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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Attached is Batch Configuration 3.0.2.3 Note this is the only one that works for me.
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Note running the above mentioned Batch Configuration will trigger an update on the application. Do not update. You will lose functionality. There is stuff hard coded in the firmware which cannot be changed.
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Here still using the Nelly DB2 with Hikvision firmware and Batch Configuration versions as pictured. This version of Batch Configuration is the only one that works for me. I have two admin user names configured. I used to have issues with partial resets when connecting to multiple...
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    Help with vlan, vpn or whatever

    Your ASUS RT-AX1800S also does wireguard (here also run Wireguard and OpenVPN server on PFSense). It is similiar to setting up OpenVPN server. I used AI to search for the configuration of the ASUS SOHO router. I have not used a SOHO router in 20 years except for modification / updating OS to...
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    Help with vlan, vpn or whatever

    Just enable OpenVPN server on your router. There is a wizard there that will create configurations for Android, WIndows, Linux et al. Install OpenVPN on phone whatever OS it is using, or install it on your Windows or Linux laptop. Then once open use the configuration file you saved from your...
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    Help with vlan, vpn or whatever

    Using AI... A VPN (Virtual Private Network) service provider offers a service that creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote server. This tunnel encrypts your internet traffic, hides your IP address, and masks your location, offering privacy, security, and the ability...
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    Help with vlan, vpn or whatever

    Apologies @bp2008. I was not paying attention. I have set up one Asus Router with OpenVPN server and it was easy. Wireguard is also easy nowadays. Here utilize PFSense (many many years now). I have set up PFSense as a VPN client to Oracle VPN server. Also worked well. I do also use PIA...
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    Help with vlan, vpn or whatever

    There is a wizard for open VPN server on your Asus RT-AX1800S. A copy and paste here: (AI Overview). To set up a VPN on an ASUS RT-AX1800S router, you'll generally need to log into your router's administration panel, navigate to the VPN settings, and then configure the desired VPN...
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    Mystery DVR video file... need a player

    Try this: NFI Defraser Defraser is a forensic analysis application that can be used to detect full and partial multimedia files in datastreams. It is typically used to find (and restore) complete or partial video files in datastreams (for instance, unallocated diskspace). or this: Magnet DVR...
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    Network Gremlins - Need Some Help

    Assuming that the cams are POE. Any of them outside? 1 - test each cable end to end connecting to the 4 port switch and to each cam with a network cable tester. 2 - try a different 4 port POE switch (guessing that is what they are). maybe the switch is over heating. Are the switches Gb or...
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    What is a good doorbell camera system with no monthly fee?

    I built a brick mailbox. Neighbor said it was easy to do. It wasn't. Wired the brick mailbox and put motion sensors and cameras in it. Put a mailbox with a keylock on it. Used the cameras in the mailbox and cameras in the front of the house. This was before video doorbells. Neighbors...
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    HOME ASSISTANT (Assist) Voice Assistant

    Using Homeseer here too. Audio out to amplifier is from Homeseer speaker running in Windows Server, Homeseer base running in Linux and HA running as a VM. Using HA more than Homeseer these days. I am Pete on the Homeseer forum. I like your TTS fonts. Wife has been living here with TTS...
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    HOME ASSISTANT (Assist) Voice Assistant

    Got the forecast working. https://github.com/TheFes/ha-blueprints/blob/main/documentation/weather/1_voice_weather_forecast_local.md Here also using Microsoft SAPI voices mixed in with HA TTS these days.
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    Linux Software Needed to Repeat RTSP

    I am using GitHub - snowzach/rts2p: RTSP Proxy Server rtsp proxy server in HA for my doorbell. Works in docker too. I do not believe it stores 5 minutes of video though. You can install Zoneminder (which I use) on an RPi to work with one stream. RTS2P - RTSP Stream Proxy This is a simple...
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    Review: EZVIZ DB1C

    Its been very cold here and I have yet to install the doorbell in the new house.
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