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    Auto Maintain - Do I really need this?

    Re: Auto Maintain - Do I really need this? NO Sorry to cause you cognitive dissonance. That quote about windows crashing is from a computer science professor, now specializing in computer security, a Professor C. Baker in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He has done extensive government...
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    Auto Maintain - Do I really need this?

    Re: Auto Maintain - Do I really need this? NO I have a degree in computing and over twenty five years in systems analysis, architecture, team leading, programming, and problem investigation of mission-critical, distributed computer systems, and I have co-authored R&D published in the...
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    Need suggestions on settings for best picture quality / performance balance.

    I know not about the settings of your particular camera. I just wanted to chip in a tip from my non-professional photography experience. First, that's not a bad picture for a security camera, and a quite a good picture for a covert camera. The resolution, colour is good given the lighting...
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    Auto Maintain - Do I really need this?

    Re: Auto Maintain - Do I really need this? NO Be wary of a defect in the Dahua NVR firmware (at least for the 4108) regarding this feature. Being so used to working with Windoze which we know needs to be rebooted periodically or it will crash, I turned this feature on, forgetting it was Linux...
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    Dahua NVR4108 Email 'Test Error'

    I cannot get a new Dahua NVR4108 to send email, except using Google's smtp service. That smtp service replaces all images with mid-grey pixels, a subtle way of saying "use another service." I have tried using several paid-for smtp email services. I get 'Test Error', when I press the test button...
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