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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @tech_junkie thanks for making the distinction between ethernet and PoE as regards length limits. If I could I would do this with copper cable because I have the basic know-how and tools to deal with it, and have a 50 amp power line at the far end (installed by the same electrician who left me...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Thanks @jnissen. I’ve not regretted infrastructure build outs that at the time people/installers thought was too much. Having wire and/or conduit in place becomes an enabler of new stuff. As we all know, once you set up to do something or have it done, incremental cost of additional things is...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    Thanks @Heavyopp and @Ri22o. I see the point about wanting pipe to break at a spot rather than have a long section get ripped out of the ground. Also the point about low utilization of shrub zones. I've lived on well pumps for quite a few years. When building my current house I learned about...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @jnissen Very helpful input, thank you! I may be going conduit happy ... in another thread there is discussion around my moving a later planned irrigation project to sooner just so I can get conduits in the ground. BTW I think you are referring to "sweep elbows".
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    Now is the better time for robust discussion than when stuff is in the ground. Likely will be 16 active zones (23 less three plant beds and four stub-outs). One well for everything, and some of the zones that I have not worked out in detail yet will be lower volume. Timing of running zones will...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    Thanks @Heavyopp and @Ri22o. The evolving plan is: 1” sched 40 PVC all the way because stuff happens in the yard and class 200 PVC pipe is less forgiving. Water flow volume will not be enough that the increased internal size of class 200 pipe is a meaningful benefit in this instance...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    Thanks @Heavyopp, would have been great if you were located nearby. People in the irrigation business around here do not inspire confidence and the situation has prompted some traveling on the learning curve. Got one each of a Hunter PGV, and Rainbird DVF and PGA valves to check them out, and...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    Thank you @fergenheimer and @tigerwillow1. The major cost will be the trenching operation and closing up, and this is going to be a one-time shot for me. Am inclined towards 2", because we all know how regret tastes later. Wire conduits of these lengths should be at least 1½” (in this case 1"...
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    In-ground conduit for cam related cables

    From input in other threads regarding where to locate a camera(s) at a gate and on connecting a camera PoE switch from around 330-plus feet away, the cameras grew to seven, and it is clear that the long run network connection should be fiber optic. The existing buried conduit is ¾”, which is...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    So far this is what I understand about fiber optic cables, and this understanding is a work-in-progress: 1. There is single-mode fiber optic cable and multi-mode fiber optic cable. Single mode is best suited for long distances, is skinnier, needs precision in installing, and is likely what...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    @Teken thanks for your suggestions. Fiber sounds promising and would be something new for me to work on. Thanks for the alert on grounding. About a year ago I got coax based internet service. They brought the service in at the opposite end of the house that electrical service enters, and thus...
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    What is the best use of SD cards installed in cameras

    When I got into IP cams, my starting point was what I learned from this forum, Best as I recall, the general guidance was to install SD cards so that you have a backup recording of events, should primary recording on the Blue Iris PC fail. So I installed a 256 MB SD cards in each camera as I...
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    What is the best use of SD cards installed in cameras

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction @Teken. Somehow I had missed the appropriate settings at the cam, now I'm looking in the right place. I can see my tests recorded something on the card, now have to figure out how to read the card across the network. The cards in my cams are Samsung...
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    Long outdoors netwok cable run

    Request input on expanding network wiring from inside the house to more of the site. Here is the situation, questions follow: Existing CamPoESwitch01lives in my “wiring center”, where all my wire home runs terminate (except electrical). CamPoESwitch02 will be around 75 wire-feet away, down a...
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    What is the best use of SD cards installed in cameras

    What is the best way to set up cams to use installed SD cards for backup storage or other purpose? Where are those settings accessed? At each cam via browser or in Blue Iris? In each of my cams I installed SD cards, but so far they are not in use.
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    All that curious neighbors have to do is to ask, subterfuge is unnecessary. Most people are happy to help a youngster learn something. Perhaps it is the thrill of "breaking in."
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    Recently a person was walking with a dog on our road, dog leash in one hand and beverage cup in the other. I sent a Z12E image to a neighbor and asked if they recognized the person, and they said no. Next time I saw that neighbor on the road they said they were talking at dinner the night before...
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    Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E

    Thanks for great input, am learning new stuff. Am hoping to build out some ethernet infrastructure outdoors (other thread) and then relocate the Z12E to a more suitable spot outdoors. Perhaps the distance will shorten by at least 100 feet, or even more. It was said in the world of still...
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    Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E

    No good - it can't see anything and loses focus. Plus, interior reflections on the glass further compound the situation. Really have to properly install the cam outside. I had a boobie-cam sitting on the window sill, similar problem at night. Finally moved it to a temporary "stand" outside the...
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    Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E

    Z12E is fun. See attached images from alert clips, approx. 310 and 330 feet from cam through window glass. Cam is facing 150° SSE. Angle of view and existing clear line of sight through trees and shrubs just worked out. Was the easiest cam "install" – window is in the right spot, DSLR cam tripod...
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    @samplenhold and @mat200 I was looking for input with this kind of specificity, thank you.
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    @wittaj ... thanks ... my current (modest) fleet of cameras is off that list, though I went off-list and added a couple of Hik 180 degree 2-lens stitched-image cams which have turned out to be great. See sample attached – I never tire of looking at images from this cam 325-plus feet from...
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    We must be on the right track the number of cameras has grown from the initial one cam to now three cams and counting. Now I am beginning to see a cam on the control pedestal, and one each on the pillar – maybe more. Initially I was camera-shy about a slew of cameras on poles that would make...
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    @samplenhold , @mat200, @bigredfish ... thanks for the responses. The purpose would be general awareness of comings and goings, especially in real time to open the gate for those who are OK. Most activity would be during daylight. There may be lighting at gate, or not. LPR and face recognition...
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    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate

    Request thoughts on camera placement/location at a gate. Please see attached images. 01_ is view from outside looking in. The pictured gate is an outswing pasture gate and would be replaced by two-leaf inswing gates. 02_ is view from inside, looking out. At the right is a power panel, and it has...
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    RJ45 connectors - are they all the same?

    I use Klein pass-thru RJ45 connectors, and the Klein tool, for the same. Their website has a how-to-use video, and I found it very helpful and watched it multiple times. Prior to using the tool, I never had much luck with RJ45 connectors. Different outcome now. BTW, I got into RJ45 connectors...
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    Driveway gate + key pad + remotes + voice/image communication

    Looking for input on how to integrate operation and control of a driveway gate with IP cams. Or at the very least, concurrently use independent systems. I note that among members of this forum there is more hands-on understanding and knowledge of devices, connectivity, and remote access, as...
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    Should I go new SSD or whole new computer?

    Yes, best as I can tell you should be OK. M.2's have different "key" specs - looks like this mobo has one key M and one key A. If there is no heat sink for the M.2 slots, might be worthwhile getting the version of the card with an OEM heat sink - these days they seem to go for +$5. This will of...
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    Should I go new SSD or whole new computer?

    The Samsung 990 Pro is a M.2 "form factor" card. Does the motherboard in your PC have an M.2 port available? Expansion slots that take cards such as the graphics/video card on a motherboard are usually PCIe.
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    Should I go new SSD or whole new computer?

    I was in a similar quandary recently – Win 10 sixth gen i5-6500 CPU running BI in a satisfactory manner. Elected to spring $227 and move to a 12th gen i5-12600K CPU, and that includes a new motherboard. New mobo because sixth gen ran in a LGA1151 socket, then came LGA1155, then LGA1200, and the...
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