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    Have I killed these 2 IP cams?

    Hey guys I am baffled right now. I have a 8 Hikvision and Dahua IP cams combined in my setup. I set up my own cat6 solid core cabling throughout the house through a netgear POE switch (JGS516PE) ALl ports I made through my patch panel have been tested with a cable tester. 8 Pairs all light up...
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    Bullet camera spider web issues.

    I get spider webs but not like that. THats like an abandoned house spider web action!
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    Is this the only way to run a live view monitor of my CCTV home system?

    Thanks so do I need one of those for both the monitor and the PC ? My PC would be connected to the my switch
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    Is this the only way to run a live view monitor of my CCTV home system?

    Smart TV over cat6 sounds easy and cheap. I can easily run a cat6 cable to the monitor. Hopefully the monitor supports it though. Ill look into that but if you know anything about it im listening. THanks
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    Is this the only way to run a live view monitor of my CCTV home system?

    Hey I am setting up my home CCTV system. The NVR is a computer running blue-iris. I made the PC smaller then your regular PC case size just for CCTV but its not small enough to fit onto a shelf where we want the live view monitor. ( Our walk in butlers pantry ) The only way at the moment I can...
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    Are these cameras almost the same in features / specs?

    No I purchased one of them. Got given the other one from a friend who sold his house. So Might as well try to use it as I got it for nothing
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    Are these cameras almost the same in features / specs?

    dam well its all I have right now Ill take that as equal in suckiness features and specs then! Thanks buddy!
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    Are these cameras almost the same in features / specs?

    Sorry for asking this because I can just google it but the problem is I dont even know what half of the technical info means I have 2 camera domes. Hikvision and Dahua DS-2CD2142WD-I and DH-IPC-HDBW1431E both are fixed lens at 2.8mm non wifi models Are there any big differences ?
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    One camera to mount left ( kitchen + living room) location suggestions?

    Hi THanks for your input. I will only put 1 camera up in this area though. The pictures were 2 possible locations for one camera saying that I do have an issue with IR reflection with the neighbours camera. I put the camera up and the neighbour put his up faciing my camera a few weeks later...
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    One camera to mount left ( kitchen + living room) location suggestions?

    Hey I have 1 last camera to mount. I want it in my kitchen / living space THere are 2 viable locations pics below. Do you guys think there is any better location out of these ? I am standing ( taking the photo) at each far end of the room. I have marked 2 possible locations in one corner in...
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    Unable to change IP of Dahua IP Cam

    Yes I did and thats the only thing I could change. I think I also tried through the web browser to but I have to double check what stopped me from changing the IP that way to like catcamstar suggested
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    Unable to change IP of Dahua IP Cam

    Hey guys I want to change the default IP of my Dahua IP Dome camera I did some googling and found you can do this with Dahua's Config Tool I was able to change the password but after I initilized it , changed the password, then try to change the default IP it just tells me: "Error changing IP...
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    What is this dog doing?

    I litterally laughed off my seat
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    haha this comment in jan 27
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    Filling up this hole so it looks neat

    Oh yeh and about those junction boxes I have a bullet camera DS-2CD2042WD-I and 2 dome ones - DS-2CD2142FWD-I for the bullet is this the only junction box? WOuld prefer the lowest profile I can get; DS-1280ZJ-XS: CB110 DS-1280ZJ-DM18
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    Filling up this hole so it looks neat

    I found a grommet but this one looks better then the one I found. Care to share where I can buy these or give me a part number?
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    Filling up this hole so it looks neat

    Thanks Ill try the grommet Yeh crap didnt know about junction boxes. Its not big deal though. Ill just cover the hole
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    Filling up this hole so it looks neat

    Hi Had to drill this hole to get the female ethernet port in. How would you fill this up so it looks neat but so I can easily cut it out again if I need to take the camera off for any reason in the future the material is steel I was thinking of grey silicone as I can pretty easily cut it out...
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Yeh you are right man If I end up using all the cameras ill just get one of these: Pretty cheap ...
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Its got 16 ports but 8 regular 8 POE. Just trying to save cash
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Thanks I can even upgrade it later to
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Thanks so I guess now the question is. Anyone know if its possible to use the Dahua NVR as a POE switch? if I use my own switch for all of it I am going to run out of ports (Option 3)
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Full model number of i5? - i5-3570k 3.40Ghz Version of Windows? Windows 10 x64 (latest update 1909) Is Windows and BI program to be on SSD or on same HDD as the BI video clips? - BI on SSD and Video footage on Purple NAS drive Is HDD in the BI PC surveillance-rated, such as WD Purple ? - Western...
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    Should I leverage this Dahua NVR?

    Hi guys I have 4 Dahua IP cameras and a Dahua NVR (NVR4108 - 8P - 4kS2 2T) I also have 5 Hikvision IP cameras to that I used to use with my computer + Blue Iris I want to install some extra cameras and combine the some of the hikvisions and Dahua's Option 1 is to not use the Dahua NVR and...
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