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I have a Gold Fortified built home design to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with an 18-foot wide garage door weighing 476 pounds. When a bad hurricane comes my way I have a 1" rigid pipe that I can install in under 5 minutes that will give added wind protection to the center of the door...

On one computer I still use Acronis (single license) but on my other computers, I use AOMEI and it has never failed me yet.

That setup will protect your NVR at the expense of a blown camera and switch. The surge suppressor is great for induced voltage spikes from lightning, but cannot withstand a direct lightning strike. As for the wire connection, I would use a copper split bolt for the connection of the grounds...

Microsoft did away with Internet Explorer. But if you still want to use it, you can download and install "OpenInternetExplorer" from GitHub. Explorer was never erased from your system so "OpenInternetExplorer" permits Internet Explorer to continue to be used. Works for both Windows 10 & 11...

Just be aware that some of the powerline ethernet adapters can trip a Combination arc fault circuit interrupters (CAFCI). I had to get rid of my TP-Link because it would sporadically trip my Siemen's CAFCI 30 amp breaker. So I decided to go with an old router running DD-WRT setup as a wireless...

I would think that since the NVR is running a Linux variant and therefore is formatted with one of the Linux formats. If you are running Windows Subsystem for Linux then you should be able to see the format, or you can boot up with a live distro of Linux to check the drive.

Great job, this should help a lot of newbies. Thank you!

The reason I am asking is that version V4.001.0000006.0 (2021-02-8) on the NVR still requires the Internet Explorer NACL plugin. With IE going on the wayside after June 15, 2022, I, therefore, need to upgrade so that Firefox or Edge fully supports accessing the NVR over the ethernet.

I have a NVR5208-8P-4KS2 (V2) running V4.001.0000006.0 (2021-02-8) and when I click "Manual Check" for new updates it tells me, "You are using the latest version". Okay I know there are later versions available, so why doesn't the NVR say otherwise?

You probably have Windows 11 Home version, other versions will encrypt the drive by default. Windows 11 Home version doesn't include BitLocker https://pureinfotech.com/enable-bitlocker-device-encryption-windows-11-home/

Win 11 requires TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and will automatically encrypt your drive! Having retired from a huge enterprise network system I can tell you the horrors of drive encryption. First off, it will slow down your computer. Second, if your drive were to crash chances are extremely...

I have one of these and it works great for 95% of my troubleshooting. It isn't a "professional" tool, but I used it in troubleshooting large networks, and it is INEXPENSIVE! https://www.ebay.com/itm/294054116773 Here is a youtube showing its use.

Guys, thanks for the great information. BTW, the reason I am asking is that the location is at a remote entrance to a subdivision. I personally have an NVR and 8 IPC-WDW2231R-ZS varifocal cameras around the perimeter of my house, and I favor this setup. I spec'd out a similar setup with 4 new...

A friend in the planning stage asked me this question. What is the benefit of going with 4-2MP cameras (IPC-T2231T-ZS-S2) attached to an NVR system that is connected to a cable modem/router? Instead of going with 4-4MP Cameras (Amcrest IP8M-T2499EW-28MM) connected straight to a cable...

Great video!