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    How to get wifi to back of wooded property?

    I would like to get a few wifi cams set up outdoors in the back of my property. The distance is about 250-300 yards from the main house. I was thinking I could maybe use a few repeaters that are either solar powered or that use batteries. Anyone accomplished something like this? FYI - I...
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    Code project AI no longer triggering alerts

    Out of the blue my BI Code Project AI stopped detecting motion. Last one I received was yesterday afternoon. Nothing changed. I tried to reboot the PC but that didn't work. I checked the code project ai server page and it shows "Object Detection (YOLOv5 6.2)" is started. Motion detection is...
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    Have i maxed out my BI system?

    So originally I thought I'd only need 4-5 cameras but as I started setting them up, I realized I needed more. Right now I'm sitting at 7 cameras and think if I can add just 1 more I'll be satisfied for now. I want to add 1 more IPC-Color4K-X, they are by far the best cameras in my current...
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    POE Floodlight/Camera Recommendation?

    I have been planning to replace an old floodlight with a LED floodlight with Camera. I already have a camera in the nearby area hooked up to my BI PC, so I was just going to do a Eufy Cam using the existing power and wifi connection to make this as easy as possible. Unfortunately when I got...
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    Should BI consume this much memory?

    Hello. I have a dedicated BI PC with an i7-6700 @ 3.40 Ghz with 16GB memory. I currently have 4 cameras hooked up (all from empiretech). My cpu usage is fine and usually runs between 12-20%. However my memory usage is always around 50-60%. I am on the latest "stable" version of BI, I'd need...
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    Best push option for 2023

    Hello, I have my cameras set up and running in the latest stable version of BI available. At this point, I have them running "Continuously + Trigger" and am using code project AI to analyze the images. Right now it is saving the "high resolution pictures" to BI Alerts folder. I still need to...
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    Remotely connecting to Blue Iris PC from phone

    Hello - I have some questions about remotely viewing my cams in BI from another device, such as a phone. For some background, I have the BI Desktop app running on a dedicated PC. Cams are up and running, recording to a local drive. How exactly do I access the PC/BI Desktop Application from...
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    Panning and viewing 2nd cam on IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2

    Hello, I recently received my IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 and have it running in BI. Unfortunately i cant figure out how to get pan to work. I enable ptz on the camera to ungrey out the controls. I also verified my user has access to ptz in the settings. I don't specifically see ptz in the booklet...
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    Ready to buy BI license but have a concern (mobile app reviews)

    I am just about ready to buy the BI license (great price on this site BTW) but reading the Android Mobile App reviews have me worried. Literally every review of the app in the last few years are awful. Do I have to have the phone app to get push motion detection alerts? Push motion alerts to...
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    Lots of questions for soffit install

    I have finally tested my cameras locally and am ready to install them! I want to mount them on my vinyl soffit. I know a soffit is a bit high up but the rest of my house is brick so I don't want to drill into it. I bought junction boxes like below (for example, i have several boxes depending...
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    IPC-T5449H-ASE-D2 - Resource is limited, open video failed

    I purchased the several cams including the IPC-T5449H-ASE-D2 for black friday. After initialing the camera, on the main screen I see "Main Stream", "Substream 1" and "Substream 2". Main Stream and Substream 1 work fine. However when I click Substream 2 it says "Resource is limited, open video...
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    Looking for a poe camera solution

    Hello. I have recently built out my network infrastructure but now i need a NVR/Camera system. Here is what im working with.. I have a TP link unmanaged switch with a port going into a 60W ubiquiti power injector. I have a cat6 coming out the injector up to the attic powering a ubiquiti flex...
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