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  1. H. Swanson

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Nevermind. I didn't update to the latest latest fw that was posted today. Doing that now...
  2. H. Swanson

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Andy - I have the latest fw on my AI NVR but I don't know how you get to "animal detection" within the NVR. I have it enabled on my S3 cams but I'm curious how you got to that Animal Detection screen in the NVR.
  3. H. Swanson

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I've already installed the fw on my S3 cams and my AI NVR. Works great.
  4. H. Swanson

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Out of curiosity, did animal detection used to exist in older fw versions? Or is this the first time it has been added?
  5. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    I'm loving the animal detection...I caught a skunk and a deer last night. I have human detection via tripwire send me notifications in the middle of the night so I know if a human is creeping around my house, but I have animal detection on intrusion so I don't get the alerts to my phone but I...
  6. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    No kidding. I searched and searched but had no idea that icon meant so much.
  7. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    OMG. A whole new world just opened up to me lol. Thank you.
  8. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    I'm trying to figure out how to get that AI menu in my camera UI. perhaps it's because I have SMD enabled too? I had SMD enabled to catch things like animals, but now I won't need it because IVS can do it.
  9. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    But I choose the AI by Camera setting, I just do it through the NVR interface.
  10. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    Interesting. I can't figure out how to do IVS through the Camera UI. I've always done it via NVR.
  11. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    Showing I'm on the latest firmware
  12. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    No Animal option
  13. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    I am but I don't see any way to set it up in the camera GUI either. I'll keep poking around.
  14. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    I updated one of my S3 cameras successfully, but I don't see any place to add "Animal" as an Effective Target. Do I need the latest fw update for my NVR as well in order for this to work?
  15. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    Awesome. You still posting the new fw by end of this week?
  16. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    Animal detection?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Don't tease me, Andy! Is the IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 considered a 5 series S3 cam? Please say yes.
  17. H. Swanson

    Problems with outdated firmware

    But.must.have.latest.firmware.
  18. H. Swanson

    DMSS & Push Notifications

    True but isn't it more like UPnP where they're only opened as needed when initiated from the inside? Open ports (i.e., port forwarding) were what I referring to as a less secure configuration since ANY one from the Internet could see it open, unless you whitelisted the source IPs from the...
  19. H. Swanson

    DMSS & Push Notifications

    I figure it’s more secure to use P2P vs opening ports to the Internet.
  20. H. Swanson

    DMSS & Push Notifications

    I just took the plunge and enabled P2P for seamless notifications. I have VLANs set up so that the NVR can only reach out to the Internet and can't access my trusted network. I have a crazy complex NVR password in my password manager, so brute force would never happen. I figure this is a risk...
  21. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech NV41AI-8P-4KH or NVR8CH-AI

    As the other poster mentioned, the AI NVR has PoE built in so you don't need a separate PoE switch. That alone was worth it to me.
  22. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech NV41AI-8P-4KH or NVR8CH-AI

    I would get the AI version if you can afford it, which is what I have. I agree it's better to enable AI features on the cameras, but you never know if the NVR will add AI features faster than the cameras. For example, I'm holding out for animal detection or SMD with defined AI areas so that it...
  23. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech 2024 Spring Sales

    My name is Henry Swanson, and I'm a cameraholic.
  24. H. Swanson

    EmpireTech 2024 Spring Sales

    I suppose I could squeeze a few more in.
  25. H. Swanson

    1/2.9" vs 1/1.8" vs 1/1.2" Camera

    Just go EmpireTech rebranded Dahua cams and NVR. Why consider other brands like Amcrest?
  26. H. Swanson

    NVR8CH-8P-2AI Latest FW Update

    I just finished the update and there are some significant improvements with the UI. I can now use my Brave browser and everything renders beautifully. The PTZ menu is a fraction of the size it used to be, which was a suggestion I made to Andy a while ago. I'm very happy with the improvements...
  27. H. Swanson

    Recommendation for Animal detection

    I currently have my Dahua cams plugged into a Dahua NVR. How would I get the cameras to talk to the PI?
  28. H. Swanson

    Recommendation for Animal detection

    Ah ok. I didn't realize I'd need a separate PC running 24/7. If I go the separate PC route, I'll likely just use Blue Iris at that point.
  29. H. Swanson

    Recommendation for Animal detection

    Interesting. I've read other threads about Scrypted. I don't have a Mac but I use iPhone and iPad. Will that work? Or does it need to be a Mac?
  30. H. Swanson

    Recommendation for Animal detection

    I have the 5442 S3s and EmpireTech AI NVR. I'm bummed that there's no animal detection like there is human and motor vehicle. SMD sets off so many false alarms, so it's hard to catch animals that way, and I don't think I can restrict to a detection zone, can I? I know that's possible with...
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