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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    Don't email that file to yourself!!! It should never leave your network. Download a file manager app, plug your phone into the computer or figure out another secure way to get the file from your computer to your phone. Do not use email, drop box or anything else that can be compromised.
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    Christmas lights creating problems... found a fix

    Before/after pics or it didn't happen...
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    Suggestions on ethernet cable

    Definitely use monoprice and whichever cable you end up getting...buy a crimping tool and a box of ends and make your own Cable. So easy. And you won't need a 100ft premade cable to make the 52 ft run that your 50ft premade cable can't make for you.
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    The 4 is their lite series and the 5 is the pro series. You can probably find more info than that on their website. 4208 stands for 4 - lite series 2 - two hard drive bays 08 - 8 channel 5216 stands for 5 - pro series 2 - two hard drive bays 16 - 16 channel
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    Here's Andy's. $282 for non Poe (16 channel) AliExpress Mobile - Global Online Shopping for Apparel, Phones, Computers, Electronics, Fashion and more $350 for Poe version (16 channel) AliExpress Mobile - Global Online Shopping for Apparel, Phones, Computers, Electronics, Fashion and more
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    Also your link description says those are 16 channel models but the actual page shows both the 8 and the 16 with a price range. Make sure you know what you're buying.
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    Hmm. I've never purchased from them so I don't know. Andy is a great seller that's active on this forum for a long time and really supports the community here. Contact Andy at @EMPIRETECANDY and your guaranteed to have a good buying experience. I paid $260 shipped for my NVR5216-4KS2 a year or...
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    Also I use the gDMSS app for alerts and remote viewing of recorded video...but use the tinycam app for all my live viewing. Tinycam pro is a great app and well worth the money.
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    Dahua NVR for DMSS app

    I have my gDMSS app connected to my NVR...not the individual cameras. So, no, it shouldn't matter. Personally I got the non Poe NVR for a couple reasons, 1) it was quieter - one fan vs two 2) it was cheaper 2A) cheaper but then you gotta buy a poe switch...or two...or three 3) I have cameras...
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    This thread was about temperature overlay but the code for the profile switching is also in here. Temperature Overlay in Dahua Cameras Also used this Switch Dahua Day/Night Profile via IPC HTTP API And Script only running the second command - Domoticz
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    @nayr suggests in this threads first post running your vpn server on your BI PC as a good second alternative if your router can't do it. In that case you would forward the VPN port (by default usually 1194) thru your router to your BI PC.
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    I'm using @nayrs solution on my raspberry pi that's running Linux (raspbian) but you can also run domotocz on multiple different OS I believe.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    No The point of a VPN server on your network is to securely access the cams from outside of your LAN.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I did. Or you mean something more elaborate? I put the metal barn roofing piece over it after the connection failed. I had been thinking about it beforehand, but didn't get around to it.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    This is a Dahua IPC-HDW1320S purchased from @EMPIRETECANDY. It has the same waterproof connection as my three 5231 cams so I figured it was relevant...but good catch. And yep...very much exposed. It didn't take very long at all to corrode....maybe 2 weeks? And I'm talking about the screw...
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I had this issue as well, except I had the water proof connection installed, but there must have been a pinch in the seal or something because it only lasted a week out in direct weather. I cut the connection off of the cat5e cable I made and put a new one on. I noticed the old one was corroded...
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 - Change Working HDD

    Well I formatted it. Took about 2 seconds which seems odd.
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 - Change Working HDD

    I'll look thru the NVR settings Tonight to see about checking and testing the HDD. I don't remember if there is an option to format it from the NVR, but if there is I'll do that tonight as well. I don't mind losing my 11 days of video right now. And no, nothing besides a monitor, network cable...
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 - Change Working HDD

    Not that I'm aware of.... I just plugged it in when I got it and that was that. If there are any, the NVR made them.
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 - Change Working HDD

    Looking back through my logs/videos, there were 5 other instances in the 11 days of saved video of blacked out videos on all channels (about 12-15 minutes each time) and none of them had anything in the logs to give me an idea of whats going on.
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 - Change Working HDD

    I got on my computer this evening to pull a video clip, but Murphy screwed me again and it seems that the 10 seconds of video I wanted just so happened to be in the one block that my NVR didn't record today. So I went to the logs and saw that at the exact time the video cut out, there was an...
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 / NVR5216-16P-4KS2

    Ahh thanks. I thought it was a placeholder like XVR = NVR or DVR kinda thing.
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    Dahua NVR5216-4KS2 / NVR5216-16P-4KS2

    Looks like there's a new firmware....I am not sure what I have now (pretty sure it's before the v2.15 that seems to be the last one talked about here...) But I'm still not getting IVS alerts on my phone using gDMSS so I'm hoping a newer firmware would help. Has anyone successfully tried this...
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    My ISP does not support VPN - alternate way to view my ipc remotely?

    If you have a device such as a NAS that has a VPN built in you could probably use that? Or get a raspberry pi and use the program PIVPN. You would forward one port from the router to the pi to handle the VPN. Might be worth looking into. I'm pretty sure you can use a different port than the...
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Same here,but only one mounted directly in the elements. Side of a barn. Zero protection except a little bit from the wall.
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    How about checking off seamless tunnel and reconnect on reboot?
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I have to check the Force AES-CBC certificates in the preferences settings of my open VPN app. You could give that a try
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I've had to do this with every Android device connecting to my qnap though.... The Client_cert 0 addition part. OpenVPN & android - What am I doing wrong? - QNAP NAS Community Forum
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    VPN Primer for Noobs

    I'm running the QVPN app on my qnap NAS....works wonderfully. Be sure to create a different VPN login for each device so if you lose a phone or tablet you can just delete that specific account and not have to reset everything back up on all your devices.
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    Help Getting Into Smart Home / Home Automation

    Yep. Glad I bought 3 when I did. I now have two for future projects.
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