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    Question about setting up alerts

    I haven't worked with alerts for over 3 years now. I had used them in the past, but it got kind of overwhelming with all the alerts I would get. I am planning on getting them back on, but I am not truly confident doing it again. Where is a good tutorial, or some good literature to look at before...
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    Time is 2 hours off from Camera to Blue Iris

    My camera time is spot on, but when I view it in Blue Iris, it is 2 hours off. What am I doing wrong? This is a new install for someone. I've never had this before. I do have it unhooked from the internet. Could that cause this?
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    Windows login problem and reinstalling BI.

    I'm helping a friend who forgot his Microsoft Password to get into his computer. Crazy, but it is what it is. Anyway, it was just installed the other day, and doesn't have anything on it but BI. The problem with that is that we didn't have a chance to do anything to BI. So, if we reinstall...
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    Question on storage setups

    I have been using BI for many years now, but am just curious about people's storage setups. I have my main C drive and another larger drive for storing my recordings. Would I be better off getting a larger SSD for my C drive, placing my new recordings on that, and then moving my older recordings...
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE-S zoom setting question.

    I need to set my IPC-T54IR-ZE-S properly, but it won't zoom in or out for me to test and set it properly. Does anyone know what Video config it should take? Make? Model? And what PTZ setting I should use? I have tried a bunch, but non work. Thanks.
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    How many watts do you think these cameras will actually use?

    I'm trying to figure out for a PoE switch what these cameras will actually use and what size PoE switch I should get? SD5A425XA-HNR PTZ SD5A425GA-HNR PTZ 2 - IPC-T5442T-EZ 2 - IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 So, a total of 6 cameras plus a Nano station and EAP. Thanks.
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    PTZ controls stopped again??

    I have the PTZ5A4M from Andy, and my PTZ controls stopped working again on my BI. I know it is user error, but what should the proper setting be to get my PTZ cameras to work with PTZ? Should the PTZ/Control be set as a Dahua camera? It has ONVIF (OXML) set right now, but that is not working...
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    Is IPC-T5442T-ZE still the best bang for the buck

    I did a search and found the same question asked, but it ended over a year ago. Since a year has passed, has there been any changes? Is the IPC-T5442T-ZE still the best bang for the buck?
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    DH-SD59225U-HNI PTZ control works in dahua gui but not in BI?

    My DH-SD59225U-HNI can't be controlled when I try to run the PTZ controls with BI. When I go into the camera GUI the PTZ controls work fine. What happened? Has anyone experienced that before? I'm sure I must have done something along the line, but really haven't messed with anything that I know of.
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    What do most of you do for runs over 350 feet?

    My friend wants to put a camera at the far end of his building and up at the top. The building is 20' high, and 320' from the source. The cable run will be around 360 when all things are said and done with the up and down walls etc. What would you do to make this work properly? I have run a lot...
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    How do I setup motion detection on my PTZ5A4M-25X

    I just got 2 new PTZ5A4M-25X , but I can't seem to figure out how to get them to detect motion and track. I will keep looking for the settings in the meantime and see what I find. Thanks.
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    SD5A425XA-HNR PTZ controls won't work.

    My SD5A425XA-HNR ptz controls just stopped working. I can't them to respond at all. No, zoom or pan or anything. What could have happened? Has anyone experienced this before? Thanks.
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    PTZ cam with as good optics or better as IPC-T5442T-EZ.

    I am looking for a PTZ cam with as good or better optics as IPC-T5442T-EZ. What recommendations does anyone have for this? Thanks.
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    Camera just quit working.

    I am not sure where I should post this, here since I have dahua cameras or somewhere else? I guess I'll find out. The other day one of the cameras in a setup I did, just quit working. I have tried everything to get it to go, but I'm not sure what I need to do now. I'll explain the setup I have...
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    Issue with remote viewing of BI.

    I am 900 miles away from home. For the last 2 weeks I have had no problem viewing my cameras on my laptop, and phone. I went into it today, and it would not work. No matter what I do, it won't allow it. I went in remotely into my Bl server, and I went into the web server. I hit the remote...
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    How to setup storage for multiple hdd?

    Instead of using just 1 hdd, I had several hdd that I have to store BI video. Is there a tutorial that I am missing that shows how to do this? I can do it easily with 1 hdd, but am not quite sure of the procedure with more than 1 hdd to go with multiple cameras. I'll keep looking. Thanks.
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    Moving BI 5 to a different server

    I'm going to be moving my BI Server to another PC I have. What I'm actually doing is taking my Plex Media Server and upgrading that. I'll be taking the case from the BI Server and buying all new components to beef up my Plex. Well, I'll be taking my BI and moving it to my Plex server and it's...
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    Clips posting instead of videos? What happened?

    I'm wondering what I did to start making my alerts come in as just a jpeg. I haven't done anything to my BI, so I'm wondering what is going on. When I go into my phone to view my BI and the alerts, the alerts are now coming in as just a picture instead of a video. I have never had that happen...
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    Issue with Remote Access Wizard and T-Mobile/TP-Link Omada combination

    I have installed a Blue Iris system for my brother in law. He lives in a rural area and has not had internet for awhile until T-Mobile now came along. He now has internet and wanted to get things up to date on the farm. Well, I've disabled the wifi from Tmobile and am using that as just a...
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    SD59225U-HNI PTZ focus issue

    My SD59225U-HNI PTZ seems to have issues with focus when it is all the way zoomed out. The only way I can get it to focus properly is to zoom in some, and the picture becomes crystal clear like it should. I zoom back out and it won't focus properly. What am I doing wrong, or what is going wrong...
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    Is there a thread that tells how to use the AI tab in the Blue Iris Status section?

    I have never used it but would really like to. I am not sure how the AI tab in the BI Status works. Should there be video in there already, or do I need to put the video in there myself? I use BI a lot, but have never really taken advantage of some of the things it does. I did a search, but...
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    Graphics card question.

    I don't have a graphics card installed at the moment, but am wondering if people are finding the BI works more efficiently with a graphics card or not. If you are using a card, what card are you using? I'm wanting to upgrade my system, and was wondering if anyone was using a card. Thanks.
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    New BI PC setup question.

    I have setup multiple PCs with BI and have learned a great deal about this great software from all the great experts on this forum. My question pertains to the HD setups. I was wondering how most people have setup their HDD or SSD in their PC. Do you have just 1 drive? 2 drives? Where are you...
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    Is there a camera that is good for night vision in color?

    I have a friend that wants a camera that has good night vision in color. Is there such a camera? He has several 5442's that will keep the color mode because they are close to lights. The one place he wants the camera does not have any help with lighting. I don't think there is enough light to...
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    Sub stream settings request

    I know a sub stream is just that, but what do most people use for their sub stream settings? Sub stream 1 or Sub stream 2. My Sub stream 1 has a 4:3 type of look, where my Sub stream 2 has a 16:9 setting look. Bit rate? Thanks.
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    Why is this 1 now on one of my cameras?

    I don't know what I did, or if I did anything, but in the upper left hand corner of one of my cameras, the #1 has appeared that I have never noticed before. What is it, and what did I do wrong that caused it? It only appears on this one camera, no matter where I move it in the layout. I have an...
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    I need a little advice on alert settings.

    On windy days, my BI almost tops out the CPU a lot of the time. My trees attract so much attention and so do shadows. The CPU is high a lot of the time. I have DS on my BI machine and would like to know if there are any updated videos or info about proper DS settings. I have watched several...
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    What is causing the green on my cam?

    The other day, my camera started flashing this green every 30 seconds or so. This is on my SD59225U-HNI. Is there anything I can do about it?
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    Deepstack question???

    I had been having problems with Deepstack, so I disabled it and the problems went away. I just updated to the newer Deepstack that came out a little while ago hoping that the issue was taken care of. I guess I really don't know if this is an issue or not, but I keep getting notifications in my...
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    Auto tracking question.

    I have had cameras for quite awhile now. I don't get overly involved like some on here do, but I like to tinker periodically. I have installed a couple of PTZ cams for a friend, (SD5A425XA-HNR) to be exact. He has them plus other cams that I installed out at his work site. He has not had PTZ...
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