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    Dahua has a new water proof junction box PFA130-E / PFA130E for Turrets ( PFA137, PFA139 )

    Yes, you can cut a slit in the big rubber grommet. Mine came already cut but I guess they missed that step on your's. Yes, the steel cable is for keeping the lid and camera safely tethered to the box.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    I cleaned my domes this evening. It doesn't really look any different in the day, but its much clearer at night with the IR on.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    I need to clean them. I've been through one unusually rainy winter.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    I don't believe the mounting orientation would have been a problem either way. The mini eyeballs have a pretty good range of motion. I used the bracket hoping for slightly better sunlight resistance by having the domes pointed downward rather than outward.
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    Lit up neighbors

    Wouldn't the backlight control with a custom area do that?
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    PoE Switch Suggestion List

    Power draw depends on the camera, but my 2MP Dauha Starlights use about 3w during the day and 6w with the IR is on, if I remember correctly.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    So far so good. I do need to clean one of the domes in particular. I don't know where you live, but if you get a lot of rain, I'd strongly favor the turrets. If you search my user name, I have a post with a side-by side picture of this camera in the rain with IR on vs. off vs a turret. I can get...
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    Lit up neighbors

    Your camera will likely be higher than where you took the picture from. The camera that produced this picture is about 7.5' high, right above the garage door, and angled downward to avoid the neighbor's windows across the street. I don't think you'll have too much trouble keeping his light out...
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    Lit up neighbors

    Wow its like a spot light aimed at you. Maybe get a few green lasers off Aliexpress and aim them at your neighbor's windows until he gets the idea.
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    Lit up neighbors

    You'll have to do some tests with an actual camera but it may not be as bad as you think. I have a front door mini-dome with the porch light in frame and it looks fine. I actually got more flare when I tested the camera from a position on the same wall as the camera with the light just out of...
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    Light as a deterrent

    I'm sure it varies by camera, but my Dahua starlights adjust pretty quickly. I've played around with different sensor lights, and found the ones with more reach are better. If the light doesn't come on until the subject to really close to the light, the face got blown out. Having the light come...
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    Computer for 24/7

    Laptops also aren't meant for 24/7 use. They don't dissipate heat as well as a desktop, the tiny fans and vents get clogged with dust easily, and heat kills electronics.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    No alarm but I so have alerts set up in blue Iris. The neighbors sensor lights detect movement on my side of the wall so that would help too.
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    Cam #5 and #6 are up (includes dual starlight)

    I've only had them up a few months but I should probably clean them. There's some cloudiness in the corners at night when the IR is on that's probably just dirt. The turrets show no such issues.
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    Type of Camera and placement (no eve)

    I have three totally exposed cameras. One is a dual mini dome on the bracket shown above. I chose this because I wanted the domes aimed downward to minimize sun/water exposure. The other two are turrets mounted on 130E waterproof junction boxes. One is mounted direct to the house and I caulked...
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    Warning about tool shipped with Dahua cams!

    Are you sure the set screw wasn't cross threaded? I have 8 Dahua cams and used the included tools and never had a problem.
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    My wife is trying to make me buy Reolink for Prime Day

    Take the cost out of her next birthday or Christmas present. :lol:
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    My wife is trying to make me buy Reolink for Prime Day

    Time for a new wife.
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    tool head broke off in set screw of Starlight Housing

    Maybe glue a paperclip to the tip and pull it out?
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    Can somebody help me set up router for Blue Iris 4 please?

    Then you're behind NAT. None of this will work until that is resolved. Please describe the device that picks up the wireless signal from Softcom. Manufacturer and model number. If that box is doing the NAT, you may be able to log into it and configure it not to. Otherwise, you'll need to contact...
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    Can somebody help me set up router for Blue Iris 4 please?

    I just looked up Softcom and they're using LTE or point-to-point wireless for business/power users. It sure sounds like they're running NAT upstream of your Asus router, either inside the box they supply or on the other end of the link. You can verify this by doing a Google search for "ip" which...
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    Can somebody help me set up router for Blue Iris 4 please?

    Who is your Internet provider? It sounds like you're using a WISP (wireless ISP)? If so, they may have a carrier grade NAT router upstream of you in which case you're screwed unless they'll give you a public IP.
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    Can somebody help me set up router for Blue Iris 4 please?

    "The wireless router currently uses a private WAN IP address (192.168.x.x, 10,x,x,x, or 172.16.x.x)." Well there's your problem. Dynamic DNS aside, you're not going to get a VPN server to work behind double NAT without more work, if at all. You need your router directly on the Internet, not...
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    Can somebody help me set up router for Blue Iris 4 please?

    Proton VPN is a commercial VPN service and has nothing to do with running a VPN server on your own router. BTW, noip.com has a free tier if you don't mind clicking an email once a month to verify your account.
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    How do you setup dual LAN?

    Yes, this is the situation I thought we were discussing: An isolated network but a device that wouldn't accept a blank default gateway value.
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    How do you setup dual LAN?

    Any IP address on the same subnet that isn't a router would work. So 192.168.20.254 for example. Just exclude that IP from your DHCP scope if you have a DHCP server and don't configure any hosts to use that IP address.
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    Are Dahua vari-focal lenses constant aperture?

    Reducing the shutter speed will allow the same exposure, but will have more motion blur, particularly at night where the difference between 1/60 and 1/20 is huge.
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    Anyone using NVR with PowerLine or Maca

    You mean MoCA as in coax? I've used powerline a few times over the years. It's very hit or miss, depending on the house. I've had better luck with MoCA but if you have an amplifier on your lines, you'll need to make sure either its compatible or the lines you need don't pass through it.
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    BIT and Norton Security

    This is why I have not run or recommended anything Norton in 20 years.
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    RJ45s and the Disection of.......

    You've never made a patch cord? Back before Internet commerce got big and patch cords got really cheap in reasonably quantities, I made them all the time. Still do from time to time.
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