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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    Ok, so now this is weird. After using IE 11 and the plug-in to access the 5442 Main Stream without delay and without it reverting back to Substream, I (for some reason) used my main desktop's Chrome to access the 5442's webpage. With Chrome on my desktop, the 4-second delay to switch between...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    I am not sure about just copying the folder back. I think Microsoft disabled the ability to run IE (I heard the files may still be on the hard drive, just you won't be able to run it). I think the reason your 12-year-old laptop could run it was that you had a fresh install of Windows 10 but...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    By the way, being a noob without even yet having installed BI, I am wondering to what extent this "delay" is a problem when I eventually get to the point of using BI. Is the 5442 constantly streaming both the Main Stream and the Substream to BI? Is this delay only evident when using a browser...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU @Perimeter for taking the time to mention that "real Internet Explorer" was your fix. I had tried the IE compatibility mode in Edge but, like you said too, that exhibited the same problem. I just went through 3 different older computers searching for Internet...
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    Crazy thought of the day: can BI interrupt my screensaver when an alert is triggered?

    Wonderful! You are a fountain of info @wittaj
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    Yeah the little i5-8500T was a bit of a mistake; bought it before I noticed the T. It's a good little PC though. If it works well, I'd rather use it instead of a bigger (louder) PC. It looks like you're saying that the camera knows I can't somehow receive the Mainstream well (packets rejected...
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    Crazy thought of the day: can BI interrupt my screensaver when an alert is triggered?

    So forgive me as I've not even installed BI yet... But I'm going down the path toward it. I've got a few IP cameras now and have been tinkering with them and the outputs of which will soon be fed into BI. The crazy thought is this: can Bi interrupt my screensaver when an ONVIF alert from a...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    Thanks! Disabling the substream does force the use of the Main Stream. So that "fixes" the insistence on switching back to the substream. The substream is helpful in some cases. For instance, in my current situation, I'm tweaking locations and camera angles and Main Stream is quite laggy...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    The ping time is <1ms (the camera is on the same Gig-E switch now). Computer: i5-8500T, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, onboard video (micro footprint HP tiny PC) Browser: Chrome (latest version) I'm going back and forth only because the 5442 insists on going back to Substream1 all the time for...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    I rejigged the network to take the network's performance out of the equation. Formerly, the PC that I am viewing the camera's web page on (and which will also be the future BI machine) was on a switch that was a couple or 3 switches (daisy chain) away from the cameras. For now, I've relocated...
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    5442, slow 4-second switch from Main Stream to Substream 1 and insistence on staying with Substream 1

    Total noob still in the design stage of the infrastructure. My 5442 takes about 4 seconds to switch between Main Stream and Substream or vice versa (there's an animated circular arrow while this is happening). This is annoying because I've been fiddling with the settings and I'd rather not...
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    5442 web login timeout and need to re-log in

    I'm slowly inching my way along with my infrastructure. I've got an Andy 5442 hooked up on a temporary 2x4. Working fine. I'm just viewing it via its web interface right now, tinkering with the settings, etc. No Blue Iris interaction just yet. If I'm away from the web page for some period...
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    Download site for the latest 5442 camera software?

    Do people keep the firmware for their cameras up to date? I notice that my Andy 5442 has "System Version2.820.15OG004.0.R, Build Date: 2021-07-29" Is this the latest? And if not (or in the future), where can I download new firmware for this camera? I'm new to the arena, but for...
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    5442 varifocal - How to set a manual shutter speed (e.g. 1/60)?

    Furthermore, I didn't know or would not have even realized there was a "customized range" of desired shutter speeds because I wouldn't have scrolled all the way down to the bottom of the shutter speed options. So thanks again, @Flintstone61 Related: is there a detailed manual for the 5442...
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    5442 varifocal - How to set a manual shutter speed (e.g. 1/60)?

    Thank you! I didn't think the settings would be in a place called "Conditions".
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    Outdoor POE Switch? Or just run multiple ethernet cables?

    Just a noob, but the thought occurred to me that an outdoor switch becomes a point of failure such that all the cameras connected to it would stop working if it died. Of course the same would happen if the switch inside that all the cameras were home run to was to die. But a switch inside...
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    5442 varifocal - How to set a manual shutter speed (e.g. 1/60)?

    I've read about how some people have set the shutter speed on an older 2MP camera to 1/60 in order to freeze a car and capture its license plate. I tried looking for the place in the menu system of my Andy 5442 varifocal for a place to make such a setting change but couldn't find it. Could...
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    5442 varifocal - Substream 1 is a bit "lurchy"

    Thanks again. I will switch to .264 then. Minor savings in disk space aren't important to me (I have lots of disk space).
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    5442 varifocal - Substream 1 is a bit "lurchy"

    Yes! Lowering the FPS fixed it. Thanks for the fast response, @wittaj By the way, I had it at default and the default for Substream 1 (lurchy) is: 30fps, i frame 60, 256 bitrate. And I didn't have to go down as far as 15 fps. The video was "lurch-free" at 20 fps, i frame 20 (whatever that...
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    5442 varifocal - Substream 1 is a bit "lurchy"

    Still very new to cameras, though I am playing with an Andy 5442 varifocal now. With all settings at default and viewing Substream 1 through a web browser, the video is a bit lurchy. Specifically, it's smooth except that at 1 second intervals, it will lurch momentarily. It's easily seen...
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    Why I Like Redundant Views/Multiple Cam Views

    What a great thread! I am in the process of spec'ing out my cameras and determining their number and location and so I'm glad I came across it now. Questions: 1) You have quite a variety of cameras. Was this because the process evolved? Or was it due to only a particular type of camera...
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    What is the role of an SD card in a camera if you're using an NVR or Blue Iris?

    Yes, with my photography cameras, I went with 256GB because they had gotten cheap enough that I could "be done with it". The nice thing also is that the bigger the card, the faster the throughput. The reasonably-priced Samsung EVO and Sandisk Endurance 256GB cards provide a consistent 70MB/sec...
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    How to determine a fixed focal length using a variofocal 5442?

    Noob here. I have been tinkering with 5442 variofocal turret. I'm not at home right now but if I remember correctly, the zoom range setting was a slider. I'm wondering how I could determine which of the 2.8 or 3.6 or 6mm lenses would be the most appropriate by using the varifocal camera.
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    What is the role of an SD card in a camera if you're using an NVR or Blue Iris?

    Yes, with my photography cameras, I've had good luck with Samsung EVOs and Sandisk Endurance cards. I get them from a large online store because of the worry about fakes. But I understand there can be a "co-mingling" of inventory with that store and so fakes can still be a problem.
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    Ethernet in PVC conduit

    Just wondering about the hit or miss aspect. Is it because of a lower frames per second or something else?
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    What is the role of an SD card in a camera if you're using an NVR or Blue Iris?

    Thanks. I forgot to ask, can the cameras detect a failed or failing SD card? [Related, I've always wondered this about dashcam SD cards but have not found a good answer.] And if so, can they report this to me somehow? Oh, also, in case I end up needing to do this, can you talk a bit more...
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    Is there a set of proven / recommended installation steps for mounting a PoE camera onto Stucco?

    I live in a 30+ year old house. The standard walls back then were 2x6 construction, fiberglass insulation, 1/2-inch drywall for the the inside walls and stucco on the outside wall. Having not yet installed even my 1st camera yet, I'm wondering if there are recommended steps for the layman to...
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    What is the role of an SD card in a camera if you're using an NVR or Blue Iris?

    The PoE cameras I've been looking at have an internal SD card slot. Just curious, if I have an NVR or am running Blue Iris, do I need an SD card in the camera? And if so, what are people using it for? Also, what sort of transfer speeds would the SD card need to be capable of? I have some...
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    Smallest computer that I could get for BI

    The tiny G4 800 micros actually have 2 x NVME and a 2.5-in thin (7mm) SATA bay. I'm thinking of putting a 1TB laptop SSD in that bay. Another option is a 4TB USB 3.0 external hard disk (because I have one lying around).
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    What do you think about having cameras INSIDE your home?

    I like your use of a camera in the garage. Even if the family vetoes cameras being inside the house, I don't think they would be opposed to one in the garage. Especially since I believe some garage openers can be hacked.
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