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    Questions on json and BI

    when you send a login command with no data you are returned a session key. Use that to create the MD5 hash required and us it for subsequent requests. Just to follow up on this I tried all this again about a month ago and got the same results - many commands would not work for me. Requests...
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    High CPU Usage with two new cameras

    Thanks The hardware acceleration was not turned on. I was sure I had been there and checked that. Restarted the service and its now down to about 20% give or take. I'l keep working through the guide and see if I can tweak it a little more. On a similar note, is there a guide on how to get...
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    High CPU Usage with two new cameras

    Hi All Just added two IPC-HDW5231R-Z Dahua cameras and the usage jumped from around 9% to 50+%. My thoughts are that i have not configured them the best in BI. Are there any recommendations for changes should make to get it running the best I can. Has someone exported then config for a basic...
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    Additional triggers (TCP and MQTT)

    I am using BI with my home automation system- CQC. I can send http triggers to get CQC to react to different events but there are times where I want the command t go to the alarm system and vice versa I want to alarm to send a trigger to BI say when the PIR sees motion. The alarm can send http...
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    HTTP Commands and passwords

    Hi All I am trying to trigger a camera from my CQC server via a HTTP command. I have read here about how to use the username and password but I am still having trouble - I keep getting Authorization Required. The command is...
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    Where and Who to purchase from

    Hi all I am looking to buy the highly regarded Dahua HDW5231R-Z. I had a look around and the only place I can find any is Ali express - which appears to be regarded here as a decent place to buy from (I'm in Aus by the way). The review of this cameras recommends the seller EMPIRETECANDY but...
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    Which PC out of these two

    Thankyou As you can tell I am still learning the details and its these little bits of information that make the selection so much easier.
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    Which PC out of these two

    I don't have any yet but lets say in the 2-4mp range. If I am limited by the i5 to 2MP then that's the sort of thing I would like to know.
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    Which PC out of these two

    43 reads and no one has feedback on these PC's Please I need to pull the trigger ASAP and need some guidance i have done a lot of reading and it sound like the latter version support h.264. i don't know what the difference is between the ProDesk and The Elite Desk other than someone here...
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    Which PC out of these two

    I am looking at purchasing a PC for BI These two are the two on my short list HP ProDesk 600 G1 Intel i7 4770 3.4Ghz 8Gb Ram 1Tb HDD Win 10 Pro Desktop PC Elitedesk 800 G2 Intel i5 6500 3.2Ghz 8Gb Ram 500Gb HDD Win 10 Pro PC Desktop Both are the same price ($AUD) and the i7 is older being a...
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    Is This PC Suitable?

    Thanks for the feedback. After reading the links pointed to and some design consideration I have decided its not right for my solution. While I don't know how many cameras I will "need" just yet I do know that it may be up to half a dozen around the property. Resolutions and frame rates will...
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    Is This PC Suitable?

    I hate to ask this, I have read through here a while ago and have a very basic understanding of the requirements for a BI Server but I would like some feedback on the PC that has just come up on sale HP Compaq 8200 SFF i5 2400 4GB 500GB Win 7 Pro - Refurbished So its an i5 and from what I can...
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    Questions on json and BI

    OK, to answer my own question I found the line in the login section For all other commands, you must supply a valid "session" value as supplied by the login command. So I can get replies back now from the system. I am now trying to tell BI to do stuff, like change profiles and set the traffic...
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    Questions on json and BI

    I am testing out the json interface with BI - and I know next to nothing about json so bear with me. I am having some luck in logging in - I get the session key, create the md5 hash and then I can log in. I am stuck from there. If I try to issue a command say camlist ("cmd":"camlist") to get...
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    DS-2CD2032F-I for $17 on Amazon?

    what was the outcome from this. they are still showing up on Amazon at this sort of price - did anything arrive?
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    Individual camera view in internet explorer

    Hi all New to BI, I have dabbled briefly in the past and now returned again to continue dabbling as I search for the solution that fits my needs. I have an automated home with HA software at the centre (CQC). CQC is to be the main interface to everything including BI. I have started using...
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    Remotely controlling profiles

    Newby here, but looking at BI from a similar POV. Looking at the help file re "The Web Server" you can select the profile and set run, hold or temp. Hold means to ignore the time value in the setting box. So when you set the profile you want you want to hold it. again from the help Temp...
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    Which NUC is best for BI

    So this is just confusing me now. I can find a lot of Dell's but cant tell which of them are Skylake and/or are suitable How does this sound Optiplex 980 - its an i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Ther eare so many options from Dell that its hard to tell which is OK.
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    Which NUC is best for BI

    Where in the US? I checked out ebay and they are all $600 - $1000. If you know of somewhere cheaper then I will have to buy and suffer the delivery costs.
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    Which NUC is best for BI

    OK, Where is the best place for the optiplex (outside of the US). Are you talking new or refurb units?
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    Which NUC is best for BI

    Hi all A friend want to add cameras to his house and asked me for advice. I am not an expert in this but have done some research in the past. I recommended that he use HIKVision cameras with Blue Iris based on his scenario. So in my limited knowledge, I am thinking a NUC is the way to go (we...
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    BI and Swann IP Cameras (HD) - Specifically nhd-806

    This thread would be useless without it. There is no point keeping it to myself, that is what the forums are for - sharing the knowledge to help others.
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    BI and Swann IP Cameras (HD) - Specifically nhd-806

    Thankyou Just for the record, I got it working and here are the settings Media/video/RTSP Port - 554 Path - /h264Preview_01_main Make/Model - RTSP H.264/MJPG/MPEG4 Default User: admin Default PW: 12345
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    BI and Swann IP Cameras (HD) - Specifically nhd-806

    Hi Guys New here and just getting in NVR's. I have a Swann nhd-806 HD camera (720P) and I was wondering how to get it to work with Blue Iris. Reading different places it appears that Swann use customised firmware and don't make it easy to use their cameras with anything but the Swann...
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