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  1. bugsysiegals

    Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS Ver 2, 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera

    Yes, that's what I meant to say ... Optical is actually the Vari-focal which does allow for enhanced imagery whereas Digital only makes the tiny pixels larger and loses clarity as it's increased.
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    I'm not seeing 5231-ZE anymore ... is something newer recommended?

    Are there any Cliff Notes with the differences between Pro and Lite? I only seen a thread for NVR Pro vs Lite...
  3. bugsysiegals

    Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS Ver 2, 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera

    With the fixed lens, is it correct that you cannot zoom in further and gain additional clarity and that any zoom is just optical zoom?
  4. bugsysiegals

    I'm not seeing 5231-ZE anymore ... is something newer recommended?

    Thanks!! Is there a comparable fixed lens version? I'm considering whether I should get some of them if they're considerably less expensive.
  5. bugsysiegals

    Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS Ver 2, 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera

    Thanks for the reply ... I'd read somebody saying they were going to get a single vari-focal to determine what focal range cameras they should buy for various locations so I'm trying to understand why somebody would just get all vari-focal and have whatever shot you want. I don't think the cost...
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    Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS Ver 2, 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera

    I've most if not all of my 5231's zoomed all the way out for maximum angle. Perhaps as I add more cameras in the future I'd zoom a few in for better detail ... that said, would there be any notable difference between a 6mm camera and a vari-focal zoomed into the same 6mm shot?
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    I'm not seeing 5231-ZE anymore ... is something newer recommended?

    Thanks, I'll check these two out. I'd started reading about the 5442 and thought it might be good if the LED could be activated through command line by Blue Iris but also read it may take a second or two to focus; however, this would probably be fine in my backyard where I'd use them. Is there...
  8. bugsysiegals

    I'm not seeing 5231-ZE anymore ... is something newer recommended?

    I currently have 1 x IPC-HDW5831-ZE and 5 x IPC-HDW5231R-ZE for my outdoors security cameras. I want to add 3-4 more all of which will be in areas with low light. I was looking for more 5231's but do not see them in Andy's store. FWIW - All but 2 of my existing cameras are in places with LED...
  9. bugsysiegals

    Should I upgrade from i4770K??

    The closest is 70 miles away so 3 hours of travel and about $25 of gas. I seen they had $30 savings on i9600K but this pretty much wipes the savings. I've no bottle neck but my CPU doesn't support VT-x and I need that in order to consolidate pfSense to this machine. I can probably get around...
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    Should I upgrade from i4770K??

    With Black Friday prices, is it worth selling my i4770K for a newer CPU, MB, and RAM or should I wait another generation?
  11. bugsysiegals

    Wasps

    Thanks for the ideas!! I’m not seeing much activity now that it’s 40ish degrees here in Wisconsin but I’ve a few motion alerts during the day of the wasps on the front of the camera and even watched a video which looked like it was attacking the camera. Since it’s during the day I suspect it...
  12. bugsysiegals

    Wasps

    I've the same issue ... wasps flying on my cameras. Besides the obvious, I'm more concerned they'll climb behind the ball and through the hole the wire runs through to the attic. Has anybody else with the wasp issue had this happen? Do they make some kind of grommet to seal the hole or should...
  13. bugsysiegals

    Reduce IR Light Intensity??

    I've the Dahua 5231 and 5831 both of which have very bright IR light at night which washes out a person's face with to much "White". I know the image can be dimmed by playing with some exposure settings but is it possible to control the "voltage" of the IR light to reduce its intensity from say...
  14. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    Thanks for sharing the video, I’ll have to see if there’s anything new I can learn.
  15. bugsysiegals

    pfSense: mobo NIC vs PCIe NIC?

    Very nice!! Mine is usually around 1-2% also. I’ve currently only had time to setup firewall alias (group several IP together by name), QoS, Ubiquiti AP VLAN by SSID, and pfBlockerNg. I was planning to start setting up FreeRadius and Captive Portal to automatically limit each Xbox to 2 hours...
  16. bugsysiegals

    pfSense: mobo NIC vs PCIe NIC?

    I wanted the onboard NIC for management in case the quad ever failed; however, running Proxmox with pfSense virtualized led to Proxmox associating to my modem and having to reboot the modem after starting pfSense which meant I could never reboot the system remotely and have it come back up. I...
  17. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I’m considering selling my gaming computer and buying a Dell R720XD/SuperMicro X10 server to run my VM’s and hold 12-24 HDD’s for Plex video storage or adding something like a Dell PowerVault DAS to the HP 8300. Since I still have the gaming computer which holds 7 HDD’s, I figure I can start...
  18. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    This is exactly why I don't mind virtualization. I have a router on standby and if that dies I have BB 10 minutes away. That said, I'm still considering buying another 8300 for $215 and having a redundant machine on standby or perhaps even running both at the same time with Plex on one, BI on...
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    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I can run a test if you’d like but my kids are gaming all the time and with 3 of them playing over WiFi simultaneously, I never notice any lag, and they don’t either.
  20. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    This is also where VLANs would work to use one single port but again I believe it’s only a 100Mbps port.
  21. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I have 3 Raspberry Pi 3’s but as I understand it, the Ethernet port would be a bottleneck. I’m not certain but I think you can add an additional through USB but even that would be a bottleneck.
  22. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I know they sell devices which only consume 3W for running pfSense but I figured why spend $150 on another device when I can simply add pfSense to an existing computer which is always on. I’d much rather spend the $150 on something else like the 8TB wWD EasyStore I just picked up for my Plex...
  23. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    Correct. I initially started by adding a quad port NIC to my PC and installing pfSense inside VirtualBox. Once I tested it, realized I was going to use it long term, I installed Proxmox, and virtualized pfSense and Windows 10. While others have recommended against this, I’ve had no issues but of...
  24. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    Since it’s running 24/7 I figured I might as well piggyback the two together than run an additional machine. At the moment the only downside I have is I’ve been transferring things between 3 different computers to test performance and efficiency and since pfSense isn’t on a dedicated box the...
  25. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    Well the fan was working so it must just be a hotter processor or related to it's age and the thermal paste on the inside. An additional bay for SSD isn't worth double the power consumption and extra heat so I'll sell it and stick with the 3770 CPU for now.
  26. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I've always read between a BB to Pea size is what you want ... I error on the larger end of the spectrum since all the coolers I use get screwed down to the MB. I've never tried a smaller BB size but perhaps I'll do it, pull it in another week, and see how well it spread.
  27. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    As soon as I received the computer I blew it down, pulled the cooler, wiped off the old paste, used rubbing alcohol to clean, pea size ball of Noctua thermal paste, and put the cooler back on. Unfortunately I didn’t think to check the fan actually works but will check that next.
  28. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    Thanks for the detailed explanation! I just find it hard to believe a newer CPU is running twice as hot doing the same job and at about the same CPU usage. I assume this is why it's drawing more Watts but will have to test. FWIW - the thermal fan setting in the BIOS of both PC's is set at the...
  29. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    On a MANAGED switch, each access port is on VLAN 1 by default and everything on the same VLAN, assuming no restrictions are implemented, can communicate with each other. Now let's assume we have 2 devices plugged in ports 1 and 2 which are respectively assigned to VLAN 1 with IP range...
  30. bugsysiegals

    Pfsense on Blue Iris PC or Separate PC?

    I measured the CPU temps for both and the 4770 CPU averaged 74 C while the 3770 averaged 36 C. The 4770 is running more than twice as hot!!! I moved everything back to the 8300 desktop but unfortunately found it can only hold 2 HDD's versus the 800 which holds 2 HDD's and 1 SSD. In addition...
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