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    Quietest NVR

    I'm looking for a quiet, preferably, a fanless NVR. The fan on the LTS I have is pretty loud and this install is going in a bedroom.
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    PoE switch to NVR or router

    NVR is coming in today since I didn't car for BI too much. I am trying to finish up last minute re-wiring. Which of the following is correct? Cams --》PoE switch --》port on NVR port --》WAN on NVR to router OR Cmad --》PoE switch --》router --》WAN port on NVR
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    Will i5 be sufficient?

    Right now, i am running 3, 4MP and 2 3MP cameras...will prob add 4 or 5 more 3 MP outdoor cameras at some point in the future. I can pick up an i5-2400 optiplex for $125... should i hold out for an i7 or you think the i5 would be able to handle it?
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    Motion triggers all cameras

    So what am I missing, I'm pretty new to BI, so forgivd my ignorance... I only want the camera detecting motion to record, but any time motion ia detected on any of the 5 cameras, they all start recording.
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    Is there a guide to initial BI setup?

    I have my cameras and switch from LTS, but can't get the camera and IP address assigned.... little help would be great
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    Blue Iris with this setup or use a NVR

    I think I would rather use Blue Iris type software (if this setup would work), but am open to NVR. Here is what I would like to do, but I am unsure of what specific models to buy, so any help pointing me toward specific models would be appreciated. I "think" I would use a 16 channel PoE switch...
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    I am confused and don't know what cameras to buy

    I have been reading so much lately that I am now thoroughly confused. Here is a picture of my house. #1 and #4 are about 14' off the ground, and #2 and #3 are about 30' off the ground. I want them to just be PoE, and wide enough angle to cover the most ground, don't need face recognition or...
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    Another home installation

    Hopefully this is posted in an appropriate section... So I want to put 5 cameras up outside and 2 or 3 inside my house. I am leaning toward hikvision, but I am a little confused on white box vs brown box vs amazon, alibaba, aliexpress, etc... are they not all the same camera? Also, What I...
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    How many ports/channels for my NVR

    I am looking to install 7 or 8 cameras in and around my house. All of the camera would be PoE and routed to an 8 or 16 port switch, then to the NVR. Would I need a 8 port/16 channel NVR, even though I would only utilize (I think) one port on the NVR? I would like the ability to expand in the...
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