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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    @fenderman, Dude, what the F.... Ease up a bit buddy! All I said is that they should be more honest about what the updates me. THEY ARE NOT honest about that. They should indicate that it expires in a year. They did not. They make it sound like you get unlimited updates until you decide to go...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    So the reason we liked the IP2M-841 camera is that using the Amcrest software, we can listen and communicate with the people in the room. Is that possible with BI? Also, I have still not been able to find the PTZ when I pull up BI on a different computer but it does work from the server computer.
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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    Wow. ok. so it is the "current version updates" that I am no longer able to get because it expired? wow, that is dishonest. 'isn't spelled out very well' is an understatement. My understanding of that was that all minor updates were free for life, but any major updates (from 5 to 6 lets say) I...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    So is the PTZ IP2M-841 an issue with P2P? I was concerned at how easy it was to set up and view online... I have not yet figured out the VPN on my PFSense router. I started and never finished. I need to do that. I had thought about putting all the security stuff on a separate network, but we...
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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    So I bought BI about a year ago. I just went to check if there were upgrades and everything was greyed out. It seems that I am locked out since my 1 year has passed. I interpreted "MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION" to mean going from version 4 to 5, not any updates at all. Am I the only one to...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    They were really a pain to set up. IF I do return them, do you recommend another similar camera? I like the Amcrest ones. They were easy to set up and they work well and are relatively cheap. I have a few outside cams and an indoor PTZ IP2M-841. The IP2m is nice and allows for two way...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    I am trying to connect directly to an ASH21 camera through a browser as you do with typical IP cameras but for some reason I am unable. Anyone have this experience? It says "Failed to open page".
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    Opinion about Ash21

    Hi all, I just bought three ASH 21 cameras of Amazon. I have to say, this camera has been a ROYAL PITA to set up compare to other Amcrest cameras I have bought in past. I was wondering what people's experiences have been with this camera. Looking to set it up to monitor kids in the house. thanks.
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    problems with three new cameras

    Yes. I also set them to reboot. I think I set it to once a week. Since they all seem fine. I agree, not ideal but it works.
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    problems with three new cameras

    All cameras seem to be on same date/time stamp. I disabled the camera overlay so just using BI date/time. I checked to see what the camera's time was and it was slightly off. But I assume this is not the issue you are bringing up? I set to restart the camera everyday at 4am. Just did it on my...
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    problems with three new cameras

    On a 3750? that switch should be able to handle a lot of power no? I think it has about 400+ watts available. Currently the only poe devices on it are the 5 cameras (2 hikvision and 3 Amcrest). Hard to do that test because it takes about a week before the camera crashes.
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    problems with three new cameras

    I have to read up on how to upgrade an old 3750 switch. Could the issue be that it is a 10/100 (too slow for newer cameras?)
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    problems with three new cameras

    They are brand new cameras. Had them for about a month or so. And all three are doing the same thing.
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    problems with three new cameras

    I did nothing to the cameras that would make them need to be factory reset. Don't see how that could help. I can try rebooting them occasionally. But again, this is not practical and should not have to be done...
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    problems with three new cameras

    So the IP8M-T2599EW 8MP just crashed again. So it was working fine for about 5 days or so. the other two are still working. I checked the web interface and it is also crashed. In the past I was not able to restart the cameras through the software.
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    Looping video

    I will try that. I am running BI on a Dell XPS with an i7, 2600, 3.4GHz processor and 16G of RAM.
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    Looking for firmware for Amcrest IP5M-B1186EW-28MM it reports model IPC-HFW2531SP-S

    Has anyone done this yet? I have two of these and wanted to know if you can do the Dahua firmware swap.
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    Looping video

    accessing it from home network. I believe it happens on one camera or multi cameras view.
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    Looping video

    Get message in yellow at bottom right of screen: "Delay exceeds 60 seconds, the stream is being restarted" or something similar.
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    Looping video

    When I look at my BI recordings, I noticed that sometimes the video repeats itself. Another issue I have had is a clock appearing in upper right corner and it seems to loose the feed or get behind? I am on UI3 version 144, Blue Iris version: 5.3.9.17 Server status is Processor at about 25% and...
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    problems with three new cameras

    Spoke to the amcrest level 2 tech. he was very friendly. He is going to contact BI to notify them of issue. He confirmed firmware was up to date. All cameras are set to Static IPs.
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    problems with three new cameras

    I am on the phone with Amcrest. I hate dealing with level 1 techs. You can hear as they read through their scripts and ask dumb questions. They are elevating it to level 2 tech on a call back. They said the Firmware is updated and these seem to be brand new cameras.
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    problems with three new cameras

    I did not try that. I will try that next. But I need to wait until it crashes again. May be a few weeks... I will update this thread once I know.
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    problems with three new cameras

    the switch is a 10/100 3750 Cisco switch. The other cameras are still running. they are Hikvision 4MPs
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    problems with three new cameras

    I don't think the hardware is the issue. BI has been running fine before. running win 10, 16gb ram, Have to check on processor but think it is at least an i7.
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    problems with three new cameras

    Just installed the following cameras: IP5M-B1186EW-28mm 5MP (x2) IP8M-T2599EW 8MP (x1) These cameras after a while seem to crash in BuleIris. The two 5MPs are sharing one ethernet cable and at first I thought it could be that, but the 8MP cam is on its own ethernet cable back to the switch...
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    Three new Amcrest cameras- testing

    So CarlosB. what is up with the 2496EB. Is it an older camera? Do you have a bullet version of the 2496EB?
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    Three new Amcrest cameras- testing

    Thanks for the info Old Timer. I am running Blue Iris as well. How long have you had them for?
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    Three new Amcrest cameras- testing

    Here are the tech sheets on these. I could not find the one for the 5MP camera so I posted the amcrest description. Seems like the night vision on the turret camera is much better. I am still learning how to read the technical data...
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    Three new Amcrest cameras- testing

    I have only tested them indoors for the moment. I am probably going to return the 2496.
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