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    RDP to Blue Iris over LAN – can it be done securely?

    Thanks, I agree that exposing RDP/3389 to the Internet is hazardous. But then it's only "fine" on the LAN, if we assume a secure LAN -- which is hard to be sure of. So, in an environment where you can't be 100% certain, is it "safer" to expose RDP (port 3389) or to expose http service...
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    RDP to Blue Iris over LAN – can it be done securely?

    Agreed. I guess I was thinking that if a LAN gets compromised, then having a device running RDP might make a bad problem worse.
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    RDP to Blue Iris over LAN – can it be done securely?

    Thanks, but there is no need for VPN or tailscale if I am connecting from within my LAN.
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    RDP to Blue Iris over LAN – can it be done securely?

    I want to RDP to my Blue Iris PC, but only within my LAN. RDP opens port 3389 on the “target” PC, and I’ve read that having this port open is not great security practice, because all LAN devices can see this open port, including those that could be malicious/compromised. If understand...
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    Western Digital Purple Drive "Preventative Wear Levelling" thumping sound

    For years, I've had a Blue Iris system running 2 Western Digital Purple Drives (not the newer "Purple Pro"). The drives work perfectly and the noise is very minimal. I built a newer Blue Iris system for a friend, and we added two of the newer WD Purple Pro drives. The "Pro" drives also seem...
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Not sure I follow. What do you mean by the above?
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    The cams are on a different subnet than the router/gateway, so how can they see the Internet?
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    So, if I'm understanding you correctly, in the network example you provided, the cams all hang off the same switch directly attached to the BIPC, so the cameras are are, in effect, "quarantined" there. Whereas in my example, the cams are distributed around the network and not "quarantined" ...
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Thanks, but I'm not sure I follow. Can you please be more specific about your concern and how my proposed design introduces the issue?
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Thanks, I've corrected below. So, just to make sure I’ve got it, please take a look at the REVISED network diagram below. Please confirm that: The BI PC can see all BLACK devices AND all RED devices ONLY the BI PC can see the RED devices The RED devices see ONLY the BI PC and each other...
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Thanks. So, just to make sure I’ve got it, please take a look at the network diagram below. Please confirm that: The BI PC can see all BLACK devices AND all RED devices ONLY the BI PC can see the RED devices The RED devices see ONLY the BI PC and each other. They RED devices can’t “phone...
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Sorry, I guess I could've made that clearer. In my example, the static IP addresses of the PC and camera are already set to be on the same subnet, and then both are connected to the UNmanaged switch. There's no router or DHCP server present. Can the PC and camera communicate?
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    Dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris Machine

    Thanks for the helpful thread. here's a hypothetical, just to make sure I'm following the Dual-NIC implementation properly: Let's say I have a PC , an unmanaged switch, and an IP camera. There is no router or other hardware in this simple example. I configure this simple "network" such that...
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    IPC-HDW5231R-ZE Rhea V2.800.0000016.0.R.200430 Latest new firmware

    I updated my 5231R-ZE to v16. The cam seems to be working fine, but I notice that I can no longer use Blue Iris (5.3.2.11) to adjust the varifocal zoom on the camera (which I like to do once in a while as site conditions change). See the screenshot attached. I go to, for example, "Zoom in"...
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    What router are you guys using?

    Thanks, SY. Can you explain this? How does your camera traffic bypass the router?
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    Upgraded my original 2mp starlights to 4mp (pics inside)

    Impressive. Am I correct that IPC-T5442TM-AS 4MP is FIXED LENS? Anyone know about availability of a VariFocal version of the same camera?
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    Problem accessing Blue Iris over OpenVPN using ASUS router

    In case anyone is wondering, the issue turned out to be the following: My OVPN config file referenced a specific IP address (you can see this in the log file above). The OVPN config file should have referenced the URL created by the Dynamic DNS service. Apparently, my IP address changed...
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    Problem accessing Blue Iris over OpenVPN using ASUS router

    Thanks for the thoughts. It's possible that my external IP has changed, but I use ASUS' dynamic DNS service, so I think that IP address changes would be updated automatically. Good question on the OVPN cert...how would I check for expiration?
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    Problem accessing Blue Iris over OpenVPN using ASUS router

    For a couple of years or so, I've been able to access Blue Iris over VPN, using the built-in OpenVPN server in my ASUS router. Suddenly, I cannot connect. I changed nothing on my router, nor the VPN client on my phone. Any ideas? Log file on my phone shows: 18:20:38.336 -- ----- OpenVPN...
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    Spike in CPU usage, following recent windows 10 update

    Thanks, Beep. I rolled back to an earlier Intel video driver after reading BP's wiki that you referenced. So far, it seems to have worked! Will keep an eye on CPU usage!
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    Spike in CPU usage, following recent windows 10 update

    I recently ran the windows update feature, and so i'm currently running Windows 10, version 1809 (OS build 17763.253). Prior to Windows update, Blue Iris ran great with CPU usage typically around 15%. Following the Windows update, Blue Iris is dropping frames, and CPU usage is now around 70%...
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    Dahua Starlight (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) -- Blue Iris config question

    Thanks, that definitely was the issue! So, "key" is really just the ratio of FPS to iFrame Interval. When I log into the Dahua camera to adjust settings, I notice that the Dahua camera interface defaults to an iFrame interval of 2x the frame rate (which Blue Iris calls "key" of 0.5)...
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    Dahua Starlight (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) -- Blue Iris config question

    So, I've installed this Dahua cam, at the recommendation of many folks on this board. It works great, so thanks! One question, though. Sorry if this is a noob issue, but when I go into Status > Cameras on Blue Iris, I see a "key" value of 0.50. All of my other cams, show a "key value" of...
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    Android app "using permissions in the background" ?

    Thanks for letting me know, wizen. I am surprised that this issue is not of greater concern on the forum.
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    most recent update file is 40MB...why?

    Yes, I'm a few months behind in updates. Still the filesize increase is puzzling...can that all be attributed to UI3?
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    most recent update file is 40MB...why?

    other recent updates were approximately half the size. anyone know the reason?
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    Decent 2MP (or higher) Wireless Cam for outdoor, with excellent night vision?

    Does this exist? Back when built my Blue Iris system, the conventional wisdom was “avoid wireless cams”. Is this still the case? I have a need to temporarily mount a cam outdoors (viewing raccoons at night), and it would be far more convenient if it were wireless. (It’ll be within 40ft of my...
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    Android app "using permissions in the background" ?

    This morning I got a notification on my Android phone that Blue Iris was using "microphone" permissions in the background. Is this anything to be concerned about? See attached screenshot from phone
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    Sudden Spike in CPU Usage

    Rolling back to video driver 4664 seems to have fixed my issue. Thanks for the help, guys.
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    Sudden Spike in CPU Usage

    @ zebrock...very interesting. please keep us posted. i just rolled back to 4664, waiting to see if it helps...
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