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  1. BigFoot

    UDP Technology IPE 3510 camera's

    Hello Has anyone ever used any of these camera's ? They are a commercial grade camera that have a Sony CCD sensor rather than the more usual CMOS sensor If anyone has any experience of them, please let me know what you thought of them Many thanks & kind regards
  2. BigFoot

    Need new system

    Hello @Pixguy I'm relatively new here also - if you want help you've found the best place on the internet, IMHO From my limited experience my suggestion would be either reduce your camera requirement or increase your budget I'm sure you COULD get a 16 camera system for that kind of budget...
  3. BigFoot

    Running Ethernet Cables

    I wish I could hide the cables in my walls - but my home was built in 1896 from Yorkshire Stone. The total wall thickness on the gable (where most of my cables will be run & 3 camera's mounted) is over 30 inches ! When the satellite guy came many years ago, he needed my Hilti drill & 3 ft long...
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    Running Ethernet Cables

    Dave - on the outside of my home I'm running cables in cable saddles - small plastic tabs screwed to the wall that the cables pass through, held in place by a zip tie This way any future runs can go the same way simply by carefully cutting off the zip tie, running the additional cable the same...
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    Adding a wifi camera to Blue Iris - is it possible ?

    Thank you so much - I'll give it a try :)
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    Adding a wifi camera to Blue Iris - is it possible ?

    My CCTV setup will mainly be hardwired on Cat6 cable but as part of the whole CCTV / network setup I have added a second router to act as a repeater (same as the main router, a Fritz!box 3490) I have a location outdoors looking back towards the home Whilst power to the camera would be...
  7. BigFoot

    Crossing power supply cables

    Hello All Working out the routes for cabling to at least two of my external camera locations and I will have to cross 240v mains supply cables What is the best way to do this & does the Cat6 cable need shielding in any way (to avoid interference) The cables I need to cross are fitted...
  8. BigFoot

    Hikvision vs Dahua ?

    Hello, Noob question here ,apologies if its been asked before Which brand of camera (Hikvision or Dahua) is easiest to set up with BI for a complete beginner
  9. BigFoot

    Mounting cameras to outlet boxes

    For fastening to concrete, concrete block, brick or stone I can thoroughly recommend 'unifix' type screw bolts They do not have a shield so on the smallest size only need a 5mm (3/16") hole & screw in using a torx bit Great for fastening things to masonry be it a hanging bracket, cctv camera...
  10. BigFoot

    Which system?

    BigRed - Although I have no camera's yet, from everything I have read I think you'd still be better going with your own PC-based Blue Iris system But hey, it's your money & you've got to live with whatever you buy
  11. BigFoot

    BlueIris vs OpenSource pros & cons...?

    Myipcam - certainly looks like a well-spec'ed machine & more than capable Not a fan of HP myself, more a Dell person - but hey, price wise it certainly looks good
  12. BigFoot

    Which system?

    Thank you Q - already way ahead of you there pal Will only be dealing with verified UK Wholesalers / Distributors, and verified personally via the Hikvision servers I have no intention of falling for 'grey imports' and a written guarantee of English firmware will be a prerequisite to purchase...
  13. BigFoot

    Which system?

    Ni ill intention intended Nolo, but I'm in the UK. I import from the US, Canada & the Far East only when I have no alternative It's a ball ache - it's a 30 mile, 2 hour round trip with horrendous parking to pay my import duty & tax on everything (at 20%, our VAT rate), before I even see my...
  14. BigFoot

    Which system?

    Correct Q - I have only tried 2 camera's so far (QVIS brand ) But from questions asked & private conversations, the balance of answers suggest that Hikvision may be easier from those with experience - of which I have non I'm happy to be corrected, but having had a price from Andy for the Dahua...
  15. BigFoot

    Which system?

    Personally I'll be going down the Hikvison route, following advice from several members that they are the easiest to set up & most likely to be auto-detected & auto-configured by Blue Irs
  16. BigFoot

    Which system?

    For both systems offered, the storage seems very low - if you go away for a week with the 4 mp camera's and something happens on the first day it'll likely have been overwritten by the time you get back Just a thought
  17. BigFoot

    BlueIris vs OpenSource pros & cons...?

    I've never used Dell outlet but there are many bargains elsewhere like eBay, you just have to look I'm in the UK so I don't know how corporate tax works in the US, but here capital equipment can be offset against profit for tax purposes For PC/IT equipment this is generally over 3 years - at...
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    Just over 2 1/2 hours

    Hello from the UK With just a little over 2 1/2 hours to go to midnight may I take the opportunity to wish all IPCT Members all the very best for a Happy New Year May 2019 bring you all the happiness :)
  19. BigFoot

    Purchase BlueIris

    What do you mean by 'safe' ? I bought BI from IPCT several days ago. I'm also in the UK and I paid for it via PayPal No issues here HTH
  20. BigFoot

    Hello

    Another Brit - welcome NWR :)
  21. BigFoot

    pre made cables for PoE cams

    My only concern for you in doing this is that any coiled excess cable will in effect become a heating element by the nature of electricity AVOID coils in power carrying cables - its a recipe for fire !
  22. BigFoot

    pre made cables for PoE cams

    I looked into using pre-made cables. I've used a few 150mm (6 inch) ones between my POE switch and my patch panel so they look neat However my OCD about curled excess cables led me down the route of learning to install my own RJ45 plugs Though a novice, I can put on an EZ RJ45 plug with strain...
  23. BigFoot

    Best camera's for Blue Iris

    Thank you for the clarification, Mike - very much appreciated
  24. BigFoot

    Best camera's for Blue Iris

    I've read up on some of the reviews on the low light / starlight cameras and it concerns me that I have absolutely zero light for them to work off I'm in a rural location with no street lighting. I'm surrounded by trees and I'm in the Pennines in the UK .... where it usually rains The...
  25. BigFoot

    Best camera's for Blue Iris

    Hi Mike I've kinda already figured that out with the QVIS :) - Doubt I can return them, but I can list them on ebay ..... Will the person at the link you listed supply to the UK ? I'll have to ask him I see from your sig file that you use Hikvision, so I'm guessing that these work well...
  26. BigFoot

    Best camera's for Blue Iris

    Hello all Finally got BI set up on my PC so Its time to start connecting camera's I purchased off eBay two QVIS camera's but no matter what I try I cannot get BI to detect them, so .... What are the best brand of camera to buy for use with BI Ideally I'm looking for something that BI will...
  27. BigFoot

    Blue Iris will not install

    +1 for Mike's last comment. I'm a noob & dont know much but I've done a LOT of research before gathering the parts for my install and one thing rings out true across all ive read : If it's for security, wifi isn't the course to follow. Wired every time Actually I figure that wired IP...
  28. BigFoot

    A BIG thank you to Mike

    OK, so I purchased BI from IPCT today and downloaded it Would the bugger install ? Would it heck as like Mike very kindly offered to remote access my Blue Iris dedicated PC in order to resolve the issue which didn't take him long. Seemingly a 'naming' issue but readily rectified From the...
  29. BigFoot

    OK, now what ?

    Just downloaded it again from the BI website Looking in my downloaded folder, I now have 2 files for Blue Iris The IPCT one is called bidl (presumably Blue Iris Down Load) but has no icon, almost as if it is an unrecognised file type Meanwhile the BI website download has an icon beside the...
  30. BigFoot

    OK, now what ?

    I've just purchased & downloaded BI from IPCT, but the file in 'my downloads' folder doesn't do anything All I get is a screen asking me how I'd like to open it, but non of the options work Next step I suppose is to go to the BI website, download it from there and hope my activation key works
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