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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I turned the IR emitters off right after I got the cam. Doesn't seem to make any difference as far as the spidies are concerned. I just went out there and unleashed global Armageddon on them with my air compressor. I know they'll be back tho. Wish there was a better solution.
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I believe the image is color because between the bright porch light and the street light the cam thinks it's day. Th backlight setting is in the camera itself. Does it affect what happens in the computer?
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    Camera is an unbraded Dahua Starlight cam. Bought it from Andy on Amazon. Both "illuminator" and "Backlight" under Conditions are turned off. I assume one of those is the IR emitter. The streetlight at the end of the driveway provides all the light it needs. EDIT - the spider and webs are only...
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I've tried various chemicals but nothing I thought might damage the camera itself. In the summer these little boogers quickly rebuild their web after my daily brushing.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I'm going to look into Wire Guard. OpenVPN gives you a QR code also and I took a picture of it with my iPhone and it did nothing. The OpenVPN client doesn't give you the option to use the code.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Yea, an understanding is always a good thing. step by step instructions might get you there but you won't know where you are.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. I guess you've never used an iPhone before, it doesn't work like any other computer device. What you suggest does not apply. But I did manage to get the file to my iPhone by emailing it as an attachment. At this point the iPhone does try to connect to the VPN but cannot. I can see the...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. I'll check it out after my morning coffee.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I set the number of concurrent connections 10. Below is the first part of the log. Most of the log are incoming connection would exceed........ 2023-09-16T20:39:57-04:00 Warning openvpn_server1 Could not determine IPv4/IPv6 protocol. Using AF_INET 2023-09-16T20:39:57-04:00...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. On the client side I'm getting an authentication failure. I OPNSense OpenVPN log file I'm getting - (Last page only, there are 8 pages total. Most are client connections would exceed max but since no one is connected this probably means something else. Don't know about the last...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I cannot for the life of me figure out how to transfer the client file to my iPhone. All the instructions I can find tell me to click button s that don't exist or they don't bother to tell where these buttons are. Can someone please tell me how to go about getting the client file from my...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    QR Code would be the easiest but that's not an option so I'll have to get the file onto the iPhone. Wish Apple wouldn't make it so difficult.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    The instructions i used to setup OpenVPN were loooong. Took me all morning to slog through them. And in the end I had more questions than I started with. A lot more. And, as usual with these sorts of things, There were several settings mentioned that did not exist, I ssume because they were...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thank you sir. I've downloaded he OpenVPN client to my iphone but now I'm stuck on Import Profile. OpenVPN says to scan the QR Code and the iphone is asking for either a URL or a file. Previously I was using NAT to connect from the outside. Security has bothered me for a long time and now I'm...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thank you sir. I'm seeing the access attempt within Blue iris. I just slogged through setting up OpenVPN in OPNSense and now I'm even more confused than I've ever been. The only to devices I want to use the VPN is my iphone and the Blue iris server. Nothing in the instructions I followed said...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    OK, too much gibberish to slog through. I'm totally confused. My setup is as follows - IP cams are on a non routed dedicated subnet (no gateway and no DNS) Dedicated Blue Iris server. Device that needs to be able to connect from outside the local network - iPhone. That's it. All of the...
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    Angry Neighbor

    Yup, Been married twice and divorced twice. Both times I felt like I stepped in doo doo.
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    Wall of shame

    Mexico?
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    Blue Iris and Dahua SD1A203T-GN

    Just discovered the mechanical zoom controls. I'm a happy camper now. :)
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    Blue Iris and Dahua SD1A203T-GN

    Blue Iris picked the above cam. I'll try others and see what I can come up with. It sure would be nice if BI listed this exact cam.
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    Blue Iris and Dahua SD1A203T-GN

    What's the best make and model to set this cam up in Blue Iris? Right now it's set up as - It would be nice if I could access mechanical zoom from BI. TIA
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    Review-Dahua SD1A203T-GN Starlight Mini PTZ

    ACK - Never mind, I temporarily mounted it and determined that the pigtail is the back. It has a very small blind spot. This is good.
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    Review-Dahua SD1A203T-GN Starlight Mini PTZ

    Can someone tell me where the blind spot is? I've searched the manual and instructions that came with it to no avail. I just need to know how to aim this camera. TIA
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I have 2 of these that have been running 24/7 for years. Never expected them to last this long. They run under Blue Iris so the native interface doesn't matter but yea, it sucks, as does all Chinese software.
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    Does it make sense to disable the admin account?

    I tried and failed to get Stunnel to work. :( All of my cams are on their own subnet which is not routed to the Internet. Blue Iris itself is so I can access it from anywhere and Blue Iris is constantly being dinged by parties unknown from all over the world. Recently somebody got in for 43...
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    Does it make sense to disable the admin account?

    I assume that the majority of access attempts are aimed at the admin account. Provided there is another user with admin privileges, can the admin account be safely disabled? Does it even make sense? TIA
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    Once again I need some BI help. Networking

    Yea, BI is the only computer that has access to 192.168.5.x, the rest just access the web server to see the cams. It's been like this for years. I recently upgraded my BI computer because the old one was struggling to manage 11 cams. The new one is much better. but I still have issues to work...
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    Once again I need some BI help. Networking

    True, but it's much simpler to forget about 192.158.5.x and just deal with BI. When I need to I remote into the BI server to access BI itself but the cams I never have to bother with.
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    Once again I need some BI help. Networking

    Because I cannot access 192.168.5.x from any other computer unless it has a second NIC, they are all on 192.168.1.x. And then I can only access the cams directly and not through BI. If I connect to the web server via 192.168.1.x then it works like it should. It seems to me that the web server...
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    Once again I need some BI help. Networking

    Thanks for replying Tony. I managed somehow to stumble upon the solution. It was in a drop down that listed 192.1.x. I selected it and am now able to access the BI locally. Still have an issue with remote access but I'll work through it. In answer to your question, I'd rather not expose my cams...
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