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Sent DM to request purchase of 1 5231, 1 4231 and 2 of the mounts.

First, I'm not a security expert. But, what I setup was the advice of the security experts lol. My understanding is that if the IP cams are on a totally different subnet/NIC, they can't "phone home", get hijacked, or even connect to the internet (I have the gateway and DNS blanked on that...

After thorough research before buying some Dahua cams, this is the way I set things up as well. Picked up a TP-Link NIC on Amazon for like $15, got an 8-port POE switch, put the Cameras/POE on the new NIC on separate subLAN, have Blue Iris?PC on the other NIC subLAN. I also use OPEN VPN...

It took me a long time to figure out the my WiFi cameras were killing my internet speed. Once I figured that out and decided to go POE cat5e that is what led me to this forum. Wired cameras on a separate subLAN solved my speed and security issues. Follow the WiKi for success !

It was very cold and the lady was in PJ's and slippers. The dog had a sweater on so was not bothered by temps I guess lol

Just got my dahua 2231 installed a couple weeks ago and two nights ago this happened. At 10pm a stranger drives down our 70yd driveway and starts chasing a small dog. It was surreal. This 18 second video clip is at 16x and lower quality than actual camera footage, but the actual event lasted...

Thanks for the reply. I wasn't sure if the zig-zag pattern was normal looking for a camera feed. It almost appreared like an interference pattern.

Is this camera still for sale? Trying to decide if I need one turret.

Found this forum a couple weeks ago. Read and re-read the entire wiki, then read it again. I had bought a couple Foscam 8910's long ago and they were OK for email alerts telling me when UPS stopped in and such. I also used Blue Iris for an NVR. But as they have aged I decided to look into a...