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There is already a single 3" piece of corregated stubbed through the foundation. I'm going to extend that as it will be big enough for both the water line and network cables. I doubt anything is going to chew through it when it is 20-24" underground.

Funny you mention TrueCables. I ended up ordering from them last night. I may also look for some fiber like another poster suggested.

I'm planning to bury it in a 3" corrugated single-wall drain pipe. The main item in the drain pipe is a 1" plastic water line. I thought while I was running the water line into my other building, it also may be good idea to pull some ethernet cables at the same time. So while the drain pipe...

Any recommendations for a quality but cost effective bulk cable that can be buried? Which is preferable; gel filled or water block tape variety?

No, the porch light is not being used. There is a dusk-to-dawn light across the driveway that provides enough illumination so that we don't need the porch light under normal circumstances. I just went back and watched some video from the timeline. Both cameras "went dark" this morning when...

I'm not sure but I can check tonight. Is there a resource that explains the difference between the two and which one is preferred?

I figured I'd post this networking-type question here since it is not strictly related to cameras. I have my cameras on a private network to a BI PC that has two network cards. One card is for the cameras and one is for a network connection for remote access. So the cameras can never directly...

I have two cameras (EmpireTech 4MP 2.7mm-12mm turret) mounted on either side of my front door where their fields of view cross each other. Here are 2 sets of images takes about 30 minutes apart. I am trying to figure out why the first set of images are so dark as compared to the second. It...

I have a loader tractor that I sometimes put either pallet forks or a bale spear on the front. But the hood of the tractor makes it impossible to see the tip of the forks or spear. I'd like to mount a camera on the front to make it easier to pick up pallets or spear hay bales. Initially I was...

Thanks for the advice everybody. I've got it working better but I suspect that I will continue to make adjustments for a while yet.

What is the best method to get the camera to switch between day & night settings?

wittaj - Thanks for the long post. I will read it and try to implement it later.

On the video tab, it was already set for CBR. I've increased this from 1024 to 6144 Kb/s. AFter changing exposure mode from Auto to Manual, I set shutter speed to 1/500+ and I get attached where it looks like there are no legs. I noticed camera firmware is V2.820.15OG004.0.R, Build Date...

This is an image from my first camera, IPC-T5442T-ZE. Currently running factory settings. The object's face is about 10 feet from the camera. Is there a guide or recommendations on how to adjust the settings for a better image?

So I tried zerotier and failed. It was odd because from the Blue Iris PC to my phone or the Blue Iris PC to a 2nd PC, the pings would fail about 25% of the time. But when I tried the 2nd PC to my phone, it never failed to ping. My experience with tailscale, however, was flawless. Connected...

Was going to setup OpenVPN on my Asus router tonight. But I get this message... am I out of luck? I'm in a rural area and my internet is provided wirelessly by a local company who installed Ubiquiti equipment in my yard pointing at a farmer's grain leg several miles away. My current WAN...

Thanks for the screen shots. I installed 5.7.5.0. Should I uninstall and go to a previous version? I didn't see 5.7.4.2 listed for download anywhere.

I have my first camera installed and connected to the second NIC in a dedicated PC. I found this post from wittaj describing how to initially configure the camera that I purchased. Need help getting started with bench testing cameras with blue iris Is there a similar post or tutorial somewhere...

Thanks. I have primarily been looking at SFF machines, Dell Optiplex and HP Elitedesk.

OK, I bought a used PC from ebay that came with an OS. After watching additional auctions and listings, I determined that I probably could have saved a good bit by buying something with no HDD/OS. Since the used machines with no HDD/OS are so inexpensive, I'm thinking I may buy another...

Somewhere (wiki?) I thought I read that it is not an issue to buy a PC that has no hard drive or OS because the Windows license key is embedded in the hardware. Can anybody confirm and point me to a resource that describes the process to install and how to properly license windows? Is it...

Sounds useful. I will definitely look for this when the PC arrives. I suupose it only works over the LAN port built into the motherboard and not though any other network adapter, say a wired (or wireless) PCIe card?

Thanks for all the suggestions. I do have a monitor that I can connect if I need to watch boot sequence. And I probably have an extra keyboard/mouse that I can leave connected if I wish. Never heard of splashtop before so I will check it out. I have a PC on the way (a used business machine)...

I’m still in the planning stages and slowly making purchases. The preferred location for a BI computer will be in my mechanical room. This location has easy access to the attic and soffit for running cables. After initial setup and configuration, If I wanted to run this BI computer in a...

I ended up buying a spool of this stuff from monoprice. It has spline but not individual foils to deal with. Also free shipping. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13674

I was looking at it because it is cheap and has free shipping.

Is this bulk cable any good? 23 gauge solid copper. The price and free shipping is attractive but not sure how difficult it is to work with shielded cable? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13562

I'm in the midwest. We get thunderstorms. Buildings have metal roofing.

Thank you. I will review the recommendations and try to learn more.