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    How to get PTZ controls to work?

    I bought a Dahua PTZ camera a few months ago and have been unable to get the PTZ functionality to work within Blue Iris or the webUI3. If I log into the camera directly using its IP address, I can use the PTZ controls... but it does not work in Blue Iris on my computer or the app. What settings...
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    Am I about to download the "correct" app?

    I am setting up Blue Iris for the first time and want to make sure I am using the best mobile app on iPhone to view my cameras, alerts, triggers that I have set up on my Windows Blue Iris machine. It is the $9.99 app called Blue Iris that I should be getting, correct? I don't want to pay $10 if...
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    Feasibility of license plate reading at my house

    I live on a corner of a kind of busy road and quiet neighborhood street. If possible, I'd like to place a camera that was able to capture license plates of cars coming and going. There is a stop sign, so it should be pretty easy to capture I would think. The issues are that I don't have ethernet...
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    Looking for a camera recommendations

    Last year I ran a bunch of cat cable to the corners of my house so I could put cameras up at a later date, and that later date has arrived, at least partially. I am expecting a total of 8-10 cameras by system's end, but am only looking to add 2 or 3 tops at the moment (~$500 total budget)...
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    Looking for the ideal Blue Iris/Plex storage solution

    Hey guys. I currently run a Plex server for my media around the home from my main desktop PC. For this reason, I leave it on 24/7, and it is kind of a power hog. I've recently upgraded my network and am in the process of buying cameras for a home surveillance system. I bought a Dahua Starlight...
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    Considering a move from Arlo to wired IP cameras

    I am newlywed and my wife and I were planning on building a new home but have decided instead to just do some renovations and stay put (Love it won out over List it, to any HGTV fans). In any event, the digs that I thought were going to be very temporary are going to be semi-permanent so it has...
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