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I've been using Blue Iris coupled with Dahua (Empire Tech) cameras for the last 3 - 4 years, with the Blue Iris computer being the time server for the cameras. I use NetTime program to update the computer every hour, each camera checks in on the Blue Iris computer every 10 minutes. All I...

I need to replace a camera that has died. Does anyone have a hack in how to unscrew a screw when the supplied allan key doesn't grip.

I read a thread in relation to issues with the exported image recorded in low resolution when it should be in high resolution, or the best possible resolution. In one of the comments was this: How true that comment is. I've also retrieved CCTV snippets from victims of crime or neighbouring...

Alright, I'm late to the party but this morning I finally had a look at Chat GPT, my first question was: What is the most important feature of a CCTV camera? The answer that came back, I'm thinking I could run all my future responses by the AI machine for confirmation and/or grammar.

As per a previous post I'm going through all my settings on Andy's cameras and now I've got to the menu: Settings / System / Safety / System Service, image as follows: I run Blue Iris for all my cameras, only access the web interface for making changes. What services could I disable that...

I run 13 cameras, all Dahua (EmpireTech). I'm slowly going through each network setting just to make sure things are in order. Anyway, in relation to Network/QoS the settings are the default setting of 0 out of 64. With these settings I have no issue with monitoring live feeds or...

I'm in the Ubiquity eco-system, have a UDM Pro, a few switches and access points. My UDM Pro was updated a few days ago and I was casually checking the settings page, and then stumbled across triggers. I'm sure the triggers screen wasn't there previously but what it shows are all my cameras...

I'm setting up another Blue Iris machine on a Windows 11 HP Elitedesk. First time using Windows 11. Anyway, can someone tell me what the alert triangle, exclamation mark, means against my D: drive (18TB purple drive)? Image attached. Clicking on properties there is no reference to an...

I'm setting up another Blue Iris machine. I've searched and searched and I cannot locate the information regarding what the allocation unit size should be when formatting a harddrive. The drive to be formatted is an 18TB WD Purple drive. 1024 kilobytes comes to mind but I'd like...

I am building a second Blue Iris machine for my daughter's new house. I've got a Dell Optiplex 7050, 256GB SSD, and a WD Purple 18TB harddrive. (Actually, this will be my machine and I'll hand over my existing HP Prodesk, 8TB WD Purple, to my daughter.) Anyway, there is an option to add a...

Long storey short, my daughter is moving out and she's bought a house not far away. It's my job to set her up with CCTV system, and she likes what I have (BI on dedicated computer, Ubiquity eco-system, Andy's 5442 cameras). It's the Ubiquity stuff that I'm baulking at, as it's not for me and...

So, I've got a wall mounted 18RU rack, stacked with a UDM Pro, 2 Unifi 24 port switches and three 24 port patch panels. A few months ago, out of curiosity, I placed a WiFi temperature monitor on the top of the rack. Anyway, the max temperature so far has been 35 degrees (C) and now we are...

First up, I've also posted my issue over here at the Ubiquiti forum, well in the comments to the thread, others have the same issue, some resolved, others not. I have a Samsung Ultra S21 Android (version 13) phone. I have a UDM Pro (UniFi OS 1.12.33) and Network version 7.2.95. For the last...

I've been running BI for over 2 years, I have 13 cameras and up until today, not an issue. Today, each of my cameras, at different times, display the 'No signal' message then turn back on. Then another camera displays the 'No signal' message. It seems to cycle through all of them. Also...

At my porch I've had a full-colour (night-time colour) camera for over a year now, probably closer to 18 months. Anyway, the damn thing has bugged me no end for the duration. The damn white light that is always on was always a problem for me and with the positioning of it, as you approach...

I installed a wireless alarm system and have wireless reed switches on every entry/exit door except my garage roller door. When I purchased the system, many months ago, I was told the system did not have a garage roller door reed switch, period. As I now know, that was the knowledge base...

I record 24/7, have 13 cameras and that equates to 9 days on my 8 TB drive. Of that 8TB I've allocated 7.2 to Blue Iris storage. For all my cameras I have them cut after 1 hr and thus the next file is then created. Each file size is around the 1.5 to 1.9 GB. All the BVR files remain in...

How do I disable the Blue Iris imprinting of date/time on jpg's? I have BI date/time imprinting disabled for the recorded and live video and rely solely on the camera imprinting of the date and time. On the jpg, not only do I see the camera's date/time but also BI date/time. On some...

I don't know how this happened but all of a sudden my 5442 night colour camera has lost the colour recording at night. What is the setting to get it back to colour at night? The setting only changed when I upgraded BI to 5.5.7.7 from .6 Steve. EDIT: The illuminator is on but no colour...

[5.5.6.13] Ok, how long has this feature been around? I'm sure it worked differently in previous versions. What is 'this' feature? In playback mode, I'm sure in the past when using the mouse scroll wheel, it use to zoom in and out, like it does on the live view. Anyway, today I noticed...

Ok, as the title suggests, it doesn't matter how old you get or how experienced you think you are, stuff-ups happen and when they do it hits you like a ton of bricks; what were you thinking. From me, nothing earth shattering but it's peeved me off none-the-less. I have 11 Dahua/Andy cameras...

What is the best way to run a video signal from a Blue Iris computer to spare HDMI ports of televisions in other rooms? In my rooms I have a coax point and multiple ethernet points available. Some coax points are used for free-to-air television. What components would I need, and would there...

I've been using Blue Iris for about 18 months. The Blue Iris computer sits in my study where I have direct access to it. The POE switch sits in a network rack in my comms room (storeroom under the stairs). I had every intention of setting up BI and then moving it to my rack in the comms...

I have Andy's 5442 colour model. The other day I had a power outage and now the camera has reverted to black & white for nighttime. This has happened once before and somehow, I stumbled across the setting to get colour back, this time though I can't find the damn setting. Can someone...

I've already sent off a support ticket but asking here if anyone knows of a quick fix. Overnight we had a power outage. Power was back on in the morning, when I woke up but the computer was off. Turned on the computer, Blue Iris started as per normal, but the problem is I no longer have...

A friend of mine has a two-storey house and he wired his cameras in using BNC wires/cables. Anyway, fast forward a few years and now he wants to upgrade his CCTV system to the POE/NVR/Blue Iris way of doing things. It's not feasible to replace the BNC cables with Ethernet cables (well, not...

I already have 11 cameras covering my property, 9 are @EMPIRETECANDY (Andy) supplied 5442's and very happy with them. I like the larger sensor size of the 5442 but now I'm looking at purchasing two LPR cameras. From my understanding, a 2 mp camera, zoomed in (most likely a variable focal...

What are my options if I want to connect two POE cameras, most likely Dahua type, to one ethernet cable? At the camera location I do not have access to normal power. I have run two ethernet cables, but now I'm considering two cameras per ethernet cable.

Many, many years ago I signed up for the Google Apps (forget what it was originally called), it was free, and that enabled me to use my own domain name for my email. Anyway, fast forward to about 2012 and Google stopped offering the free version of Google Apps to new users, but they continued...

HI @EMPIRETECANDY I'm considering the IPC-B5442E-Z4E 4MP WDR IR Bullett to install inside my letterbox, well two, each pointing down the street, left and right. Firstly, I'm interested in the dimensions, from your AliExpress site the dimensions are 273.2 mm × 95.0 mm × 95.0 mm. I assume the...