Blue Iris will not install

[Mike]

I would imagine most Lorex (at least the onvif and hikvision rebrands) would allow recording without internet access. Which Lorex of yours isnt working?

 

[Storm Johnson]

they are FXC33V model Mike, wifi only, no ethernet port, tried running the “secure” program from Lorex but will not work without internet. Lorex support said to return them, but if you gentlemen know of a way to get them to work, i will keep them
pic of info off camera

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[Mike]

Are you sure you can't install them without a router? Internet and a router are 2 different needs, you can still have a wireless network with a router without having internet access. A brief glance at the cameras shows that it may be possible, but it may not, idk. I would assume yes.

Regardless, you don't want to use wifi cameras for a real security system. Focus your energy on installing better cameras. Shoot @EMPIRETECANDY a PM and grab a couple of starlights, you'll be happy you did.

 

[Storm Johnson]

roger that Mike, i will return these then and contact Empire, thank you for the input and suggestions

 

[Mike]

roger that Mike, i will return these then and contact Empire, thank you for the input and suggestions

If you can still return them, then I recommend you do that.

Good luck.

 

[BigFoot]

+1 for Mike's last comment.

I'm a noob & dont know much but I've done a LOT of research before gathering the parts for my install and one thing rings out true across all ive read :

If it's for security, wifi isn't the course to follow.

Wired every time

Actually I figure that wired IP cameras with POE is actually easier in the long run.

A wireless camera still needs power even if the data/pictures are sent wirelessly. A decent exterior grade cable (I'm using Cat6 External) does both power supply & data return.

Plus you get to figure out how to put ethernet plugs onto cables

 

[Storm Johnson]

I don’t disagree with you Bigfoot, and the six cameras i have around the perimeter of the house are all POE cams, i just got a good deal on these and thought I would mount them on corners of the shed which has power, via solar, but i would have to dig a trench a 1000’ to run cat6. but you know ehat they say about best laid plans

 

[Kingofblades]

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thank you for your input on this, I also do not have internet on my pc using blue iris and it ended up being the date and time were not correct that fixed it for me. Thank you to Mike for the solution!! I hope this helps someone else who is in need just as I was.

 

[pozzello]

If Lorex is still OEM'ing Dahua cams, then yes, it'll work fine. I would run a local NTP server on your BI machine as well and have all the cams pull time from that.
while your PC time may drift without internet access to keep it in sync, at least the cams will drift in sync with the server...