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    Your recommendations for a system

    I recommend Frigate + Google Coral TPU, I have 7 Dahau ip cameras (or Dahua-clones) connected to a Netgear POE switch, which connects to a Minisforum GK41 with 8TB of storage. The system runs beautifully. Two of my cameras have integrated sirens. Frigate works well with Home Assistant. So when...
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    Ezviz C3N h.265 not working on Frigate

    I am pretty sure that the current version of Frigate only works with H.264.
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    Outdoor POE Camera Recommendations

    I recommend getting a mini pc with a dual nic and installing Ubuntu Server. Then install Frigate NVR in a docker container. Both Ubuntu and Frigate are free. Connect one nic to your PoE swtich and the other to your router. Frigate is AMAZING. If you want object detection, like having the...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Hi @isabido I want to control when the camera's siren goes off. My brownstone is currently being renovated and I have a lot of contractors coming in and out the back of the house through the deck. I don't want them to trigger the siren. To prevent them from triggering the siren, I created a...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    With some effort, I have figured out how to get Home Assistant to turn on this camera's siren (or issue any of the other API commands listed in the sources that @TonyR listed above). In case someone else uses Home Assistant and wants to try this out, here's a basic description of what I did...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    @TonyR This is great! Thank you for pointing it out to me. I think I should be able to have Home Assistant run a script that logs into my Ubuntu Server that connects to my ip cameras and execute the curl script to turn on/off the siren.
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Okay. I will research IVS rules and figure out how best to do it.
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Is there a way to turn the siren on without being in the camera's web GUI? I'm running Home Assistant and Frigate and it would be ideal if I could turn the siren on if it detects a person.
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Great advice! Thank you again. Also, the siren on the IPC-T5241H-AS-PV is surprisingly loud. I'm sure it will scare away the neighborhood teenagers who congregate on my stoop from time to time.
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Many thank @wittaj Your directions revived my memory. I think when I initialized my other ip cameras, I was using an old Dell computer with two NICs and one of these was attached to my POE which was connected to the ip cameras. Incidentally, do you ever download new firmware for your ip cameras...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    So I plugged these cameras into my router, one at a time. And I pointed my browser to 192.168.1.108, but I get nothing. The router's light for the port which they are connected to doesn't even come on. What am I doing wrong? It's been a while since I initialized an ip camera, but this is what I...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Many thanks @wittaj I will do as you describe. I'll post some photos when I'm finished, hopefully later this week. I had shielded cat6 run throughout my house and now I've been spending my free time putting RJ45 connectors on them. Thank god someone invented passthrough connectors--I can't...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Thanks @wittaj for the fast reply. Just to be clear, this camera still has a microphone and siren functionality using only the RJ45 (i.e., without attaching the additional wires)? Should I cover up these additional wires with some plastic wrap and electrical tape--they are showing bare wire. I'm...
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    Alarm input/output on IPC-T5241H-AS-PV ???

    Having seen a lot of high praise for the IPC-T5241H-AS-PV, I purchased two of them. When the boxes finally arrived and I opened them up, I was confused to find a cable with 4 wires (brown, green, blue, and gray) in addition to what look an analog audio in/out (plus the RJ45 cable). Has anyone...
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    I plan to connect 7 ip cameras to an unmanaged Netgear switch. I'll run an dual NIC mini PC on the 8th switch so the ip cameras will not have direct access to the internet. This is how I had DW Spectrum set up. From what I've read, I think I can do the same thing with Frigate, except I'll plug...
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    Yes, you definitely need the Google Coral TPU to do the identification of events, like someone trespassing on your yard as opposed to the tree branch moving in the wind. Otherwise, your CPU will be over taxed.
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    I forget what version of BI it was--it was whatever was the most recent as of April 2021. My hardware at the time was an HP EliteDesk 800 G3 with an Intel Core i5-6500 Quad-core processor running at 3.2 GHz with 16GB of DDR4 SDRAM. I had three 4 MP ip cameras and recording both main and sub...
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    Uisng H.264 is certainly less desirable because it will use more network bandwidth. But if I am only running a handful of ip cameras, will it really be noticeable?
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    I think you can run a few ip cameras using a Raspberry Pi 4, but you'll definitely want to have the Google Coral TPU added to it. Here's more: Recommended hardware | Frigate
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    I didn't have a good experience with BI. I found it used a lot of power and generated a lot of heat on the old Dell computer. I found DW Spectrum and liked how it split the functions between the server and client. Today I was surfing the web and found Frigate. I'm planning to build out a Home...
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    Thanks @looney2ns but I already tried that and didn't find much of anything specific. At any rate, there seems to be a useful step-by-step explanation of how to set up Frigate on a dedicated Ubuntu server here: Frigate NVR: Linux Manual Install - digiMoot:
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    Frigate NVR anyone?

    I've seen a few members (e.g., @Duh987 @hawkeye217) here mention Frigate as an NVR. Does anyone use Frigate for 24/7 recording? If so, what hardware do you use it on? Is it better than some of the expensive commercial systems out there like DW Spectrum/Nx Witness if you're deploying for you home...
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    Brick Wall install and Paint - painting IP security camera to blend in

    Hi Hermaninthehood! You've inspired me to try the same sort of thing. One question out of curiosity. Why not use a non-expanding spray foam insulation? Wouldn't it fill the hole better than the duct sealer?
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    how powerful of an Ethernet switch?

    When I look at the ip camera's specs, is the listed power consumption the average consumption or max consumption? For example, I have a couple of Dahua N42BJ62 cameras. The vendor's website says they draw 6.6 watts. Is this on average? Or maximum when its using its IR light?
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    how powerful of an Ethernet switch?

    I have seven ip cameras that I plan to run off of a 8-port Netgear unmanaged switch. It has 83 watts of power total and each port can get up to a maximum of 30 watts. Is this strong enough to power my seven IP cameras? None of them are fancy PTZ cameras. Only one is vari-focus. My sense is that...
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    Duhua 4MP TiOC Network Eyeball Camera 2.8mm

    I agree--it will be difficult to identify at the sidewalk, but recognizing at the sidewalk would be fine. For identifying, I care much more about someone trying to get through the door or windows.
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    Duhua 4MP TiOC Network Eyeball Camera 2.8mm

    Thanks flynreelow and wittaj. I hope this isn't TMI... My house is a brick rowhouse (attached on both sides) about 22 feet wide that sits back from the street about 15 feet and up on a hill about 8 feet above the sidewalk. I've got cat6 for the ip cameras at the left and right sides of the...
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    Duhua 4MP TiOC Network Eyeball Camera 2.8mm

    What about the 2.8mm version?
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    Duhua 4MP TiOC Network Eyeball Camera 2.8mm

    Thanks wittaj. Will the 2MP version of IPC-T5241H-AS-PV allow me to identify individuals at 15 feet? I just need to be able to identify people that get close to my windows in case one of these punks tries to break in.
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    Duhua 4MP TiOC Network Eyeball Camera 2.8mm

    My house is in a bit of a troubled neighborhood. Sometime teenagers from the neighborhood hangout in my front yard when I'm not around. I want can ip camera with two-way audio and a siren. Is the Dahua N43BU82 a good fit for my needs? It has "RCA audio input and output". Do I need to connect...
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