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  1. SouthernYankee

    best 5g for blue iris

    I have had it with xfinity comcast. I would like to go to a 5G internet service. I currently use OpenVPN on my ASUS router. What is the best 5G service that will support inbound connections.
  2. SouthernYankee

    Some cameras are just missing footage from the same window every day?

    This is not a direct explanation for the problem occurring at 7 Am. Tests that I have done indicate a noticeable drop in performance when There is Over 10,000 files in a folder, the search and adding files will eat CPU and disk performance. Look at using a sub folder per camera (see &CAM in bi...
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    Asus OpenVPN Insecure Hash.

    The RT-66u router does not regenerate the certificate. The Asus router RT-66u does not support the require security for the current version of OpenVPN. The router will not be upgraded. The workaround is to change the security in the OpenVPN client (the phone). 1) Go to settings. 2) at the...
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    Asus OpenVPN Insecure Hash.

    I vane been successfully using Asus OpenVPN for years. I have a Asus RT-66U router. When I try connecting via OpenVPN to the router I get an Insecure Hash error. In the Open VPN setting in the Asus router I have changed the advance setting for HMAC authentication to SHA 256. I hen save and...
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    Writing to two HDs

    If you want a backup of your video data in realtime, use a network drive stored in a safe place. Then define a clone camera for each camera you want to back up. adjust the clone camera to be simple write, no motion detection, no AI. Just write. Make sure the Network drive is on a good UPS. I...
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    stored video folder size over quota?

    Provide a screen shot of Blue iris status (lighting bolt graph,upper left corner) clip storage tab. Did you rebuild the BI data base after you manual deleted the BI video files ? ========================================== My Standard allocation post. 1) Do not use time (limit clip age)to...
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    Very high RAM usage in Blue Iris

    May not be a memory issue but the main frame and sub frame should the sane frame rate and Iframe values. I recommend that you do not write Video files to an SSD. It may kill the SSD. I kiled an Kingston SSD in less than 3 months. The combine and cut on the record tab should be 1 hour and...
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    Help with Drive Overallocation

    Your 3TB is not really 3TB. Windows uses space on all disks. Your disk is 2.72 TB max. Se the GRAY space bar graph, you have other stuff on the drive, Reformat the drive. ==================================== My Standard allocation post. 1) Do not use time (limit clip age)to determine when BI...
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    Neighbors caught stealing!

    I live in Houston Texas. If anything is left in the grass strip between the side walk and the street, it means it is considered garbage. So it is fair game. I put 8 large white resin lawn chairs out this past week and they were gone in 20 minutes.
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    Drive configuration question - is an ssd neccessary?

    I killed a 480Gb Kingston SSD in 3 months when using it exclusively for the BI New folder. SSDs are OK for reading alot, but do not seem to do very well for continuous writing. I run 21 cameras, some 4K, mostly 2K, to a WD 4TB purple drive, absolutely no problems for over a year. I use a 1024K...
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    2nd Amendment thread

    Another feel good story. Texas right to carry. https://www.kbtx.com/2023/07/08/man-shoots-kills-2-men-trying-rob-him-atm-police-say/
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    IP mismatch

    please provide full local IP addresses. ====================================== Private ip addresses. Local IP addresses. LAN addresses. These addresses are NOT used by the internet. They are for your local home/business network. 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255...
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    Are cameras bad for self defense

    This is an interesting point of view, watch the whole video Stop Recording: Cameras Used Against You
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    2nd Amendment thread

    The right to defend yourself Armed pregnant woman shoots attacker targeting her family in Arkansas parking garage
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    Hard drive issues ?

    If you are not using stored set the size to zero. Set the alerts to 5 GB, it is not really used. delete all the files in the C:\BlueIris\db folder then reboot the PC, this will rebuild the database. you will not ,loose files, but you will loose the alerts
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    Hard drive issues ?

    please provide screen shots 1) Blue iris status (lighting bolt graph,upper left corner) clip storage tab 2) blue Iris status cameras tab 3) Blue iris settings clips and archiving tab , for the NEW folder, stored folder, alerts folder. (three screen shots)
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    2nd Amendment thread

    right to carry another good woman wins https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/south-main-street-food-truck-shooting-houston-crime/285-7e5041fc-19ac-42a5-bf46-121c7e9270d3
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    2nd Amendment thread

    why we carry https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-veteran-in-wheelchair-shoots-suspect-who-tried-to-steal-his-bag-police-say
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    New database window removal

    screen shot of the storage tab. On the Blue iris status (lighting bolt graph) clip storage tab, if there is any red on the bars you have a allocation problem. If there is no Green, you have no free spa
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    Format a drive - what allocation unit size

    If you are using a complete disk for large video file storage (BVR) continuous recording, I recommend formatting the disk, with a windows cluster size of 1024K (1 Megabyte). This is a increase from the 4K default. This will reduce the physical number of disk writes, decrease the disk...
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    2nd Amendment thread

    What the hell https://www.foxnews.com/us/detroit-armed-robber-shot-chest-concealed-carry-permit-holder-after-threatening-kill-friend-police
  22. SouthernYankee

    What do you think about having cameras INSIDE your home?

    I have 8 cameras inside. Each door to the outside is covered by an inside camera. The kitchen,living room ,den, art room are all covered by cameras. No cameras in bedrooms or bathrooms.
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    2nd Amendment thread

    another one bits the dust Do not mess with Texas ! https://abc13.com/franks-liquor-store-owner-shoots-suspect-coldspring-texas-san-jacinto-county/12928942/
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    Very high RAM usage in Blue Iris

    1) provide a screen shot of the Microsoft task manager process tab sorted by memory usage, biggest at top. 2) provide a Blue iris status (lighting bolt graph,upper left corner) clip storage tab 3) blue Iris status cameras tab 4) Blue iris settings clips and archiving tab , for the NEW folder...
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    Looking for advise on a PC to move BI to

    The current versions of BI do not require a GPU, with the use of substream processing. But I would recommend a CPU that will support windows 11 in the future. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
  26. SouthernYankee

    Camera Conflicts

    I have posted this before. I did a WIFI test a while back with multiple 2MP cameras each camera was set to VBR, 15 FPS, 15 Iframe, 3072kbs, h.264. Using a WIFI analyzer I selected the least busy channel (1,6,11) on the 2.4 GHZ band and set up a separate access point. With 3 cameras in direct...
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    Indoor cameras

    My storage currently for 20 cameras all recording continuous is 8 TB for about 10 days. I use an internal 4TB drive for the new folder and a 4TB external USB drive for the stored folder. The cameras an a mix of 2 and 4 megapixel, some record at 8 FPS and others as at 15 FPS. I have no PTZ cameras.
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    Indoor cameras

    I record 24/7/365 on my 9 indoor cameras. I do not use AI for indoor cameras. Camera cover all doors from inside. All pubic areas are covered. The inside of the garage is covered. I do not cover bedrooms or bathrooms.
  29. SouthernYankee

    NetTime running and responding (per the log), but time is not updating on the camera.

    what are the IP address for your BI machine ? What is the IP address of the camera ? Does the network traffic from the camera to the BI computer pass through the router ? Provide a screen shot of the hikvision time configuration screen
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