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    Can't get my head around global schedule, cam schedules, and profiles

    Yes, I am using HS3 with the Blue Iris plugin. The past few days I have been working on a HSTouch project for my phone. Using just profiles for BI control has worked perfectly. Once @fenderman focused me on profiles, it took me maybe an hour to adjust them for all the cameras. Looking at your...
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    Can't get my head around global schedule, cam schedules, and profiles

    Yea, but from my short time on both formats, it seems the Thanks was much more coveted than the Like.
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    Can't get my head around global schedule, cam schedules, and profiles

    Dang, I forgot that in the camera Alerts, Trigger, and Record tabs that you can set it for each profile. You are right in that if I focus just on profiles for each camera, I won't need the traffic light. Thanks very much! Wish we still had the Thanks button.
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    Can't get my head around global schedule, cam schedules, and profiles

    I've been using BI for a new months and am now trying to do something that I just can't figure out. Here is the scenerio: I have four logical states for my house - Away, No Security, Sleeping, Arriving. They are controlled from a HomeSeer3 system. In the states below, I am only indicating what...
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    Cat 5e or Cat 6 for POE cameras?

    The above diagram is the order I used. It is straight thru. I've had not done RJ45 ends until recently. Between my dexterity and my eyesight (both substandard), when using standard RJ45 ends, I found it really hard to get good connections with any sort of reliability. I switched to EZ RJ45 ends...
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    Unable to Run a Script from Camera Alert

    In BI, on the alerts page for the camera, you have an option to "Request from a web service". In the configuration of that option, you can specify a URL to send when it is triggered and a URL to send when the trigger is reset. I had problems running a script too when BI was a service. As a...
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    Windows Sensors Connect to BI? (or must get Hub first?)

    I have a variety of Insteon devices and sensors installed. The home automation software I use is HomeSeer3. It is running on my Win10 BI server. The Insteon devices connect to the HS3 server via an Insteon PLM. I have both window/door sensors and motion sensors which are all wireless. Once you...
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    Will the BI mobile android app allow multiple servers?

    I get it now and see the usefulness. It was just a sort of 'duh' moment for me.
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    Will the BI mobile android app allow multiple servers?

    My spouse uses IOS and I think she can do it however she only monitors one of the locations. I look at both. The android app is quite different than the IOS app. I like IOS much better in terms of friendliness. I'm looking at my android app now. I have one location defined and it works fine. I...
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    Will the BI mobile android app allow multiple servers?

    I have two BI locations that I want to monitor with the BI app on my android phone. I have it accessing one of the locations just fine. Is there a way to add a second location? I realize I will only be able to be logged into one at a time and that is no problem. I've searched and didn't find an...
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    How to setup my cctv system?

    Well, your answers kind of blew some ideas I had. Most of the more experienced on this forum have low regard for wifi connected cameras. That said, imho, wifi might be your easiest to implement. Hopefully you will get more advice from others that may have more sophisticated ideas. I realize I...
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    Need help setting up No-IP DDNS service

    My router supports DDNS so I configured it to update no-ip if it detects a change to external IP. Working fine.
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    How to setup my cctv system?

    A few questions.... How far is the garage from the house? Would you be allowed to run a new ethernet cable from the house to the garage? Do you have power in the garage? If so, is it on the same AC circuit as the house? How and where are your current analog cameras getting 12v power? What type...
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    ip camera and loss of signal

    Oops! I misunderstood and thought it was wifi signal.
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    ip camera and loss of signal

    Seems like you might be missing the obvious - low wifi signal. On my Hikvisions, I can see signal strength and it is good. I also have a Foscam which does not nearly show as good of a signal. I had to get a wifi repeater. It is fine now. All cameras are not the same in their ability to use wifi...
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    Black Friday?

    Regarding BF deals, I was on the HomeSeer.com site and they have their software licenses at 50% off. I've been looking deeply at home automation and HomeSeer looks pretty good compared to Smartthings, Vera, or Home Assistant. While 50% off on their licenses sounds like a good deal, even with...
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    BI video update time when using remote desktop

    Just got back from town. I went to the library and was able to test VNC with the 1 fps preview rate. It was slow but it did work. Thanks @fenderman
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    Does the webcam only work when Blue Iris is open?

    If you want Blue Iris to monitor the cameras, take snapshots, sense motion, record motion, replay videos..... the software needs to be running. Lets start with some basics.. BI is running on your server. The server needs to be turned on anytime you want BI to monitor your cams. Next, BI needs...
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    BI video update time when using remote desktop

    Ah, I am running on Windows 10 Home. Windows remote desktop server is only included in the Pro version. That's why I went with VNC. I just set the live preview rate to 1 fps. Help indicated that it didn't apply to recordings. I don't use the console for live viewing so this should be fine...
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    BI video update time when using remote desktop

    I'm running BI 4.4.5.3x64. I have multiple locations. I'm having a problem with one of them. It gets its internet via satellite (Exede). Slow download speed (< 2Mbps) and slower upload speed. The problem is when I am away from this site, I like to use TightVNC to remote desktop into it. However...
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    What user account type does Blue Iris need to run under? (and a few oither setup q's)

    I'm sure your way works to disable updates. Here is another alternative. When windows sees it is using a metered connection, it will not automatically download updates and therefore will not reboot unexpectedly. I actually do run over a metered connection so this was essential to me...
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    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    I am using a weather station around Seattle and the standard template. It contains CPU = N/A%. How do I get it to update with the correct percent utilization. Additionally, is there a way to get the external IP address to be shown? Thanks, I really like your tool! Also, I really appreciate your...
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    We have new software & a new theme!

    Can't find Quick Links dropdown where I used to find my subscribed threads link. Also, there was a link where I could see all the most recent updates to all threads across the boards.I find these to be very useful.
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    Bought all the goodies, realized I'm over my head in setup, will paypal for help

    Regarding your router..... Comcast is charging you at least $10 per month for cable modem rental. You can buy a good cable modem for about $80. It will only take a call to Comcast to enable it and then return your existing modem and they will stop charging you for it. That means you pay for it...
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    Hikvision turret/dome cameras

    On the turrets, there is a little screw that you loosen. It allows you to point it almost anywhere. Then tighten the screw. Take your cell phone with you and view it live and it becomes a one person job.
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    Blue Iris Android w/ geofencing & notifications

    I don't have an answer for your problem. However, I do use the app and have some general thoughts. My wife uses the BI mobile app on her iPhone and I use it on my android device (Note 4). Her UI seems much more intuitive. Mine seems clunky. I wish the two were the same in terms of the UI. As...
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    Buying Hikvision off of Amazon?

    I've bought 9 cams from Amazon. All were fulfilled by Amazon which means you return it to them with no hassle. 3 were refurbed Foscams. 2 didn't work and were easily returned. One I kept. One was a new Foscam and 5 were Hikvision with english firmware. Again, all fulfilled by Amazon so easy...
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    Windows 10

    I'm running BI on two win 10 machines. No problems. One thing I did was to change the ethernet connection to 'metered'. This prevents win 10 from downloading any updates unless I request it. Here are instructions: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/meter-your-ethernet-connection-in-windows-10/
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    When is Blue Iris program active?

    Somewhat related but..... Is there a way for BI to send an alert if it has just restarted? Like after a power failure. I looked in the startup tab in options but didn't see anything.
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    Electricity cost of Dahua NVR vs PC?

    I've used bluecherry products in the past but recently had problems dealing with Curtis and won't return. Glad it is working out for you.
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