Recent content by Lucian

  1. L

    CAT6A recommendations

    No CCA for me!!! Best advice on this forum. Thank you
  2. L

    CAT6A recommendations

    Thank you!! I will go with the trucable punchdowns and Cat6 as I have some spare which I used for the outdoor cameras.
  3. L

    CAT6A recommendations

    I havw my synology router in the basement and was going to add 3 additional cable runs ( 2 to the first floor and 1 to the 3rd floor). I like more hardwire that wireless though the synology works well ( except for the fact that you can's seperate VLANs on the Synology. I was thinking of just...
  4. L

    Empire Andy/Daua PTZ425DB-AT reset button location??

    Thanks! I will give it first shot !! Don't ask about 2nd shot
  5. L

    Empire Andy/Daua PTZ425DB-AT reset button location??

    Thanks that seemed to work. That is the good news. The bad news is that I can ping the camera and get the following:. I get a reply periodically and then get general failure. I think the problem may be with the poe connector on the camera. It was my bad since it was not waterproofed as well as...
  6. L

    Empire Andy/Daua PTZ425DB-AT reset button location??

    Thanks. I did that and I do see a little button which I assume must be the reset so I will try that. Thanks so much
  7. L

    Empire Andy/Daua PTZ425DB-AT reset button location??

    I bought one as a spare and then one as a primary camera. Of course the primary seemed to have changed it's IP address so I am trying to do a reset but can't find the reset button? Any help appreciated. The dahua/empire cameras work but it's always painful to change the IP address when they...
  8. L

    Big feral cat or mountain lion

    Thanks all. I also think it is just a feral cat after reviewing several times but it made me think twice. We have a lot of visiting cats but this one was much much larger and the hind section was very muscular. Moutain lions are supposed to be extinct in PA although we ( and several...
  9. L

    Big feral cat or mountain lion

    We caught this on the Dahua. This is the only site I know that has expertise in identifying objects. I didnt have the PTZ auto tracking enabled. Sure looks larger than any feral cat that I have seen.
  10. L

    Vacant home: cameras or security system?

    Surety diy.com. Alarm.com. Easy install. Cheap . Take it with you when done. Ring works well.
  11. L

    Remote control for electrical circuit?

    https://www.leviton.com/en/products/brands/decora-smart?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=decora-smart-wifi-dimmers-switches-4-2020&utm_content=1a&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpPKiBhDvARIsACn-gzDBix1-NeWvLG31WiTQiSd6GZtFw1Q4-g423DtJHlqe8Vxn-SY0Ag8aAnQvEALw_wcB
  12. L

    Hall of shame

    Well there is a 2 year warranty on the vac!
  13. L

    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    I purchased 2 from Andy. Both working well so far
  14. L

    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Thank you. That solved it. It autopopulated to version 5 and works great now.
Top