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    Hacked? My cameras had access to the internet

    Here are the two ip addresses that my cameras contacted and were trying to connect to my router afterwards: 3.236.167.184 (This one is associated with Amazon Web Services) trying to connect from port 443 to port 39359. 208.67.75.242 (This one is associated with be OpenDNS) trying to connect on...
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    Hacked? My cameras had access to the internet

    While doing some maintenance on my network, I had forgotten to disconnect my cameras from the switch and, as a result, my ip cameras had access to the internet for about 30 minutes. When I checked the firewall logs after discovering this error, I could see that the private ip addresses...
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    50+ cam install. Ideal video settings?

    @wittaj Do you increase your bit rate for camera's with higher megapixel counts? How many megapixels do you have in mind for your starting point?
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    50+ cam install. Ideal video settings?

    Also, does anyone adjust their cameras' settings from the command line using curl to execute functions on the cameras' api? I have a luminescence sensor on the front and rear of my house and think I could adjust the shutter speed, etc., based on the what the sensor shows. That way, I can adjust...
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    50+ cam install. Ideal video settings?

    Thank you @wittaj for the detailed instruction on how to adjust the shutter speed, etc. Just so I understand, on ip cameras the effect of shutter speed is independent of fps? In other words, once I calibrate the shutter speed, gain, brightness, and contrast, the quality of the images in the...
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    50+ cam install. Ideal video settings?

    @wittaj and @bigredfish What shutter speeds do you recommend for day time and night time? Also, will higher shutter speeds have any negative impact on the cameras themselves?
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    50+ cam install. Ideal video settings?

    I found this table from Hikvision on their recommended bit rate based on resolution and fps (Hikvision pdf). There are separate tables for H.264 and H.265. For smoother video, I think you want to stay above 20 fps, preferably 25 fps (the standard for TV in Europe and Asia) or even 30 fps (the...
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    @trempa92 -- Unfortunately your code didn't work for me. It just ran and ran and nothing. Oh well.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    @trempa92 -- I am sorry for accusing you of being a hacker. I misread the ip address in the code. I feel very embarrassed and hope you will accept my apology.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    Sorry. I misread the ip address. I will apologize to @trempa92.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    @trempa92 -- I think this code is bullshit. It's broadcasting out info 239.255.255.250. You're some hacker.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    @trempa92 I have python3-prettytable installed in my ubuntu server now. I'm running the script now using python3. How long will this take? Also I don't see anything at the bash prompt.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    Okay. I got it installed, but I think my python command is python3. and so pip is pip3.
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    Is it just "prettytable" now?
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    Cannot issue most basic ISAPI command through curl -- please help

    Weird. I am getting an error message when I try to install the package "E: Unable to locate package python-prettytable"
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