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    Hikvision 16 port PoE options

    MY church's NVR just went out. Looks to be an and power supply, but it's going to take over a month to get here if we just replace that. What is a good, reasonably priced, replacement for the 16 port poe NVR. All Hikvision cameras.
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    Camera Model Opinions

    Was curious to see who would like to help me figure out IP Camera Model types for the design shown below. Looking to Run off an NVR and only hard wire PoE cameras will be use. Going to be purchasing everything from EmpireTech, so only Dahua models. The Green West camera is just an overview of a...
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    Door lock system with keypad

    I have never installed any sort of Key pad/card system for building entrances. I'm looking for a product that will allow key codes to be set for each individual, be that a vendor or employee, that will notify the admin every time someone enters. This can be over Wifi over PoE. Any ideas? My...
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    PTZ Motion Tracking Setup

    I have had a Dahua 4A425 for some time now, but have never setup up the auto tracking on it. I'm having a hard time finding any resources that detail the setup I would like. Hoping someone here will have some insight. I would like the camera to be on a constant pan from one side of my property...
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    Your simple, budget friendly, simple to navigate Camera Sytem

    I don’t have any experience with any NVR other than BI and Reolink. I would like to hear your opinions on what NVR Camera setup would be a solid option for me to install for a local small business that covers most bases. Prefer that the UI for the customer is very simple and direct, but offers a...
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    BI NAS Storage Issue

    For some time now, I have had issues with my Synology NAS deleting any files from the Recycle folder on the NAS. Is there any way for Blue Iris to delete files on the NAS Recycle bin? Curious if anyone here has seen this issue.
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    Videos won't store over 24 hours

    Not sure why I my videos are only being saved for 24 hours, then being deleted. I have it set up purely to move the filed over from 'new' which is on a SATA drive on my PC, and after it hits 2 days, then they are transferred over to my NAS for 21 days, then they are deleted. Am I doing something...
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    Best American made IP camera?

    Are there any really good IP camera Manufacturers based out of the United States?
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    Best way to manage multiple NVRs from the cloud

    I work for an ISP who recently began discussing the possibility of providing IP camera installations to residential customers. What way have any of you found is the most manageable route to service customers in a situation like this?
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    Synology NAS and BI Redundancy

    I'm having a challenging time figuring out how to automate Synology NAS to erase the oldest files first in the Drive so my Blue Iris Software can write to the available space. Or if there was a way for Blue Iris to automatically overwrite the older files that would also work. I currently have...
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    Dahua PTZ conduit mounting

    So I want to mount my PTZ Dahua camera on a vertical piece of conduit/pipe. Wondering whats the best way here. The mount in comes with in the standard wall mount. Would appreciate any ideas or any previous forms on this.
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    Baby Monitor?

    Odd question. Does anyone recommend a secure and good quality baby monitor? Wanted to see if there were any secure options out there. Would be nice if they support ONVIF haha.
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    BI running in background but won't come up on screen

    After I completed a BI update the application suddenly wouldn't launch properly. The splash screen will pop up, showing that it is logging in, then it just disappears. It is showing up in the background processes. Tried multiple force quits and multiple reboots on my pc. Anyone else face this...
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    Help on connecting NAS storage to Blue Iris please!

    I recently purchased a Synology NAS to extend my video surveillance abilities, but i'm not having the easiest time getting blue iris to save the files directly over to the NAS. Both the PC and NAS are on the same Network. Any one that has gone through this before and can help me with a step by...
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    PTZ Recommendation

    What's your PTZ recommendation?
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    Help Choosing 2 new IP Turret Cameras

    Recently, some unknown kids decided to fire upon the East side of my house and garage with some very colorful paintballs. Unfortunately, this area of my property has yet to be covered by cameras. I'm looking to place 2 turret cameras where you will see two white labels listed as 'camera 1' and...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE Dialing in

    I recently purchased 4 5442's from Andy off Amazon. The cameras seem to be doing well, however, I feel like the quality should be a little bit more crisp than what I am currently seeing. Would someone mind assisting in making sure my settings are set properly for these specific cameras? Thanks.
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    Alerts are not saving in the Alerts file

    I don't see any of the alerted clips being sent to the Alerts file on my Drive? I would like it where all the Alerts being recorded on the Main Stream are being sent to the alerts file. Is this even possible.
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    Grainy Cameras

    I recently got my cameras setup on BI and the image looks pretty grainy, even for a 4mp camera. Are there any settings I should be looking at to get this fixed? These are the cameras: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C77TNY9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
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    Unable to connect Mobile app to server! Please help

    After going through all the steps through the app I’m unable to connect. I see that the LAN IP and WAN IP all match up to what’s on the pc. I don’t get how to troubleshoot this.
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    IP Cameras from ANDY setup PLEASE HELP

    I went to change the IP address in the cameras to my LAN range on my router, but it keeps telling me that the IP does not match the gateway. Do you guys have any idea what I need to do? These are Dahua IP cameras.
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    in-law camera recommendations

    My in-laws would like me to install some cameras on their property. 3 Buildings in total and probably 4-6 cameras. I like the idea of PoE because the hassle of replacing batteries in Michigan and they want 24/7 surveilling. My father in-law would like the ability to just pull the cameras up on...
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    Camera recommendations

    I'm new to the IP camera world. Id like to know what the best high quality outdoor cameras I can get for around $200 a camera. No NVR needed as I'll be using BI. Id really like the housing to be metal as I live in a very hard weather state. PTZ is not necessary. I'd prefer dome cameras. And...
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    Blue Iris PTZ help

    I have 4 Lorex cameras hooked up to my unifi 24 port PoE switch and the feeds will come through but won't allow me to move the cameras. Sometimes I can zoom but that it all. I need help with this.