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    Other people can stream your feed.

    One is never too old to learn new tricks! What is now helpful is the use of AI. Look into either Copilot, Claude or others. Most have a free trial where technical questions can be asked and answered. Many use these same AI engines for writing computer code without the need to know the...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Will give your script a try. Ran both w32tm /query /configuration and w32tm /query /status on the BI windows computer. The results are in the text file. Take a look and let me know if there is anything unusual going on. The NTP server on the router updates the BI computer. The cams are...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Excellent! That way you can modify the paths and file names. They are all listed in the params. Usually place a new folder on C drive to keep it simple. Easy to add and remove.
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    The PS script is setup for the same user/password for all cams. I Will write up the instruction for use and get it ready for external testing. Will that work for you?
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Not concerned at this time with the overall time. But more concerned that the cams vary so much from one another. Did a test using a static set date/time. Reset all the cams. And in a few seconds some were off. It would be my guess that it is a cam issue and related to the internal clock...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Will be glad to share has only been tested on BI. It runs on PowerShell ver 5.1 - 7.6 plus one needs to setup a flat datebase file with a listing of your cam IP addresses of interest. That is nothing more than a text file with one line for each IP address. Will get that file ready to go...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Right now it is running on the system clock. From a historical aspect there has been a lot of drift on certain cams even with running NetTime using Google time. The BI box has no internet. Is there a way to make that happen?
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    It is using a local Asus router on the LAN as the NTP source. Overall, it appears that the issue is not the time, but the drift within the cams.
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Are you referring to the screen shot or the first post with the times? If the initial post that is done with a PowerShell script.
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Some folks are just lucky. Not so on my end!
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    Tailscale - Now up to 6 Users

    Like that Tailscale has now increased the number of users on their free plan. A plus for BI folks. "The Personal plan remains free and is better than ever. In addition to new features, it now includes up to 6 seats (previously 3 users)."
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Trying out a new script that will update Dahua cameras in BI on a user set time schedule. It uses a Dahua API to set the current camera time. So far it is working well but will need more testing to make sure. As pointed out above by wittaj, some cams have a mind of their own when it comes to...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Yes, agree. Will just have to live with the system as is. Too bad the cams can not do better, but overall being a few seconds off is a lot better than hours off! Would love to see all the cams switch at the same time, but only in Hollywood movies! Did use an overlay a few years ago but now...
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    Dahua Camera Times - How close from Cam to Cam?

    Should Dahua cams all have time within a second or is that something that is not practicable and impossible to achieve using Blue Iris? Here are the results of the cams that are running on Blue Iris. IP Address -- Time HMS 192.168.55.12 -- 14:19:02 192.168.55.16 -- 14:19:05 192.168.55.18 --...
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    Help With Running CGI Command From Batch Script ON Marquis IPC-XD400(N) Camera

    Take a look at GetHub Copilot for code assist. They have a free account for 30 days or one of the other AI assist programs. It is amazing what these programs can do. Made of list of what was wanted for a PowerShell project and 2 seconds latter it sent a 67 line script. And if one were...
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    Day / Night profile switching

    Another member found "ConfigEx" to change day/night modes for the Web 5 cams. Have implemented that change and it works well with Hubitat. Up to this point, with Web 5, have been manipulating "Time Plan Settings" to achieve the same goal. However, that process is not as simple as using...
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    Yet another clarification about Dahua Day/Night modes and profiles

    Make all of your camera changes using the camera GUI. Start with day and make your adjustments. Then night. Some FOVs and cams will do well at night while others will not. However, if interested in ID then color at night may require a long shutter speed which defeats the purpose of ID...
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    Day / Night profile switching

    This is the API for both day/night and Web 4/5 Dahua cams. Test in a browser before implementing in either HA or Hubitat. For Web 4 the Profile Management is set for Full Time. For Web 5 it is Customized Scene. One can also use PowerShell for mode switching, but Hubitat is the simpler...
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    Temporarily suspend PTZ return to home possible?

    One can turn auto tracking on/off with the correct API. Used this to stop the SD5A425XA-HNR from tracking during certain hours as the kids would play in the street and the PTZ would work overtime tracking away. Used a Hubitat C7 for this function or one could also set it up with Window's Power...
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    VPN and Blue Iris

    With it having internet then TS is an easy install. The BI system here has no internet which means no Window's updates which is a good thing! But without a net connection it also a poses more of a challenge to complete certain tasks.
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    How many PTZ's are you running?

    Used a SD5A425XA-HNR for the better part of the year but have now removed it. Got a lot of folks pointing at the moving cam when they walked by. But it served no real value in enhancing the overall security profile.
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    VPN and Blue Iris

    Give Tail Scale a try and see if it will work for your needs. It is free to use and test. Is your BI system on the internet or isolated? Tail Scale needs the net to make the connections thus with an isolated BI computer the solution is to install Tail Scale on your router.
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Updated for March 2026 - Mode Switching for Web 4 and Web 5 Dahua Cams Have updated the camera day/night mode switching for Web 4 and Web 5 cameras. What has been removed is the need to update camera Time Plan Settings (orange/purple block). Thanks to an IPC member, the correct API was...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Using the API that works for Web 5 day/night mode switch and have the Web 5 cams set for "Customized Scene". However, using Hubitat and HTTP GET statements for cam day/night mode switching based on LUX and not time.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    With Web 5 cams it is possible to have finer control of when the camera switches between modes. In place of just day and night add general or custom 1 or custom 2 using time plan settings to make adjustments to shutter, gain, etc. The overall concern is that this is a time based solution that...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Yes, agree that LUX is a good overall solution, but also at the same time a bit on the complex side to implement. No plug and play here! LUX in the daytime can reach over 100K. However, depending on placement of the north facing outside LUX sensor the units of interest are in the 100 to 300...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    It looks like your are using BI on Windows 11. Assume that when the day/night URL is placed in the BI browser FireFox address bar that the camera switches mode from day to night and the other way around. If yes, then this is a step in the right direction. The issue, which your are aware of, is...
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    Simple is better. Here in the north country, the sun is now gaining close to 6 minutes per day. Thus a lower 48 solution does not work well here at the end of the trail.
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    EmpireTech aka Dahua LPR Settings

    One way to get closer is to use LUX in place of a sunrise/set offset. This takes into account sunny vs cloudy days and switches cameras based on light intensity in place of time. More complex to setup - this is not a turn key solution.
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    Issues with 192.168.0.9

    Check your Apple device and see what the current IP "new" address is. You know that the old one was in the range of 192.168.0.1 but the new one could be anything in the range of 192.168.1.1, etc. https://techzle.com/view-the-ip-address-ipv4-and-ipv6-of-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad You will have to...
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