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    Hikvision and Dahua Blacklisting

    Do you guys predict any impact to us after the latest White House move to blacklist Hangzhou Hikvision and Zhejiang Dahua, Alibaba-backed AI titans SenseTime and Megvii, and other Chinese firms? It seems to be focused around US businesses but feels like the trade war may start to have more...
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    Is the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE getting long in the teeth?

    Hello I may have misread this but I saw on one of the thread someone mentioned that the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras are getting a little bit old. Is this true? Or did I misread? If it is true would you hold out before building a new system or be happy with the existing cameras? I’m not in a rush to...
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    Please critique my camera placement/selection

    Hello I was looking for some help with camera types (turret vs bullet) around my house. Below is a survey of our home. I was leaning towards 6-8 cameras outdoors. Here's what I was thinking: Corner of the garage near the backyard facing the driveway (IPC-HFW5231E-Z12E? although I don't...
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    Recognition, License Plate Reading aka AI

    Hello I'm really confused by this point. Is it the camera or the software or a combination thereof that give you the "AI" capabilities such as Identification, Recognition, License Plate Reading? I thought this was mostly a camera configuration and software thing not something built into a...
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    Pulling Wire for Newbies without Damaging Walls

    Hello It seems there is a wiki or sticky for everything around these parts but I can't find one on this particular topic. Is there a guide on how to pull wire without causing damage to a finished home? Thanks
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    How I choose a PoE from the list?

    Hello I saw the sticky post. Pretty cool that someone would spend the time to do that. Great job! However I'm not clear on how to use it to actually select a PoE. I'm trying to put together an 8x4mp camera setup. I believe gigabit uplink is a good choice for 8+ cameras if I'm not mistaken...
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    VPN setup questions

    Hello While I work in tech, I'm a developer and rarely work with the network setup. I know enough about VPNs because of my job (and yes I've read the primer as well). Unfortunately I have an old school Verizon Modem/Router that cannot be easily replaced. So... I have some questions. First my...
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    What’s a good price on a BI PC?

    Hello Sorry for the newbie question but I read the wikis buying guide and it appears like going on eBay and doing a daily search for a desktop with the CPUs mention should net me a decent deal. But I’m totally unsure what price points make for a good deal. Is there a reference to a price range...
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    Green Horn Questions - DVR/NVR/Cloud(self vs vendor hosted)

    Hello My wife has decided we're in need of more cameras inside and outside of the house. This isn't really my area of expertise so I've come to you guys for some help. It seems the options are: Recording to SD Cards or local storage NVR/DVR systems Cloud based systems (self or vendor...
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    Wife pushed me to buy a DropCam but I'm thinking about returning it for a HikVision

    Hello We have a 3 month old at home and my wife is about to return to work so it's time to set up the nanny cams. I've been dragging my feet on the decision at first really pushing for Foscams instead of a DropCam. I'm tech savvy enough that I wasn't concerned about the setup issues but form...
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