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    Need help understanding "Blue Iris Status" message and connection logs.

    I was thinking of upgrading to BI 5. That may be a good time to reconfigure the system. I need to do some homework.
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    Need help understanding "Blue Iris Status" message and connection logs.

    Hi I need some help understanding the "Blue Iris Status". I am using BI Version 4 and accessing it with the Android App. In the BI Message Log it shows a log in and log off using the WAN and the LAN from the Android app. I also see connections to a Blue Iris server. I am concerned about...
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    Failure to find camera

    I had another camera at 192.168.1.108. I took it off and ConfigTool still can't find the new camera.
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    Failure to find camera

    Hi I am adding a new Dahua Hfw4433m-I2 to my network. I tried using ConfigTool to find them cameras and do some initial set up. It failed to find the new camera. As a test, I replaced a known good camera (a HFW4431m-I2) with the new one and ConfigTool failed to find it. The search used the...
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    Problems connecting over WAN

    I connect to BI using two different phones over WAN. Both set up identical. Some times both work, sometimes neither work, sometimes one works and the other doesn't. I go back and do a reset using the Remote Access Wizard, usually it fixes the problem. Has anyone else had the problem and...
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    Camera Losing connection

    Three good ideas. Already did number 1. Number 2 and 3 are next on the list. I actually have a second POE switch. I will try that next time it goes off line. Thanks for the help John
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    Remote Camera

    Thanks for the recommendation cable type. That stuff is a lot more expensive than the indoor stuff. One other thing not to screw up.
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    Camera Losing connection

    Hi I am having a problem keeping a Dahua IPC-HF4431M-I2 online. It will work for hours at a time and then go offline for a couple of hours for no apparent reason. It is a wired POE system and is monitored on Blue Iris. I have another identical camera in the system which is working well. When...
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    Remote Camera

    tangent: The Dahua epoe is also 48v. I found an online voltage drop calculator. Based on 23awg wire, two conductors in parallel (assuming 4 total wires, like with poe), .25 amp, the voltage drop is about 10% at 1000ft. Significant, but lot less than I would have guessed. The Dahua cameras must...
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    Remote Camera

    Can they really put 19watts through those tiny wires in Cat5e cable? That doesn't really pass my squint test. Has anyone had any experience?
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    Remote Camera

    My understanding is POE is only good for 200 or 300ft at best. I am going to look into the EPOE that may be a very good solution. Can they really go out to e 1000ft with cat 5 cable?
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    Remote Camera

    To install it per code (including limiting voltage drop to less than 3%) with a 5amp breaker (available?) would require #4 romex UF (which is probably not available either). I could not find any #4 romex, but I suspect it is a couple of dollars a foot. Even ignoring codes and using #12 or 14 UF...
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    Remote Camera

    The Dahua looks like a great system, but I would have to put together a power supply, transmitter and receiver. That sounds like a lot of work. I wonder if anyone put together a remote package that works the power and communications problems. On the Reolink the manufacturer say it...
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    Need recommendation for "Sump-Cam"

    PJones has it right. Redundant pumps and a loud alarm. Keep it simple and proven. The camera idea only works if you are watching it or have it set up to trigger an alarm.
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    Remote Camera

    I am looking for a camera for a remote area on my property. No power and about 1000ft from my house. I want something real time but a good game camera camera may be ok. My experience with game cameras has not been good. I am hoping the best option is not to lay 1000 feet of wire. It's got...
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    How to factory reset a DH-IPC-HFW4431-M-I2

    Problem solved. The jumpers were labeled 1 and 2 and partially hidden. I found a different board but the recesses for the jumper looked the same and were labeled the same. Best of all it worked.
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    How to factory reset a DH-IPC-HFW4431-M-I2

    Hi Got myself confused adding another camera to my system and need to do a factory reset on the subject camera. I understand there is an internal switch somewhere inside but I can't find it. I suspect it might just be a jumper. I can't find it on configtool and couldn't find anything similar...
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    Hi I am looking for a single, English language version of the IPC-HFW4431R-Z. I understand you...

    Hi I am looking for a single, English language version of the IPC-HFW4431R-Z. I understand you are a vendor and can take Paypal orders. If you have one available can you give me a price and instructions for placing the order. Thanks John
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    Configtool action funny.

    I am running two Dahua IPC-HFW4431M-I2 cameras and monitoring with Blue Iris on a PC (POE). I noticed the whites had become too bright on one of the cameras. I went into "configtool" to adjust the image settings and saw that the WDR setting was turned off. I am 95% sure the WDR was set. I...
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    English documentaion for Dahua camera

    Fenderman: I was thinking of installing yet another camera. Where are those cameras that you mentioned being sold? Could you also recommend a specific model number? Thanks John
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    English documentaion for Dahua camera

    That's what I did. It worked great. It's remarkably easy to change the IP address using the Configtool. Thanks John
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    English documentaion for Dahua camera

    Thanks for the help TW1. That set me down the right path. I was able to get the camera on to show on IE and eventually got BlueIris to find it. The wiki helped me find the "configtool" software which is the key. I am up and running. I am glad I asked the question. For $75 those are some...
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    English documentaion for Dahua camera

    I just purchased a Dahua IPC-HFW4431M-I2 (POE, great price and specs) to replace an aging, low res, generic WiFi Cam that I am monitoring on BlueIris. All the setup documentation for the Dahua is in Chinese. Is there equivalent English documentation and compatible English setup software that...
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    Front door peephole camera

    The ones I was looking at had a small 3" screen on the inside that was motion activated. The whole thing was battery powered. Wiring to a monitor or for power is a non starter.
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    Front door peephole camera

    Hi I just installed my new homemade solid oak panel front door of which I am awful proud. I was going to install a standard optical peep hole but they will not fit doors less than about 1.25" thick. The panel on my door in the area where I need it is a just under an inch. I could pad it up to...
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    Android 6.0 Problem loading Live View

    I had the exact same problem on the same phone. I hate to tease you, but I got mine to work. I reloaded Blue Iris on the phone, reloaded BI on the computer and changed a couple of settings on the phone. But........... I can't tell you exactly what cured the problem. Just so you know, that...
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    Any experience with the LTS CMIP9142w-6?

    Thanks again for you help. It sounded like I raised your hackles. I probably read more into your last response than I should have.
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    Any experience with the LTS CMIP9142w-6?

    I didn't mean to be confrontational. That image quality is almost useless and that is not your fault. The seller should have fixed the problem, helped you fix the problem or issued a refund. Would you pm me with the name of the seller? Which ever hardware I purchase, I want to avoid that seller.
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    Any experience with the LTS CMIP9142w-6?

    I am amazed at the difference between the LTS and the Dahua. Are you sure the LTS was not set up wrong or defective? If not, I would demand a refund. That's not even as good as the $50 generic chinese cameras running on WIFI that I am replacing. Thanks for the help.
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    Any experience with the LTS CMIP9142w-6?

    I am upgrading the cameras on my system from a very cheap Chinese manufactured WIFI camera set up on Blue Iris to a POE system keeping Blue Iris. Based on the specs in LTS catalog, the CMIP9142w-6 will suit my situation. Has anyone had any actual experience with this camera? Good or bad. Can...
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