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I just installed the FW from link above on my EmpireTech HDW5241H-AS-PV, it at least starts up and seemingly works like normal. Not the new interface which is probably good, since I'd expect it to take at least 12 months to be stable given how many updates and back-and-forth "AI" detection of...

Setting up a multi-site VPN requires technical knowledge. If you don't have that yourself, you should seriously consider hiring someone to do it for you to avoid future problems. The setup depends on a number of things, such as where and how your cameras are connected to a network. If you want...

Re 2, exposing the camera to the internet is a very bad idea, sooner or later someone will be able to connect to it and view the streams. Perhaps even change the settings, or reach the internal network it’s connected to. Do not do this. Have your camera connected on a private internal network...

I read somewhere here that P is for PAL and N for NTSC. The same post claimed this didn’t matter for IP cameras. My guess is that PN is default PAL and NP is default NTSC, which would make sense if you have a coax system hooked up to monitors I guess. Someone probably has a better answer. I’ve...

Check out the script that @johnnyletrois wrote: johnnyletrois/dahua-watch I do exactly what you’re after but using Synology Surveillance Station as the trigger, since it natively supports some IVS events these days, that then uses Domoticz to turn the floodlight on. My old version that watched...

Looks like Dahua now has a proper public product page for this camera, along with the latest firmware: IPC-HDW5241H-ASE-PV Has anyone tried the latest firmware DH_IPC-HX5XXX-Volt_MultiLang_PN_Stream3_V2.820.0000000.0.R.201114? I noticed the version number got bumped from V2.800 (that came in...

No, not possible, as far as I know. The Active Deterrence functions are tied to IVS events.

Thank you. Here you go: AblazeWoland/dahua-toggle-ivs Would you mind providing the link to Facebook, if you post there? I'd love to see where this ends up. Please encourage people to pull and improve. The scripts are very basic and should be merged into one, I'll do that as soon as I care to...

@genelit @Fenst still interested in the script? A ton of things, like actual work, came in between so I haven’t had the opportunity to upload to GitHub. Can do if you’re still interested.

Have you wired it directly to Alarm Out without an external PSU as described on DahuaWiki? I was hoping to do that too but thought it wasn’t possible and got discouraged by the extra wiring needed. Edit: this was my original thread on the topic Connect external siren to camera, PSU needed?

Perhaps. I have an Active Deterrence camera though :)

I had another request about the script, so I’ll upload it to GitHub in the next few days. Were you interested in the Domoticz setup too?

Yeah, I know. Bummer. I did a workaround and made a Python script where you can specify the names of IVS rules you want the script to enable/disable. I use the script with the Domoticz home automation platform, so I can turn an arbitrary number of IVS rules on or off with the click of a button...

Has anyone managed to control "Disarming" as available in newer Dahua firmware by the API?

There should perhaps be a sticky on what version level camera (and NVR) firmwares stop needing a plugin. The latest firmwares for both my low-end HDW1230S as well as my newer T5241H-AS-PV doesn’t require the plugin. The original firmware for 1230S did. Now you just use Google Chrome and...

Update and annoyance: Surveillance Station only supports the exact events described in the screenshot above. I started to like the Loitering event end of last year and I won’t get notifications for that in SS. Synology could just have done what the python script does: just capture the name of...

@Shockwave199 you’re not mentioning what camera you have but if it’s one with the AI functionality it should be able to single out humans or vehicles. This only worked in later firmware releases for me so if you haven’t updated from the one supplied with the camera - upgrade. You should also...

Do you get a tracking box in the camera’s web interface too? I thought this only worked with a Dahua NVR. I knew I could see the IVS boundaries but not that it would show what the AI picks up.

Which post was that? I checked his last 40 or so but the closest one I found was the one about Record Variables. Edit: never mind. I thought you were referring to IVS settings but reread the OP and saw that it asked for recording settings too.

Try this: DahuaWiki Some have been successful with it. I haven’t bothered as the “AI” function eventually stopped recognizing deer and cats as humans after a few firmware revisions and that solved my biggest issue.

I’ve never found comprehensive release notes for any of the firmware updates. I just go with it and hope for the best. Wouldn’t do that in a professional setting of course.

Found this panel under Event > Disarming when I updated my firmware to DH_IPC-HX5XXX-Volt_MultiLang_NP_Stream3_V2.800.0000000.19.R.200709. I've been trying to google what "Disarming" means and the closest I've got is that it would be one-click disarming of selected alarm functions...

Thanks both of you, I know what type of relay you’re talking about now.

Agree, I don’t want to fry the whole thing. With the risk of proving that I’m not competent enough to hook up the entire thing, can you give me an example of the relay circuit you’re suggesting here? I’m totally fine with the answer “if you need to ask, you shouldn’t do it” though :lol:

Do you mean connecting another component beyond what’s in the DahuaWiki setup, i.e. another relay?

I’m considering connecting an external siren like picture attached to the Alarm Out cabling of my T5421H-AS-PV. The spec sheet says Alarm Out is rated 300 mA 12VDC. Does that mean I can connect the siren straight to those Alarm Out cables or do I need a separate PSU? I can’t find any proper...

This page mentions a version 2.84 of the API documentation but it can only be downloaded after logging in with an account that I don’t have: DIPP Anyone with an account that could publish here?

Well, it ran for a year and I managed to learn some Python on the way, so the effort was worth something I suppose:p

Good news for those of us using Surveillance Station, it finally supports IVS notifications: Release Notes for Surveillance Station | Synology Inc.

It should be easy enough to get the script to enable and disable one or more hard-coded IVS rules. I think my original idea was to enable and disable rules based on their names, since rule numbers probably change as you add/delete/move. Just as you I had planned to enable/disable rules based...