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  1. area651

    Recommendation for outdoor IP WIFI cameras

    and I'll just add that wifi is terribly unreliable. My past experiences are that you'll have something that will not work at all part of the time and when it does, it will be a constant fidget battle to get anything. And really, just knowing the odds of how things work, most likely when you'll...
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    Need camera recommendations, 2nd story

    I think the biggest issue you're going to have with being second story is you'll just have proof that "something happened" and most likely, you'll already know that b/c of the resulting theft/break-in. So at that point, what has your cameras really done? Keep in mind that you're so high up that...
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    BI 5 Web Server keeps shutting off every day, i am losing it

    Whenever I look at BI, I always hear it telling me: "Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you " haha....sorry dude. Your username was asking for it. Yeah I do...
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    Stolen Van

    my guess is that the tractor will just likely get used somewhere else. Since they dont have license plates and can only be traced by using the serial numbers (which arent overly obvious to begin with), its highly unlikely it will ever be recovered. We had a trailer stolen from a business I had...
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    Can you disable a cam with a.....

    So if you're like me and have a neighbor who insists on being a dickhead, it sounds like you could have your cameras ruined all b/c they want to mess with you. great......ugh Fortunately for me, the neighbor I'm referring to me is behind me and the cameras I have out back are smaller, less...
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    The sun is hot - do you shade your cameras?

    I use these Ok, just kidding. No, I don't shade mine but then I only have 2 domes that get sun after probably 2pm. And fwiw, I'm in the DEEP South. (casi Mèxico si ayuda)
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    Viewing and Extracting a clip from Blue Iris

    maybe this will help. I've bookmarked his youtube channel. The vids are focused on BI4 as they havnt done BI5 yet but its not much different and might help.
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    New Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW-36MM graphical glitches and freezing runs hot?

    Look in the Amcrest subforum and you'll see them. Actually it might be as good idea to ask Mike (or another admin) to move this thread to there. https://ipcamtalk.com/forums/amcrest.87/
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    16 port unmanaged PoE Switch - $70

    My order now shows as"pending review" in their system. I placed my order as soon as I made my post this morning. Yeah, I'm thinking it's gonna be cancelled
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    Pre-Wire Options for new home

    I'd have runs like the others said. To reiterate though, you want solid cable ethernet. Many contractors will use CCA to cut corners. If it were me, first day he gets the cable in, I'd go with a pocketknife and verify myself. imho, I'd have cables pulled into the eves on all corners of the...
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    Pre-Wire Options for new home

    lol.....likely yeah. I'm gonna guess you also have a "home phone" as well? :) (I just saw an article that said something like 80% of people don't use "home phones" any more.)
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    16 port unmanaged PoE Switch - $70

    holy cow! 3camels (an amazon price watcher services) shows the best price EVER was 149. and right now its 194
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    PoE Switch Suggestion List

    I've read a mixed bag on here. Some say yes and some have said no. One thing that I notice is that its only 10/100 for most of the switch. Some people say that's all you need but then some dont like to drop back that far in speed when buying new. That's just my thoughts. fwiw, I'm also looking...
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    New to forum, looking for a little advice!

    Personally, I like your take on budget. IMHO, budget shouldn't even be a question at the start of an evaluation. I start with "what do I WANT". As in "I want to cover this alleyway, and I also want to cover this entrance and also my driveway". And then I trim it down to "what do I NEED". Yeah...
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    How to effectively use 5.2.7.9

    Bingo. Thanks for making that clear.
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    HikVision Network is unstable Connecting Again

    I'm not versed in nvr but if you're coming in from the outside, I have to ask what you're using as a vpn gateway. Are you using openvpn and a good quality router (or nas) as your gateway? I'm assuming you're not using port forwarding.
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    How to effectively use 5.2.7.9

    You built a system in Jan 2020 with an i5? And I'll asume that was as typo of mg instead of gb. Still.....32gb of RAM? That's one lop sided system but sometimes you use what cha got. We've all done it before. HA? As in you were studying High Availability on the BI system? I get the impression...
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    My Recently Arrived Dahua SD5A425XA-HNR 4MP PTZ Camera

    Hehe....I just had to most stupid realization. I looked at the pics and thought "why on earth is there an empty metal pole standing there?" Then of course it hit me that I'm seeing a Stop sign from the side. duuuuuuuuuuuuh! Couple of questions. The daylight picture in post #1 is a Dahua...
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    I need a little help

    Do you want KOSSUTH SQUARE, KÖDSZÍNHÁZ and FROG LAKE to show up on your tinycam android app? If so, I think you would need more info about the stream information from the owners of those cameras. Good luck
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    Cast gDMSS Plus to Roku

    Oh, if that's it then definitely the “IP Camera Viewer" app in the roku store. The free one allows only one camera which works fine for most of my tvs as anyone in the family can easily just quickly look at the driveway to see who's here. If you DO want to see them all then you must buy the app...
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    Cast gDMSS Plus to Roku

    I'm not as experienced w/ gDMSS as others so I ask what are you looking for? Are you simply wanting to see what the camera sees in real time? Or maybe hoping to review alerts? Or even are you hoping to get alerts via roku? As to your question for what android box, the supreme leader in...
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    This is how accidents happen!

    Nope....we know exactly where they are now! lol.... djernie - wow you catch some weird stuff for sure!
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    Do I need stronger antennas?

    I had a $400 router inside of a room and two $100 wireless cameras outside of the house, just on the other side of the wall they shared and they couldn't keep connection. These cameras were literally less than 6ft from the router with only sheetrock and brick veneer between them. You'll want...
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    Computer help please

    Here's the Hp support spec page for that system. It looks liek to go larger than 8gb of ram then MUST be running 64 bit OS. Still, I think there's better out there for ya, HOLY CRAP! I just noticed the price! Its $10 short of $500. Nah man.....no way...
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    Computer help please

    you didn't ask me so you're welcome to discard it but here are my thoughts: RAM - it looks like that system is already at 8gb ram and thats the max it can take? imho, you'd want your BI system to have 16gb at least. Right now I only have 8gb and I'm looking forward to the day that I can get to...
  26. area651

    Where to hide LPR cameras on my property?

    Uh oh.....you said the W word! lol.... Seriously that has a major bad reputation here. It'll be great to see you get good results and I hope you share the info on the hardware and setup. Maybe good wireless performance does exist & we (or maybe just me?) hasn't found it yet.
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    Where to hide LPR cameras on my property?

    This will be interesting to see. I predict a LOT of digging and rounting lines. Iit'll be a challenge (although doable with effort) to get cable buried underneath that driveway to service the cameras hidden in the bushes. I'm not saying it can't be done. It's gonna take a bit of effort (or...
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    Ooops .. Looks like I bricked my cam ....

    That QR code traces back to Xiongmai. I wouldn't hesitate to use a hammer to fix these. Is there any chance to reach out to Amazon and get a return authorized? Xiongmai is known for its parts being used in botnets who can be commanded to attack banks, companies, anyone. I wouldn't want my...
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    Easier way to make zones?

    can't help exactly what you're asking but I'll tell you how I do it. I just wipe out the areas I don't want to be monitored. It's much easier if you set the size of your brush to MUCH larger than the default which is the smallest. Then for fine tuning, I'll drop the size of the brush down,
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    New user here, hope someone can help!

    While I'm feeling chatty, I want to warn you about YOUTUBE reviews that have been bought by free equipment. There are lots of reviewers on youtube that a company will contact and say "hey, if we send you a setup and you get to keep it for free after reviewing, can we get an "honest" review from...
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