'm building a vacation home to be used a few months out of the year. I plan on installing a surveillance system. Can I install and activate a second instance of Blue Iris 5 or will I have to purchase the software again? Thanks.
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    Upgraded my original 2mp starlights to 4mp (pics inside)

    I've been away from this website for awhile. If I remember correctly, didn't the new 4 MP cameras have two problems? 1. The housing/mounting was improperly sized so that the turret style could still move even when tightened down. 2. Something about a software monitoring glitch, perhaps it was...
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    Blue Iris Video Missing

    Could a moderator possibly reach out to that member to make certain he's aware that his video vanished?
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    Blue Iris Video Missing

    Bump! Do none of the site moderators have backup copies of the Blue Iris video tutorials? :oops:
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    Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5?

    I assigned a static IP to my surveillance computer and most of the computers on my network. They all have normal private IP addresses. I wasn't able to manually override the public IP address that was present in "local, internal (LAN) access". But I was able to choose the correct private IP...
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    Blue Iris Video Missing

    Does anyone know how to re-post the "Clips and Archiving Video Part 1" that's been missing for quite a while? I'd love to watch it again. :confused:
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    Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5?

    When I did that it returned the WAN IP for my router, as listed in BI5 under "Remote, external (WAN/Internet) access". The public IPs in the local section are different. And I'm not using any VPN. Any ideas besides someone likes watching my front porch in Iran? :oops:
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    Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5?

    No I'm not. I know vpns can be very good, but I haven't tried that route yet.
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    Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5?

    I am a relatively surveillance noob and learning to use Blue Iris 5. I have a dedicated local computer running BI5. So far I have only added one wireless video doorbell to Blue Iris. It is a Nelly's Security DB-1, but it's made by Hikvision. Before adding the doorbell to BI5, I was already...
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    Blue Iris Video Tutorials

    The video called "Clips & Archiving Part 1" has disappeared. Is it still available to watch? Also, I noticed in the WIKI section that some of the titles above the video clips are out of sync. In other words, the video is about something different than the above title.
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    Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide

    I have my old Blue Iris key. Do I need to start with BI4 installed or can I just download BI5 and enter my BI4 key?
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    Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide

    I built the computer solely to use for BI. It doesn't really have anything installed other than all the drivers, Acronis True Image and BI4. I'd rather not wipe the OS. If I just uninstall BI4, I'm not certain that the extended support key would activate BI5. Or would my BI4 key activate...
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    Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide

    I read page one of this thread. I do have Blue Iris 4 installed, but I haven't used it yet or set up any cameras. I don't care about losing any settings or registry entries for Blue Iris 4. I just purchased the extended support option so I could upgrade to Blue Iris 5. Do I still need to...
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    Point to Junction Boxes for Soffit Mount?

    Thank you for the quick response. I'm trying to understand how this product could work. It must be non conductive. Otherwise it would short out the 8 pins in an RJ45 connector. But if it's non conductive, how can the data signal pass from copper>grease>copper? I'm confused.
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    Point to Junction Boxes for Soffit Mount?

    I know the question wasn't hard. I've never heard of di-electric grease. Anybody?
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    Point to Junction Boxes for Soffit Mount?

    Where exactly and how should you apply di-electric grease? Does it go directly on copper contacts or does it get applied later? Thanks.
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    Is Live View Working Correctly?

    Thank you. I didn't see those nice instructions. It looks like a couple screen shots may need to be updated to reflect the latest BI version. It was still very helpful.
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    Is Live View Working Correctly?

    Thank you! That is much better! I noticed another setting on that page for hardware accelerated decode. Mine is currently set to none. I have an Intel Core i7-8700K CPU. Should I change that setting to "Intel" or perhaps "Intel + VideoPostProc"? I do remember seeing a hardware decoding...
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    Is Live View Working Correctly?

    Yes, I have been using remote desktop within my home network.
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    Is Live View Working Correctly?

    I have a Nelly's Security (Hikvision) NSC-DB1 wi-fi video doorbell. It works fine with the mobile app Hik-Connect. I can view real time live images or it records to a micro SD card. I just added the doorbell to Blue Iris and Blue Iris is recording the video feed fine. But when I look at the...
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    Camera Help?

    My surveillance project got delayed, but I did a lot of reading/research on this site 8 months ago. Back then the consensus seemed to be that the 2 MP Dahua Starlight turret models were the best. Is this still valid or have higher resolution models been released that I should now consider? I...
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    Network Advice?

    Skylake, well that was a depressing post, despite your smiling emoji. :( How would you suggest attempting to secure your home and surveillance network? What do you think is the best setup?
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