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    Can't figure out face detection on IPC-HDW5231R-ZE

    I followed all the steps to setup face detection on my camer, walked infornt of it to test, checked the events and there's nothing there. I'm not sure if I'm missing something? Anybody know how to properly set this up. My camera is model is an =1&o=date']IPC-HDW5231R-ZE
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    Tried adding second camera and now I'm all screwed up.

    I recetnly attempted to add a second Dahua camera and I'm botched it up big time. I opened the config tool, saw the new camera listed, selected it and clicked initilaize. After that it asked me to create a new password, I did that and now when logging into either camera I get the error message...
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    No longer able to find device with new router

    I had to get my router replaced due to the old one malfunctioning and now I can no longer access my camera. When I open the Dahua config tool it says the device can't be found. I've done some searching but haven't found the solution. Thoughts?
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    Playback clips are out of order.

    When playing back clips from this morning I noticed something wrong. The first few clips are at night and the next batch of clips that are supposed to be around midnight are showing clips made durring the day probably from the previous day The date and time look right, ie. 7/17 12:20am...
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    Can't keep correct time

    Out of the box my camera was set to Central time and I choose the option to sync to PC to get it to the correct time. I keep having to back and reselect this option. Does anyone know what I need to do to keep this from happening over and over again?
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    How to prevent camera theft?

    I recently got a Dahua turret camera and mounted it to the garage yesterday. Last night I went outside to throw something in the garbage and noticed someone on the other side of the fence. I reviewed the footage and it was someone that was checking out my camera. He walked from across the...
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    IPC-HDW5231R-ZE - Can't get to record on SD card

    I recently bought and setup an IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and I can't figure out why it won't record to the SD card. I'm not finding any clues as to why. I've checked the scheduled settings and they are set to record but when I go to the playback nothing is there.
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    Wondering if this PC will be good enough for Blue Iris.

    I've been reading the threads on which pc to get for Blue Iris and an Optiplex 9020 was one that was suggested. So I was about to pull the trigger on a used 9020 small form factor that has an I5-5350 cpu and noticed that on another thread the recommendation is no less than I5-6400. I'm...
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    Are there any PTZ cameras that use an SD card?

    Unfortunately I don't have an NVR and I would like a PTZ camera so I'm looking for one that takes an SD card. The only one I found is this, 4X Zoom Elite 2MP Vandal Dome IP Network PTZ Security Camera - IPPTZ-EL2L4X I don't know what brand this camera is, thoughts on this or others out there?
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    Recordings don't start until 5:00 am

    I recently purchased a Hikvision mini dome camera as my first ip camera. Everything is good with it except when I go to check the playback recordings everyday they don't start until about 5:00 am despite the fact that I have it set on motion detection 24hrs. I know there's motion before 5:00...
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    Bought camera and can't get support because it's not from authorized dealer.

    First off, I'm brand new to this and just got my first IP cam and I'm trying to set it up. It's a Hikvision DS-2CD2542FWD-IS. I bought it off Amazon and it said it was from Hikvision but shipping label says it's Neberaska blvd and it says upgradable Eziview. So when I tried to set it up I...
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