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    Would like your thoughts for Managed Switch

    I'm using a HP Procurve 2620 POE+ 24 port switch. You can find them on ebay for around $35 and up. As long as you are comfortable configuring from command line, then these are reasonable for the price. It has 12 POE+ and 12 regular ports with two 1Gb uplinks.
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    Cant see my Camera through the PC only through an app

    I would suggest reconfiguring your cameras to use a standard ip address range e.g. 192.168.x.x. and I'd turn multicasting off.
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    Cant see my Camera through the PC only through an app

    IP addresses in the range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 are known as multicast (one to many) or Class D IP addresses. These are used when you want to send one stream of data to a select group of devices. e.g. think IPTV or video conferencing.
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    IP camera set up

    If you know the model number, try visiting the manufacturers website or use Google or whatever your favourite search engine is. If there is no manufacturer name on the camera, then you can try searching for the fcc id and that should point you to the manufacturer.
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    Anyone else have Yi?

    Yep, he/she is doing it wrong. Password should be under the keyboard or stuck to the monitor. :lmao::secret:
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    IP Cameras Disconnecting

    Is there any form of power management on the router ports? If so, you might want to try turning that off. When you the cameras keep disconnecting, can you elaborate on that?
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    New setup

    Don't expose the camera network to the internet. Use a VPN when connecting to the network from outside of your home network. Don't open any ports or do any type of port forwarding. Since you're using a L3 capable POE switch use inter-vlan routing and have your cameras and NVR on separate vlans...
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    Anyway to log into a Dahua camera remotely

    I promised a couple of friends that I'd send them some details of my setup, so yesterday I created this 2 page document. Hopefully it gives folks a visual view and a better understanding.
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    Anyway to log into a Dahua camera remotely

    You're welcome. If you want to post your setup, I'll try and I help you if I can, that is if you want to have a go at setting up something similar.
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    Anyway to log into a Dahua camera remotely

    If your vpn clients are not on the same subnet as the cameras, then you won't be able to connect them. You will need to either have your vpn server assign addresses in the same range as the cameras or depending on your physical setup, create a static route in the router pointing to the camera...
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    Reccomend me a POE switch

    Just to add my 2 cents worth regarding the Procurve 2620. I found the web gui a little poor on the usability/configuration side of things. There is a text based utility which makes things a little easier, but most of the configuration requires use of the command line. In terms of noise, I've not...
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    Best Cat6 cable for my system?

    ^^What TonyR says. Stranded cable is for connecting between devices as they are quite flexible. Solid cable is for running in walls and between floors.
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    L2 or L3 Ethernet switch

    I managed to pick up a used 24 port Procurve 2620 L3 switch for $34. It has 12 poe+ ports. I've setup 3 vlans with inter-vlan routing. My BI pc is on one vlan, the cameras are on a separate vlan with no internet access and the third vlan allows me to access the nvr from my home network and...
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    Cable Installation Questions

    Having finally run all the cables for my cameras. I'll just add my 2 pence worth here. Since Monoprice is within travelling distance from me, I bought the cable specified in your post from them. I also bought the RJ-45's that TonyR recommended along with some rubber boots for the ends of the...
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    Camera settings

    @pozzello @bigredfish - will do. @SouthernYankee all the cameras are mounted at around 8 feet. The driveway is slightly sloped. Thanks guys, I'll try and work on getting some video.
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    Camera settings

    I've installed 3 out of my 6 cams and am now playing around with BI settings to get them configured. Attached are 3 pics from the respective cameras. I've turned off the infrared on the garage left cam and the picture seems pretty reasonable. The garage right cam isn't very good due to the...
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    Two cameras up - notes and pics included

    Thanks. Appreciate it.
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    Two cameras up - notes and pics included

    @Mr_D. Nice job there. I'm having to do something similar in my garage since I can't get one of the cables into the garage attic easily. Are you able to post a picture of how you have your cables going into the attic? Thanks in advance.
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    Time to choose my poe switch...

    I purchased a HP Procurve 2620 POE+ managed switch from Ebay for $34. The switch has 24 ports of which 12 are POE. It also has 2 Gigabit uplink ports.
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    Cannot connect to ip cameras using ip address

    I'm using a HP Procurve 2620. I'm still in the testing/configuration stage using vlans and inter vlan routing so I'm going through a learning curve at the moment. I can't access the one camera using Microsoft Edge, but I can if I use Firefox. Try a different browser and see if that works. Get a...
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    Have you checked the video tutorials out for Blue Iris that are linked under the wiki at the top of the page? If not, do so as they are an excellent resource.
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    Will do. Just need to save some pennies right now.
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    It actually had both, but I wasn't able to get my hands on the pc. The seller didn't bother responding to me. C'est la vie as they say.
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    Thanks. I'm still looking for a pc at the moment, but I'll definitely do this.
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    Thank you Andy!

    Just received my 6 cameras that I ordered from Andy. Shipped exactly when he said they would and arrived exactly when he said they would. Couldn't ask for a better experience. Thank you Andy.
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    Thanks Silvermoose. Much appreciated.
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    Opinion on PC for Blue Iris

    Been looking for a pc to run BI on. I'm planning on running 6 IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras which I've ordered from @EMPIRETECANDY. Found a Dell OptiPlex XE2 with the following spec for a $100: Windows 10 Professional Intel i5 4570S quad core processor 8GB RAM 500 GB Hard Drive ATI HD 8490 Video card...
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    Door cam suggestion

    Thanks VorlonFrog. After clarification, it appears that my friend isn't actually looking for a doorbell camera, more that he is looking for a camera to cover the front door area that is in a fenced off private garden. Unfortunately due to personal circumstances, he wasn't able to give much...
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    Door cam suggestion

    A friend of mine in the UK just ordered this.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reolink-Pro-Rechargeable-Wire-Free-Detection-Argus-Security-Camera-Solar-Panel/dp/B07H588RDR. He's going abroad for a couple of months so wanted to get something up quick. Advised him that Reolink is not very good and to...
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    Question regarding Paypal

    Thanks to all that have responded. Looks like I may have misunderstood the way PayPal worked.
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