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  1. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    WOW, your link to setting up this camera along with an NVR/PC setup is amazing. Thank you so much. I'll be doing some reading this weekend. Really appreciate people like you taking time out of your day to help newbies like me.
  2. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I just want to say, Andy from Empire has been great. I thought I had a bad camera after 6 months of operation and I reached out to Andy over on Aliexpress. He responded to all of my questions and concerns very promptly. In fact, with his help, we were able to troubleshoot what the problem was...
  3. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    So I bought a pair of these cameras back in January of this year. 1 of my cameras has stopped working. I swapped it with my other just to make sure it wasn't a wiring issue or power. Nope, even after swapping locations, it still doesn't work and the other one in the new location does. I...
  4. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    So, my cameras were running fine until yesterday. All of a sudden, I can't access ONVIF on one of my cameras and I'm not seeing a stream. I see the camera on my network but when I enter the IP Address I had assigned it, the setting menu no longer comes up. I tried disconnecting it from my POE...
  5. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I already have Tinycam Pro which I purchased some years back. I'm still learning how to use Blue Iris. Will probably move on to the app once learn BI functions. Hope to play with BI over the weekend.
  6. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Thank you! Works much better now :D
  7. omegatek

    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Could some on point me in the right direction? I have 2 of these and they look great on my intel i7 PC running Blue Iris. But I want to view them remotely on Tinycam (or something equivalent). As it stands, I can see them on Tinycam but it's choppy. I think it's streaming the main stream...
  8. omegatek

    Please help. Camera location and camera recommendation

    Ok thanks, really appreciate the feedback! What are your thoughts on placing these cameras in this configuration: 1 IPC-HDW5231R-Z over the center between both garage doors, varifocal will let me make adjustments 1 IPC-HDW5231R-Z on the front walkway column (yellow dot or green dot) Where the...
  9. omegatek

    Please help. Camera location and camera recommendation

    Also, why 3.6MM and not 6MM on the walkway to the door for the mini dome IPC-HDBW4231F-AS ? Wish it was varifocal so I'd feel better about adjusting rather than fixed. Want to make sure I order the right camera based on my environment. Thinking of going with 2 (Varifocal 2.7mm ~12mm...
  10. omegatek

    Please help. Camera location and camera recommendation

    My garage is finished, but I'll just have to run wire across. So based on your recommendations, and other advice above, I am looking at these cameras: Walkway > 3.6MM Mini Dome > IPC-HDBW4231F-AS Driveway > 3.6MM Turret > IPC-HDW4231EM-AS Does that sound about right? Want to place an...
  11. omegatek

    Please help. Camera location and camera recommendation

    Hello! So, I purchased a Dell Inspiron for $485 based on recommendation from this forum. These are the specs: Inspiron 3650 Mini Tower Desktop 6th Generation i7-6700 Processor 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBX2) 2 TB 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) Windows 10 Home 64bit English AMD...
  12. omegatek

    Would this Optiplex 3040 be a good BI system

    Looking to run about 4 - 5 Hikvision 4MP (DS-2CD2142FWD-IS-2.8MM) Found a Refurb Optiplex 3040 with 6th Gen i5-6500 (3.6Ghz), 500GB HD, 8GB Single Channel DDR3L, Windows 10 Pro, 3yr warranty for $395 with coupon from Dell Outlet. Reg price is $609 Is that a good price or should I keep...
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