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    At a complete loss, literally...

    Hi all, So I had everything working fine on my setup, although after various updates (physical and firmware), my cameras started triggering on motion instead of triplines. Well I got that all fixed, and during some research on camera settings, I read a post of someone stating to put the...
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    Need to turn off IR (New GUI)

    Hello all, I purchased 3 different cameras to test nighttime functionality, and I am trying to turn off IR on 2 of them to simulate real world conditions. These cameras have the fancy new UI, which I have never see before. How do I go about turning off the IR on 2 cameras? The cameras in...
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    Wireless Nanny Cam to Dahua NVR?

    Hi all. I looked, but I did not see anything relevent. Does anyone know if there are any wireless nanny cams that I can tie to and record to my Dahua NVR? Would I need to hook it to a wireless bridge or wireless access point? Also, any that I can assign a static IP to? TIA, Mike
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    Intermittant Issues

    Hello, I recently switched location of my NVR, and therefore purchased a POE switch for the cameras. The switch I am using is the Netgear GS316PP which is a POE+ switch. I was thrown for a loop for a while until I realized that the subnet that the cameras needed to be on was 10.1.1.1...
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    Turn off Tripwire End Alarm

    Hi all, Does anyone know how to turn off the Tripwire End Alarm? I get two email notifications now, one with the picture attached (Tripwire Alarm Input), and now the Tripwire End Alarm (no attachment)? Thanks, Mike
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    Camera options with Dahua NVR

    Hi all, I have the NVR5216-16P-4KS2 NVR. and I am wondering if other brands of cameras will work with this NVR, or do I have to purchase Dahua cameras only? I tried searching around the forum, and didn't find anything that met my needs, or maybe it is because I was looking for a list of...
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    Connecting cameras to PoE switch, then to NVR

    Hello all. So, I currently have (10) IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras hooked to my NVR-5216-16P-4KS2 in my garage. All the wires come from the attic through a hole in the ceiling. I am wanting to move all my equipment to a closet in the office for better temperature control. I really don't want to...
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    Best Wireless Router with VLAN support

    Hello all. I purchase a WRT3200ACM a while back, and I am kind of disappointed that it doesn't support VLANs. I want to segregate my security cameras from the rest of my network, because of all the talk of there being backdoors in some of the camera firmware. So, I guess my question is, what...
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    New Camera Setup

    Good morning all, I just received my order from Andy with the following hardware, and I am just wondering if there are any quick setup instructions? I plugged in the NVR, and the GUI is a lot more feature packed than the Lorex system that I had before. Can it all be done through the NVR GUI...
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    h.264/h.265 Question

    Hello all, o I just have a quick question about the whole h.264/h.265 compression technology. Does this only affect the bit rate while recording (less bandwidth and storage space), or does this also affect the playback bit rate, e.g. through a mobile device? I know I currently struggle to get...
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    EmpirtTech to Dahua Cross-Reference

    Hello all. I tried finding the answer to this, with no luck. Is there a way to cross reference the products sold by Andy (Empire Technology) to those on the Dahua website? I've copy/pasted many numbers from Andy's store to the Dahua website, and I can't seem to find any matches? Am I missing...
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    Expandable IP Security Camera System

    Hello all. I am looking for a 16 channel IP Security Camera system that be expanded easily. I recently bought a Lorex system, which claim that there system is ONVIF compatible, but when trying to add another camera from another manufacturer, I was not able to set it up. The reason that I chose...
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