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  1. Ri22o

    How do you help your neighbors with recommending and installing cameras?

    I mention dash cams all the time, and the usual response is "I need to get one", but no one ever does. Next thing you know they get rear ended by a semi on the interstate. If people only knew how crappy all of the other solutions are, not to mention the security risks and them being able to...
  2. Ri22o

    How to trigger Blue Iris camera via external device - Anyone?

    Old post, but it's what I am working on right now. I have two issues. If I fix one, the other breaks. If I fix that one, the other breaks. I am using http://BI-server-IP:BI-port/admin?camera=x&trigger=1&user=username&pw=password via Hubitat to trigger a camera when my doorbell is pressed. In...
  3. Ri22o

    How do you help your neighbors with recommending and installing cameras?

    My neighbors have never really asked me, but I have had a couple friends and coworkers ask. I give them information and a shopping list, but they never follow through with it. One friend had his zero turn mower stolen. He asked about a system, I spec'd one out. As a short term solution he put up...
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    How do you help your neighbors with recommending and installing cameras?

    Just keep my mouth shut when they are looking at Ring, Nest, Arlo, Blink, etc. No one wants to put in the time and effort for a much better system.
  5. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Yea, going to just use the 54IR above the door bell, triggered by the Shelly.
  6. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Yea, just this one. https://a.co/d/0eIuh67V
  7. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Huge strides were made, now I just need to get it all off the bench and installed. When the doorbell is pressed, the Shelly is triggered which also ding dongs the chime. Hubitat sees the trigger from the Shelly and then sends an HTTP command trigger to BI. Then, with that external trigger, BI...
  8. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I'm taking baby steps with it right now. I currently have my test Shelly working and sending my phone notifications through Hubitat regardless of whether I am on wifi. I have nothing set up in HA other than ESPHome, which was the only reason I set it up. I am building temperature controllers...
  9. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I completely agree. I don't think I have ever answered the doorbell through my phone. I'm looking into using a Shelly relay at my door chime to trigger my Hubitat and send a Pushover notification. If I can get it to include a snapshot from the 54IR above it, that would be even better.
  10. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Yea, the 54IR is going to stay there. I considered that route, as well. Go back to a dumb doorbell and come up with a way to receive triggers when someone pushes the doorbell. I previously had modified a Zwave door sensor and attached it to my doorbell chime. When the "door" would close, I...
  11. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I just set up Teleport and it was as easy as generating a link, emailing it to myself, and then clicking a couple buttons on my phone to accept. Would have taken longer, but I already had Wifiman installed on my phone. I disconnected from Wifi and tried connecting to the BI Web UI link on my...
  12. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Actually, it looks like my Unifi Teleport will work similarly to Tailscale. I'll see if I can get that set up and working.
  13. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Yea? I'll look into it.
  14. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Unfortunately when I switched to fiber I didn't know they use CGNAT, which kills my ability to use a VPN. I just need to call and order a static IP, I think it's $10 per month. I've been messing around with the doorbell in BI and narrowed down which trigger is for the button, so I think I can...
  15. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    What about Pushover? Can I do anything with that? My guess is I wouldn't be able to use it for the button press, only motion alerts.
  16. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Ok, I'll need to look into Home Assistant, then. I use Hubitat for all of my home automation, but do have a SFF PC running HA for programming some project ESP32s with ESPHome. I don't much care about Neighbors, there's never anything fun on there.
  17. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    How is everyone using this as a Ring replacement with BI? It just dawned on me that my camera network that this would be plugged into doesn't touch the internet, so the Reolink app won't work...
  18. Ri22o

    Total moron destroyed my garage door

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    Total moron destroyed my garage door

    My late wife, bless her heart, was leaving one morning and had our infant daughter with her. Her car was in the garage, door open, running with our daughter in the back. My wife, meaning well, decided to lower the garage door a few feet "to make it harder for someone to take the car with our...
  20. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I saw that, too, but literally saw a listing on Amazon with the option of white or black. I clicked back on it, and now it's only the black one.
  21. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Well, now the white isn't showing when I search, so that may answer the question for me.
  22. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I considered grabbing both and returning one; I don't have any issues with returns to Amazon.
  23. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Yea, there's not much I can do with how narrow the porch is. I dabbled with the lower one in corridor mode, but obviously opted out for some reason.
  24. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    That's this one. ;) With the views I currently have I'm undecided on if the additional vertical FOV is worth $15, but I also see a lot of yard with the wider FOV. I will be moving the doorbell to the trim next to the brick mold, for ease of running cabling, so that may show more siding unless...
  25. Ri22o

    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    I am looking to finally convert over from my Ring doorbell. Is there any reason to go with the Reolink in a 4:3 ratio over the 3:4? I don't know why the color dictates the ratio, but black v white is not an issue. I thought maybe the taller ratio would be more ideal given how narrow my front...
  26. Ri22o

    It's not just Costco

    Moving products is their MO and is why everything on pallets. Inventory can be moved by one person, and now you need to go look for it. While looking, you stumble across something else you didn't need, but buy anyways, and all they had to do was move the Pirate's Booty two aisles over.
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    It's not just Costco

    Oh, and I forgot about the time I was shopping and a cart was a little in the way. I scooted it to the side so I could get past. The lady lost her shit. EXCUSE ME!? COULD YOU NOT ASK ME TO MOVE MY CART??!! I told her to not leave it in the way, and to have a nice day.
  28. Ri22o

    Someone’s been spending too much time here

    The comments on the video are pretty funny to read. A lot of ignorance, but still funny. I'd like to see @tech101 's video of this guy while he was sitting there.
  29. Ri22o

    Is there an Indoor Autotracking Dome PTZ model available?

    Yea, the PTZ425DB-AT with this bracket. I remember seeing pictures with it installed, but I can't find them. https://empiretech01.com/products/empiretech-pfb5310c-in-ceiling-mount-bracket
  30. Ri22o

    It's not just Costco

    I have Costco, Sam's, and BJ's memberships. If Costco didn't have some specific things I go there for, I would drop it. Unfortunately they all have the things that they do better or only they have. At least Sam's allows you to scan and check out in the app. Costco check out is the worst thing...
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