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    Faulty patch panel?

    I have a Cablematters 24-port patch panel with inline keystones that connect the ethernet wires from my cameras to my POE switch. I've been having a random camera disconnect. After some troubleshooting, I noticed that when I move the keystone around with my fingers, it sometimes causes...
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    Ethernet wire pairs faulty

    I've been doing some diagnostics on my network. While plugging in a cable tester on one end and my dahua poe camera at the other end, I noticed on one of the cables light #4 doesn't work and on another cable, light #8 doesnt work. Is this important at all? The cameras seem to work fine. I...
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    NoSignal status counter

    Is it common for a camera to have a few NoSignal counts in the BI status log? Or is this usually indicative of some kind of problem?
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    Yellow circle and blue bell?

    What does this small yellow circle in the top right of the camera preview mean? What about the blue bell?
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    Camera No signal

    I have a T54IR-ZE-S3 that keeps showing as "No Signal" on BI. It was working great for the first few weeks, but now I keep getting this error. If I unplug the camera from the POE switch, and plug it back in, the camera starts working again. Then randomly, it stops working again. The camera has...
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    Increasing recording sensitivity

    What is the best way to increase recording sensitivity? I have substreams enabled and lots of events are not being recorded. For example, I have one camera that gives an overview of the front of the house and when a car drive up and parks, it doesn't record it. Is this something I need to...
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    UI3 with Mikrotik router

    Anyone here using UI3 on Blue Iris with a Mikrotik router? I set up port forwarding with port 81, but can't get it to work. Looking for any tips.
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    Headless setup only connects once

    I'm running a headless setup with windows 11, and for some reason, when i use remote desktop connection, i can connect once. When i disconnect, i cant reconnect. I have to force a shut down and reboot in order to connect again. any idea what could be causing this?
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    Using different HDD for different cameras

    I have 13 cameras and two 4TB HDDs. I would like to have 6 of them store on one drive and 7 store on another. What's the best way to do this? What would you use for the GB drive space?
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    T54IR-ZE-S3 showing in black/white

    I have a random T54IR-ZE-S3 that's displaying it's image in black and white when I login through the built in web interface. Anyway to change this?
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    Purchasing Blue Iris

    Is there anything different with blue iris purchased from amcrest vs the blue iris website? Amcrest has it listed at $54.99. It's $99.95 directly from blue iris.
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    PFB203W in black

    Anyone know where I can get PFB203W wall mount in black? Empireandy is showing out of stock. Can't find it anywhere.
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    Waterproof connected for PFB203W

    Can anyone link a waterproof connecter that works with the PFB203W? I'm looking at this one on amazon: (https://a.co/d/0gdBCspC), but I am not sure how this would work. The pigtail connecter on the T54IR-ZE-S3 is female, and the terminated ethernet coming out of the house is male. It seems like...
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    Mount for T54IR-ZE-S3

    Is this a reasonable mount to use for T54IR-ZE-S3 on a vertical brick wall? I'm not sure if this is a cheap knock off, or the same thing empiretech sells? https://a.co/d/06jHdgLg
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    Alternative to Reolink POE Doorbell

    Are there any reasonable POE doorbell cameras that record 24/7, work with blue iris, come in black color, and have package detection? Reolink doesn't seem interested in ever updating their POE doorbell camera.
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    Camera placement under deck

    I have a walkout basement and a deck is being installed. One of the cameras under the deck has a column being built right at the wire exit point. The plan is to route this wire through the deck column. The column is in contact with the back of the home. I'm trying to figure out which "face" of...
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    Extending outdoor ethernet cable

    I have an ethernet cable that was going to be used for a camera installed on a brick wall. The brick wall is now going to have a brick column up against it right where the ethernet cable comes out. So now I need to extend the ethernet cable a little so it is long enough to pass through the brick...
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    Outdoor ethernet cable questions

    1. About how long should the cable stick out of the wall? Looking at the attached picture, the cable seems too long to me. There is no way to push it in. 2. Should I be concerned if the RJ45 connector is exposed to water/humidity for a few months before camera install? Do they make some type of...
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    Mounts for 5442 ZE

    I'm looking to install about 10 5442 ZE outdoors. Most will be on vertical brick or wood siding. A few will be installed on horizontal wood soffit. For the vertical installs, the pigtails will be outside of the home to minimize the size of the hole in the brick. For the horizontal installs, I'm...
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    Cable termination at camera end

    I have long cable runs going from my basement to outdoor camera locations. Given these are solid (not stranded cables), is there a best method to terminate the cables at the camera end? I figure you have to use RJ45 so you can plug it into the camera. My understanding is that RJ45 is not good to...
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    Mounting server rack to concrete basement wall

    I am trying to mount a 9U Eaton Tripp Lite to a concrete basement wall. The server rack comes with a mounting plate. The instructions say each mounting hole can accommodate an M8 or 5/16” bolt. What's the best practice for mounting the server rack onto the concrete wall?
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    2.5 vs 1 gbit Ethernet nic

    I'm looking into adding a second nic to connect my blueiris PC to my router. Any advantage to having 2.5 gb vs 1 gbit? The router is 2.5gbit, but I'm not sure those speeds help at all in this situation.
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    I7-8700 vs i5-8500

    Any meaningful difference between an i7-8700 vs i5-8500 in terms of performance/energy usage for a BI computer with 14 cameras?
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    Camera power cycle frequency

    How often do you have to power cycle cameras due to hangups, freezing etc? I'm trying to decide if its worth getting a switch with a management interface that would let me toggle POE power to reset cameras vs an unmanaged one that would require unplugging/replugging
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    16 port switch rec

    Looking for an gigabit unmanaged switch to power 14 cameras and connect to a blue iris PC. Rack mountable and fan less. Not sure this exists.
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    Using all 5442-ZE

    I'm considering using all varifical 5442-ZE cameras for a residential property. I don't need to zoom in on anything more than 30 feet. Cameras are all either 7foot high for facial identification or higher as overview cams. Is this at all reasonable? I also don't want any bullet cameras or PTZ
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    100mbit vs gigabit switch

    I'm planning on running a setup with 14 cameras and one PC running Blue Iris all connected to an unmanaged switch. Any advantage to using a switch with all gigabit ports vs a switch that has mostly 100mbit ports and two gigabit uplink ports?
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    Garage camera placement - walls closing soon

    I posted previously about camera placement near a 3-car garage. It was suggested to add cameras to at the outside corners at the garage header (labeled 1 and 2 in red in the photos below). It turns out, this won't be structurally possible. Any alternative locations? I was thinking about putting...
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    Dual NIC setup switch type

    I'm looking into setting up my blue iris PC with dual NIC. Does the switch that the IP cameras and blue iris PC connect to need to be a managed switch? Or would unmanaged work?
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    Window coverage

    Do most people have cameras covering accessible first floor widows, especially on the back of a home? Or just stick to doors?
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