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    2024 EmpireTech Thanksgiving Day Sales& Black Friday &Christmas Sales- Winter Sales

    Looks like I’ve got a 6th place random cam winner. Never know what you’re gonna get till the box shows up. I have to say, usually I don’t win squat with this type of thing. Andy’s lotteries are a different story though. I’ve been through 4 lotteries now, only got the wittaj luck for one of...
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    2024 EmpireTech Thanksgiving Day Sales& Black Friday &Christmas Sales- Winter Sales

    I'm pretty sure there are still 2 numbers to be drawn for the new 3 camera cam. Andy's turn to pick a couple numbers. It's not over yet... Andy, Thank you and your team once again for making this happen.
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    2024 EmpireTech Thanksgiving Day Sales& Black Friday &Christmas Sales- Winter Sales

    No sales tax from the website… but I guess that’s location dependent
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    Best Dash Camera 2024

    I just ordered 5 of the 119 mini @ $85.99 each. Every usable car in my driveway will get 1.
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    Best Dash Camera 2024

    At $86 each it would be cheaper to install 2 mini’s. My issue is I drive 2 different vehicles regularly with a 3rd on standby. Then there is my wife with her car. What about my sons? There are 6 vehicles registered and insured in my driveway right now. I know for sure that, even if it where...
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    Best Dash Camera 2024

    Any thoughts on the A119 mini 2? On sale now for $86. I know it's a little older 2K vs 4K -- there's a lot of talk about chasing megapixels on this forum, doesn't the same apply here? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C5MVB7NX/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=APVAUZZOJUWDA
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    2024 EmpireTech Thanksgiving Day Sales& Black Friday &Christmas Sales- Winter Sales

    Just got my tickets…
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    Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

    And it made your ladders invisible…
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    Few simple Q's about Dahua install junction box

    Lock screw orientation doesn’t bother me so I install with one of the holes facing down to drain any water that gets in. I silicone caulk camera base to junction box faceplate leaving bottom hole open. Caulk over side hole. I also silicone the rubber plug in place along with silicone around the...
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    2024 EmpireTech Autumn Sale Plan

    Thanks once again Andy, a little wittaj luck rubbed off on my tickets this go around but still fun to be a part of. thank you and your crew. You guys are the best. Jer
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    Smart Electrical Panels, Yes?

    There’s a tag on the meter now, installed by power company - “no smart meter”.
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    Show me your Smart IR being Smart

    Ivs triggering on small animals when set to human is what gets me. Squirrels and birds give me false triggers everyday.
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    Smart Electrical Panels, Yes?

    Not me. No smart panel. Dumb panel works just fine. I actually caught the smart meter installation guy while on my street. Power company sent letters saying they would be changing meters within 90 days. A year and a half later they show up. I declined the smart meter. They say I’ll have to...
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    2024 EmpireTech Autumn Sale Plan

    I did that last sale — yes 4 tickets
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    Turrets Mounted to Soffit

    The only real issue I see is the much larger hole you need to drill for the wiring. If you use a junction box you just need a hole large enough for the cat6 cable. Then terminate the cable once installed. All wiring will fit in junction box. No junction box and you have to stuff all the wiring...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    I guess I could. BI app seems to get mixed reviews here - I’ve never looked at it.
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    I’m running windows 11. I am currently away for work and the RDP into the BI computer is working just fine. I can be into my cams in seconds and stay connected on an iPad as long as needed. Some ptz controls are funky otherwise it seems to work as if sitting at home. Job site has terrible...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    Yes, both devices are connected. I can access thru Remote Desktop protocol. It’s not that bad besides, as I said before, running a windows desktop with an IOS phone. Haven’t played with it much on the iPad. I’m wondering if I should try and access a fire tablet running ui3 24/7/365. That would...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    This didn’t work either. Entered Tailscale IP address in remote, external access with port :81 at end hit ok, then shut down and restart BI. open brave on phone, enter ui3 address and session times out I have nothing else checked in the remote external access box
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    My BI machine has a different IP address due to not assigning an IP on my router for a couple of reboots. That problem is solved. my test was only typing the IP address and the port :81 I guess I should try /ui3.htm version and see what happens tried again, both versions — at home, Wi-Fi...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    @concord I have tried having both my phone and my BI machine connected to Tailscale and just opening brave browser and entering UI3 address with the port also. This is with Wi-Fi off on the phone. Just goes to search results for the IP. Does not connect to UI3. I can do it thru RDP, and then...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    Elvis - It will take a little bit of learning for me to understand what you just wrote. I did see the part about subnet routing on Tailscale.
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    Sounds like I’m not as confused as I thought. Be sure both devices are connected in tailscale open Remote Desktop protocol on phone log into BI machine using IP address provided by tailscale open browser on BI machine using phone open UI3 on BI machine viewing on phone I certainly thought it...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    I'm hooked up to tailscale, that was a small learning curve but done. What I'm confused on is how to actually see UI3? Maybe I'm overthinking it. I can RDP into my blue iris machine, open the browser and type my UI3 address. Is that it? Seems awful slow and a lot of steps. Is there a way to...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    So I’ve set up 3 devices on a Tailscale account. my blue iris machine, iPad, and IPhone - now what? I also have a couple of Amazon fire tablets, one is running UI3 24/7 on LAN — can I utilize this somehow? what is the best way to use Tailscale? Do I need an app for BI on my phone. All I really...
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    Help - Magenta Z12E

    Ok solved for now -- tapped it a bit with the rubber handle of a large screwdriver -- no change until a restart of the cam. Back to color. Forced BW and color a few times and all OK at the moment
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    Help - Magenta Z12E

    Yea, I tried the force B/W to color switch but only tried it once. I’ll give it a tap in a little while, see what happens.
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    Help - Magenta Z12E

    Spring loaded? Is this common? At the moment this camera is on a test rig so it’s easy to get to. Intended use is for LPR up on a pole. 15 feet up. Not easy to get to. Now that it’s happened once, Should I expect this to happen often? Camera has been in service on the test rig for over a...
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    Help - Magenta Z12E

    What is going on here, Dahua Z12E went magenta. I can't get it to change, nothing funky in settings. Tried a camera restart, nothing. Video is this morning, the switch from black and white to color
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    EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-AS-S3 - Smart plan unable to select options other than AcuPick?

    Write down all your settings 1st. It’s happened more than once that when I turn off acupick and the system reboots it wipes all my camera settings. Now I try and shut off acupick immediately after setting a new IP address on a new camera. Before I’ve changed much of anything.
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