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I have some cameras recording and triggering 24/7 but have alerts turned off in BI, when I switch BI to my away profile it is only then will I get alerts on my phone. What I would like BI to do is when I switch to away profile, it turns on the led probe lights when an IVS event triggers but...

What are your guys thoughts when it comes to SMR drives? Obviously it isn't a good idea to use SMR drives as the recording disks but what about just to archive the footage once main recording disk gets full? Is it going to be an issue since technically it will only write when Blue Iris moves the...

This was purchased from Empire Andy with his version of firmware, can someone confirm if I can just flash Dahua firmware on top? I think this is the correct version IPC-HDW5541H from Dauha website here ?

I was playing with the shutter speeds based on a few threads on this forum. I've tested shutter priority and find that 1/30 to 1/120 have minimal difference in terms of cameras visibility, anything higher and it gets to dark. I then set the gain to 0-50 and that seems to be fine for now. When...

I've been using a couple HDW2431T-AS-S2 and they have been good, however looking to replace it with something that has 2 way talk and AI. I've had the HDW5541H on my list for a while but see there are now full color cameras like HDW3849H for around the same price. My current HDW2431T is a 3.6mm...

I have always used text overlay on the camera and not BI and positioned it in a location that would still be visible is very bright conditions but still not idle, then moved to adding a privacy mask behind the overlay. Privacy mask while better again still not the best as it blocks off footage...

I got a ezviz camera and used the batch Config tool to setup and everything actually works great, was even able to update the firmware without an ezviz account. However the verification code is the default admin password, is there any way to change this? I've tried changing the admin password...

At the moment I am running BI on an i3 8100 with 16GB of RAM and for my usage it is perfectly fine, but I use the system for other things as well and was thinking of setting up a detected BI box. I am in the process of building a high end gaming PC for a friend and they have no use for the old...

Anyone successful adding Imou cameras to DMSS? I have a Amcrest branded IMOU IOOC, the camera works great with Blue Iris but i'd like to use it completely offline. I am able to use the Dahua config tool to configure most setting since it doesn't have a web interface but some of the spotlight...

Anyone know the equivalent Dahua firmware for this camera?

It seems whenever I export a clip from BI from a camera using h265 it messes up the time overlay. The video otherwise is fine its just the overlay, recording or playback in BI are all fine its only occurs on export. I am not using BI overlay but rather the built in Camera overlay. If I check...

This looks like the perfect camera for the purpose i need but the Amazon reviews have mixed results regarding Blue Iris, anyone know if it works? I know wifi is not preferred, but i don't have an option for its location and I'm not to worried as all my main cameras are poe anyways.

I understand getting a 2.8mm lens will give a wider viewing angle but will it also have less of a blindspot than a 3.6mm lens? If I approach one of my cameras at about 2 feet I disappear from view, this isn't much of a problem if I approach head on. The problem I run into is if someone goes...

Any good 2 way audio Dahua cameras? Looking for a turret camera for the porch, bonus but not required would be tilit/pan. I have a Armcrest IP4M-1051B and it actually works great for a porch cam but it's not PoE or outdoor rated anything similar? Using BI as my NVR but will use iDMSS Plus for...

I finally got a Dahua, hooked it up to BI and everything seemed fine. i started to notice some major lag ands what seems to be disconnects when viewing from a browser using BI. I run BI as a service, when BI is open on the server everything works great, as soon as i close it i start to see...

All my network gear is in the basement which is unfinished and I'm planning on installing 4-6 cameras outside, what is the best way to run cables? I'm thinking of drilling a hole from the basement to the attached garage and then run the cables in the soffits. Option 1: keep the PoE switch in...

I bought one a few months ago and really liked the quality so bought another during Bllack Friday. When I bought them they were on sale, so price wise I haven't found anything cheaper in my region. People on here seem to like Hikvision and Dahua, which would be double the price of Reolink in my...

My house uses cat5 cables for the phone lines, I only wired one for the actual phone and the rest I can use for other purposes. I have yet to terminate any of them, other than the one used for the phone and a hack on one for testing. I plan on using it for PoE cameras and a few PoE Wireless...

I plan on setting up 4 possibly up to 6 cameras, how many days of continuous footage can i store on a 2TB HDD? Right now i only have the 1 camera, will be adding more as I go and find camera on sale. 1 Cam = 2 Cam = 4 Cam =

I'm looking to get something with 2 way audio using an mobile phone app. Maybe something like a ring doorbell or even better a PoE dome or buller camera. It must work with Blue Iris and on local wifi using the app as I'll be blocking it from the Internet. The reolink Argus was exactly what i...

I have 2 reolink cameras a 410 and 420, running the latest BI5 on a i3-i8100 and server 2016 essentials, using intel driver 25.20.100.6326 which was installed by windows. I know quicksync works on this driver as i use it to convert mpeg2 to h264 using MCEBUDDY. CPU hovers at about 20%, i have...