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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    My tv is showing the resolution of this NVR in 4k for anyone else who was wondering. I am using 4k cables as well, so make sure you are too. Do I need to plug in the yellow & white audio cables to get sound, or is sound also recorded through the Cat6? Do these turrets have the ability to...
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    Do I add Blue Iris to the NVR or my computer?

    So I'm totally new to all of this and trying to figure out how to fully set up this system I have an NVR and 2 cameras at the moment Now I need/use Blue Iris software to access these cameras and record the footage from them to my NVR? Do I add this software on my computer or to the NVR?
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I set it up using Wireguard My new router VPN seems to be working well. So should I still follow everything in the first post to finish setting my network up to get ready for this new camera system? I also plan on following this walk-thru to secure my camera system & network...
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    So this is the NVR I bought, and was wondering if the HDMI port on the back is 4k capable? I would hope so as I bought 4k cameras and hope to stream 4k quality to my monitor/tv.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I have an Asus X8 router and have already setup the VPN on it Is the original post still pretty up to date? I wanted to get everything setup & secure for my new camera network
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    There is no way to use that 2nd HDD as a backup? If it's expansion only, I guess I'll just go with 8TB drives then and save some money
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    Great thanks for that info! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXX3PYXJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details This is the NVR I went with, and it seems to have 2 HDD slots. Is this second slot in this NVR for a mirror backup or an expansion? I always like to do a backup of all of my data, so I...
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    Ok thanks for those suggestions. I guess just pick whichever brand is on sale at the time between those 2? What makes an HDD "surveillance" rated?
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    What HDDs does everyone like to use in their NVR?
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    I've read that standard poe cameras use about 100mbps in data so cat5e is plenty for it. But what is the data transfer rate on a 4k camera?
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    Well that is a fair point. If I'm not going to utilize cat6, there's no reason to make it harder then I guess and I can go with cat5e I used to do low voltage years ago, so I'm familiar with working with the wiring & termination. But I got out before cat6 was becoming popular, so I've never...
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    Is shielded Cat6 cable preferred? I guess the cost probably isn't that much more and I might as well get it shielded
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    So I received my 4k-T camera yesterday and trying to figure out what cable to use I see this camera has a lot of different tails to connect to, what is the best one? Cat6 or 7? What do I do with the other tails, just tape them up? What is the exposed wire tail for?
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    Thanks guys, I have some reading to do!
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    IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)

    I'm not aware of any maleware thread - can you please link to it? Also, can you also please link to an article about setting up a secured network for these cameras to run on so they won't connect to the internet? This is my first go at this, so I'm totally new to all of this and want to do it...
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