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  1. essjay

    Looking for a new Secuiry setup.

    Yeah iDMSS looks good. He's not ready for a BI install yet and frankly I don't want to support (another) one either!
  2. essjay

    Looking for a new Secuiry setup.

    They look like good cameras. The brother is after something to keep an eye on his bitches (the dog kind) and this might just be the camera as he want's a microphone. Eventually I'll put in a BlueIris machine for him but for now would these work OK with tinyCam Pro and give him audio (actually...
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    Finally got my my Dahua PTZ mounted

    Just a normal flat wall mount bracket or this corner one?
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    Finally got my my Dahua PTZ mounted

    Did the camera come with that bracket or did you have to buy it separately?
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    Boy vs Dog

    My little lad today. In fairness it was him or the dog. Quite impressed - had his eyes locked on the target, got his weight onto his right leg and took aim.... And yes, he put his trousers on backwards......
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    Two new interesting cams from dahua

    Always thought it was written PhD myself.... Maybe Europe is different to the States...
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    Install advice under soffit for dome camera, I botched my 1st install... PICS

    @PSPCommOp What are you using there to protect the cable into the junction box?
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    You can be sure it's an ISP router he has. I have the same one and bridged it...... Never thought of that. TeamViewer would sending be video while WebUI is just sending HTML and assets so much lighter.
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    I'll check what version of Windows 7 they have as I'd prefer not to hack it to run RDP.
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    Dahua Mini Black Face PTZ (SD29204S-GN & SD29204T-GN)

    Great, thanks. Really helps the night vision I have to say.
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    Dahua Mini Black Face PTZ (SD29204S-GN & SD29204T-GN)

    Might have been asked already and I'll trawl through the thread now, but what auxiliary lighting do you have out front as shown in the videos on the OP? It seems to really help the night vision.
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    I presume it would mean putting a second router in there for VPN or port forwarding. He doesn't have a static IP address but ways around that. Not against doing that either though.....
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    I'm all for KISS especially when it comes to this fella. I could put TeamViewer on his wife's laptop for remotely logging in to the WebUI or SmartPSS. I also could suggest any money savings be put towards a managed PoE switch which might give me a bit more remote control of his system.
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    Thanks, some good reading there.
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    Thanks I'll take a look. Also I'm not adverse to something like a Dahua NVR as the 4216 will save about $100 over the PC + Blue Iris. That said I've never used an NVR so no idea how to control it or if I could do anything remotely on it (I suspect not).
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    Putting Together a New Dahua Based System

    Hi guys...... So my brother has asked me to start some research into a system for him which we'll look to build in about 8 weeks. Currently I'm all Hikvision but looking to Dahua for this system as he wants at least 1 camera with a microphone. My thinking is that I might as well stick with the...
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    Floodlight position with Hikvision EXIR turret dome

    That looks like one of a the "Solla" LED flood lights. Is it? If so, what do you think of them? I'm considering 5 or 6 15w lights around the house for dusk to dawn lighting http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/BC1sLYc
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    Migrating BI From Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro (x64)

    I'm looking to migrate my BI installation from Window 7 to Windows 10. Anything special I need to do? Essentially I have BI running on a VM and I'm repurposing my NAS machine to a workstation running Windows 10. Currently the BI machine is Windows 7 Pro VM running on unRAID. Is it simply a...
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    Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted vendor

    Re: Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted ve Blue Iris. What are your settings for DNR, gain, sharpness, exposure, smart supplement light, WDR etc?
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    Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted vendor

    Re: Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted ve Thanks for that. When I set mine to 2mp the image gets stretched into widescreen and looks awful