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    Help setting up a managed poe switch

    Not sure if you already got this sorted out but unless you're really good at netowrking then VLANs are far more complicated than you likely need. Yes VLANs are powerful but most folks just need something easy to setup. The dual NIC setup on your Blue Iris PC (in bold below) is MUCH simpler and...
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera with good AI

    Another factor to think about is day vs night use. Will this be only working in daylight or will it be catching folks at night too?
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    Doorbell camera with phone app and no subscription?

    I looked at both Lorex and Reolink but ultimately went with Reolink due to the wired POE and Blue Iris integration.
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    Doorbell Camera in BlueIris

    Just a thought but I wonder if you could use the Reolink chime itself to directly trigger a relay (need to match voltages) for your old door chime. I’m sure it can be done it’s just whether that’s the most efficient way to do it. Hopefully someone smarter than I can comment on the best way to do...
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    Doorbell Camera in BlueIris

    Apology if I misunderstood. I have mine wired up to POE and paired to the chime that came with the doorbell. If you want it to ring your old doorbell chime I think you need to use Home Assistant to allow it to use ONVIF events and then have the event trigger a relay. Hopefully someone else...
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    Doorbell Camera in BlueIris

    Not dumb at all, had the same question just a few weeks ago. Short answer is yes, I just added 2 of them to my own system and they work great. You need to use the Reolink configuration tool to set them up then go into BI and adopt them as a camera.
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    So if I understand right the basic idea here is to just use the camera's onboard AI instead of anything in Blue Iris such as CPAI or BI motion capture? When I setup the cameras in BI on the Trigger Tab do I only select the ONVIF input and nothing else (no motion or CPAI)? I feel like these are...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Are these still the best settings for this camera? Just trying to get everything installed and setup well initially.
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua DH-IPC-PFW5849-A180-E2 - Dual Lens 180 Degree Full Color 4K (8MP Stitched) Camera

    I use one of these quite regularly and it hasn't let me down yet for testing my ethernet cables. https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Industries-33-856-Multimedia-Tester/dp/B00BRD77YQ
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Definitely looking forward to the new firmware, sounds like exactly what I'm looking for on these new S3 cameras.
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    RJ45 connectors - are they all the same?

    Anyone else using shielded connectors? I've always used them but maybe just a placebo effect. I also prefer the non-pass through connectors but again maybe it's because I've been using them forever and I'm really good at making cables that way. Never had one miss a pin but I've definitely had...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I’d really like to be able to have the AI provide critical alerts for people and cars (we don’t get that many) yet still record lower level animal alerts so I can see them in the morning or at my leisure. We get all kinds (bears, moose, deer, fox, coyote and yes plenty of rogue dogs) so I want...
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 vs IPC - T5442T - ZE

    Thanks so much for all your reviews, the comparison photos really make the difference obvious. Looks like I will swapping out those other 4 cameras after all.
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 vs IPC - T5442T - ZE

    I recently bought a bunch more of the 5442 cameras from Empiretech and realized the ones I just bought seem to be different from the ones I got back in 2020 (see the pics from the boxes). The main difference seems to be the built in AI (I was very surprised to see that) but there may be others...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Do you happen to have a pic of that PTZ on a house just so I can get an idea of what it might look like? I’d definitely be putting it on a second story soffit for best view. I think for lighting I will need to stick to IR flood lights because out in the country if you have regular flood lights...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I definitely appreciate everyone’s help with my situation. Here’s the basic laws in Canada on residential security cameras: I don’t want this thread to get off track onto legal aspects but given that this is purely a self defence situation (attacked in the street while walking, dogs...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    Nice, that’s definitely going on my wish list.
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I really like your suggestion, I may need to look into this a bit more. That 49225 with auto tracking sounds like it was amazing (as long as you don’t update the firmware). Can anyone confirm what a comparable PTZ would be now? I need something that can perform both day and night because we...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I got past the camera setup first and was able to initialize all the cameras. Then after that I used the Dahua camera config tool (thanks Andy for demoing that on youtube) to set all IPs to the range I wanted to use for my network. Now I’m stuck on setting up the Reolink doorbells. I didn’t see...
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    Looking for a knowledgeable paid consultant for setting up a Blue Iris system

    I finally got my new WD Purple Pro 18TB drive and installed it, what a monster. I was expecting it to be really loud after reading lots of reviews but it was pretty darn quiet if you ask me. Maybe if you slept with it right next to you it might be annoying but I can't hear anything unless I...
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