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    Front door ID camera IPC-HDBW4231F?

    I see, thanks :) My post was a big long-winded too... Basically I was trying to decide two things: > First - if the wedge/mini-dome that @just some dude installed would work in my situation (pic above) or if I will regret trying to use it outdoors? > Second - just looking for confirmation that...
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    Front door ID camera IPC-HDBW4231F?

    Good thread and great install @just some dude ! I've been prepping things around my house for some installs (mostly network and BI stuff) and tonight putting in a little more time thinking about camera placement. Originally I was thinking I would use a 5231 for my front door (ID) camera, but...
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    bingo!

    I don't mean to hijack this thread, but my question is along the same lines... I was playing around with FPS in BI last night and I couldn't get the setting to stick. I was using a single 5231 and trying to set the max FPS at 20. It looked like the settings would stick but then a few minutes...
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    Newest new member :)

    Tonight I put an SSD and the WD Purple drive in my 'test' BI computer and loaded a fresh copy of Win10. Got the larger of the two PoE switches going and I also got BI installed and 'working', but not really configured. Finally, I was able to get one of the 5231 cameras in the system and began...
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    Newest new member :)

    Alright Looney, thank you, I'm squared away! Other status (if anyone cares) received switches, disk. Setup VPN. Purchased/Installed BI to play around with. I should receive cable and cameras tomorrow or Thurs. Next steps are to play around with cameras/BI, test placements and explore cabling...
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    Newest new member :)

    Ok, I've got what seems to me to be a stupid question... Is there another word or term I'm missing to try and find the T-568B cable ends/plugs? I thought for sure I should be able to find these on Amazon or locally at a hardware store, but quick online searches of both isn't turning up what I...
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    Newest new member :)

    Figured I couldn't go wrong with a couple of the Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z so I order from @EMPIRETECANDY (thank you) BI is next!
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    Newest new member :)

    I guess now that I've purchased some cable and hardware I'm officially started on this project... Purchased today: 1000ft Cat6 UTP, CMR, 23AWG - monoprice TP-Link 16-Port Gigabit PoE switch, TL-SG1016PE - amazon TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit PoE switch, TL-SG108PE - amazon WD Purple 4 TB - amazon If...
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    Newest new member :)

    Hey Mat200 - I'm about to post an update to this thread with some different pictures and asking for some specific suggestions for a first cam or two, but to answer your question: When I was doing some exploring in the attic yesterday I could clearly read that the cable is cat5e, so I guess...
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    Newest new member :)

    Outstanding first post in that thread mat200! I'm continuing to read through it more. Thanks for the tip!
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    Newest new member :)

    It's the weekend and I'm starting to explore options a little more, but I'm hoping for some little pushes in the right direction. I'll be going into the attic to check things out - I haven't been up there yet. I've seen the crawl space a bit when I was running some speaker wire for surround...
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    Newest new member :)

    Thanks bp2008 - out of curiosity what type of limitations would that thing have - number of cameras or resolution, etc.? One thing that's really a mental block for me right now is how I could perhaps mount all the equipment in the garage and make cable runs upstairs? From the garage into the...
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    Hi bp2008, thanks for the reply. I thought that could be the case, but figured figured if I could find a cheap-ish 1155 socket processor with a little more power and a bit more ram I might be in business for a few cameras. My initial plan was for 6-8 max, but I really have no idea and am really...
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    Newest new member :)

    Hi there - I'm so glad I found this forum! I've been wanting to do a project like this for some time, but I wasn't too sure how to get started. Good news: I work in IT and like to tinker. Bad news: my extent of IP camera/security experience is little to none. I have an decently rated wireless...
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