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I appreciate the recommendations. I can't install plugins on the mobile browser, so I'm tied to apps. I'll try a new app and if that doesn't work, maybe the hardware on my LG G Pad X 8.0 is just too weak.

I'm looking into a monitor that's mobile that can have 24/7 streaming mainly for the baby monitor A35 camera I have running. I have one AIO monitor displaying my streams, but it's stationary and the wife wants a monitor that she can move from room to room. She doesn't like pulling up gDMSS on...

I'm about to purchase an app instead of using the free version. Should I wait for LeChange or go with gDMSS Plus? Any difference between gDMSS Plus vs gDMSS HD?

Do you guys use any other devices other than a TV as a dedicated monitor? I tried using a tablet with gDMSS but it was a power and memory hog that would crash the tablet after a while. I'm looking for a solution to fit on a kitchen counter with no ethernet port, maybe at best a powerline...

I have good street lighting in front of my house along with my porch lights. I keep my front yard cameras in color mode all the time. Even though the IR is great, the low light capability helps the color mode at night. The side and backyard cameras switch automatically to IR.

I've ordered two on February 20th and haven't gotten my shipments yet, but I certainly expect to be on this one. They'll be my final two after ordering my NVR and first in December and two addition mini-domes for the doors.

I just tested this out with mine. I guess I never thought of doing "corridor mode" but it makes sense. I preferred the symmetry of it being in normal, though. Let me know if you figure out how to get the correct aspect ratio on the viewers. The aspect ratio looks very off when stretched that way.

Holy crap, your router looks like a ninja star, lol. Thanks for the help, guys. I'm reading up on nayr's NVR thread, too. Networking isn't my best. I'd hardwire it all into the NVR if I could but that job is looking difficult.

Hm. If I can't do the attic, I might have to upgrade to that fanless version then. And if I understand this correctly, I'll have to manually search the IPs for the POE-switch connected cameras for the NVR to recognize them.

I have a similar question to Brian Martin. It might be difficult to wire my house into the closet where I keep my 5216-16P-4KS2. I have attic access for the back of the house, so it was suggested that I install a PoE switch instead and piggy back off a prewired Ethernet port. Basically, I hijack...

Andy charged me $110 per, and I bought one for my front door and one for the back door. I ordered them based on nayr's recommendation for a more aesthetically pleasing camera at the door. I intend to mount it about 5' height, which is about 1' above the doorbell. I just need to find a contractor...

Just FYI, I ordered 2 PFB203Ws and a PFA137 from B&H last week. I ordered it on Sunday night, it shipped Monday from NJ and arrived in Texas on Thursday.

So I guess nobody is drilling 3/4" holes into their walls to shove the pigtails into? I bought junction boxes/wall mounts for the cams on the walls and under eaves, but I bought the HDBW4231F-AS mini-wedges for the front and back door to have a slimmer profile. I'm not thrilled about drilling a...

Hi, Andy, I'd like to know when you think you'll get to processing Paypal/e-mail orders. I know you have plenty of Aliexpress orders to fulfill, but some of us who aren't able to order off Aliexpress have requested orders for quite some time ago.

I'm in the same boat as you. I already received an NVR and a camera from him 2 months ago and placed another order through e-mail/Paypal around mid-January. It does look like he's processing the Aliexpress orders first as opposed to whoever was first in queue (Aliexpress+Paypal combined). Kinda...

There's no PTZ with this camera. It's like a ball and socket joint. You can fully rotate it and angle it any way you want, then you tighten the set screw.

Gotcha. So since my NVR supplies the POE, I guess I'll have to connect via my laptop into the NVR. One less thing to try and fix. Thanks.

After reading these latest replies, I finally realized you can log directly into the camera's IP. So I connected my laptop into my NVR through the Ethernet, logged into 10.1.1.65, and finally accessed the camera's IVS settings. I feel so dumb and I am so sorry for wasting everyone's time helping...

@M5F10 I'm not sure I can help you. You're a step further than I am as I'm still unable to initiate any IVS features. @Fastb What menu option is the "Smart Codec" under? Do you mind taking a screenshot of it? I was finally able to see IVS menu options when I tried the WebUI under Internet...

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look out for it. At least I'll have two IPC-HDW5231R-Zs flanking the front corners with this mini-dome on a lit front porch in between.

@nayr, what's your opinion on having this a front door camera? The wife thinks the IPC-HDW5231R-Z is too big of an eye-sore to be at face level for the front door. I know the general consensus is to put your front door camera at 4' so people can't shield their faces, but I might have to mount my...

I've been reading through the threads mentioned multiple times to try and understand how to get IVS to work. From what I gather: 1. The camera has to support IVS. 2. The UI needs to support it. So, that brings me to a few questions. I apologize if some are very dumb questions, but I'd like to...

@Fastb, I'm thinking that may be the issue. My firmware is 3.210.0002.2, Build Date: 2016-07-21. Web version: 3.2.3.67674. I saw that you asked your seller for the firmware upgrade. Maybe @EMPIRETECANDY can provide links for the new firmware for IVS features? I wonder which exact firmware has...

@nayr I tried resetting to factory defaults and I still get the same error on the native UI. The Chrome app Web Service doesn't have any IVS menu options for Events and neither does the Windows SmartPSS. @Fastb I don't see that menu option anywhere within the different UIs. The schedule does...

I'm trying to get motion detection to work better for my Starlight 2MP 5231 with my NVR5216-16P-4KS2. nayr recommended to use the tripwire function but I get this message when I click the IVS menu option: "Channel 1 Does not support configuration search or modification!" Reading the NVR...

Unfortunately, my camera doesn't seem to support it. It's connected to a NVR 5216-16P-4KS2. The IVS menu is only accessible through the NVR software itself, not Web Service (Chrome App) or the SmartPSS. When I do select it, it says "Channel 1 Does not support configuration search or modification!"

So I've been testing around the motion detection settings. I have snapshot enabled to send to my e-mail and it works, but there's about a second delay whenever the region is triggered and that sometimes allows my subject (me) to get out of the frame. Whenever I review the playback, there's a one...

I finally picked up my NVR 5216-16P-4KS2 and single 2MP Starlight yesterday and was setting it up. The image quality is great. I'm a big noob at any networking other than following the install wizard for my router, but I paired it using the native software app and the P2P and it was as easy as...

PM EMPIRETECANDY. Tell him the models you want and he can send you a Paypal invoice. Aliexpress has payment security problems by just inputting your credit card. I just submitted an order with him last night. Other posters here have had good testimonials with his company.

Does Dahua region-lock or have different language options for their cameras/NVRs? I know someone going to Beijing on a business trip and I might ask him to purchase my setup if he's able to find a store that these are sold at. Seems like Aliexpress has issues with payment and stock.