thanks for taking a look. I updated the firmware to the latest and there seems to be a few new options. the docs don't mention that stat (and a lot of others!) I am new to the dahua cams but am going through the features one by one. I don't have it mounted yet and this thing is a beast. With the arm mount it will be appox. 20lbs. I want to get it configured and tested before I mount as it will be up pretty high and will need to be mounted securely due to its weight and the fact that it is a ptz. I also have the
blue iris sw and will try and use that eventually. I am having a tough time getting the standard sw that is built into the cam to recognize my ftp servers and even getting the email to work properly. Both of those seem to work with the blue iris without too much work. I am not sure why the standard sw doesn't seem to communicate with any of the network services other than the web browser access. I am sure I will get through these issues especially with the folks on this forum!
Thanks again,
jp