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  1. Edcfish

    Blue Iris Multiple Camera Brands working together

    100% agree with everything looney2ns and aristobrat said. I use only wired/POE cameras. The biggest differences I have noticed between my generic and my Dahua cameras are: on similarly spec'd cameras (ie: both 2MP or both 4MP) the clarity of the image is better on the Dahua's and the options...
  2. Edcfish

    Blue Iris Multiple Camera Brands working together

    I have several brands and models of cameras (a generic no-name 2MP fixed, a generic 4MP fixed, a 5MP wide angle fixed, a couple of Dahua models, a Hikvision fixed, and a pair of PTZ mdels) all working well with a single install of Blue Iris. ONVIF compatibility is key.
  3. Edcfish

    Planned setup when My BI pc arrives

    If your router/firewall supports it, you can block in- and out- bound connections to the cameras by IP. I have all my cameras assigned static IP addresses in a range and in my firewall (pfsense) that range is then disallowed from any internet/WAN connections, only LAN connections are allowed...
  4. Edcfish

    Cool things on B.I. - Something to win over the significant other!

    My wife was skeptical about cameras, but after having a chainsaw stolen from the yard in the middle of a Saturday afternoon and a bike stolen overnight she understood why I felt the need to get them...and calling them a Father's day present didn't hurt any either. The convincing factor in...