Recent content by Hammerhead786

Another graduate from the Stevie Wonder School of Motoring. He absolutely "ACE'd" that one.

My personal opinion is use a dedicated pc for Blue Iris as this will give you more flexibility and control rather than an NVR. Use a managed switch (preferably Layer 3) and have your home network on one vlan, the blue iris pc on another and your home network on a third. This will give you the...

Since you're setting up vlans anyway, put the BI machine on it's own vlan and set up an access list on the cameras vlan to drop all traffic not destined for the BI machine. You will need to set up some static routes on your router to enable communications between the various vlans since you are...

Another sufferer of SPS.

Let's forget the Dahua program for the moment. Ignore the DNS as you are not doing hostname to IP resolution. The camera should have an IP address of 192.168.73.x in order to communicate with the BI machine on vlan 73. The BI machine should have an IP address of 192.168.73.x as it's on vlan...

Remember, each vlan is its own separate network. If you're trying to communicate between devices on different vlans, you need a router. I'm having a hard time understanding how you have things configured right now. Only you can see how your network is exactly set up. When I asked for the full...

Is the laptop on the same vlan as the BI machine? If so then you'll need to have an ip address in the same range as the BI machine. What is the full ip configuration of each device?

Did you change the ip address of the second camera? Does it conflict with the first camera? If so, disconnect the first camera and then see if you can log into the second one. If not, you may need to reset the camera using the reset switch.

Update the OS on the switch to the latest. You can get it from here: My Networking | HPE® Official Site. It was last updated June 2018. Unlike Cisco, HP aren't charging for the updates. I actually prefer Cisco gear, but in this case I.... a) bought the switch used without lining the...

The 10/100 Mbps isn't going to be an issue. The 2620 has 2 x gigabit uplink ports so if you're going to connect the switch to your router, use those ports. The cams will be fine on the 10/100 ports.

Yes that's the exact one. I have it in the laundry room and with the door closed I don't hear it. My laundry room is right next to the kitchen and dining area. I do not find it to be loud and I particularly am sensitive to noises. Don't forget hat this has 12 PoE ports, the other 12 are not PoE.

Check out the attached pdf of my set up. It may give you some guidance. Feel free to ask me any questions and provide the configuration of your network including the models of each device you are using.

If your managed switch is a layer 3 switch, you can set up inter-vlan routing. I have a Procurve 26260 set up with 3 vlans. Cams on one vlan, BI pc on another and home network on the third. An access list prevents the cams talking to anything other than the BI pc. BI pc can access the internet...

The PPOE in the name stands for partial poe, hence the reason for only 12 poe ports. Irrespective, as I've said previously, it is very good value for money.

I've been running this same switch for quite a while now. For the price it is extremely good value. Just update the OS to the latest. It has a nicer web interface.