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    160 open BI Ports?

    Ahhhh... I'll have to do some studying. Thanks guys! You're awesome! :wave:
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    160 open BI Ports?

    Hi bp2008! Yes, BI's web server is on port 8088. Should I change it? It's been on that port for many, many years so if it's time for a change, not a problem. Is all that hammering remote scanning affecting my bandwidth?
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    160 open BI Ports?

    I stumbled onto this list of open ports for Blue Iris. I have ten cameras (seven currently enabled) but there are 160 open ports. This is a partial list and the overwhelming majority are connected to China. The 10 cameras are made up of 9 LTS Hikvision and one Amcrest AD110 doorbell. Is this...
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    Alerts after v5 upgrade

    It seems strangely coincidental that it worked fine one day and then upon the upgrade to v5 it quit being fine. Gmail didn't change, my version of BI did. ;)
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    Alerts after v5 upgrade

    I know what you're saying about the load times but my problem is that these never load. All I ever receive is this text description. Previous and following alerts load the image, but these "text" alerts will never load no matter whether I pull up Gmail on my phone, a computer web browser, or my...
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    Alerts after v5 upgrade

    I have email alerts set on my front and back door cameras. When I was on v4 they worked like a charm and sent the alert with an image attached. Ever since I updated to v5 they "kind of" work. I sometimes receive the alert with an image but I also receive a lot of these: They have a text...
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    Extra BI5 license

    What can I do with this extra BI5 license I mistakenly purchased? I don't ever foresee needing it. Am I allowed to sell it?
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Ummm... Everything "appears" perfect (so far). It might not be a bad idea to incorporate looney2ns simple instruction into Step 1 for cave people like me. :oops:
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    I have been extremely hesitant about doing anything to v4. The person that performed all the "heavy lifting" on that version is long gone and I don't want to lose all the configurations they completed perfected on the system. All these years it has run flawlessly and I'm not sure I'll be...
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    I was following Step 1 as it was written and it does not include the simple (caveman) instructions you've given here. This is the result of your instruction Thank you so much! :thumb: Can I sell my extra BI5 license? It's available at a discount!
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Certainly. I posted these in post #4 Screenshot of "About" (Not version 5 eligible) Screenshot of license number not being accepted I can't get past Step 1 in the "Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide".
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    There's a difference? I went to the IPCamTalk store and purchased whatever was being sold there for $57.99. I "assumed" it was a full license and I now have two of those. Should I be purchasing something else? If so, that's as clear as mud.
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    I would venture to say... That's an understatement. I started this post acknowledging my own personal shortcomings and dumbassery. I'm sure I'm missing something a "caveman" would find obvious. Until then I'm out two license fees. I'm damn sure not going to make it three.
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    What the ACTUAL #$%^&*??? Within the last five minutes I purchased a BRAND NEW version 5 license and it STILL won't let me use the new license number to upgrade! It says I have to purchase ANOTHER new license??? How many licenses does it take to upgrade? If you can't tell... I'm extremely...
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Okay. I'm pretty sure he has me beaten in the dumb*ss department. I stand corrected! :lol: That's all I wanted to know. The easy route. Thank you so much for breaking it down into layman's dumb*ss terms! :clap:
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Just for the sake of argument, let's say I'm the biggest dumb*ss in the world and I'm currently on v4.8.6.3. Also assume that I have NEVER purchased an upgrade license (as far as I'm concerned, the one I purchased is lost money and I regret ever having purchased it). How would someone upgrade...
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    I'm in contact with BI support. Fingers crossed that they can get me lined out! ;)
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Major problem from the get go. Step 1 -> It says I'm not v5 eligible. Screenshot of "About" So I go to "Upgrade/Renew" and paste in the activation code I received when I purchased v5. Screenshot of activation code not accepted I have my original receipt (purchased from IPCamTalk) and copied...
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    Thanks Looney! I'm getting right on that!
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    Embarrassing question about upgrading!

    I'm more than a little ashamed for asking this. I purchased BI5 in June 2019 with the wholehearted intention of updating my v4 installation within a few weeks. I didn't realize how much time had passed until today. When I first downloaded the installer it was at v5.0.0.57. The current installer...
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    Ammo Shortage

    Wow... I've got a few thousand rounds of S&B 9mm (both FMJ and JHP) and occasionally look for deals on AmmoSeek. I had a ton more but in early to mid March I decided to go shooting with a friend. I looked at ammo prices at the end of February and they were less than .25 per FMJ round and around...
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    I'm not clear on the BI4 to BI5 upgrade.

    Thank you! Did I mention... THANK YOU? ;)
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    I'm not clear on the BI4 to BI5 upgrade.

    I've been running BI4 for over 5 years (and BI3 prior to that). The first few years with BI4 were tweaking and tuning, but for the past few years it's been humming along PERFECTLY and auto-MAGIC-ally. I purchased the BI5 full version back in June 2019 and have been sitting on it ever since. The...
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    Camera mount junction box?

    I used something similar to these boxes from Lowes. They've been in service for around 5 years with absolutely no issues. I did the same as you and drilled the cover for the camera and they've worked great. As far as looks? No one has ever said anything about that. As far as they know they're...
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    CMIP8932-W Cube

    Thank you!
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    DDNS Question

    I don't really know where to ask this but since I'm using BI Tools, I figure this is as good a place as any... Is there any way to specify the BI webserver port anywhere using IPCT DDNS? Mine's set up on port 8088 so I'd like to access it at: xxxxxx.ipctddns.com rather than...
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    CMIP8932-W Cube

    I have four of these cubes that have been running for about 3 1/2 years without any problems. Recently I've been having an issue with one of them. This particular one appears to have lost its username and password. I can ping the camera. I can access the login screen but it won't accept the...
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    Motion detect - Shadows, Hot spots, A>B zones etc - much luck?

    This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much! The blue color is a mockup in paint. Inside Blue Iris it's green.
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    Difference between Simple & Gaussian?

    The Simple method uses the least CPU time by doing a basic comparison between the current frame and a reference frame (the background). The Gaussian method is much more complex, and therefore uses a bit more CPU. This method uses a set of "mixtures" allowing it to be more flexible with...
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    Motion detect - Shadows, Hot spots, A>B zones etc - much luck?

    I've read this post and its replies, as well as the BI help file, and have a few questions. A few weeks ago we had a county official leave an "important" notice on our front door and we missed it. We never use the front door because we always go in through the garage. It seems we've missed some...
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