Search results

  1. K

    Ethernet wire pairs faulty

    Thanks. I have 10 cameras installed. For 8 of them, with a camera on one side and a tester on the other, I get all eight lights active. The other two: one is missing light 4 and another light 8 All the cameras are the same
  2. K

    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...
  3. K

    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...
  4. K

    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?
  5. K

    Camera No signal

    Thanks. Yes, I'm trying that first. When I say I am unplugging/plugging the cable, I'm not actually unplugging and plugging the cable that runs to the camera. I'm unplugging the small cable that runs from the patch panel to the switch.
  6. K

    Camera No signal

    Thanks. I guess what confuses me is if this was a cable problem, why would unplugging and replugging the cable at the switch put the camera back online? It seems like it just needs a power off, power on to get it going again.
  7. K

    Yellow circle and blue bell?

    Can't find the yellow circle explained
  8. K

    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?
  9. K

    Camera No signal

    Would a cable tester show if there is a problem? Or can that give you a false positive (cable is bad, but tester shows its good)?
  10. K

    Camera No signal

    I'm pretty sure its going to be a termination issue. I've had a lot of problem with the cables. Can I just cut off the cable right at the start of the plastic connector so I don't waste anymore cable? Also, I'm so lost on what crimping tool etc to get. I just want something simple to get the...
  11. K

    Camera No signal

    Yes, I did use dielectric grease. Do you have any recommended tools for terminating CAT6 cable? The cable is pretty short outside, so I don't want to ruin much more of it.
  12. K

    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...
  13. K

    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...
  14. K

    UI3 with Mikrotik router

    Ok i solved it. I had to add another port forward on the xfinity modem. it acts as another barrier
  15. K

    UI3 with Mikrotik router

    In BI, the "remote, external" address is my ISP public ip. I used this guide: Port forwarding - RouterOS knowledge base - MikroTik Documentation
  16. K

    UI3 with Mikrotik router

    Thanks. I have a dual-NIC setup. the nic that has internet has an internal IP of 192.168.88.208 Xfinity ISP
  17. K

    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.
  18. K

    Using different HDD for different cameras

    Thanks. I'm having trouble figuring out how to set it do some cameras go on one drive, and other camers go on a different drive. BI just has a setting for new
  19. K

    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?
  20. K

    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?
  21. K

    T54IR-ZE-S3 showing in black/white

    I haven't set up BI yet. I'm just logging in through the web interface. Every camera is in color, but one shows black and white.
  22. K

    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?
  23. K

    Purchasing Blue Iris

    Thanks. Even though it says V5 on amcrest, I'm assuming you can upgrade it to v6?
  24. K

    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.
  25. K

    PFB203W in black

    Got it. Ya I was ignoring the W at the end. I had no idea the 2203W was updated. I'm glad you pointed this out! Do you know if the PFB2203W works with the T54IR-ZE-S3 camera?
  26. K

    PFB203W in black

    Empire andy's website has the PFB203W and PFB2203W as different items. I'm not referring to color.
  27. K

    PFB203W in black

    Thanks. That one says PFB2203W. Is it the same thing as the PFB203W?
  28. K

    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.
  29. K

    Waterproof connected for PFB203W

    Thanks! So if I want to use a 5442 with a PFB203W, I would just need to use dielectric grease at the female end coming out of the camera, make the connection, wrap it in self-fusing tape, overwrap with 3m 33+, and close the hole with duct seal?
  30. K

    Waterproof connected for PFB203W

    Thanks. How are people using waterproof connectors? Even, for example, with a soffit camera installation, the Ethernet wire coming out of the house is male end and the pigtail on the camera is female
Top Bottom