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In laws moved into a new house, previous owners have Smonet wifi cameras all around the house ,though cameras are probably garbage the location of cameras look pretty good. Owners left the cameras as it is however they took the NVR with them :( . Trying to help in laws in getting this up and...

Looking for smallest computer I could possibly get in today's market without sacrificing performance for BI which would monitor 4 - 6 cameras.

I have BI running monitoring 3 cameras, at the most I might go to 6 cameras. I was looking to replace my Dell optiplex with smaller form factor pc. I couldn't find a good small ff Intel based for BI, came across minis forum AMD based PC, looks to be good. Can someone please comment if they have...

Y'all have helped in building my surveillance system from scratch, THANK YOU. I currently have 1 'IPC-T5442T-ZE' on side of my garage, I am looking to put another one may be more zoomed in towards the street, this camera will be located on the other side of the garage. Been a while since I have...

We have got an issue in our neighborhood and we are trying to identify this vehicle, my camera was able to get this vehicle but I do not see the license plate since it is quite far away. I have uploaded the video on youtube , the actual video quality is much better than what is on youtube. I...

Hello folks, it has been quite sometime since I have been here on this forum. Y'all have helped in setting up cameras which is rock solid, so THANK YOU. Today when I woke up , I saw a notification that my wife purchased this camera from Amazon , I was completely flipped and pissed off that she...

After lots of study and recommendations I installed IPC-T5442T-ZE. I wanted to get some feedback to see what are the things I could improve to ID a person in this situation. Few things about this footage: You will notice that when suspect is by the car facing towards the camera, the distance...

For some reason BI is not moving files to my NAS , am I missing something here? Please advice.

I am wondering if there is a way to enable BI use Intel Quick sync instead of offloading on the graphics card. Below in my processor type Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) Thanks

I am using BI for Dahua IPC-T5442T-ZE . Is there a way to display speed of a moving object? We had an issue last night where kids were playing outside on the neighborhood street right infront of our house, we had two cars at two different occasions speeding towards the end of the street, my 3...

I have couple questions, would appreciate if the group can provide some feedback. Is there a dedicated view to have all cameras displayed on TV/monitor screen instead of double clicking on the sreens? I want BI thick client to be able to display all cameras on a monitor screen and at the same...

I just started using cross zones feature, I have noticed strange behavior on the app since I started using cross zones feature. In the Android app in itself I can see that alert has received and I can see the video, however it doesn't notify meaning I do not see a popup or any notification on my...

I am little confused as to which settings should I enable on the Dahua camera and which one's on BI. Do I need to enable IVS/Face recognition/AI settings on the camera? Do I also need to enable these on BI?

After lot of reading and recommendations from the super and helpful group members I was able to test, install my first Dahua camera and I am super happy. There is some room for optimization but so far looks good. I am back here to install my second camera, I was wondering if I can install a PTZ...

I have tweaked and touched every possible setting that i could think of, i am still getting too many alerts, I get alert on every moving object on the street even though i have it zoned out. I am probably missing some thing here, can someone please point me in right direction. Attached are...

I have tinycam configured with my BI server. Can BI server notifications get pushed directly on tinycam app or do i need to set up notifications on tinycam app?

I was finally able to successfully set up OpenVPN on ASUS router and I am able to access through browser using BI url when i am outside of network. I understand BI app just works over OpenVPN, I am curious to know if there are any free version of apps that I can use to remotely view my...

This is my first camera ever, so I am taking baby steps. Right now I am using my personal server as BI server and POE switch. My next step is to be able to view my camera when I am away. I have BI app on my ipad and works great when I am on the same network. After reading the cliff notes, looks...

Before posting I did search on this website but couldn't find exactly what i was looking for. Sounds like a very basic question but I didn't have any luck. Are there good instructions how to mount turret on a junction box. I have installed the junction box and I have Cat 6e cable through the...

I am newbie at this, but BI is fun!!..I see few different issues, I browsed around this forum got different answers, I m here for some guidance please: i) There is clear continuous video when i directly access camera , however through BI there is a pause every few secs? Not sure if I added the...

After reading some reviews here on Cat6 cable , I went ahead and purchased this one Monoprice Cat6 Ethernet Bulk Cable - Solid, 550MHz, UTP, CMR, Riser Rated, Pure Bare Copper Wire, 23AWG, 500ft, Blue - Monoprice.com . I am having hard time installing RJ45 connectors, I ordered one from...

I will most likely be installing a Camera right under the top of the garage as shown in the pic. My thought is I would may be use a foot long drill bit and drill a hole starting from outside of the garage such that it goes into the stud in the attic and then fish the Cat 6 cable through it. I...

So I have a POE switch and waiting for my camera, is there a way to check if my switch actually works? Meaning can I connect my switch to my BI server and somehow ping or test a port on the switch , I am just little eager to test before my camera arrives :).

I have read few topics here, which has helped me. I wanted to double check before i start setting this up. My first goal is to make sure that all the devices and connectivity work with out setting up VPN etc . I know it is strongly recommended to set up VPN but before i start fishing cables...

I was practicing how to terminate patch cables, my question is if I do not put the wires in right order will it even still work may be with less performance? I terminated a Cate 5e cable and the max throughput I am getting is around 100 Mbps and on a Cat 5 cable I am able to get more than 200...

After reading and some recommendations from pro looks like it is a good idea to set up a test rig before pulling the cables. Like how others have mentioned, I will get a 5 gallon bucket with some rocks , dumbells and may be water softener pellets to hold the bucket. I plan to get a 6 foot 2...

Before posting this question I did some search on here to see what others have to say. Looks like using computer instead of NVR along with BI is the way to go. Are there any features I would lose if I do not go with NVR? My reason to with computer is I can tweak settings, mix and match...

Hello, I have someone selling NVR608-64-4KS2 1, he said he had to remove the HDD . I wanted to check with members here how do they keep this unit updated with latest firmware?

I have a guy who someone in my neighborhood recommended but he only installs lux pro cameras. I couldn't find much detail online. Wondering if this is a good brand or not.

I would like to get some recommendations on brand name and specifications that I need to be looking for to meet my requirements. I am thinking i might need 4 camera's, 1 covering the front of the garage, 1 covering the alley, 1 covering the backyard and may be one on the side of the alley...