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    Drive-by shooting!

    I can't run the cat6 to the roof from the junction box in the front because I have a yankee gutter that the cable would have to traverse. And I'm in a historic district so the code enforcement folks will be on me like white on rice. I think I'll run the heavy duty (direct burial/UV) cat6 bare...
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    Drive-by shooting!

    I could mount the LPR camera on the side of the house closer to the intersection. I have another junction box there with cat6 for another turret camera monitoring the front facade. Do you think that would work better?
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    Drive-by shooting!

    @wittaj No. There is a flat roof, but I have no cat6 up there. I have cat6 inside the junction box where the turret is located. My plan is to install a larger junction box and use a splitter to allow me to install another camera in the front. I wish I had run more cat6 when I had the house...
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Another question: When running cat6 outside, do you run it inside a conduit? Or just bare wire along the facade of the house?
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    Drive-by shooting!

    @wittaj I could got a little higher, but I can go too much further otherwise I won't be able to mount it without a scaffolding. My plan is to try out different locations by opening a window on the floor above turret and seeing how it looks in the camera's field of view.
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Thank you to everyone for pointing me to some great threads here on LPR. I purchased a IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E and I will monitor it through Frigate. I understand that I need to zoom in and use a high shutter speed and color/BW, depending on the time. I think I can automate these by having my Home...
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Nice photos @CanCuba I notice that you have your cameras mounted pretty high. Does having them mounted higher help view the license plates of passing vehicles?
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Thank you @CanCuba These larger junction boxes would work if I were only going to use them to house the wires. I need something strong enough to mount my eyeball camera to and to contain the cat6 splitter. Any suggestions?
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Thank you @samplenhold This happened in Newburgh NY. I know my profile says Boston, but I need to update it. I moved to be closer to my elderly parents who need my help. I am going to study the forum threads you've kindly directed me to. It is going to be a challenge to figure out how to add...
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    Drive-by shooting!

    @wittaj This alternative is interesting. Let me get this right... The "combiner" part of this device stays inside and plus into two ports on my PoE switch. I have a 16-port Netgear switch and currently only use 9 ports so plenty of available space. The "splitter" part goes outside in a junction...
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    Drive-by shooting!

    Thank you @wittaj Will the splitter function outside? I guess I need to place it inside a weatherproof junction box. Can you please recommend one?
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    Drive-by shooting!

    In my heart of hearts, I knew it would only be a matter of time... On Saturday night around 10:15pm, a car drove down the street and fired two shots at the people hanging out on the stoop across from my house. My house is in an "up-and-coming" small city plagued with problems more commonly found...
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    Dahua API active deterrence Audio

    @killerdan56 Pardon my ignorance, but what is "OP"? The curl command above is specifically for ip cameras that use the Dahua API.
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    Review-OEM IPC-T5241H-AS-PV 2mp AI active deterrence cam

    @looney2ns and @EMPIRETECANDY -- Does this camera, the IPC-T5241H-AS-PV have Onvif Profile T?
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    Need Interior garage cam recommendation for Frigate/Home Assistant

    @HappyHippo For $60, this Amcrest camera should suit your needs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083G9KT4C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=frigate0d-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B083G9KT4C&linkId=d76f971a9cdf9f6beb02da9864568d43
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    Dahua API and active deterrence?

    I'm glad you got it turned off.
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    Dahua API and active deterrence?

    Change the last part to =0 and do it again, It will turn off.
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    Dahua API and active deterrence?

    @Mark_M Yes--That is from one of my earlier posts. That command will trigger the audio file that has been manually selected in the camera through its web interface. What I would like to do is change the audio file by issuing an API command at the command line in linux.
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    Dahua API and active deterrence?

    Thank you @Mark_M I think what I'll need to do install go2rtc in Home Assistant OS. go2rtc will let me stream any file I want from my raspberry pi to my cameras.
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    Dahua API and active deterrence?

    I have a Dahua TiOC (IPC-T5241H-AS-PV). Does anyone know the Dahua API command to select the audio file (among the pre-installed files) to play when the camera's alarm is triggered? For example, it would be nice to be able play the siren wav file, then play the wav file saying "You are...
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    API to turn on light for the IPC-HDW3849H-AS-PV

    The following works to turn on the audio file that you've selected inside the camera. I use this on my IPC-T5241H-AS-PV. http://username:password@camera_ip_address/cgi-bin/coaxialControlIO.cgi?action=control&channel=2&info[0].Type=2&info[0].IO=1
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    Dahua API active deterrence Audio

    Yes. Something like the following command issued in linux will trigger the file you've selected. curl --digest -g "http://username:password@camera_ip_address/cgi-bin/coaxialControlIO.cgi?action=control&channel=2&info[0].Type=2&info[0].IO=1"
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    speaker in IPC-T5241H-AS-PV stopped working!

    Nick Mowen over at the Frigate github diagnosed the issue and provided the fix. These cameras have two-way audio and if you're connecting to the using Frigate's go2rtc functionality, then you need to append #backchannel=0 to the end of the statement for these cameras. If you haven't checked...
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    speaker in IPC-T5241H-AS-PV stopped working!

    I am hoping someone here can help me. I have two IPC-T5241H-AS-PV model TiOC cameras (Dahau clones). Both of these were working fine until I recently upgraded my NVR software (Frigate 0.11.1 to 0.12.0). Now I cannot get either camera to play the audio file associated with its alarm function. I...
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    Montavue - 8MP 4K Active Deterrence Turret Camera - MTT8106-AISMDAD

    Many thanks @wittaj After considering the trade-offs, I think I'll just get another 2MP IPC-T5241H-AS-PV or maybe the Dahua 4MP N43BU82 because they would replace my 4MP N42BJ62 cameras. I really need the siren. The higher resolution is just a nice to have. Maybe some time in the future, there...
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    Montavue - 8MP 4K Active Deterrence Turret Camera - MTT8106-AISMDAD

    Many thanks. I got confused because it says "Alarm: 1 in, 1 out". Would the speaker need external power or would the camera's alarm out provide enough? Can you recommend a speaker to use with it?
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    Montavue - 8MP 4K Active Deterrence Turret Camera - MTT8106-AISMDAD

    Many thanks @wittaj How about this one? I know it doesn't have IR, but this would be in front of my house where is considerable ambient light from street lamps. In fact, my camera there now has IR, but it never engages. I know I need to prioritize certain capabilities. I want high resolution...
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    Montavue - 8MP 4K Active Deterrence Turret Camera - MTT8106-AISMDAD

    I have two 2MP IPC-T5241H-AS-PV and they work great, but I was hoping to find something with better resolution.
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    Montavue - 8MP 4K Active Deterrence Turret Camera - MTT8106-AISMDAD

    Does anyone have any experience with the Montavue MTT8106-AISMDAD? The sensor size is 1/2.8" so it should have pretty good low light capability even if it is 8MP, right? At $219 it seems like a good deal. Any thoughts...
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    Frigate NVR in-action with Home Assistant

    @mephisto_uk Frigate 0.12.0 dropped yesterday (April 8, 2023). It is AWESOME. Much easier to configure too. I highly recommend it.
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