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    Connecting cables to outdoor devices without pigtails

    Prior to mounting my first cam, I came upon this post and follow the official @TonyR method of proper watertight connections between pigtails and ethernet cable. Offical TonyR method for watertight installation So far so good. Now I have a large outdoor weathertight enclosure that contains a...
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    Long outdoors network cable run – Part 2 ... Fiber Optic run working

    A. Overview of installing a long run of Fiber Optic cable I completed a long run of Fiber Optic (FO) Cable, with much help from forum members at every step. It was suggested that I document my experience, so this thread in case it is useful for others. Some time back I posted requesting input...
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    Cam on gate post

    Request input on how I might mount cameras on gate posts in image, and what cameras - see image. PoE switch in enclosure at right in image. My thinking on cams at this location has been evolving. Now thinking the top of the 4"x4" black steel gate posts ( with slip-on plastic cap on top) may be...
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    Cams and internet connectivity at driveway gate

    In a couple of other threads I had asked about a long outdoors network cable run (330 feet outdoors + 70 feet indoors to wiring center = 400 feet approx total) to a driveway gate, and camera location(s) at gate. The consensus was use FO for the networking run. The camera count clicked in at...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    From input in other threads regarding where to locate a camera(s) at a gate and on connecting a camera PoE switch from around 330-plus feet away, the cameras grew to seven, and it is clear that the long run network connection should be fiber optic. The existing buried conduit is ¾”, which is...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Request input on expanding network wiring from inside the house to more of the site. Here is the situation, questions follow: Existing CamPoESwitch01lives in my “wiring center”, where all my wire home runs terminate (except electrical). CamPoESwitch02 will be around 75 wire-feet away, down a...
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    What is the best use of SD cards installed in cameras

    What is the best way to set up cams to use installed SD cards for backup storage or other purpose? Where are those settings accessed? At each cam via browser or in Blue Iris? In each of my cams I installed SD cards, but so far they are not in use.
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate. Please see attached images. 01_ is view from outside looking in. The pictured gate is an outswing pasture gate and would be replaced by two-leaf inswing gates. 02_ is view from inside, looking out. At the right is a power panel, and it has...
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    Driveway gate + key pad + remotes + voice/image communication

    Looking for input on how to integrate operation and control of a driveway gate with IP cams. Or at the very least, concurrently use independent systems. I note that among members of this forum there is more hands-on understanding and knowledge of devices, connectivity, and remote access, as...
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    Micro SD card in cam – how to best use?

    I have a combination of these cams purchased in 2023, working fine in Blue Iris: T5442T-ZE HFW5241E-Z12E HDBW5441F-AS-E2 NCD800 (Annke/Hikvision) I have Samsung 256GB PRO Endurance micro SD cards in each of the cams and would like to put them to use. What are good practices and how does one...
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    sandbox Blue Iris installation on a sandbox PC

    The more I learn about Blue Iris, the more I realize how little I know about it and how much there is to learn. It helped me learn about PCs over the years when I could experiment with a PC without worrying I might “break” my primary PC. Let’s just say I became very efficient at re-installing...
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    Upgrading parts in Blue Iris PC

    When I needed a PC for Blue Iris in early 2023, I re-purposed an older PC I had laying around. Since then, I added three WD purple drives to it. The BI PC is a 2015/2016 build with an i5 6500 3.2 GHz (sixth gen) CPU, Z170 mini-ITX motherboard, 16 GB of DDR 3000 memory, a GTX960 video card, and...
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    House insurance premium reduction for cameras

    If you have cameras operational, ask for a reduction on your house insurance premium and you might get it. Many insurers have a reduction for a central station connected security system. I asked and argued that a good camera system is an effective security system. Got a net premium reduction of...
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    Preferred ways to get push notification of alerts from BI?

    Problems I am trying to resolve are: 1. What are the preferred ways to get push notification of alerts from BI? I have come across many references to the “Pushover” app. Isn’t the BI mobile app supposed to be able to handle push notifications? I have gathered that “Pushover” offers much...
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    Sending alert from BI on PC to BI mobile app clobbered zerotier remote access

    I got BI on PC to send an alert to the BI mobile app on my Apple mobile devices. But now access to BI from my iPhone and iPad does not work. I use zerotier for remote access and it has been working fine for months, prior to attempting to send alerts to mobile devices earlier today. Request...
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    Close off slot/hole in cam base

    Please see attached photos of a recently acquired Annke 191BI (rebranded from Hikvision DS-2CD2T87G2P-LSU/SL). Request suggestions on how to close off the slot/hole on the side of the camera base. If left open, that slot would let insects enter the box and build nests. That base plate can be...
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    Comparative specs of two dashcam models - now with link to video samples

    I was searching for a dashcam to retrofit in my car and came across a possibility that looks promising. From what I have read in this forum regarding cams in general, an increase in resolution without increase in sensor size can be counter productive. Of course surveillance cams and dash cams...
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    Mounting a Hikvision DS-2CD2387G2P-LSU/SL on a soffit - what enclosed mounting box to use

    When mounting a forum favorite 5442T turret camera on an eaves soffit with the ethernet cable coming through the soffit, one can use a PF130 or PFA122 box. The properly watertight connection of the ethernet cable to the camera pigtail can be stuffed into the enclosed box (I ended up abandoning...
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    Plastic pipe to bury in yard as conduit for future wire pulls

    I may have an opportunity to bury a conduit/sleeve for future ethernet and other runs in my yard. Getting wired up for internet service, and they will trench down around twelve inches to bury their line. If I happen to have a 100-foot section of 1.5 inch plastic pipe at hand, I might just be...
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    5441F-AS-E2 (aka Boobie cam) - Front door camera - 2.8 mm or 3.6 mm?

    Working on increasing the number of cameras, as well as types of cameras (as many of us are doing these days). Ready for a two-lens 5441F-AS-E2 (aka Boobie cam) front door camera, which will also serve as a face-level Identify camera as people walk up six steps to reach the front door six feet...
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    Cameras suitable for install in two-gang low voltage box

    I have two-gang low voltage boxes in some locations, that contain an audio control pad for ceiling speakers. The boxes already have ethernet runs, over which the controls communicate with the audio controller. Am thinking of repurposing the 2G LV boxes and the existing ethernet runs for cameras...
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    New internet service coming - VPN options

    Currently I have Starlink Internet service, and over the last few days got Blue Iris remote access working with zerotier and UI3 – thank you those who mentioned zerotier, posted a link to a helpful video, and noted that UI3 does most everything to use BI remotely. Over the next couple of months...
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    Preferred method for adding camera

    I changed assigned static IP addresses on two cameras that were still at default. I deleted the cameras in Blue Iris, and added them (was not necessary since they update in BI, was largely to learn/repeat how to add a camera). First camera is an Amcrest T2669 (then I found my way to this forum)...
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    Is mobile app purchase necessary for each device accessing Blue Iris PC

    Is it the case that for each mobile device accessing the Blue Iris PC over the web, the mobile app has to be purchased? Assume the access is using zerotier or similar VPN.
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    Installing a two lens camera at front door

    What is a good way to install a two-lens front door camera (boobie-cam)? It needs to be installed on a wall that is masonry, behind which is solid lumber framing, so no wall cavity. Between the bulk of the camera, and a box behind it to accommodate the pigtail, that’s quite a bit sticking out...
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    Installing ethernet wire from 14-foot eaves soffit to 8-foot camera height

    Request input on possible ways to solve a problem depicted in attached photo. Existing ethernet wire runs are to eaves soffits which are are 14 feet from ground level. The top of the garage door trim is around 8 feet 9 inches, to give a sense of scale. I realize that cameras have to be at...
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