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I have one of the color 4k cameras that was damaged with water. The round housing filled up with water and corroded the hell out of the connectors. Not sure if the camera still works or not, as the connector is unusable as it is. Any recommendations on how to repair the connector? I have a...

I have 8 cameras, all with IVS rules setup, and I have them working perfectly. I have them setup to send me an email with a still image when triggered. For all of my cameras, for some reason, the "send email" box in the camera's settings directly does not take. It only works if I select "send...

The camera is located in my shed, which has a fiber line running to it. On both ends of the fiber line is a media converter to get it back to a LAN cable. On the shed side the LAN goes to a 4 port POE switch. On the house side the LAN goes to one of the cam ports on the NVR. I previously set...

I'd like to add a WiFi camera to my Dahua NVR, and not really sure how to accomplish this (maybe a doorbell cam or otherwise). I currently have the setup shown below. How would I do the setup? 1. Can the NVR receive the feed from the LAN port, or do I have to run a new wired connection...

I added a camera on my shed, but unlike my other cameras, it's not directly plugged into my NVR's ports. The back of my NVR looks like ports 1-8 are labeled POE, and 9-16 are not POE. My new camera located in the shed is plugged into a POE switch, which then goes to a media adapter to convert...

I was recently comparing several cameras for a location I was interested in, and I wanted to assess light sensitivity beyond what is just listed in the spec sheet. I did a rough calculation and thought others may find it interesting. I calculated the sensor size using the number of vertical...

I am considering mounting a camera to the side of my shed, to view the parked car next to my house. It is about 100' away from the camera mounting location on the shed. That side of my house does not have any exterior lights and it not lit well by any other ambient lights. So far my camera...

I'm working to securely and remotely monitor my Dahua cams via the DMSS app, when I'm away from my home network. I read that the right way to do this is through a VPN connection. I have a TP Link router that has an OpenVPN server option. I created a certificate, enabled the VPN server, and...

I have a shed that is located approximately 75 feet away from my house, and would like to run an ethernet line out there for a camera. I have CAT6A FTP (overall foil shield). I have two buried conduits that I ran out there. One is 3/4" for a 20A 120VAC supply. It currently has 3 10ga wires...

I have glitchy audio when using SmartPSS, only during playback. The video seems to stream fine on playback, but the audio hangs up every 1 second or so. I don't notice it during live view. If I export a clip to a .mp4 file the audio sounds fine. Any ideas? My NVR model number is...

I thought I'd share my solution, and some things that I tried that didn't work out so well. Key requirements: Near real-time notifications to my cell phone. Reliable, works every time. Works when my cell is not connected to my home Wifi network. Notifications come through even when on "sleep"...

Before I go an do a ton of testing to figure it out, can someone describe to me what the options are, and how they differ: 1. Appears 2. Cross 3. Inside Here is what I think I understand: 1. Appears - Is this when someone just shows up within the perimeter of the intrusion area? How is this...

Looking to upload a customized audio file for the alarm, when IVS rules are triggered. Looks like I can add the audio file here: I keep getting file too large when I attempt to upload the file. The manual says it can take .pcm or .wav2 formats. I tried a regular .wav at ~2069 KB, and then...

I've got IVS rules working pretty well, but they miss the target at times. I have not yet done the global calibration on the camera, and have a few questions pertaining to the procedure. Resources: 1. DahuaWiki 2. Youtube video from Dahua Questions: 1. How do I determine what to include in...

My first real intro here. I'll skip the intro section, since I'm going straight into the meat and potatoes in this post as well. I'm setting up my first camera setup, so most all of this stuff is new to me. I've been into hobby photography for many years, so image sensors, focal length...