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    Smart Electrical Panels, Yes?

    Understood, but do you understand we are not talking about a smart meters.... Thanks
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    Smart Electrical Panels, Yes?

    It's always nice to have a whole house generator but I think you are missing the point.... having a smart panel has nothing to do with backup power.... take a look at the original post. Thanks!
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    Is there no official wall mount for this model? Also, does it have to be aimed at the other one????
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    Cool but I was hoping for something more cosmetically pleasing.... for the wife approval factor....
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    How would you mount to a corner of a garage... say the facia...? Apparently the mounting options are sold separately...
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    Smart Electrical Panels, Yes?

    I have a home, built in 1978, has never been upgraded or remodeled it literally needs EVERYTHING. I wanted to ask your opinion about electrical panels since the “Federal Pacific” panel in place now is a known fire hazard. The immediate thought was to get a new dumb panel from: "Square D”...
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    Nest Thermostat with Home Assistant?

    Nest Thermostat with Home Assistant? Which thermostat are you using with full Home Assistant integration? Important Items Include: -Classy looking. The Nest display with the stainless steel ring has a nice look and feel. -Full integration with Home Assistant. -No batteries I recently...
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    Fantastic, the airMAX NanoStation M5 loco is only $67.... the only wireless beam thing from Ubiquity I saw before was $499... Although I like the look without any NanoStations mounted to the structure, at least it's financially viable. So what's the problem with copper conductors between the...
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    Care to share some beauty shots of your install?
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    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install

    Ethernet Burial—Detached Garage Install—Please Advise! I have an existing home where there is a detached garage (carport with integrated workroom) that needs to be connected to the main house that will house the: router, POE switch, internet modem, NVR, etc. The purpose for this run is because...
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    Which Premium Doorbell? Front & Back Door

    Hi Michael, I love that you are in Houston too. Do you have nice surveillance system that you built after being inspired by this forum? How does the Wifi based Reolink get it's power? Does these Reolink doorbells integrate with your NVR? Or completely standalone? BTE: I have one traditionally...
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    Which Premium Doorbell? Front & Back Door

    Wow that’s a shocking state of affairs for doorbells. I guess we have a long way to go before this market segment matures. I guess I’ll look at tearing the house apart to get an actual network cable to the doorbell location. Thanks so much for your input is greatly appreciated.
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    Which NVR for Remote Rental Home?

    Any benefits to a dedicated Dahua NVR?
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    Which NVR for Remote Rental Home?

    I suppose they were running a UPS with a good runtime to get those results. :) Okay, I will Strat looking for the proper hardware to run BI. I bought a copy a few years ago but never used it since I was a Mac user and never got that far with a Windoze Box. Thanks, R
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    Which Premium Doorbell? Front & Back Door

    Hello Automation Guy. Thanks for your wonderfully complete message, I wonder if the existing doorbell wire could be used to pull a network cable from a downstairs DB to an upstairs attic on a two-story house? Do you happen to use Home assistant....? We may have more to discuss. :) Thanks, R
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    Firmware Upgrades Without Fear, Is this Possible?

    Did you have to take the camera down to factory reset it?
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    Firmware Upgrades Without Fear, Is this Possible?

    Wow, I appreciate this exhaustive and detailed response. Yes, this is what I've read in general on this site over the last 7 years... And that's my original point. I've seen hundreds of Nest, Arlo and Ubiquity cameras where the firmware was updated and without a glitch of any kind. Perhaps all...
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    What's the new 5231ZE in 2024?

    I would think by now the 4K cams would have taken over, including with great night vision.. So the the 5442 went to the S3 the number product code changed to: T54IR-ZE and there is no new 5442 that's called a 5442? What's the firmware upgrade procedure on this camera. Can this be done...
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    Firmware Upgrades Without Fear, Is this Possible?

    For all of my computers and phones and GoPro cams and toasters... the recommendation is to keep current with the firmware and it's generally effortless. Yet with the Dauhua cams there is a fear of upgrading unless you are chasing down a problem that the new firmware is suppose to resolve. The...
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    What's the new 5231ZE in 2024?

    What 5442 models have the new S3 chipset? Also, can you direct me to the recommended product online? I did not see the 5442 model on Amazon while searching for "Empire Tech 5442". Thanks, R
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    What's the new 5231ZE in 2024?

    I recall in 2023 that the HFW5442EP-ZE was the top-dog as well as other 5442 variants were performing well.... I guess this has been true for a few years now. Thanks! R
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    Which Premium Doorbell? Front & Back Door

    I have a new property that's 350 miles away from me that will be getting a new surveillance system (NVR, IP Cams, UPS). Can you suggest a premium doorbell? I would be interested in the following features. -Rock-solid reliability. The home will be 6 hours away... -Front & Rear Door. Currently...
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    Which NVR for Remote Rental Home?

    Can you suggest a rock-solid, full-featured NVR? I'm buying a new home out of state and it will be under renovation for a while and sometimes vacant so I wanted to keep an eye on it and where the property will be rented eventually. Features & Expectations: -Reliability. I would hope to be able...
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    What's the new 5231ZE in 2024?

    I have a couple of Dahua-5231ZE cams in use with SecuritySpy as the NVR (Mac mini Host) and where it's somewhat useful, I have no other cams or NVRs to compare. Although I'm looking for suggestions on a complete system, especially the NVR for another property, I'll ask my camera questions here...
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    Privacy Invasion CCTV Style...

    Sorry Chap, that was a stupid statement designed to stir up crap, you seem to know a lot about this subject of crap stirring.
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    Privacy Invasion CCTV Style...

    Lol... you guys are no help. :) Okay, one guy had an idea about white noise... Thanks! Let's talk more about countermeasures. Can blind his cam with a laser? R
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    Privacy Invasion CCTV Style...

    It has come to my attention very recently that my neighbor has installed a high resolution security camera and it’s pointing directly at my patio and into my garage and my driveway and my front lawn! I now have ZERO privacy in front of my house. I cannot have a conversation without that audio...
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    Are the 5442's still best? or time for 4k variants...

    What models stand out with those specs?
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    Mac Access To Live Video—Safari.

    PeeCee or Mac? What OS version?
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    How to view Dahua cameras without browser plugins

    I installed Brave and got the same result as all other browsers, no live view. Yet, when I clicked the install extension button, that produced a different behavior. I was able to install an extension for NACL and for Amcrest... I was not able to log into the cam through these extensions. NACL...
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