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    Exporting Issue

    Some run their systems with continuous. It eliminates the issue of missing something that would otherwise be recorded in a lessor quality sub. Others run a combination of main and sub to save on disk space. Another choice is to use only continuous on cameras that have the highest priority or...
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    Blue Iris Over Internet

    If you would freqflyer let us know what you come up with and how well it is working for your scenario.
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    real basic stuff

    The answer is no. Each POE camera requires one CAT-5 line back to a POE switch. i.e. one cable per camera. Some run one CAT-5 line from a central location back to their main POE switch. Then at the far end of the run they add a remote POE switch. That remote switch requires power and thus...
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    Blue Iris Over Internet

    How close is the friends house? Does the friend require access to review the video feed either live or as a time line? 1) If within 100 meters then run a CAT-5 for your camera data. 2) Or if within line of sight then an RF link like the airMAX LiteBeam 5AC. 3) Or if close and on the same...
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    I Just update to new computer my lic was for 2020 I now can't seem to get out of Blue Iries saying Evaluation should I just buy full lik for here old

    For an older version of BI, one can be downloaded from the below listed URL. https://ipcamtalk.com/downloads/blue-iris-updates-64-bit.3/history
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    SOS, Need a 220v Ethernet switch

    NetGear makes a number of switches that have their power adapter "localized to the country of sale".
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    Dahua Inaccurate Time Related Issues

    Some routers can be setup to serve NTP time if running Asuswrt-Merlin Firmware which is free. Basic instructions for setting up a NTP time server for your LAN. https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Setting-up-an-NTP-time-server-for-your-LAN For the Asus AU-86U the settings can...
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    Dahua Inaccurate Time Related Issues

    The key is to set the camera NTP Interval time. Generally found when logging into the camera under > Settings > System > General > Date & Time > NTP Time > Interval. The path will be slightly different for the newer Web 5 (blue background) cameras. For Dahua cameras, my system is to sync to a...
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    Arjun, where are ya?

    See that Arjun made it to the north country and is still bragging!
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    I have survived another national blackout here in Cuba

    Bought the Emporia Vue 3 for home power monitoring. Replaced it with the IoTaWatt as it produced much better results and did not require the 'cloud' for data storage.
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    Dahua API Authentication From PowerShell

    Success!!! Added the -AllowUnencryptedAuthentication parameter and it is now displaying as it should. Appreciate the assistance.
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    Dahua API Authentication From PowerShell

    Updated PS from version 5 to 7.50. It almost works but has an issue with unencrypted connections. PS C:\> $user="admin" >> $password=ConvertTo-SecureString "password" -AsPlainText -Force >> $psCred=New-Object PSCredential -ArgumentList ($user,$password) >> Invoke-WebRequest...
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    Dahua API Authentication From PowerShell

    Trying PowerShell to display Dahua camera NTP settings. The following URL works in FireFox. http://admin:123456@192.168.55.76/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig%26name=NTP It returns the following data in the FF browser. table.NTP.Address=192.168.55.11 table.NTP.Enable=true...
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    floodlights

    The issue with POE external white lighting is that the POE switch or other POE power source has to have sufficient power available to run a camera plus the added lighting. If the POE switch has a port rating of 15 watts then a camera that uses 7 watts will leave 8 watts or perhaps a little less...
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    Blue Iris Software Purchase but Key never issued?

    Four weeks is a bit on the excessive side. Normally, these transactions take a day or less. Check with the credit card firm and with PayPal and see if you can stop payment. Another option would be to contact Jennifer and see if she can be of assistance. Had a similar issue with payment made...
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