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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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.

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...

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...