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    Ethernet in PVC conduit

    Building a new house, having the contractor run glued PVC pipes from a wiring closet out to every camera location (and a backup NVR in the detached garage). Most of the wiring will be inside the attic, just a couple of runs going a few meters underground. I plan to use indoor cat5e. I hope...
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    adding 1-way audio

    Thank you Andy for your quick reply. That is good news.
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    adding 1-way audio

    I'm thinking of adding another cheap 5MP ONVIF camera to my hodgepodge system but this time I'd like to get one with a built-in mic and audio board. I'm not expecting good sound quality, just something good enough to indicate that there are people present in a certain restricted area. My...
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    linking two NVRs via Ethernet

    That's a fresh idea. Hearing it made me review my reasons for having NVRs in two locations. Also made me review why not just have a single NVR? Definitely, merging these two little standalone systems would make them simpler and solve the technical issues but there would be a list of...
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    linking two NVRs via Ethernet

    Thx for the reply, though I'm sorry to hear it confirmed. If all I can get is live view then I won't go ahead with the idea.
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    linking two NVRs via Ethernet

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    linking two NVRs via Ethernet

    Sorry for the naive question. I have two small systems where the POE switches are about 70 meters apart. It would be really helpful if I could view the cameras (live & playback) on NVR 2 from NVR 1. I know that if I added a PC to the LAN then I could do everything I want with CMS, but that...
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    using Blue Iris to play back from hardware NVR on the same LAN

    My Dahua NVR had a perfect mouse wheel zoom feature (big Plus). It did not support manual snapshots in Playback mode (big Minus). Then, for several reasons, I switched to a generic ONVIF NVR. It doesn't support manual snapshots in live view or in playback. (bigger Minus). And the digital zoom...
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    using Blue Iris to play back from hardware NVR on the same LAN

    I can see that BI is amazingly feature rich, but far beyond my needs. Not to mention that the cameras are all outdoors and there's cats and dogs everywhere. Mainly I don't want to load down my two desktop PC's nor add a third one.
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    using Blue Iris to play back from hardware NVR on the same LAN

    Thank you for the quick reply, though I'm sorry to hear it. BI seems to have a lot to offer but I won't use it to record. Oh well, I'm stuck with CMS to do manual snapshots and mouse wheel zooming. Too bad CMS 3.0.0 still looks like it's written for DOS.
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    using Blue Iris to play back from hardware NVR on the same LAN

    Blue Iris has some features (e.g. mouse wheel zoom) that are missing from my hardware NVR. I have been able to connect Blue Iris to live view each of the cameras via the NVR (not directly via the LAN) but I can't see how to play back the NVR's hard disk files. This was very easy on CMS but on...
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    Smart PSS - how to save zoom mode

    Operator error, I assume : I create a 4-camera view and save it. Exit. Re-start PSS, select that view, and everything has been saved except that each window has reverted to rectangle-select zoom instead of mouse wheel zoom.
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    Over decode ability

    I too am pushing the limits of my 4108's decode ability, so I went to 9 cam mode on the display and set all 6 of my cameras to stream S1 instead of M. Then I went to 4 cam display, came back to 9 cam and the NVR had switched some (but not all) of the cams back to main stream. Not following any...
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    Bought a used Dahua NVR4108 - Cannot PW reset the camera's

    I have these two cameras for which the written password memo has disappeared. I dunno, maybe the dog ate it. 1 Dahua HFW4431S 4 mp 2 Dahua HFW4431M-I2-V2 4 mp Both of these included the firmware that required a password change during installation. So, it sounds like I need...
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    NVR 4208 replacement fan for side unit

    I used 47 ohms. By running a little slower it helped a bit but the whine doesn't come from the fan, it comes from the air exiting via the louvers cut into the left & right sides of the case. In the end, I just got used to it.
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    Dahua NVR V.4 new features - any info?

    So far I've got nothin', Steve. There are visible changes to the Playback/Search feature that I don't fully understand and may not be important. There may be a lot more under the hood that I thought others would have noticed. RedFish, thanks for reminding me that SmartPSS has the photo feature...
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    Dahua NVR V.4 new features - any info?

    I just installed DH_NVR4XXX-4KS2_MultiLang_V4.001.0000000.1.R.200319.bin. Maybe I missed it: is there a forum topic on this new version? There are some changes to the playback (Search) mode that aren't as intuitive as they should be, and probably a lot else that I haven't noticed. Also, it...
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    That camera does not have Wi-Fi capability.
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    Version C1.0.10.54. I got it from CMS-Client - Network Camera I can't be certain it's the latest, just the latest I could find. Gives me access to every option on the ONVIF cameras that I have used it with.
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    Connecting directly to cameras via a browser was much easier in 2013. It's such a hassle now, I just use the latest version of CMS.
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    "...why folks buy this garbage for surveillance is beyond me." Yes, that's apparent. Perhaps you missed the part where I said I only buy listed Dahua products for myself, that this little system was a gift to a neighborhood association that couldn't afford even the 24" Samsung monitor that I...
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    " Still pics do not tell the entire tale." Yup, that's for sure. "How does a persons face look when moving through video." I haven't changed any of the cameras' default settings except 24hr color. Before I post any video I want to see the effect of cranking back on NR, etc, though even then I...
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    For my own system I feel the same way, but this installation (NVR, cameras, power/switching box, cabling, labor) was a donation. Besides, the system has no connection to the Internet. Totally air-gapped.
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    a great cheap IMX291 3MP camera

    I just bought three of these cameras to build a little system for our community's entrance gate. Very impressive nighttime performance for US$38. StarLight Low illumination 3.0MP 2048*1536 H.265/H.264 Sony IMX291+3516C/E IP Bullet Camera IP66 Waterproof Intelligent Analys -in Surveillance...
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    Converting ipCam 4K .dav files to another format

    The Dahua Toolbox suite contains the latest version 4 of the Smart Player. https://www.dahuasecurity.com/support/downloadCenter/tools/MaintenanceTools?child=332
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    higher megapixel camera = less coverage?

    Possibility: the vendor supplied a 3.6mm lens that was intended for a larger size sensor.
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    Problem with playback(Dahua NVR4108-8P-4KS2)

    I have a bug of the same description in my nvr4108-4K-s2 using the latest firmware. So I'm waiting on Dahua.
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    some cameras to be connected to two NVR's

    Hmm. As an experiment, I tried to set one of the cams connected to my Dahua 4108-4Ks2 to record only substream 1. There was no complaint when I clicked on Apply and OK but nothing got recorded. Any suggestions?
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    some cameras to be connected to two NVR's

    Just need some reassurance on this: One CCTV setup: four cameras on a simple Ethernet switch recorded by a generic NVR. Another CCTV setup nearby: five cameras on a Dahua NVR. I plan to run about 60 meters of Ethernet connecting the two switches. I will set the Dahua to view the primary...
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    Downloaded Video Shows Black Screen

    Windows 10 using MediaPlayer Classic - Home Cinema: a single frame is displayed for the whole 10 seconds.
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