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    Hikvision turret with IR

    Hi, I'm looking for a Hikvision camera with the red IR light. I feel this deters potential intruders. From what i see the newer cameras with ColorVu don't have this and use different technology. There is street lighting at the house I'm installing it at and i feel i'd get a better night picture...
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    Play mp3 audio from hikvision ds-2cd2386g2-isu/sl speaker on demand

    Thanks, this one right?
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    Play mp3 audio from hikvision ds-2cd2386g2-isu/sl speaker on demand

    OK got it, was looking in the data directory. Thanks. For the second part of the question. Do you know where to configure this file to be played on request? Is it here:
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    Play mp3 audio from hikvision ds-2cd2386g2-isu/sl speaker on demand

    Tha Thanks Fenderman. There is no 'sounds' folder does this need to be manually created? I also want to only manually play this through the camera when I choose...or at 11pm only. Not every time the camera triggers as this can be annoying if people are sleeping. Is this possible? Thanks again.
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    Play mp3 audio from hikvision ds-2cd2386g2-isu/sl speaker on demand

    Scenario: I have a short term let and I would like to play a custom sound file through my camera speaker (above) to alert guests when they are using outdoor areas beyond a certain time which is not permitted by the local council. I have BI4. Are there any tutorials to do this? I don't want a...
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    Hikvision DT387G2 - white light

    Silly me bought this camera thinking there were advances in IR tech that enabled colour at night. I use this camera at an AirBnB I manage and having the white light on at night is far to intrusive for guests. Without the light there is no night vision. Does anyone have any suggestions on making...
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    Remote BI laptop startup after power outage

    Can a USB HDD enclosure be reliably used with a surveillance disk or is it better to have an internal HDD?
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    Remote BI laptop startup after power outage

    Thanks, Ive only got 3 cameras, 1 with audio and the CPU flatlines a fair but when they are all triggered eg. windy days. The laptop is a i7-4510u CPU so Im looking at the HP Elitedesk or Dell Optiplex per these threads. Need to confirm they have 'Restore on A/C power' and can support an...
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    Remote BI laptop startup after power outage

    The outage was for around 6 hours. It was enough for the laptop battery to run out and shut down the laptop. I'm thinking a NUC with a "Restore A/C power" feature is the way to go.
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    Remote BI laptop startup after power outage

    I have a laptop running BI at a remote property 1.5 hours away that has worked perfectly. We had a power outage the other day and it turned the laptop off. I couldn't start it without going back to the property and pressing the power button. The PoE switch and NBN modem came back online OK after...
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    How to wire 2 way audio on DS-2CD2386G2-ISU/SL(2.8mm)

    Hi all, Does anyone have any instructions on how to wire 2 way audio to my NVR (DS-7608NI-I2/8P)? This cam: https://www.hikvision.com/au-en/products/IP-Products/Network-Cameras/acusense-series/ds-2cd2386g2-isu-sl/ Thanks
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    BI on Intel NUC i5-7260U, RAM:4GB, HDD:1TB, 16GB OPTANE 7I5BNHXF

    Hi, I have 5 Hikvision cameras that were running on a dedicated BI laptop 24x7. The laptop battery and motherboard died on a hot day and I'm looking to replace it. I 'm looking at an i5 INtel NUC with the following specs: Intel NUC i5-7260U, RAM:4GB, HDD:1TB, 16GB OPTANE 7I5BNHXF; Win 10 64bit...
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    NVR cannot see cameras, but SADPTools can?

    I had a number of issues getting basic connectivity with a Hikvision DS-7601 NVR, it looks to have a similar interface. You have to assign IP addresses manually to your cameras in the 192.168.254.x range. Set the NVR channels to manual as well, not plug n play. Use the SADP tool to set your...
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    Hikvision DS-7108N-SN/P NVR as PoE switch only

    Thanks Alastair, I will give it a go and see how i go with the 'noisy' alerts.
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    Hikvision DS-7108N-SN/P NVR as PoE switch only

    Hi, I purchased the above NVR off aliexpress and i'm not too impressed with the motion detection as it seems to trigger all the time without many configuration options. I would like to use a PC with Blue Iris instead as I've found this to be far superior. Can I use the NVR as a PoE switch...
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