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Ha ha, I just went in to create the filter to delete it, and I noticed that there was a filter already there for Tripwire Clear. Looks like that is why I didn't get these emails before, and now Dahua changed the emails sent from Tripwire Clear to Tripwire End, and that is why the emails were...

Yeah I read about email filtering. The reason I did the upgrade was to get the bridge mode as I am using a POE switch to power the cameras, and have a single cable going to one of the ports on my NVR. Now I have a random camera that drops in and ont consistently. Time to troubleshoot that one...

Funny, I never had it until I upgraded from the old firmware version (old UI)... :)

Hi all, Does anyone know how to turn off the Tripwire End Alarm? I get two email notifications now, one with the picture attached (Tripwire Alarm Input), and now the Tripwire End Alarm (no attachment)? Thanks, Mike

@bigredfish - Thank you. Any experience with DSS Express? I read somewhere that is the way Dahua is heading. Mike

First link is missing. :)

Do you happen to know where to get the Windows download for SmartPSS? I clicked on your link, and it is only showing Apple products. Thanks, Mike

Good to know. Thank you much! :) Mike

Ok, cool. Thank you for your replies. So, when I originally bought my setup from Andy, it was through an Aliexpress.com site, and now it seems to be www.empiretech01.com. Are they one in the same, or is the Aliexpress.com site no longer used? Thanks again, Mike

Hi all, I have the NVR5216-16P-4KS2 NVR. and I am wondering if other brands of cameras will work with this NVR, or do I have to purchase Dahua cameras only? I tried searching around the forum, and didn't find anything that met my needs, or maybe it is because I was looking for a list of...

I just have to report back. I took the plunge with the update and all went well. Yay! My reasoning for updating was to get the 'bridge mode'. I am running all my cameras to a POE switch and then have only one cable to run to my NVR that was in a different room. Fortunately, with this update I...

Nope, no 'E'. :) Would it still work?

I like the idea in the video above. I looked into it, and it looks like my model should have the bridge mode capability, although I believe my firmware needs to be updated. Does anyone happen to know where to get the firmware for the NVR5216-16P-4KS2? I see so many that look similar, and just...

Thanks for the reply. So what you're saying, the cable coming from the POE switch doesn't go directly to the NVR, IT goes to a regular switch first and then from there it goes to the NVR LAN port?

Hi there. So having a 4 year old and a wife that works from home, makes it a little hard to do anything with the network. So with that said, I am barely starting to do the upgrade now. :) @wittaj, in the diagram you provided above, I am assuming that the Enet line that goes from the camera's...

Ok, now I get it. This statement says it all... "So in this case the only time the cameras go thru the router is when we are accessing them remotely. But the cameras never go thru the router to get to the NVR. " Perfect. Thanks again... Mike

Thank you so much for the detailed answer. So, maybe a dumb question, but if not going through the router, how are you able to access the streams remotely, if needed? I am still going through the NVR and not using anything like Blue Iris. Mike

Quick question, do you happen to know the bandwidth of each camera? I currently have 11 of the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras. I am trying to redesign my network, and didn't want the camera feed to interfere with my Internet speed. My intent was to leave the POE switch (which all cameras will...

Sorry to bother again, but looking at the switches and the PoEaf/at specs, it looks like the voltage output will be between 44v and 57v. How does this work when the spec on the cameras has an input voltage of only 12v? Or am I missing something here... I was looking at the Netgear GS316PP...

Excellent!!! Thank you so much! Mike

Thank you for your reply. So, just to clarify, are you saying that the (10) cameras will to into (10) ports of the PoE Switch, then a cable will go from the PoE Switch to the non-PoE switch, and then only a single cable from the non-PoE switch to the LAN/WAN of the NVR will work? I don't need...

Hello all. So, I currently have (10) IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras hooked to my NVR-5216-16P-4KS2 in my garage. All the wires come from the attic through a hole in the ceiling. I am wanting to move all my equipment to a closet in the office for better temperature control. I really don't want to...

Sorry for the delay. I am using the NVR5216-16P-4KS2. Mike

Wow, didn't think about that. So I can still use the Dahua app to see what's going on with my cameras, and yet prevent the cameras from "calling home?" Mike

Thank you for your reply. I would like remote access to my cameras so I can get notified of events, so the "blocking Internet access" isn't an option for me. I currently am running DD-WRT, and I know that the option isn't available for this model. When you speak of "small business" router...

Hello all. I purchase a WRT3200ACM a while back, and I am kind of disappointed that it doesn't support VLANs. I want to segregate my security cameras from the rest of my network, because of all the talk of there being backdoors in some of the camera firmware. So, I guess my question is, what...

That's good to know that I will have plenty. So, do you recommend 24 hour recording, or just on trigger? If you do the trigger only, how would it compensate for "pre-trigger" recording of say 5 or 10 seconds? Thanks for all your input. Mike

I am going with (2) 6TB drives. I am assuming that I can just run them in a JBOD configuration with this NVR? Mike

Thank you both so much for this excellent information. @giomania, I totally forgot about this document. I had seen it a little bit back. Thanks for refreshing my memory. :) Quick question, will I need anything from the disks that came either with the NVR or the cameras? Thanks again, Mike

Good morning all, I just received my order from Andy with the following hardware, and I am just wondering if there are any quick setup instructions? I plugged in the NVR, and the GUI is a lot more feature packed than the Lorex system that I had before. Can it all be done through the NVR GUI...