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  1. H. Swanson

    DMSS setup with NVR; connection failed

    Piggybacking on this thread. I have my IVR tripwires set up and it's generating alarm logs, but I cannot get those notifications to the DMSS app for some reason. In DMSS, I'm able to see the camera footage just fine, but no notifications. Within DMSS, I've checked the boxes under Device...
  2. H. Swanson

    2023 Dahua Best Buy Choices

    When can we get a 5482 with 1/1.2" sensor? :clap:
  3. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech Camera Installation - A Few Lessons Learned / Tips

    You're more precise than I am :). I bought a range of bits as part of a set, measured the hole size I needed and just bored all the way through. Cutting fluid made a big difference because man, the process gets cranky as you near the end. Good work gloves and safety glasses are a must.
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    EmpireTech Camera Installation - A Few Lessons Learned / Tips

    Those are exact bits I bought...I forgot what to call them. Good idea on the rubber tape.
  5. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech Camera Installation - A Few Lessons Learned / Tips

    I don't want to repeat a bunch of stuff that's already posted on the Wiki, so I'll try to keep it to lessons I learned specific to my experience in the hope of helping others. 1. For soffit installation, I highly recommend using the 1/16" aluminum sheets off Amazon (link below); they're plenty...
  6. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    Agreed about Omada. It’s way better than consumer grade stuff but it’s not Cisco either. Luckily host firewalls can do what I did, which I believe to be a fairly good mitigation, and everyone with Windows has a host firewall. I’m open to further suggestions.
  7. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    I’m actually using ESET host firewall to do it all. It blocks and allows down to the application level and alerts whatever you want. It’s slick. Windows Defender firewall will do similar I believe but doesn’t have the monitoring detail that ESET does. Agreed the plugin is irritating.
  8. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    So, here is what network action WebSocketServer.exe is producing on my PC while I'm using the plugin to browse the NVR's UI: .100 is my PC and .102 is my NVR Looks like it's not calling out, but that doesn't mean it can't be triggered to do that at some point. I just added two host firewall...
  9. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    My issue isn’t segmenting the network and restricting Internet access, it’s this browser plugin that I need to use the NVR UI
  10. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    I have ESET Premium and it has a feature that shows what IPs each node on my LAN is reaching out to. When I’m home, I’ll give it a try and we’ll see where this socket is sending me. I also have new Omada networking equipment that must have a way to track that, but I’m still figuring it all out.
  11. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    I would love that. Any advice on how to do that? Block the port and protocols it reaches out to from my PC? It spawns WebSocketServer.exe as a process.
  12. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    Oh I was thinking network access altogether. I agree...shutting off Internet access shouldn't be an issue.
  13. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    Cool but I’m referring to the NVR specifically, which I don’t believe you use, correct?
  14. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    The vm idea is good. I'll try that and I'll isolate it on a separate VLAN with the NVR. I'll be curious if this plugin needs Internet access because it does have a web socket executable per the malware analysis report.
  15. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    My NVR is in a closet so I can’t VGA or HDMI. I was hoping to have access to the NVR UI all the time to see what events happened during the night. Isn’t SmartPSS a Dahua app I’d have to install which means I’d have the same risk?
  16. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    I can’t use the AI features in the NVR without the plugin and the UI is more limited.
  17. H. Swanson

    Security Analysis of Dahua/EmpireTech NVR Web Plugin

    When I bought into the EmpireTech/Dahua NVR and camera system, I knew I would have to isolate the devices and I'd be protected from security threat. However, I didn't realize that I would need the NVR's web plugin running on my PC's browser. I can't isolate my main PC and I don't want to buy a...
  18. H. Swanson

    WebSocketServer.exe?

    I deleted the folder before figuring out how to "remove" the plugins, so there's still showing there as disabled but without the ability to "remove". So, that's probably fine. Do you get this message when going to the camera UI?
  19. H. Swanson

    WebSocketServer.exe?

    Ah ok, I found it I think. I disabled both of them but it doesn't let me "delete" them, only disable. Is that the case for you?
  20. H. Swanson

    WebSocketServer.exe?

    The problem is that I can't find any extension related to this in my browser. I know it's installed but it's not there. Yours appears as an actual browser extension you can remove?
  21. H. Swanson

    WebSocketServer.exe?

    Is the only way to uninstall the plugin by deleting the folders? I tried finding it through the settings of my browser but to no avail The other issue is that the plugin is needed to make the NVR UI work more seamlessly, so it's not just about the cameras. Or perhaps the plugin for the NVR is...
  22. H. Swanson

    WebSocketServer.exe?

    Resurrecting this thread. Is the consensus that we should delete the Torch folder? Wouldn't that nullify the use of the plug-in to perform certain functions? I saw the websocketserver messages when logging into my cameras and of course hit Cancel, but I hate having some unpublished app doing...
  23. H. Swanson

    WebGUI interface of my NVR

    I have the EmpireTech NVR and S3 turret cams with the latest firmware installed. After playing around with the NVR interface, Edge renders the UI better than IE even with the plug-in installed. There are overlapping issues with IE where Edge doesn't have that issue. With the cameras...
  24. H. Swanson

    NHD-888MSDx 16 SONVR-168580H x 1 NVR - new software needed

    Thank you. I really appreciate all the advice. Having said this, I suggest dispensing with the patronizing responses to newer people like me who don’t know this stuff. I did search for threads and found this one. I obviously didn’t use the right search terms or didn’t know where to look...
  25. H. Swanson

    NHD-888MSDx 16 SONVR-168580H x 1 NVR - new software needed

    I used this post because there was talk about using the web plugins. I didn't think my question merited a whole new thread. Anywho, thanks for the response.
  26. H. Swanson

    NHD-888MSDx 16 SONVR-168580H x 1 NVR - new software needed

    I didn't want to create a new post so I'll use this one. I have the EmpireTech NVR and S3 cams, and it keeps asking me to install their plugins. Are they safe to install? Looks like I should only use legacy Internet Explorer? Here is a VirusTotal scan:
  27. H. Swanson

    Update to Latest FW or Don't?

    Thanks. I just watched the video on it. Looks like a cool feature to me.
  28. H. Swanson

    Update to Latest FW or Don't?

    That's Young Grasshopper to you
  29. H. Swanson

    Update to Latest FW or Don't?

    Exact same hardware. I reset the NVR before flashing but not the FULL reset; I retained my login and network settings. Regarding the camera, I just reset it once and then updated the firmware. No issues.
  30. H. Swanson

    Empire tech wall mount cable notch

    Thanks for sharing
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