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    Input/suggestions for night time footage

    Bitrate @ 4096:
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    Input/suggestions for night time footage

    Yes, sir, I am recording direct to disk... I'll increase the bitrate now; is there anything in particular I should be looking for after I make the change?
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    Input/suggestions for night time footage

    The good, bad, or ugly -- any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated! Camera: Dahua 5231R-ZE Video settings: -- Picture: -- Exposure: -- Backlight: WB: Auto Day & Night: B/W IR Light: Manual - 63
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    Front door install with video clips

    I drilled a 3/4 inch hole into the mortar of the brick wall to fit the camera's pigtails into the wall. Using a wire pull rod I bought on Amazon made this run somewhat easy... Just some patience and a bit of luck to fish the rod through the 3/4 inch hole, up the wall, and into the attic. Here's...
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    Front door install with video clips

    Will do! I’m fixing to head out for a few hours. Later today I’ll try to provide some pictures of the cabling. It really wasn’t that bad; just some sweat, scratched hands, and a bit of determination.
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    Front door install with video clips

    Thank you very much for your suggestion. I didn't even think of that -- do you do this through BI or manually by twisting the lens?
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    Front door install with video clips

    The camera is a 4231F-AS (3.6 mm lens). It's mounted right at 5 feet, 5 inches high from the ground. As always, a special thanks to @aristobrat and everyone else here on the forum that helped with my questions. This was my very first IP cam install and setup, and I could NOT have done...
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    Andy’s fancy cameras install

    Ok, thank you sir. Being I’m still very new to the IP cam world and to Dahua, I did not know if this was acceptable or if I could do better. I’ll try to post a pic of the install and a couple more video clips tomorrow.
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    Andy’s fancy cameras install

    I’m having the exact same dark footage issue with my 4231F-AS as people move in closer for the money shot. The WDR is at 40; I have not tried the BLC setting yet. Please let me know if you figure anything out on your end.
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    Anyway to log into a Dahua camera remotely

    Thank you very much for the detailed response. Unfortunately, after reading this several times (and also reading online about it), I feel this is way above my head. But again, thank you very much for your time!
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    Anyway to log into a Dahua camera remotely

    I was trying to dial in my night-time settings last night and when I got to work this morning I noticed the profile did not change to day - the picture is totally blown out. I have my OpenVPN server setup and running, but when I type in the Cam's IP, no luck via a Pixel 3. Any ideas?
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    Camera placement input/suggestions

    Yes, sir. Thank you! For the front I already have the 4231F-AS mounted at the front door and here is where the other two cams will possibly go; but at 8 ft from the ground:
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    Camera placement input/suggestions

    Great pictures, thanks for sharing! Also, thank you for the suggestion of parking the truck on the outside and at an angle.
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    Camera placement input/suggestions

    Appreciate it.. It's just the closer I move the vehicles closer to the camera the more I lose view of one of the vehicles (the car). I just have really bad angles to work with at this location :/
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    Camera placement input/suggestions

    Thank you, sir. We can indeed move the vehicles closer. Do you feel this would help or not with any IR reflection that may happen with the location of the camera?
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    Camera placement input/suggestions

    Any input would be greatly appreciated with my initial thoughts/plans. I have a 5231R-ZE I want to use to monitor our vehicles. I also have a PFB203W Mount to install the camera into the brick. As you can see, our driveway and vehicle placement to the house are not what I would call normal. My...
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    SIAP: Five Million IP Cameras Cyber-Attacks Blocked in Just Five Months

    FYI... Five Million IP Camera Cyber-Attacks Blocked in Just Five Months
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    Another shout-out to Andy and EmpireTech

    Ordered three cameras and two mounts last Friday, and received them today here in Texas around 1 PM... Almost two day shipping!! Thank you, sir! Now the fun of setting them up with the help of some REALLY HELPFUL and KIND folks here :)
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    POE switch and PoE extendeder questions

    Appreciate it very much, sir. I went with your recommendation of the Zyxel GS1008HP, 8 Port
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    POE switch and PoE extendeder questions

    Question 1: excuse me ignorance as I'm not familiar with uplinks on POE switches... With the following switch, can I plug the router and PC into the two uplink ports, and then eight cameras into the POE ports without any issues? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AIG5FO6/ref=emc_b_5_mob_t Question 2...
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    ProDesk 400 vs 600

    Please delete, found PC
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    Camera location for front of the house

    Thank you, good info to know.
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    Camera location for front of the house

    Thank you! What about the windows below the overview cameras? Do you believe the overview cameras would be able to get a good facial ID from entry into the windows below them? I'm guessing the 5-gallon bucket test is really going to be the only way to see
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    Camera location for front of the house

    First and foremost, any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, excuse my attempt at Photoshop ;) The two cameras I have narrowed down for the right and left side soffit areas are the 5231R-ZE and 2231R-ZS -- from my reading, I believe I'll have to decide if I want the black...
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    Quick OpenVPN question for those with an ASUS router

    Thank you, SouthernYankee.... Your explanation and the link you provided sorta cleared some things up for me...
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    Quick OpenVPN question for those with an ASUS router

    My OpenVPN Connect is up and running, but I had the following question on one of the configuration settings... In advanced settings, "Direct clients to redirect Internet traffic" Yes or No? If I select no, will my internet traffic and access to my IP cameras still be safe and secure...
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    Clarification of Wiki's "Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris"

    Lol... It feel soo much like I'm running circles and wasting people's time here... Sorry. From Wiki's recommended hardware, I click "i7-4790". Then filter for "Windows 10", "256 GB SSD" and "8 GB of RAM". My results are mostly all SFF PCs that will not fit the WD Purple 3.5 inch drive :banghead...
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    Clarification of Wiki's "Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris"

    Thank you, IAmATeaf! Very useful info!
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    Clarification of Wiki's "Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris"

    I have contacted two sellers of Small Form Factor PCs and they stated that the 3.5 inch WD Purple would not fit with along with the included SSD (250GB)... Does anyone know if this is the same with all the SFF PCs not fitting an additional 3.5 drive?
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    Clarification of Wiki's "Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris"

    Screenshot and saved!! Thank you very much!
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