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Would this computer work for 6 HDW5231R-ZE plus 1 higher megapixel camera? I read the wiki and it seems to me that it would be fine but I wanted to double check that the only extra item I would need would be a WD purple hdd. HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF Gen6 i5-6500 3.20Ghz 8Gb RAM 128Gb SSD...

I am planning to buy an external IR illuminator and was wondering if anyone had purchased this unit before from amazon...

In blue Iris or the Dahua web gui I was wondering if there is a setting to automatically control the IR light and color and black/white mode? the reason I am looking for this is on dark nights I like the picture better with the IR light on and black and white mode. the other half of the time...

I am going to eventually run 4 or 5 dahua cameras and right now I have 2 mounted and set up. I used cat6 outdoor cable and it is very stiff and doesnt run well from the basement up to my switch in the living room. is there a way I can make a box or something pre made that I can connect my...

I have a dahua hdw5231R-ZE camera set up using BI. My images at night seem to have an awful lot of motion blur and seem unclear in general. I would appreciate any input on the matter and have attached a short clip. most of my settings are at the default other than the following. in the Dahua...

I have 2 questions relating to BI. My camera model is dahua ipc-hdw5231R-ZE 1. I have no control of the IR light on my cameras from BI. I have to go to the dahua web gui in order to turn it on, off or on auto. Usually auto is fine but I would like to be able to turn it on or off...

I have just set up my 2nd camera and I cannot get them both to work in the config tool or view them both in the browser. My lan is on 192.168.2.xx so I tried to set them both to 192.168.2.108 but they are both red in the config tool and when I pull them up in my browser I can only see one...

I have a IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and was wondering what the best settings were for this camera. I am using blue iris if that makes a difference in any of the settings. everything seems really washed out at night with the IR. I have included a few screen shots of my current settings which should all be...

I am trying to figure out the best way to mount my dahua HDW5231R-ZE on Dutch lap siding without cutting too big of a hole. The only sturdy option I have found requires cutting a 4" square hole in the siding.

I am running openVPN and while doing the remote access setup on blue iris, I am getting an error on the last step "remote access test" under verified server, it says operation timed out. one thing to mention. on the previous step of port forwarding, I did not allow it to do this as I remember...

I am going to have 5 cameras when it is all said and done. 4 will be IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and one will be a PTZ mounted somewhere at the front of the house. I am looking for suggestions of the best mounting locations for all of the cameras. They will all be mounted around 8 feet and possibly one...

I have an att uverse modem/router (3801hgv) and am running an asus rt-ac68u behind it. I am running openVPN on the assus. the only way I have found to get these two to work together is to have the att modem put the asus router into DMZplus mode. I was wondering if this defeats the purpose of...

I have Uverse internet and I have gotten a couple dahua cameras to work on my home network. after reading a bit, it seems I dont want to forward ports but need to set up a VPN. I have researched this a bit and from everything I gather, it is not possible to do this at all while using my 3801HGV...

I have settled on buying a couple IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras from Andy and adding more in the future. The cameras should be here sometime next week and I want to get all of my supplies in order for testing when they arrive. I plan to buy enough supplies to eventually set up 4-5 cameras. here is...

I have recently decided that I want to invest in cameras for my home as I live on the edge of a small park and have a walkway that is next to my side yard. this means there are a lot of people during the day and night that walk next to my home. I would like to place 4 cameras on my house...

hello all! I have recently decided to get a home security camera setup and have joined this forum for some advice. I am going to make a thread about what I am looking for in the ip camera section.