Recent content by JohnnyM

OK, I am out. This is going nowhere. I'm deleting my account and I'll find another forum elsewhere. Thanks to all who offered advice. Fenderman, I wish you luck in life with your level of misplaced certainty.

But the NVR may have been able to find the camera if they were on the same subnet. That is why I tried that. Fenderman, I don't know what more to say to you. I have done what you suggest. Many times now. Read what I have written. I don't know why the device is not being recognized, and I don't...

Thanks Alistair. I appreciate the comments. FWIW, the laptop does have a static IP address. I was thinking the same thing as you about the need for a DHCP server. I also like to have as many of my network devices to have a static IP address. When trying the POE switches, each was connected to...

I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall here. It *IS* on the same subnet. At least I hope it is. How can i be sure if I cant contact it? I know my router is on that subnet. The router ip address is 192.168.1.1.

OK, an update. I am putting all this an email for Andy as well. I am completely open to suggestions…. I found a 12v 2a power supply, and opened up the camera to check all the connections. Connected the camera directly to a laptop and powered it via the power supply. I get a green light on the...

It is worth a try. I don't think I have a 12v power supply though. I'll check around the devices and see if I have anything compatible.

I picked up a 5231 from Andy as recommended on here. It is plugged into a POE switch that is connected to a router. It doesn't show as an attached device on the router (a netgear r7000). I tried to ping the default IP addresses and there is no response. I have run a couple of network mapping...

Perfect - thanks Actran!

Hey folks, So I was thinking about re-purposing a machine that gets little use at the moment. i7-4650U CPU @ 1.70GHz, 2.30 Ghz 8gb Ram 500gb ssd Do you think it could handle 8 starlight cameras? I am concerned that the CPU might be a little under-powered. The other possible issue is that the...

Thanks for the kind welcome! I have emailed Andy for some Dahau prices. I wish there was a bundle option for a few starlight cameras with their DVR. I am all for Blue Iris, but with a newborn in the house my time for projects is very limited.

Hello all, My name is John and I am a Brit living in NC. I am looking forward to learning more from all of you and hopefully helping others myself in future. My journey here: A year ago I put up three arlo cameras outside, and an arlo baby cam. I am not happy with the performance of them...