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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    Backing up another step. Check your machines on the TS site. https://login.tailscale.com/admin/machines There should be at least two machines listed. One for the phone and the other for the BI computer. With TS activated on both of your devices, the TS website on the right side under "Last...
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    For your test, are you using 192.168.1.120:81 or 192.168.1.120:81/ui3.htm in the phone browser? (change URL/port number to that required by your system) Are you able to connect to UI3 on your internal LAN using your BI generated IP address?
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    how easy is it to set up TailScale ?

    The one step scenario may not be possible. Overall, TS will need to be on both the BI computer and the phone. Check your TS screen to make sure both are activated. Phone on either WiFi or data depending on your location (how far from home WiFi). Then on the phone, bring up a browser and type...
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    IPC-B54IR-Z4E-S3 Cheap waterproof mounting Box

    If DIY is part of the game, then try the 4x4x2 inch plastic box with cover such as a Cantex 10008 junction box. It is $10.58 at Lowe's or about $1.50 more at Home Depot. Drill a 22 mm hole (3/4 to 1 inch) in the cover center, for the camera cable, and use 8x32 brass or stainless screws to...
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    Need Recommendation on an Entire System

    This diagram demonstrates the simplicity of using a Window's computer with BI to run your cameras. BI is limited to 64 cameras which for home systems is most adequate. Plus there is NO monthly or yearly fee to continue with BI, only if updates are desired beyond the one year initial time...
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    Emergency Power/Storms/Prepping etc

    The answer - it's complicated. https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/low-and-high-voltage-in-same-conduit.61359 https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/low-and-high-voltage-in-the-same-conduit.2554659 https://portablepowerguides.com/can-i-run-ethernet-and-power-in-the-same-conduit...
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    Getting Audio in a DAHUA bullet camera

    Would also make your same assumption. At 5 VDC that mike just barely works with low gain. Tested using an old Heathkit variable DC power supply. Works well for this type of testing in spite of its age.
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    After renewing subscription BI5 99% CPU

    As an example, using a Windows 10 Home I7-11700 @ 2.50 GHz 8 Cores and the CPU Performance is at 17% as displayed in the Task Manager on the BI Windows computer. Note: UI3 is not active on the other LAN connected computers. The GPU is at 14% with the Eithernet camera bandwidth at 290 Mbps.
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    Getting Audio in a DAHUA bullet camera

    The MicroSeven website list the voltage requirements as follows: "Supply voltage 8V-20V DC (recommended to use 12V, greater than 500 m recommended 15V)" Tested the device at 5 VDC and it runs but the gain is low. At 8 volts it does fine. Run these at 16 VDC with a DC wall wart. Measured the...
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    Recommend a PoE Splitter That Can Output 30W+

    One could try the Microseven mike. It runs on 8 to 20 VDC. Current requirements a bit less than 1 mA. A simple resistive voltage divider could be used to drop the voltage to a range of 12 to 16 VDC as the overall voltage requirements are not overly important...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Here is the APP code that is used in Hubitat to change the month variable. This is one way to make it work. Considering that HA has more hooks, etc this should be an easy task to implement. As a point of clarification, I name all variables both local and global as follows...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Interesting. May have to look into the green box or other alternatives. Looks like it will support Z-Wave and Zigbee but will require the addition of a RF device for radio connectivity. i.e. no RF radio built in.
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    By the way, what do you run your HA install on? Perhaps a Pi4?
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    The month update code APP is made using the Rules Machine in Hubitat. It is a simple ELSE-IF type of thing.....
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    To work the command must be run when you desire to change camera modes. One command prior to sunset. The other command after sunrise. Thus two rules one for day to night mode and then the reverse to night to day mode.
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Some ideal for the HA community... https://community.home-assistant.io/t/a-hopefully-easy-automation-trigger-question/400322/14 https://community.home-assistant.io/t/sunset-automation-dont-work/606425/8
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Yes, for each camera as the code is specific to that camera's IP address. Thus the same code but only change the IP address. Then you will need the same listing, but this time for night. They could be integrated into one rule, but keeping one rule for day and another for night makes thing...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Nice comparison of Hubitat vs Home Assistant. https://www.wundertech.net/hubitat-vs-home-assistant
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Also, see if the HACS has what is needed. "There’s a good chance that HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) does."
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    What is needed in Home Assistant is support for local sunrise and set times plus a positive or negative time offset. When setting up HA did it require your actual lat/long as one of the input fields? If yes, then it most likely will have local sunset and sunrise as an option for rule making...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    It looks like HA may process HTTP GET calls. However, can not check as do not run HA. Here is a video that may help. Keep in mind that HA most likely has to be on the same network at the Dahua cameras. In my case, one HUB is used for home automation requirements (192.168.1.xxx) and then a...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    One way to think of the API calls is that the URL is nothing more then a container that is used to send information (commands) to the camera. In many cases, the difficult part is finding the correct code (URL) to activate the needed camera function. The HTTP API from Dahua is one tool that can...
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    Empiretech PTZ4K45X-AI settings

    Like your fence. Bet that was some cost for the install and materials.
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    How to turn off Windows updates for good?

    It would appear that Windows always finds a way to update. For the BI install, that computer is 100% isolated from the net. In my case it is also 100% effective. Zero updates. For others, this solution is not appropriate for their needs.
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    Agree on the monthly time schedule. Here in Alaska, during part of the year, the time changes in the range of 6 minutes per day. Thus, you are correct in that a monthly schedule is not the best way to implement day/night mode changes. The below thread contains code that works for Web 5...
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    Change Day Schedule on Dahua IP Camera via Dahua API

    These links can be setup to change the monthly schedule to a daily schedule based on your local sunrise/set. However, that requires the use of some external programming to send that link to the camera via an HTTP GET statement as a daily update. Have been using a similar system with a Hubitat...
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    Cameras and browser

    If a POE injector or 12 VDC supply are available then power up the camera and use a Window's laptop to view by entering in the assigned camera IP address, user name and password into FireFox. This will indicate if the cameras are operational using the most basic of setups. If that should fail...
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    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Did try to increase the down angle for the DB ReoLink camera. It looks like it will take about a 30 plus degree angle to show the top of the deck (floor) for package viewing. Overall, it makes for a very strange looking installation. The camera would stick out about 2 inches from the top with...
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    Zerotier android bug in latest update

    Tried both TS and ZT to view UI3 (Blue Iris) with a BI Windows machine 100% isolated from the internet. Could not get ZT to work, but TS does work using the phone on data or local WiFi to view UI3. Used an GL-MT3000 router with both of ZT and TS installed as it allows TailScale to be used on a...
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    Dahua IPC-Color4K-T has anyone figure out API to operate the LED?

    Have not looked at HA as another possibility. Settled on Hubitat and it does what is needed.
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