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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    The faceplates are compatible even though the top cutout is different. You can interchange both cutout styles. I don’t believe the hardware varies between all the different name brands.
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    YooSee SD-M5 doorbell: 1080p, PoE, RTSP, Onvif, only $66

    This post is bordering on useless without the details on the configuration, please elaborate on the working setup in BI. And I am not sure why you are telling me how great BI is. I am only second to Fendy in my appreciation and respect for BI and I am still blown away at the near-enterprise...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HFW1831C-PIR 4k Mini Bullet

    video evidence not working
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    live view jerky

    I thought this thread was about a live stream of someone making jerky.... mmmmmm jerky....
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I am not sure. Right now there is no going back on firmware upgrades so I am in no hurry to try the ONVIF support firmware as everything is working perfect for the units I have deployed. Give it a go and share the results!
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    YooSee SD-M5 doorbell: 1080p, PoE, RTSP, Onvif, only $66

    This is not a bad policy for devices that you may suspect nefariously contact their China headquarters (aka Dahua IPCs with international firmware), but I would never assume my (or any IT manager's) IT prowess is so awesome I can reduce the risk of having a malware bomb in the LAN to zero. The...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Here's where we are right now: Laview (and all the apps) support 2 way audio BI supports 2 way audio ONVIF has specifications for 2 way audio Laview's new firmware is promoted as supporting the ONVIF protocol The first gen garbage HSDB-1 (manufactured by Hikvision as well) works with BI 2...
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    YooSee SD-M5 doorbell: 1080p, PoE, RTSP, Onvif, only $66

    If CMS works you should be able to get BI working. But why would you want to? The firmware on this is probably chock full of malware... be wary! I am thankful I did not burn $66 on this experiment now. The Fender said it best: 'The(y) sell low end junk, most of which is rebranded from the...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    "I mentioned two way audio, but it has nothing to do with ONVIF." What are you talking about? ONVIF Profile T is the specification for bi-directional audio and works great in Blue Iris. If someone can figure out the ONVIF bi-directional audio (like in the crappy HSDB-1 and its variants) then...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I have installed many of these and everything worked exactly as designed each time. As the replacement unit is behaving the same way, most reasonable people would say the issues lie somewhere other than the unit or the app. The folks here have tried to help you but it didn't seem to take. And...
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    Question about BI4 vs BI5

    BI5 is ready for prime time. BI4 can now be retired. I am loving the new functionality.
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    Word of warning

    BV-Tech is cheap Chiner no-name junk. If you are foolish enough to use it in mission-critical roles, at least have a couple of spares on the shelf. If you have the IT giblets, and enterprise gear, you can create a network that has full redundancy of every component (except for the cable/fiber...
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    Soliom G1 Dash Camera Review

    That's what I'm talking about BOB!
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    Soliom G1 Dash Camera Review

    The sample video is in 360p (really????). Do you have any samples in 1080p as well as low light?
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    Warning about tool shipped with Dahua cams!

    The set screws on Dahua cams are stainless steel, so they would be a pain to drill out. That being said, I have never seen one of these screws be anything more than finger tight. The included Dahua wrench is more than adequate for the job (I have one for daily use that I have used hundreds (if...
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    What's the real scoop?

    ...with the added benefit of getting a free size 12 wazoo after paying for them.
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    It is not uncommon for devices like these to not be compatible with wifi passwords with non-standard characters in them (even spaces). Try it again with your wifi set to a (temporary) password that has only numbers and letters to rule this out. I use the RCA or HiVision app and they both work...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    There is absolutely no issues in running the 24VAC transformers. This is within the rated voltages and the device can probably do fine on 28 or 30 VAC. There are many cheap and quality 24VAC transformers out there as they are used in HVAC, but the only 16VAC ones I have seen are for doorbells...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I have 3 of these and I have not had to power cycle any to date, as well as no SD card issues. If all grades of SD cards become 'uninitialized' , you need to RMA this. These babies run hot (way hotter than I would like) but seem to be designed for it. Your doorbell temperature seems...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I might be a little more pragmatic than you. Sure you could try an reverse engineer the packets and figure out what a button press looks like, but no one has managed to do it so far. If these packets are properly encrypted, it could be non-trivial to say the least. This kind of hack is...
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    Anyone use point to point wireless?

    90% of my clients are in U.S of A. and I spend 50% of my work time on site, don't assume that I don't know something about the topic. But I do live in the enterprise world, so you may know more about dealing with home owners and their ISPs.
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    Anyone use point to point wireless?

    Thank goodness we have the internet police to help us! But you really need a separate account brought into the location that has good internet and transmit that account's access to your house. It might not be exactly in compliance with the text of some ISP agreements, I have never had a...
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    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I simply have the the doorbell trigger a 24VAC ice cube relay (DPDT) and one relay switch triggers the doorbell circuit and the other triggers a Z-Wave door sensor (that has external switch inputs). The various doorbell sensors out there are expensive junk and have compatibility issues with...
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    Sweet! LTS is releasing an ONVIF compatible doorbell with SD card slot and 940nm IR

    Here is a some light reading: New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera This is the only doorbell that IN MY OPINION is worth buying right now. It works great with cloud free operation (the only gap to date is no one has figured out how to send audio to the speaker in Blue Iris to talk to the...
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    L2 or L3 Ethernet switch

    What on earth are you doing in your home where you need to stack switches???
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    Dahua cameras not holding correct time

    I currently have 16 Dahua IPCs and all are perfectly time synced to the Blue Iris server. These are the settings I have used from the start and they have always worked flawlessly. Daylight Savings transitions are smooth and accurate. Note I never want these IPCs to get to the internet so I...
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    DH_IPC-HX5X3X-Rhea_MultiLang_NP_Stream3_V2.800.0000005.0.R.190325.zip

    updated a IPC-HDW5831R-Z, so far so good... Video now natively displayed in Chrome on OS X!
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    Potential Blue Iris LPR and Parking AI integration.

    This LPR service looks pretty cool!
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    Blue Iris Version 5 is right around the corner!

    Is this stable enough to try in a non-mission critical environment? (I don't have time to tinker if it is still a stage of 'crash-o-matic Trouble')