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    Lost a BI hard drive

    Nope. I have OS/BI/BI-database on a NVME and that is where the paging file is as well. The only use of the failing HDD was video storage. I hadn't thought about the wording of the error until reading your comment; I just noted the time stamps coincided with the HDD dropping and returning...
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    Lost a BI hard drive

    I realize this is thread is a bit stale, but rather than start yet another thread on HDD failures...in my case, just experienced an intermittent HDD failure.... Just after the new year, my BI server stopped responding. Ultimately did a power cycle to get it back running. Worked fine for a few...
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    blueirissoftware.com website down (2023.07.07)

    Not for everyone. I have 3 BI licenses with current extended maintenance. Two systems are showing "extended" expiration dates and one is showing the maintenance expiring on its original date.
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    Hikvision doorbell cam causing chime to buzz

    Installing the resistor is a cure that is almost as bad as the problem IMHO. With the resistor installed, the doorbell will NOT reliably ring. In this config, at best, a mechanical chime will only "ding" and not "ding-dong". At worst, a visitor will press your doorbell button and your chime...
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    Long-distance camera options

    Thanks for the ideas so far--the info inspired me to look in some previously abandoned directions. Looks like Dahua's ePoE will allow me 800m of ethernet cable and have cameras close(r) to the gates. Link Also, the idea interchangeable lenses is very interesting. Still reading through the...
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    Long-distance camera options

    I am trying to find an ip camera solution to monitor the front and back entrances for a house on a ranch. It is roughly 1/4 mile (~400 meters) from the house (where internet and power are easily accessible) to the front and back gates. The current solution is a PTZ camera with "20x" zoom on...
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    How to trigger Blue Iris camera via external device - Anyone?

    FWIW, I am anxiously awaiting the availability of a new wifi motion sensor device from Shelly (Shelly Motion). The currently line of Shelly devices can hit a URL when activated/deactivated so this new device should be straightforward to integrate with Blue Iris.
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    Blue Iris 5 - Stunnel & HTTPS Issues

    Got me up and running again. THANKS! Other info for those struggling with this issue: I manage 3 different BI5 installations that are accessed with both Android and iOS. Android has been problematic with this issue for months; originally gave up fixing it. iOS has been more "interesting"...
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    any DCS experts?

    Good to hear about your success with the Envisalink and thanks for posting follow-ups on your efforts. Very similar experience on my end with 2 of these devices. Had them both monitored by EyezOn. It took a couple of days to get the email notification that monitoring was setup and ready after...
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    any DCS experts?

    I am confused by what you mean with "according to the program sheet..." As far as I understand, you can only determine if the installer lockout is set if: You have the installer code and check the value of the installer lockout programming through a keypad--so I know this is not the case You...
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    any DCS experts?

    @Dudester -- I feel your pain. Some alarm installers seem to want to pretend their job is somewhat similar in complexity to brain surgery and will go out of their way to make you have to pay their sky-high fees for service, updates, or upgrades. Instead of buying a new motherboard, why don't...
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    Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide

    Same here. Have not experienced any issues with 4 still occupying space on my boot drive for about 1 month so far.
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    any DCS experts?

    I feel your pain. We have been using voip (Vonage) for a landline for many years. I gave up trying to use voip for alarm monitoring very quickly. Installing the Envisalink module is easy--connect 4 wires (same as adding a keypad) and plug in ethernet. Register device with EyezOn and you are...
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    any DCS experts?

    This is inaccurate. The EyezOn Envisalink EVL-4 will work perfectly with a DSC 832 panel; it is listed on the product description page for the device EyezOn - EnvisaLink EVL-4EZR Security Module For DSC/Honeywell Panels. We have used the Envisalink with 2 different houses and being able to...
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    Blue Iris 4 to 5 Migration Guide

    Decided it was time to bite the bullet and upgrade to V5. Followed the migration guide here and it went smoothly. All settings (nothing fancy really) migrated without issue. Config is fairly straightforward -- 6x 2MP cams @ 15fps and 3x 8MP cams 15fps. Running on fairly old hardware...
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    Could I set up alarm "away" to activate inside cameras?

    One path for email control of Blue Iris would be setup a Linux machine (VM or Raspberry Pi will work) and use something like procmail (technically no longer developed but I used it until a few months on a Raspberry Pi) or Maildrop to filter incoming emails and run a script when an email with...
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    Hikvision doorbell cam causing chime to buzz

    Couldn't agree with you more. Swapping a transformer to address 99% of the noise is something any handy person can do. Had I not had success with the 24v transformer, the next step I was exploring was implementing a current sensor on the doorbell wires to detect when someone pushed the...
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    Hikvision doorbell cam causing chime to buzz

    Same experience here. I had been struggling with finding a way to suppress the buzzing noise. I added the resistor that came with the Hikvision doorbell and it did kill the buzzing. However, most of the time when someone rang my doorbell, the chime would not ring or only ring very softly with...
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