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    Network Rack Install—Attic Penetrations—Best Practices...

    The wires on the right are primarily (quantity: 8) Belden 8768 (6 shielded pairs per cable)that my dad ran these when the house was new in 1978, he was an electronics technician for NOPD. I always thought these wires were alarm related but on closer inspection they seem to be for an intercom...
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    Network Rack Install—Attic Penetrations—Best Practices...

    In a residential situation, with a new network rack being mounted in a closet, how would you handle the attic penetration to get Cat-6 (10-20 cables) and fiber from the attic to the closet living space? I assume you would: a) drill one or more holes in the top-plate of wall and install new...
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    Home Presentation Format... so we can have an efficient discussion about camera placement?

    So, I already have some 5231 varifocals in play but willing to buy a 5442 to play with... if I had a varifocal to setup for testing, how might the data collected be used? As I recall, it was hard to correlate the varifocal setting to a particular focal length. Thanks so much for your help—you...
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    Home Presentation Format... so we can have an efficient discussion about camera placement?

    I will dig in as you suggested.... So will FOV tell it all Field of View from a certain camera: Wide: H 109.9°, V 60°, D 127.7° Zoom: H 35°, V 19.8°, D 40° R
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    Home Presentation Format... so we can have an efficient discussion about camera placement?

    Wow, Rio, excellent post. So, I do have a driveway with a brick fence halfway down, If anyone comes up the driveway the choke point would be the brick fence opening. So, without anyway to judge scientifically, I'm thinking the 12MM zoom might be an appropriate focal length and I'm not sure how...
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    Dome Camera—when to use…?

    It seems like the turret is better in every way. For example under a carport or in a garage or under an outdoor patio… it seems like the turret will offer better optics. So why is dome used so much. I suppose it blends in more.
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    Dome Camera—when to use…?

    So, when a certain company announced new dome cameras, it got me thinking about the typical use case. So far I’ve only deployed the Dahua 5231. I like the way these cams look on my 1-story house, great form factor. So, when is it a no-brainer for you to deploy a dome camera? I can see them...
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    Home Presentation Format... so we can have an efficient discussion about camera placement?

    What's the best way to present a home to the community such that I can be advised the best place to mount cameras? I assume I'll need a set of some kind combined with actual photos where they are marked with location numbers to better aid in an efficient discussion. So, how should I present my...
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    Anyone has success running Frigate in Home Assistant?

    What speaker plays the sound?
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    Moving to a new PC , my need some help.

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    Recommended Computer for Blue Iris?

    Sorry, I searched for 30 minutes and I forgot about the wiki!
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    Recommended Computer for Blue Iris?

    Recommended Computer for Blue Iris? Okay, I'm sure this is already in the forum somewhere but I didn't see it. I'm not sure about the load, eventually 6-8 4K cams. Also, I'm interested in a computer to run Home Assistant. Thanks, R
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    Nest Thermostat with Home Assistant?

    What HA hardware are you both running?
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    Has anyone tested the picture quality of the Dahua 5442 to the G6 UNIFI cameras?
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    Right it's the AI Port. I don't need LPR but would like to know if the motion is: human, vehicle or animal... I would like to test this for another install I have that has 5231s using SecuritySpy as an NVR. One problem I have is that when it rains the gutter splashes over with water and the...
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    Is it possible to use Dahua 5231 or 5442 cams with Ubiquity AI Key to bring all of the UNIFI AI smarts onboard, giving us the Dahua image quality and the full integration into UNIF Protect?
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    Do we know the aperture on the new UNIFI G6 cameras, I don't see it listed.
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    Hear me out... drop the pitch-fork! :) For people like me that don't have the time to fiddle with things and need them to work for years on end and with remote management and remote firmware updates that work out of the box... it seems like UNIFI protect is the way to go. Yes, my Dahua Turret...
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    Dahua NVR Setup Issues...

    What are the basic procedures to install a late model Dahua 5-series NVR? My current issues are: -Unit Beeps. The beeps are a sequence of 4 beeps (long-short-long-short). I assume this is HDD related and that the drive cannot be seen. -Password Error. After initialization, with ConfigTool on...
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    Headless NVR Configuration & Administration?

    Can a standalone, appliance-style NVR (Dahua or Hikvision) be configured initially and administered as a headless (without a monitor, keyboard or mouse) device? Thanks, R
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    Are the rebranded Dahua cams via Empire B-Stock?

    Are the rebranded Dahua cams via Empire B-Stock? I was recently examining a recent crop of cameras via EmpireTech where the following was noted: -There was dirt in the paint… -There was dirt behind the lens…. -The internal gasket was deformed on one cam… Where is Dahua QC? -The...
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    Locating New Dahua Cam on the LAN (Not: 192.168.1.108)

    5442
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    Where to buy International Dahua Security Products?

    Nope.... Seeking International products only....
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    Where to buy International Dahua Security Products?

    Where to buy International Dahua Security Products? I know it’s blasphemous to suggest that we question A***Cams or Emp*reTech but hear me out. What if I wanted, Dahua cams (and other gear) with the: -Dahua Logo… -Dahua firmware… -Dahua box… -Dahua sticker that shows: model...
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    Locating New Dahua Cam on the LAN (Not: 192.168.1.108)

    Can you do the factory reset in the software? Is there only one way?
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    Locating New Dahua Cam on the LAN (Not: 192.168.1.108)

    Problem Solved! There was a wiring problem..... the wiring inside my head!! :) R
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    Locating New Dahua Cam on the LAN (Not: 192.168.1.108)

    Yes, but as originally stated.... I want to know the current IP address and not interested in a factory reset at this time. Was there no way?
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    Apple TV Viewing of Cam Streams?

    My crappy old Macintosh is not new enough to run Streamie.... might there be a Linux solution too....?
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    Locating New Dahua Cam on the LAN (Not: 192.168.1.108)

    I have a Dahua cam this suppose to be new but I was not able to reach it via 192.168.1.108 after changing my host machine to that same subnet. Now I'm curious, I would like to know the current IP address of this device. How might I reveal the current, apparently fixed, IP address? BTW: I tried...
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    S3 animal detection

    Does it not seem strange that Dahua is just getting Animal detection when Arlo had this in 2018? Yes I know there are benefits to the 5442 lineup.... but the smart features that do: pets vehicles and packages have been implemented by others 6 years ago. Am I missing something? R
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