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    Is it possible to setup BI to turn on/off IR on Hikvision cameras like the 2CD2432F?

    Re: Is it possible to setup BI to turn on/off IR on Hikvision cameras like the 2CD243 Thank you very much! I was not aware of this one. Works perfectly.
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    Is it possible to setup BI to turn on/off IR on Hikvision cameras like the 2CD2432F?

    Cameras like the DS-2CD2432F-IW have a setting under System -> Service -> Enable IR Light And BI iOS has a button for IR on/off. Is there any way to make BI iOS able to control the 2CD2432F's IR light? Thanks! PP
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    Limit IP Address ^ stopped working?

    Quick update. So it definitely has something to do with the new auto-generated admin user (was introduced in one of the more recent BI updates). This new admin user is created automatically when BI runs (even if you delete it, it recreates it). It appears that for the "^" feature to work this...
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    Limit IP Address ^ stopped working?

    Sure, I wrote a simple Windows Service in C# .NET that queries the unofficial SimpliSafe API (if anyone can call it an API...) and gets the state of my home alarm system every minute or so. Then if the status changed (say from "Off" to "Away") it uses a variation of this URL...
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    Limit IP Address ^ stopped working?

    I just resent my email to support from one of my other email addresses. I will keep you posted if Ken answers.
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    Limit IP Address ^ stopped working?

    True very useful. Ken the developer actually told me about it. I didn't see the "^" option anywhere in the documentation, asked him and he recommended I use it. It has been working for many months but not anymore. Sadly I think my emails to support/Ken are getting in some spam filter as I don't...
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    Limit IP Address ^ stopped working?

    I wrote to support yesterday but did not hear back yet. I am wondering if anyone else here ever used the Limit IP Address feature with ^ in it. Basically how it used to work was that if you put ^192.168.1.2 in the Limit IP Address setting it would allow all web requests from that IP address to...
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    Cracks in my DS-2CD2532-ISW

    Thanks. That's what I thought that it was from me overdoing the screws. It took a few months and a few hot days recently to get it to this state. I will try to remove it and superglue the cracks.
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    Cracks in my DS-2CD2532-ISW

    Hi, If you own a DS-2CD2532 did you ever see such cracks in the camera's body/cover? It has been there for a few months and I just noticed the cracks. I think it must be pressure applied by the security screws but can't be sure. Do you know if it is possible to purchase a replacement cover...
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    Question about using Hikvision's alarm I/O vs. Blue Iris motion trigger

    Awesome. Thank you for all this great information!
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    Question about using Hikvision's alarm I/O vs. Blue Iris motion trigger

    Thank you @fenderman for all the information. Sadly I didn't do anything scientific to measure, it is based on the assumption that BI motion requires more CPU cycles to analyze compared to simply activating based on alarm i/o trigger. If my memory doesn't betray me I think I saw a very small...
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    Question about using Hikvision's alarm I/O vs. Blue Iris motion trigger

    Hi, I recently got a new DS-2CD2332-I and (my bad) failed to notice, before I ordered it, that it does not have built in Alarm I/O like the rest of my Hikvision cameras (I have the 2532 and 2432s). I really like the 2332, it doesn't suffer from the IR bleeding that I constantly fight with on...
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    Help with false motion detection due to ambient light changes

    Thanks, sadly all my cameras are either V5.2.3 build 141024 or V5.2.5 build 141201, so I guess no downgrade for me... :sad2:
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    Help with false motion detection due to ambient light changes

    I agree. Having only one line crossing is insufficient. Not only that they only allow only one area for intrusion detection which is also pretty limiting. Sadly all my cameras came with post 5.1 firmware already installed :(
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    Help with false motion detection due to ambient light changes

    On the camera. But you see the movement artifacts on the live view.
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    How do you add multiple lines to Line Crossing Detection?

    @fenderman oops I misread your 5.2.0 message, now it makes sense :) Thank you for all the help!
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    How do you add multiple lines to Line Crossing Detection?

    @fenderman this is strange since my camera shows V5.2.5 build 141201 which should support multiple lines right? Any idea? Thanks!
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    How do you add multiple lines to Line Crossing Detection?

    When I click on the 'Line' drop down I only see "1", do you know how to add multiple lines? The help files says up to 4 lines are possible. Clicking on the 'Draw Area' button again just brings up line #1 again. Camera is DS-2CD2532F-IS with firmware V5.2.5 build 141201 Thanks!
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    Help with false motion detection due to ambient light changes

    Hi @S474N I was thinking about it but was not able to figure out how to add multiple lines (the drop down on my line detection only shows "1"). Any idea how to add multiple lines to the line crossing detection? BTW is there a way to figure out what "movement" triggered the motion detection? I...
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    Help with false motion detection due to ambient light changes

    My most recent Hikvision install (DS-2CD2532F-IS) is triggering a lot of false motion detection events due to ambient light changes (sun and cloud transitions). Is there any way to prevent these light-change based false positives but still be able to detect (pure) motion? My motion detection...
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    My DS-2CD2532F-IS setup and question about horizontal angle of view

    Thank you again @fenderman! such a helpful forum.
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    My DS-2CD2532F-IS setup and question about horizontal angle of view

    Hi @fenderman, Thank you! My DS-2CD2532F-IS is a 2.8mm one so I guess this is the best it gets with the current position. I will try the 3mp recommendation. What would you recommend as an ideal/better position (it pains me to deal with the damaged soffit but it might be worth it to find a...
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    My DS-2CD2532F-IS setup and question about horizontal angle of view

    Hi, I would love to hear recommendations about my current front door setup (photos attached). I mounted it to the soffit above my front door. I love the picture quality but a little disappointed with the horizontal, but even more with the vertical angle of view. I was hoping to cover more...
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    Suggestions for an outdoors, wide angle, wifi, blue iris compatible camera?

    Thank you @fenderman I was planning to run Ethernet cable to that outside location for PoE but wasn't planing on taking it all the way down to a PoE switch somewhere (which I don't have at this point). But you bring up a good point and maybe I should do that instead of just injecting power as I...
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    Suggestions for an outdoors, wide angle, wifi, blue iris compatible camera?

    Are there any non-Hikvision cameras that are similar to the 2132/2532 that you would recommend that meet the above criteria? Thanks!
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    Suggestions for an outdoors, wide angle, wifi, blue iris compatible camera?

    Thank you both for the replies. I will check it out.
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    Suggestions for an outdoors, wide angle, wifi, blue iris compatible camera?

    Hi, This forum was amazingly helpful with a previous thread I opened with a similar question, and helped me pick 2 hikvision cube cameras for indoor use. This time I want to add a few outdoor cameras with the following features: Outdoor use Wi-fi Wide angle (this one is important and...
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    Hikvision Cube sends audio to BI but I can't send audio to Cube

    No. I had issues with sound going from the iPhone to the camera (microphone icon on BI iphone). Never had issues with hearing the camera on BI iPhone (headset icon).
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    Hikvision Cube sends audio to BI but I can't send audio to Cube

    I contacted Ken from Blue Iris and as usual he was amazingly responsive and helpful. He wrote me: "Blue Iris is expecting uLaw ... do you have the option to change that from aLaw to uLaw?" I changed my Hikvision cube to G.711ulaw, then restarted Blue Iris (iPhone) and sound comes in loud and...
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    Hikvision Cube sends audio to BI but I can't send audio to Cube

    Can you update once you have it resolved? I have the same problem with 2 cubes I installed recently. Thanks!
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