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    Blue Iris hardware setup resources & Thank you

    I just wanted to drop a quick note saying thank you to everyone who helped me out getting the Blue Iris computer up and running. Also thought it might be beneficial to have the resources I used in one place for easier future reference. I wound up using an old machine that was in the closet...
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    Generic type question

    Thanks, I was thinking it was probably due to the wireless, but now I am wondering if it is a combination of wireless and the Surface Pro. I may get one of the EmpireTech PoE doorbells (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z6FYZWD) and ditch the wireless altogether. I just checked and the Surface Pro...
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    Generic type question

    I have my Amcrest AD410 doorbell mounted to the wall, powered for now by a USB adapter, not hooked up to the indoor chime (can't get the doorbell wiring and the AD410 to work together). I have the Blue Iris running on a few years old Surface Pro test computer. All is working right now. I have...
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    CarlosBarletta, I don't think it is a network issue. I just plugged the doorbell into a USB power adapter and put it next to where the doorbell is and it connected correctly (blue, then flashing green, then "hotspot" message, then connected to it with the Smart Home app). Any other...
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    Another hardware question

    Thanks guys. What was throwing me with the Intel was the whole i3, i5, i7 and generations and reading some generations of i3 were more powerful than previous generations of the i5. The wiki says Intel onboard graphics are enough, is there a practical difference between the Intel 530 vs the...
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    CarlosBarletta, Thanks. I had called support and they had me do the same thing with opening a ticket. I thought I would post here as well since I there is so much knowledge on these forums. Thanks again, Eric
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    I installed the chime kit that came with the AD410, then installed the doorbell camera, then turned the breaker back on. The camera has a solid blue light, the light never flashes and never turns green, and it never gets to the point that it announces the hotspot is ready. I have tried doing a...
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    Another hardware question

    I know this has been asked in the past (many times) and apologize for asking again, but I want to make sure that I get this right the 1st time and not make a dumb mistake that will cause me to start over partway down the road. I am researching hardware for the Blue Iris computer that will run...
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    Carlos, I apologize. I was under a time crunch when I responded to your post, and that made my previous post came off sounding pretty much like I was being an ass. That was not my intent. I figured out the link (the URL was duplicated in the link) and that is the same instructions that I had...
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    1. The link doesn't work 2. I read the install instructions but they show a doorbell chime with 2 wires, not 3 like I have, so how do you hook up the Amcrest chime to a 3 wire doorbell chime that I have? 3. Do I have to have the AD410 connected to a chime at all, or can I use it without a...
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    AD410 Chime Questions

    I just got the Amcrest AD410 Wi-Fi Video Doorbell. 1. Reading the installation instructions, it shows hooking the chime kit to the 2 wires in the existing chime. The problem is that my existing chime has 2 red wires, each on a different terminal, and 2 white wires (see attached pic), so how...
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    Dahau camera availability

    So, what you all are saying is that once I get the initial setup done and working, if I get a little obsessed and start adding additional cameras and swapping/testing camera and generally going overboard with this, I will have lots of company?
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    Dahau camera availability

    Just checked my Amazon order and it looks like most of the camera related stuff will be arriving during the upcoming week, so the fun will start soon.
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    Dahau camera availability

    Mike A. Thanks. I no longer buy cheap bits, they only lead to frustration, bad words and more trips to the hardware store. Eric
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    Dahau camera availability

    Do you mean the "But here are the daytime pics from my camera (with the person standing still in the perfect lighting), how can you dispute this" posts? I have an "idea" of what I think I want/need to do, but that has changed a fair amount over the last couple of days of reading here. That is...
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    Dahau camera availability

    My wife just got me a new Milwaukee M12 Drill/Hammer Drill and a Impact Driver, so they will be getting tested here in the near future. It will be interesting to see if the M12 work as well as my old 19.2 Craftsman or if I need to look at the M18 line. I have been very impressed with the M18...
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    Dahau camera availability

    I hate to admit it, but I found this site researching the Reolinks thinking they were the cameras I should be going with. I took about 30 minutes on the "youtube review is bogus" post and then a quick forum search to see how wrong I was. Then I saw found reference to the Cliff Notes and...
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    Dahau camera availability

    Yep, I have to keep reminding myself of that. I need to figure out how it all works with BI and single camera, and then plan the rest of it. I need a plan so after the fact I can determine how badly I planned and where I screwed up :rolleyes:.
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    Dahau camera availability

    Smaller hole makes a lot of sense. In the front, for the inside of the porch area, do to the ceiling being very tall, I am going to have to go through brick unfortunately. Depending what else I need, and where the cameras are located, I might be able through the soffit area to either side of...
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    Dahau camera availability

    Rob2020 I figure when it comes time to run cables to the actual locations where the cameras will be, I will run all of them (possibly to jacks from the router to the wall and to jacks where the cameras will go rather than directly from the router to the camera). This is another thing I need to...
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    Dahau camera availability

    samplenhold looney2ns Thanks for the info. samplenhold I ordered the camera suggested by wittaj along with the TP-Link switch, the doorbell suggested by @Flintstone61 and a pre-made cable to get me up and testing. It is funny you mentioned the test rig, I had just finished scanning the "Newbie...
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    Dahau camera availability

    Mike A. I plan on replacing it either with a better switch or an NVR with LAN ports, this is just for my testing at the moment. It might be moved out to the barn when I get to the point of cameras out there. I also haven't decided whether or not I want to just use Blue Iris with dedicated...
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    Dahau camera availability

    Rob2020, Flintstone61 Thanks for the information, that will definitely be helpful. Flintstone61 If you don't mind, why did you go with the Amcrest Doorbell rather than the EmpireTech one (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09V7NR8X9)? Thanks, Eric
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    Dahau camera availability

    Thanks for the recommendation. I will order that camera and the wall mount. Last initial testing setup question. For my testing, I am thinking I should just purchase a single cat 5/6 cable for use with the PoE switch and the camera rather than building one. Do you have a recommendation on a...
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    Dahau camera availability

    wittaj, Thanks for the information, that is really good to know. Also thanks for all of the other information you have provided in the forums. I spent 2 weeks doing searches and reading vendor information trying to figure out which cameras were worth using and which were crap before finding...
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    Dahau camera availability

    I am new here and have no experience with security cameras other than what I have read on this site. In the Cliff Notes, the recommended cameras are Dahua sold by ipcamtalk store and/or EmpireTech. When going to those sites, I do not see any Dahua cameras. Are these no longer recommended or...
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