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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    I have yet to get mine working properly. I can't quite grasp the concept of setting up the tripwire but I'm working on it. I did notice that tracking stops working if you change the preset after setting it up.
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Just read up on the switches. They're both POE+ so they can provide 32w per port and so state. I'm the world's worse for not RTFM. :facepalm: Gotta add another :facepalm:. I have a second Dahua and it was the same way, both wall wart and POE+ to the camera.
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Before purchasing this cam I read nothing about it being POE and assumed it wasn't since most PTZ cams I've seen weren't. When I installed it I powered it via the wall wart that came with it and thought that was that. Both my switches are POE+ and I just checked them and found that the...
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    Does BI not record auto tracking videos?

    Thank you sir. Very helpful.
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    Does BI not record auto tracking videos?

    There's still a lot about BI that I don't understand. I assumed continuous recording would require an enormous increase in storage space. I just switched to continuous on the cam in question and will see what happens.
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    Does BI not record auto tracking videos?

    It seems to be working as I expected it to for now. An old man just rode by on a bicycle and it tracked him even tho it's dark out so I'm not complaining. recording continuously seems like a bad idea to me. And speaking of false alarms, I get tons of those when the wind picks up and rattles the...
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    Does BI not record auto tracking videos?

    There was a couple of settings in BI I had to change before it started working. But it was still recording other action like cars driving by. Vehicle detection is disabled, only people detection is enabled.
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    Does BI not record auto tracking videos?

    Just got my new SD4A425DB-HNY installed and running. Auto tracking works just fine but BI does not record the videos. Am I missing something? TIA Never mind, found anther thread dealing with this and it seems to have fixed it. Just walked to the mailbox and back and all appears well. :)
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    Just received my SD4A425DB-HNY, now how do I get the manual?

    Thank you sir.
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    Just received my SD4A425DB-HNY, now how do I get the manual?

    Camera came with a Q Code that allows me to access it on my iPhone but I need to get it on my computer. The link printed on the Q Code sticker doesn't work and the link it send to the iPhone is about 22 miles long. I'm not going to live long enough to type it so i was hoping someone could...
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    Auto tracking cam aimed at the street, good or bad?

    Hmmmm, didn't know that was an option. Thanks. EDIT - Just ordered a SD4A425DB-HNY from Andy on Amazon. Will arrive Monday. Can't wait to get it.
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    POE powered switch

    I picked up an Avaya 4850GTS-PWR+ 48 port POE+ layer 3 switch from eBay for $70. It does double duty, in addition to powering my 11 ip cams it also handles the rest of my network. POE is automatic. It has a really nice web interface and every option you could ever possibly use. It's an...
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    Auto tracking cam aimed at the street, good or bad?

    I'm considering getting one but I'm concerned about it burning out tracking all the cars that go by during the day. Any thoughts? TIA
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    It's worth a try.
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I turned the IR emitters off right after I got the cam. Doesn't seem to make any difference as far as the spidies are concerned. I just went out there and unleashed global Armageddon on them with my air compressor. I know they'll be back tho. Wish there was a better solution.
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I believe the image is color because between the bright porch light and the street light the cam thinks it's day. Th backlight setting is in the camera itself. Does it affect what happens in the computer?
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    Camera is an unbraded Dahua Starlight cam. Bought it from Andy on Amazon. Both "illuminator" and "Backlight" under Conditions are turned off. I assume one of those is the IR emitter. The streetlight at the end of the driveway provides all the light it needs. EDIT - the spider and webs are only...
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    How can I keep the spiders from sabotaging my driveway cam?

    I've tried various chemicals but nothing I thought might damage the camera itself. In the summer these little boogers quickly rebuild their web after my daily brushing.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I'm going to look into Wire Guard. OpenVPN gives you a QR code also and I took a picture of it with my iPhone and it did nothing. The OpenVPN client doesn't give you the option to use the code.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Yea, an understanding is always a good thing. step by step instructions might get you there but you won't know where you are.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. I guess you've never used an iPhone before, it doesn't work like any other computer device. What you suggest does not apply. But I did manage to get the file to my iPhone by emailing it as an attachment. At this point the iPhone does try to connect to the VPN but cannot. I can see the...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. I'll check it out after my morning coffee.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I set the number of concurrent connections 10. Below is the first part of the log. Most of the log are incoming connection would exceed........ 2023-09-16T20:39:57-04:00 Warning openvpn_server1 Could not determine IPv4/IPv6 protocol. Using AF_INET 2023-09-16T20:39:57-04:00...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thanks. On the client side I'm getting an authentication failure. I OPNSense OpenVPN log file I'm getting - (Last page only, there are 8 pages total. Most are client connections would exceed max but since no one is connected this probably means something else. Don't know about the last...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I cannot for the life of me figure out how to transfer the client file to my iPhone. All the instructions I can find tell me to click button s that don't exist or they don't bother to tell where these buttons are. Can someone please tell me how to go about getting the client file from my...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    QR Code would be the easiest but that's not an option so I'll have to get the file onto the iPhone. Wish Apple wouldn't make it so difficult.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    The instructions i used to setup OpenVPN were loooong. Took me all morning to slog through them. And in the end I had more questions than I started with. A lot more. And, as usual with these sorts of things, There were several settings mentioned that did not exist, I ssume because they were...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thank you sir. I've downloaded he OpenVPN client to my iphone but now I'm stuck on Import Profile. OpenVPN says to scan the QR Code and the iphone is asking for either a URL or a file. Previously I was using NAT to connect from the outside. Security has bothered me for a long time and now I'm...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Thank you sir. I'm seeing the access attempt within Blue iris. I just slogged through setting up OpenVPN in OPNSense and now I'm even more confused than I've ever been. The only to devices I want to use the VPN is my iphone and the Blue iris server. Nothing in the instructions I followed said...
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    OK, too much gibberish to slog through. I'm totally confused. My setup is as follows - IP cams are on a non routed dedicated subnet (no gateway and no DNS) Dedicated Blue Iris server. Device that needs to be able to connect from outside the local network - iPhone. That's it. All of the...
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