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    1 out of 10 camera not showing dots or video clips in calendar on iphone

    I am not sure why one camera is acting up, all the others have the video and dots on the dates . I checked to make sure there was actually video for the camera in question and there was . I tried comparing setting to other cameras but I am lost. Looking for suggestion TIA Pretty sure this is...
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    Question about locking a drive

    Wondering if you guys can help shed some light on a subject as I am getting conflicting answers. My main pc home , is my plex server , plus has a few extra drives for back of important information. I am looking to put a password on a drive or two so it can not be access by anyone but me, I was...
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    Replacement hard drive question for plex

    Was hoping you guys could shed some light on my choices. Its not Blue Iris related figured hard drive advice would be ok . My 10 year old smaller 4tb drives are starting to fail. I was looking at the 10-14 tb WD red 7200 rpm with 128mb cache. My question is how will a larger single drive handle...
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    Looking for input on switching BI to another PC

    Hello , My BI pc is struggling with 13 camera close to 100% I have been trying to get sub streams running but seems to be more difficult than expected. I have been reading and just too confused. I was thinking of switch my BI in to my plex server as I have plenty of space and extra drives. In...
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    After changing the DB folder back to C drive app does not show recordings

    I lost the dots on calendar so I read the Db folder was not on C drive, I moved that back, I have regained the dots back on the bi calendar with app in iPhone. Now I have lost the recording showing to right on app . I go into calendar they are there with the dot , Just cant see to the right...
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    BI iPhone app missing recording under calendar, not dots on dates

    Hello, I have been searching for a solution for my issue which is the camera clips are missing from the phone app when selecting calendar . The clips are stored and viewed by pc just not the phone app. I read a few articles on it but having a hard time understand how to resolve it. was not even...
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    General Setting for motion

    I am looking to stop the camera at night from triggering so much but still be able to recognize a person. Hoping some one can point me in the right direction. The picture shows the issue. TIA
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    Docker for BI

    I have an unraid machine i was wonder if anyone is running this with Blue iris docker. looking for pros and cons.
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    EmpireTech-IPC-HFW5231E-ZE Help with zoom

    I have 2 EmpireTech-IPC-HFW5231E-ZE-Starlight-Network-English cameras that are having issues since my switch over to BI5 .. I have been looking through the BI help , for 2 days , i can not seem to find a solution to why i can not control zoom with BI or the BI app. I can log into both camera and...
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    Alerts coming a day or hours later

    I recently upgraded to BI 5 ,I am at the latest level. Some alerts come through correctly quite a few alerts are taking a hours or day to come through text message to phone. I have verify with gmail that they are being sent out at proper time. Not sure its a BI issue other than a setting...
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    Question on a Dell motherboard transfer

    I am finally going to upgrade BI to V5 but need to I figure out my system upgrade. Lately, I am having some strange issues with BI. I have a Dell OptiPlex 7020 with an I7 -4790 . I was looking to either transfer motherboard to a new larger case to add more drives. I have a power supply and...
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    BI Pc took a power surge , question on reloading BI

    I am running an older version of BI v4, I bought the same brand and spec pc. i was looking to just swap my hard drives in and see what happens . also thinking of upgrading to the latest BI. Will my setting export to the newer version with no issues?
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    exporting not working properly

    I am trying to export a 4.39gb clip. If I view the original clip in BL it a few hours long after I export it's just about an hour-long , I am using mp4,
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    BI IR toggle button (Lightbulb) question

    My question is if I toggle the button highlighted in picture BI looses the ability to control it again. This is on my EmpireTech IPC-HDW5231R-ZE IP Camera 2MP Starlight WDR IR Eyeball Starlight Network IP Camera English Version. What setting am I missing to correct this . It also happens to my...
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    hik and dahua camera both stopped working

    The Hik was a older 2032 and don’t have the model of the dahua. Was a bullet zoom style. It’s been a while since being on, I am heading out on vacation soon and would like to replace these two but don’t have time to research with everything going on so I am looking for recommendations for a...
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    Camera to router as bridge possible

    I am looking to temporarily move a camera about 200-300 feet away from my garage. I have power down there but no internet. I have 2 old routers wondering if it is possible to hook the camera to a router using the bridge mode or as a wireless access point and relay back to the gargae router...
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    Help with question on home automation

    Hello I am just starting to looking at HA , I am very confused now , Maybe someone can help me out and point me in right direction. I am looking for something user friendly being i am not that pc orientated. I have BI already with 10 cameras. What I am looking to achieve. 1 - turn off/on...
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    Speaker and Mic for camera

    I was looking for general info on adding a mic and speaker to my BI system, If i had to choose i rather have speaker to yell at people! LOL. Has anyone used this and if so how well does it work , Are the clear or have distortion ? any lag or delay? Best choices?
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    Door bell cam

    I did not know what was the best spot to post this, I was looking for suggestions on door bell camera, Something that has speaker, mic and works well with BI. Thanks
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    Recording clips on phone help

    When using iphone to view record clips I click the movie button to record clips to phones photo album which has worked in past ,but now something has changed with two of my cameras, now i get error messages. all other cameras work fine doing this! I have checked the record modes not sure what...
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    Looking to replace my asus n66u router

    As title states looking to replace the n66u unit with something newer. I am looking for input on choices and something that around 100 bucks .
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    Outdoor Speaker and mic

    Has anyone hooked a speaker up with blue iris to let intruders know you are watching? What has worked well?
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    2 out of 10 camera's freeze at certain time

    I have noticed two of my camera that do the front of home are freezing right around 7:30am .Both camera are set to record from 6:00 am to 8am on there own schedule. I found this accidentally on monday cause my son missed the bus. recording starts around 6am it freezes when it gets to the 7:30...
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    Dahua cameras not holding correct time

    i have 2 dahua that change to the incorrect time of day. never holds the correct am or pm. i have synced to pc, set them manually to pm . after i log out and recheck its incorrect again IPC-HFW4431R-Z and a IPC-HDW4431C-A
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    Iphone app not working after router update

    I upgraded firmware in router now i lost the ability to use blue iris app. I was trying to figure out if i needed a port open, was playing in router but still could not get it to work. I was confused on source ip and local ip
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    Question on 2 hikvision cameras

    I have two of these in my barns DS-2CD2332F-I 2.8mm I am looking at this one for under my porch eve. Hikvision DS-2CD2342WD-I 4MP WDR EXIR Turret IP 2.8mm The 2332 is 102.00 and the 2342 is 119.00 . Which camera is the better choice?
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    Smoke detector camera with mic

    Looking on advice for a smoke detector camera with mic? Recommendition? Anyone using with blue iris?
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    WS-POE-8-ENC Multi Port PoE Injector ????

    I bought a Tp link TL-SF1008p a year ago, lost two ports on poe ,called Tp Link its under warranty for 5 years ,but just can not get them to send me my rma code. Anyway I want to know if this would work instead? Amazon.com: WS-POE-8-ENC Multi Port PoE Injector with 8 Ports for Power and Data...
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    Looking to extend my wireless network

    As title says i would like to extend my wireless network about 500ft in all direction. Main router for house is Asus RT- n66u 2nd router in an older wrt54g in garage hardwired to house. About two hundred feet off house. My goal is to have a wireless network where i can have kids use wireless...
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    Any one using DS-2CD2032F-IW wireless?

    Just wondering how reliable it is using wifi?
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