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    RJ45 connectors - are they all the same?

    Anyone else using shielded connectors? I've always used them but maybe just a placebo effect. I also prefer the non-pass through connectors but again maybe it's because I've been using them forever and I'm really good at making cables that way. Never had one miss a pin but I've definitely had...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I’d really like to be able to have the AI provide critical alerts for people and cars (we don’t get that many) yet still record lower level animal alerts so I can see them in the morning or at my leisure. We get all kinds (bears, moose, deer, fox, coyote and yes plenty of rogue dogs) so I want...
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 vs IPC - T5442T - ZE

    Thanks so much for all your reviews, the comparison photos really make the difference obvious. Looks like I will swapping out those other 4 cameras after all.
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 vs IPC - T5442T - ZE

    I recently bought a bunch more of the 5442 cameras from Empiretech and realized the ones I just bought seem to be different from the ones I got back in 2020 (see the pics from the boxes). The main difference seems to be the built in AI (I was very surprised to see that) but there may be others...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Do you happen to have a pic of that PTZ on a house just so I can get an idea of what it might look like? I’d definitely be putting it on a second story soffit for best view. I think for lighting I will need to stick to IR flood lights because out in the country if you have regular flood lights...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I definitely appreciate everyone’s help with my situation. Here’s the basic laws in Canada on residential security cameras: I don’t want this thread to get off track onto legal aspects but given that this is purely a self defence situation (attacked in the street while walking, dogs...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Nice, that’s definitely going on my wish list.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I really like your suggestion, I may need to look into this a bit more. That 49225 with auto tracking sounds like it was amazing (as long as you don’t update the firmware). Can anyone confirm what a comparable PTZ would be now? I need something that can perform both day and night because we...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I got past the camera setup first and was able to initialize all the cameras. Then after that I used the Dahua camera config tool (thanks Andy for demoing that on youtube) to set all IPs to the range I wanted to use for my network. Now I’m stuck on setting up the Reolink doorbells. I didn’t see...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I finally got my new WD Purple Pro 18TB drive and installed it, what a monster. I was expecting it to be really loud after reading lots of reviews but it was pretty darn quiet if you ask me. Maybe if you slept with it right next to you it might be annoying but I can't hear anything unless I...
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    IP PTZ Camera No longer powering up

    Wow, those connectors are really small to be carrying 5 amps at 12v. You can see the PCB markings showing that it burned on the power side. You may need to do a bit of DIY engineering to make it reliable.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    That’s hilarious, been there for sure. On a bright note I got my dual NIC card today and it worked great. Looks like I have room for a second one too if I ever need it. The low profile bracket was a lifesaver, wouldn’t have worked without it. New hard drive delivery date for this Thursday...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Received my hard drive from Amazon and the vendor figured I wouldn’t notice if they sent me a 4TB hard drive after charging me for an 18TB one. Needless to say this thing is going back and I ordered one from another place for less money too. Still waiting for my dual NIC card too. Those are the...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Ok perfect, so static switch IPs and static camera IPs as well. Just finished running the wiring for the granny suite and need to finish mounting all the cameras on that side of the house.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I’m in the process of wiring everything up and I should have my granny suite all finished today as well. Mike is going to help me with the setup on BI and all the cameras but he wants me to have the networking done on the Edgeswitches and the Lenovo (BI server). I know there is a wiki on this...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Considering my setup and the number of cameras it looks like this one would likely fit the bill nicely.......got it on order now too. WD Purple Pro WD181PURP 18TB 7200 RPM 512MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Right with you. I use Samsung EVO SSDs exclusively (currently just...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    That's exactly how I set up the machine software-wise so sounds like I'm all set there. Do you recommend a certain size spinner HD (ie how many TB would I need) given there might be 14 or so cameras recording to it? Also is either brand better than the other?
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Quick question for my setup. Should I be upgrading my hard drive in the Lenovo? It currently has just a regular 3TB drive for data storage and the OS is on an SSD for fast booting. The max cameras I could have with those switches would be 14 so given that scenario let me know what you guys...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    This is great, thanks for the recommendation Tony. Got the NIC card and 4 more 5442 cameras on order. Should have everything by this Monday. Just working on running the Cat6 to all the locations I need for mounting the cameras (the doorbells seem to be the least fun).
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    The only part I can't really change is to bring all the cams to a single switch. Our house has an attached granny suite and the roof lines aren't really connected so that basically makes it a necessity to have the two separate switches to accomodate all the cameras. Other than that I can...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    My plan was to add a dual NIC card or two single NIC cards to the Lenovo so that I can use the NIC ports for the 2 switches then use the on board ethernet port to route traffic back to the internet. Not sure if this is the best way to do it or not, but definitely open to suggestions.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    My ER4 router will likely get upgraded to an OPNsense machine soon as well but for now that's what it looks like. Thanks again for everyone's help.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Here's a schematic of what I'm looking to do, would folks be able to suggest if this looks like the best way to set this up give the equipment that I have now? I just want to make sure I have all the hardware I need installed before I bring in the consultant remotely to install everything...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Do you know if there is someone in charge of these (email, text, etc) that I could talk or chat with to find out? It would be nice to know that beforehand so I can get it up and running as fast as possible. Happy to tweak things with hardware or software later but I definitely need at least...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    This is awesome! So do I need a separate person to handle the networking setup on the Edgeswitches or is this something that the BI tech support can also handle at the same time they are setting up all the cameras? I assume they can also help me with the VPN and getting push notifications on...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    It's been a little while since I last posted. Short story is that I've been wanting to set up my camera system for a while but was taking my time to figure everything out since I thought it would be a fun project for someone who's decently tech savvy. Well needless to say lots of other...
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    Need help with cam selection, layout and system build

    Any suggestions on a good PTZ camera as well?
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    Need help with cam selection, layout and system build

    Ok perfect, I'll give that a try and report back once I start to get a better idea of how I want to set this all up.
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    Need help with cam selection, layout and system build

    Ok looks like I have some work to do on the layout (thanks again everyone for the input). My thought was originally to cover as much area as possible but it sounds like I really need to just cover the entrance points alot more carefully. We live out in the country so the best security is...
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    Need help with cam selection, layout and system build

    I've attached the property layout and proposed locations for cameras but I need help with selection of specific cameras that would work best in my situation. You can see the rear is heavily wooded and it's rough going to approach from there (still possible via snowmobile). The blue dots...
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