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    Product Suggestion for Dahua / Andy

    Perhaps totally irrelevant, but there is this thing :Outdoor Microphone Speaker for Security IP Camera System Audio Sound Recording | eBay
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    Quest for the Ultimate Senior Video Doorbell?

    Not much love for the Dahua VTO and VTH's? :) I love mine!
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    BI in a VM - good idea or ??

    Good to know: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000034104/processors/intel-xeon-processors.html
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    BI in a VM - good idea or ??

    Rehashing here :) and a long-winded answer to say I too vote for the standalone Optiplex, but a big consideration is network traffic and security. IP Cameras generate a substantial amount of network traffic and they often try to make connections to external servers. The best practice on the...
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    VTO and VTH's for sale in Classifieds

    In the summer of 2021 I bought a video doorbell (VTO2311R-WP) from Andy, but at that time there was very limited inventory on the matching VTH's (touchscreens), so I scoured eBay and found some. Well, of course I did not do my research on the various Generations of VTO's and VTH's, and since...
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    WTS First Generation VTO and VTH's

    For the back story, please see my post in the Doorbells Forum. I have a Dahua DHI-VTO1210C-X Apartment Outdoor Station (2-wire power) and three compatible Dahua VTH5221D indoor touchscreens (POE) for sale. All are unused (except for bench testing) and they even have the protective film. I would...
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    My friend has a stalker: Short and long term solutions?

    This never crossed my mind, and to be honest, I was a little skeptical so I tried it. Turns out I am a clueless, unsuspecting idiot. I stood on a small step-ladder (which would have been no different than the height of a pickup bed or bumper of a car), bent up the top seal, and was mortified...
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    Yet another VTO, Home Assistant, Kwikset, DahuaVTO2MQTT discussion

    Good point. The Home Assistant interface has radically improved over the last few years. To me, the most frustrating/infuriating part of Home Assistant was Z-wave support. It has improved by leaps and bounds with the new Z-Wave integration. There is nothing that will make you blow a gasket...
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    Yet another VTO, Home Assistant, Kwikset, DahuaVTO2MQTT discussion

    I completely agree. I started out with a Wink controller and some Zigbee LED's! from a Lowe's clearance. Oh boy.... :lol: I don't remember exactly how or why I started using Home Assistant, but at times it has been no bed of roses. As #Mike A. points out, in the early days of HA you had to...
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    Yet another VTO, Home Assistant, Kwikset, DahuaVTO2MQTT discussion

    I'm simplifying here, but In Home Assistant, if the MQTT payload value is a "state", meaning a single value of some kind like "ON" or "OFF" that you can know, then you can include that in the Trigger section of the interface as you suggest. However MQTT triggers with payloads that are JSON...
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    Yet another VTO, Home Assistant, Kwikset, DahuaVTO2MQTT discussion

    In case anyone is interested I finally got the Home Assistant Automation working for DahuaVTO2MQTT, my VTO and VTH's and Kwikset 916 Z-Wave deadbolt locks. Press the "unlock" padlock icon on the VTH DahuaVT02MQTT detects the press and formats an MQTT topic: DahuaVTO/AccessControl/Event and...
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    Yet another VTO, Home Assistant, Kwikset, DahuaVTO2MQTT discussion

    Apologies if this has been covered before - I did scan other DahuaVTO2MQTT posts... We have Kwikset 916 Z-wave deadbolt locks that are managed by Home Assistant. We also have a Dahua VTO2311R-WP doorbell and three VTH2621GW-WP monitors. There are numerous times when a friend rings the front...
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    Total noob Home Assistant question

    The answer is technically yes, but keep in mind that the fundamental hurdle is that Blue Iris is Windows only and Home Assistant will not run natively on Windows - you will need a virtual machine or container of some kind to use both on the same PC. As #CamFan mentioned, using some containers...
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    Unreachable Dahua VTO

    I am so glad you got it working! :clap: Man, some of this stuff can be frustrating... :lmao:
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    Unreachable Dahua VTO

    Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem Given the cable was was not terminated correctly initially, I would first suggest double-checking the cable termination. Were you able to use a cable tester after re-crimping? Note from this diagram that the camera can be powered on because...
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    Blue Iris controlling home automation

    That's really the crux of it. The home automation software handles the management of the Z-Wave devices and provides a mechanism for automating control of those devices when events occur. MQTT allows other software, such as Blue Iris, a straightforward way to send those events to the home...
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    Solution for Dahua VTO 2202f-p lack of chime

    I also meant to add: My particular doorbell does not have PIR, so I actually like the option of having Blue Iris trigger a motion-detected chime even when the doorbell button is not pressed, because most delivery drivers do not press doorbell or even knock anymore. To be honest, since I...
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    Solution for Dahua VTO 2202f-p lack of chime

    Just an option... This is how I ring a chime with my motion detection on VTO2311: https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/blue-iris-audio-alerts-and-mpd.65995/ Home Assistant can receive MQTT messages from Blue Iris and play media on any supported media player.
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    CONNECT PC TO TV

    ... just adding my experience using an HDMI splitter/extender (mentioned in the other threads posted by wittaj above) I use an HDMI splitter/extender (this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RB4Z8TN?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) that transmits video over UTP cable to small receivers...
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    2 questions about configuring the VT02311R-WP

    Q1: On my doorbell/firmware, the camera name overlay is generated from the "Device Name" field under Local Settings--> Basic-->Device Properties: removing the Device Name removes the overlay... well, I suspect it just overlaying a "blank" string, so nothing appears. My VTH's do not seem to...
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    YES! - that's the one! Many thanks for the excellent original post and following up with the link.
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    Thanks. No, you would not be able to see packages left up against the door with this particular doorbell (EmpireTech VTO2311R-WP). However, based on forum wisdom, I have the front door/porch covered from the left (facing the doorbell) with another camera. Also, again based on forum advice, I...
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    I finally got the doorbell connected and re-connected to the VTH units. Based on the famed "bucket and 2x4" method, I found that mounting it a little higher kept the doorbell's camera out of direct morning sun before the porch overhang blocked it. It could be argued that it is a little high...
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    Does this look OK?
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    I suppose it could have been a defective bit... yeah... that's it... darned defective bit! Joking ,but who knows:
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    It was ALL Mr. Murphy's doing! No, it was pretty moronic of me to leave that drill bit sticking out with a drill attached. In some ways, it was better that the bit snapped instead breaking the trim off! :rolleyes:
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    Thanks, great point! Yeah, that looks awful what I had to do to that ledger board.
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    Apologies for the long winded answer: The software is called SketchUp, but the catch is only the older 2017 version is free. Search web for "sketchup 2017 free version". It takes a little getting used to, but the thing I really like about it is you can use the ruler to add guide points and type...
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    The moment of victory! Old buddies reunited: A MILLION and one thanks, everyone!
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    Broken Drill Bit Installing Doorbell

    After working through some of the suggestions, and thinking a lot more about it, I think your solution might be the only feasible one that I can manage anyway: Something like this? And your point about Jeopardizing the trim is well taken. Honestly it's already compromised to some degree with...
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