Its really sad that folks think they are getting pros but these guys are maybe a half step above a cable modem installer. Show them a real firewall and they would not know how to turn it on."Great minds think alike".
I've found that my projects turn out better than the pros if I do it myself with the help of forums like these. I draw the line though at doing my own dental work.
You think I don’t understand the difference betweeen wide area networks and local area network of network address translation. You guys have me all wrong, but go on with your selves, it really doesn’t affect me.Sounds like you are comparing apples and oranges, mixing WAN (Public) IP's ("Routers are not static unless the client specifically pays for a static iP") and LAN (Private) IP's (" Also the routers I use can implement a Reserved address outside of the dhcp range.").
Really sad. Again a sad example of a clueless "pro". Thank you for helping users educate themselves on why not to hire "pros".
Its ok. The "pros" need to be called out.Yikes! How did sharing my positive BI experience turn into this...
If a CCTV camera does not have a static IP address, and that camera fails, for whatever reason, if that camera is then allocated another IP address, does that not introduce other problems?
I got rid of him. But to answer your question what he is doing is reserving the IP address based on the cameras mac address. So if the camera fails (im assuming you mean temporarily) when it comes back online it will grab with same address. This is fine for a small installation with a few cams. What this fool fails to realize that setting a static ip address outside the dhcp range for each camera is a much better option because if the router fails and is replaced all you need to do is set the same dhcp range that leaves room for the static ip outside the range and the cameras come back online instantly. In his scenario, you would need to allow the new router to hand out new addresses via dhcp then manually reserve everything again and reboot the devices or enter each mac address in the reservation table if the device allows. What a mess.
I suppose it's a matter perspective, but I, as a residential user (non-commercial), would not class the flaws as you describe as major flaws. I only use the mobile app on a minimal basis and for any major scraping of video clips required, and when I do require them, it's usually from four cameras, I'll do it directly from the computer (a real computer, not a phone or the web app).
LOL this is funny. You probably consider these "major flaws" simply because you have never used an NVR or other vms and you dont realize how luck your are to have BI that allows this incredible fine tunning. I urge you to buy any alternative to BI and report back.
Nothing major really in comparison how limited is NVR.
You're missing my point, it's not user error. It should be simple to do for ANY user. No one is going to go through this every time.
"No one wants to use a browser ...", that's a big call, where did you get that information? What you should have said is, "I don't want to use a browser".
I said what I said. And that's right, I DON'T want to use a browser to view my cams. I want to use an app, an app I paid for too.
Apparently the lack of these 2 features in Blue Iris has not been a deal breaker for a heckuva lot of people, myself included. Not to say that either of those features are unattractive but a majority of users likely don't care enough to look elsewhere. A very large number of BI users are former NVR users; I doubt very much that the reverse is true.
I disagree. I have a very hard time selling a Blue Iris system to residential users because of these issues. And over the last couple years, it's becoming more difficult to sell to commercial users. No one wants to sit in front of a monitor or computer to view their cameras and/or save footage, they want to use their mobile device. And they want it easy, the fewer taps the better
It really is simple to do .. Tell me what other NVR allows you to do this and if it does why don't you use that NVR? It's user error and you are clueless. In your particular use case you simply indicated you don't want alerts and it's very easy to do as I explained.