Recent content by walrusthumbs

I've been running BI for about six months, everything's been great, thanks to this site. I have two cameras, a dahua bullet and a foscam on a Dell 9010. I added a 3rd hard disk today and after the reboot I looked at the status page. One of the messages was "Server connected; 92.28.2.228"...

Yea, external POE switch. I got this one, works fine. https://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-Fanless-Managed-Desktop-GS1900-8HP/dp/B00GU1KULM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466761704&sr=8-2&keywords=zyxel+POE+8+port

I tried those places, can't find an optiplex 4590 for less than $450... where are these cheap Dells??

this is exactly what i'm looking for as well. i'm thinking 6mm lens.

Thanks guys... there's sooo much stuff to learn. I'm going to get a couple bullets pointing towards the gates and a turret in the garden to watch the heroin dealer across the street. Any idea which is more compatible with Blue Iris- Hikvision or Dahua?

Hi Folks, I've been lurking here for awhile and finally got the money together to install a system and could use some help. I"m camera and computer savvy, there's just too many options. My total budget is roughly $1,200 for everything (pc, cams, cables, etc) with Blue Iris on a refurbed Dell...