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    NDAA update

    That "early July 2026" date being July 15, 2026. So all previous "approved" devices are now not approved.
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    Modular camera?

    Not sure the viability of this or of something is already out on the market.... Seems lots of manufacturers use the same camera housing and mounting system but is there an actual modular camera out on the market? From my experience on taking apart my cameras, there is usually a couple boards...
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    NDAA update

    As far as my understanding, originally was said that jobs for government facilities or facilities using government funding needed NDAA compliant products. Hikvision/Dahua cannot receive FCC approval on any new products. Existing products that are already FCC approved are grandfathered in...
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    NDAA update

    I've heard previously that ADI sent all their Hikvision products back to Hikvision for credit and no longer carry their products. Some smaller distributors I seen bought these products at a discounted rate to resell a few months ago from Hikvision and were selling them at a slight discount...
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    NDAA update

    What does every think about the latest NDAA ban? Seems the brands that were banned before.... There is that new ruling that means starting tomorrow, 7/15/2026, vendors are not allowed to sell the products. This is not only on the branded items from Hikvision and Dahua... but also vendor's...
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    Good deal Annke 180 degree dual 1/1.8 for $220?

    No problem. This is an old thread and going through it recently I noticed that some probably didn't know about the different versions even though it is the same model number. Honestly the version 3 is not a great value as it was previously. Version 1 was the best as far as physical hardware...
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    Good deal Annke 180 degree dual 1/1.8 for $220?

    From what I have noticed, the FCD600 and FCD800 for the past six months or more is not the same as when this thread was started. Original (Version 1) - This was only the FCD600 so 6MP. This one had a full metal housing which is on the camera itself (part where all the lens and electronics are...
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    Ubiquiti Disclosed 25 Security Vulnerabilities Across the UniFi Ecosystem

    Wow.... sure makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about their products huh.....
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Got the lyrics.... got the music..... Next comes the music video....
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    AI Port added to Ubiquiti doorbell

    Some things I have noticed..... When adding the "Doorbell Lite" to pair with AI Port, it won't let you run it at full resolution. Limited to 2K and not 2K+.... So I guess I am getting 4MP instead of the 5MP. IR range is not great, as with all doorbells, but the cameras at the sides of my...
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    AI Port added to Ubiquiti doorbell

    Is there any reason to add a Ubiquiti doorbell to an AI Port? I got the "Doorbell Lite" and it already has smart detections for human/vehicle/animals. Now..... I did add it to my AI Port just because I had one without anything paired but after a week of using it that way, I am asking myself...
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    Unifi Protect Calculator Tool

    I think on the actual device used for recording that the limit is just a "suggestion". My cloud key has been saying that the camera limit is exceeded but I have since connected another two cameras for testing and it actually let me adopt it. I was thinking it wouldn't let me add any more but...
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    Upgrade Dahua Cameras.

    Remove the current camera and junction box. Get a "L" shaped schedule 40 connector to go into the hole where the junction box was. Schedule 40 conduit... one end connecting to the L connector down to where you would like the camera. Mount the junction box back.... conduit going into the...
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    Does camera video metadata work across equipment brands?

    Specialty metadata would not carry over as it is proprietary for the manufacturers ecosystem. So Dahua metadata would not be understood by Hikvision NVR. Now there are some 3rd party VMS that would have special profiles for specific brands. There is a chance that this would somewhat provide a...
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    Best replacement DVR for Dahua

    Alibi as far as I know is no longer selling rebranded Hikvision. They are all rebranded Uniview now.
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    Looks like I jinxed myself saying this the other day. Yesterday it showed my network was down but all the AP's and NAS were still running. Went to check my server room and the cloudkey was showing the "fallback IP address". Unplugging the network cable from the cloudkey did trigger a reaction...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I haven't tried out the G2 yet but when it comes to standalone NVR from Hikvision, Dahua and Luminys, when the detection is done by the NVR itself then you will start noticing slowdowns when switching menus and loading video streams. I imagine it would be the same for the G2. Trying to have...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    Yeah.... for 2K it is for resolutions up to "1440". I have a couple that were "1520" and it classified it as 4K so I had to log into the camera and lower the resolution. Then remove the camera from Protect and re-adopt it.
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    It does seem wonky in the way it works. For me.... Using the same group of cameras, previously it said I had 6 x 2K cameras and 5 x 4K cameras. I looked at Protect today and it says 6 x 2K and 6 x 4K. Going through my list of cameras it seems it now has started classifying one of my 4MP...
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    Unifi Protect Calculator Tool

    Anyone try the capacity calculator tool on Ubiquiti's website? Seems vastly inaccurate. According to this my cloudkey running Network and Protect can only do five 4K cameras. Currently I have five 4K and seven 2K before it tells me it is exceeding the limit. Looking at the stats, I am not...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I would say it has to do with the ONVIF profile. IVS would usually be in a different profile than motion detection. I would say motion detection would be "Profile T". IVS would be "Profile M". Then again it depends on which profiles the camera supports and whether or not there is full...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    As far as I know.... Basic motion detection just goes off of pixel changes in the area that is set up for motion detection. So it could be from shadows or anything. Smart motion detection they would go by the shape of the pixel changes. Most popular would be human and vehicle. So if the...
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    Solar Wireless Bridge 2 camera recommendations

    From my experience here is what I did and used.... 2 x 100 watt solar panels (Must point them south) - Can wire in parallel or serial depending on solar charge controller. If wiring panel in parallel then you would need branch connectors which is just a "Y" adapter. Solar charge controller - a...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    Yeah. For these two they are Hikvision. With that being said I remember on a different camera a while back that I figured it out and fixed it. I believe I just changed it to H264 instead of H265. I'll have to test it out and confirm. I logged into a camera last week and was scratching my...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    Speaking of AI Port.... Anyone adding cameras in using ONVIF and the AI port seems to add strange lines to the image when trying to play the "HQ" stream? Example: It doesn't do it in "auto" or "LQ". It also doesn't do it with every camera. Very strange.
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    On my AI ports, the thing that annoys me is the resolution limit. The max resolution won't support some cameras with a crazy aspect ratio such as some pano cameras. End up needing to lower the resolution on those as the horizontal spec is over the range. Also their definition of a 2K camera...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I've never had my cloudkey corrupt itself so I may just be lucky. I have had my cloudkey gen 2 plus running for roughly over five years now. Now I have had issues with it though. Mine is one of the original versions of those that has the battery that goes bad and bloats/expands. Had to tear...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I don't get any triggers on my cameras not added to the AI port. I have a few 8MP pano cameras which the resolution is higher than what the AI port supports. Just my luck that I am also not able to drop the resolution on one of them. Now the million dollar question is.... Are you suppose to...
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    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    I guess "advanced" is only for actual Unifi cameras. I'm just running Hikvision, Dahua and Luminys cameras with an AI Port for each.
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I feel the latest update is a step backward on Unifi Protect. Now for my setup I am using all Hikvision and Dahua cameras. AI Port for all of the cameras. With the latest update... Actually I believe since the last two updates or whichever one that supposedly added ONVIF motion support, the...
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