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    dahua starlight cams - attract bugs with ir light?

    Good idea to mount external IR. Would get expensive, but no one ever said this was cheap lol... Gotcha, yeah in my case it is a turret, so it must be ole spidy likes to swoop down from above my vented soffit. Hopefully my insecticide will work until next spring. The weather where I live swings...
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    dahua starlight cams - attract bugs with ir light?

    Do you mean it won't last for 12 weeks to kill spiders from the residual? The camera is a Dahua IPC-HDW5830R-Z. Are you thinking the camera is faulty?
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    dahua starlight cams - attract bugs with ir light?

    I know this thread is getting old, but I received several hundred snapshots last night from a spider dangling on a web from the underside of my soffit. The soffit is vented, so I sprayed a spider killing product that is supposed to remain effective for 12 weeks. We shall see. Just thought I'd...
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    Long Range Wireless Mouse + Dahua NVR = Working

    Just wanted to share this with anyone else that's curious about a long range wireless mouse for your Dahua NVR. My NVR will be placed inside a closet, hdmi out fed to three tv's throughout my house, so I wanted a wireless solution so I could view playback via a tv outside of my closet. I did...
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    Purpose of Config1 Image Dahua NVR

    Lol... I guess everyone is just as baffled about this as I am
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    Purpose of Config1 Image Dahua NVR

    I just don't understand the purpose of setting multiple image configurations if the settings won't hold. And I have yet to find a way to set different configurations to run on a schedule, etc.
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    Purpose of Config1 Image Dahua NVR

    Does anyone know the purpose of config1 (NVR:Settings:Image) when logged into NVR via LAN? There's greater control over focus, etc when using the browser vs NVR UI. I have two cameras dedicated for licence plate capture, but the video goes out of focus after the camera transitions from day to...
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 and IVS Problems Help

    Problem solved! Awesome! Very much appreciated.
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 and IVS Problems Help

    Will do. Will update. Thanks!
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 and IVS Problems Help

    I'm still having the overexposure looping problem that I mentioned earlier if anyone has any idea about that. Your advice solved the camera that wasn't functioning. Very much appreciated. Somehow I managed to create a Smart plan for the others, but not that one.... A lot of steps to keep up with...
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 and IVS Problems Help

    I did not. I'll do that. I'll check the nvr firmware. Thanks
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 and IVS Problems Help

    Hi all, Recently purchased and installed some equipment and it's learning curve for sure. Anyhow, two of my camera's are IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 setup for tag capture. I have it set to record all the time, but I'd like motion or IVS trigger for a time stamp for viewing recordings. I'm not having any...