He sent me an address and i sent back USPS $33.75
Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)
Could you please let me know the address, and what are the detailed steps?
I tried to get this information from Andy for three weeks, has not gotten it.
You don't just want to mail it back w/o getting some kind of RMA authorization. I know he's swamped with questions and requests, but I seem to get the quickest response from him when my emails get to him at about 8-9 AM his time.... I think if he sees them come in he responds quickly, otherwise as things get busy they might get delayed/lost.
These are just some of the problems with having the right product at a great price and trying to keep the supply flowing.
Iv'e had mine for a few days now and the first 24 Hours seemed all good, but today Iv'e noticed gone off line several times (Can not find the network host) Will not show up on the NVR search or by pulling up the web UI. Seems to occuring more freqyently and staying off line longer now or comple DOA
Just as I sent send it came back online for a second or two then back off line
Thanks for the info. Was trying to be patient and biding my time waiting for reply. One email per day it is then.
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Can you swap ethernet cables to rule that out? Pull the camera inside and run off of a shorter, pre-made one for a day or so?
It came back online a little while ago after being offline for a good 15 minutes or more, stayed on for about a minute or two and back offline again. Now it's back up so a much shorter down time this go around.
I did swap Ethernet ports on the POE switch and didn't help. The other camera stays online plugged into the same port that has the 5231 going on/off line
I will do what you recommend or try swapping out with another camera.
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ingeborgdot
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Who paid for the shipping?
I did for return, he did for replacement camera
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Just got to get the Cat6 and switch and hardware installed now 
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ingeborgdot
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I ordered today and my shipment is already going to be shipped. Andy is on the ball for sure. I'm getting it shipped to my work address because I'll be gone for 3 weeks. This way he doesn't run out and I have to wait.
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Received my two cams today, they work great bench testing! Nice solid metal build quality, they make my Foscam units feel like toys.
Does anyone know the connection profile/scheme for viewing these cams in Live Cams Pro on iOS? They do not show up when performing an auto scan and none of the 5 Dahua specific camera profiles seem to work when I try and set up manually.
Conversely, I am able to view them on Tiny Cams Pro on android easily. It auto discovered them as a generic Onvif "Profile S" device (http port 80, rstp over tcp, rtsp port 554) and worked. I was also able to manually set it up as a Dahua model IPC-HDW4431C-A with the same settings. Datapoint - the Onvif Profile S allows for zoom control whereas the Dahua model profile I listed does not.
Does anyone know the connection profile/scheme for viewing these cams in Live Cams Pro on iOS? They do not show up when performing an auto scan and none of the 5 Dahua specific camera profiles seem to work when I try and set up manually.
Conversely, I am able to view them on Tiny Cams Pro on android easily. It auto discovered them as a generic Onvif "Profile S" device (http port 80, rstp over tcp, rtsp port 554) and worked. I was also able to manually set it up as a Dahua model IPC-HDW4431C-A with the same settings. Datapoint - the Onvif Profile S allows for zoom control whereas the Dahua model profile I listed does not.
Sure. Setup can be done by using the camera WebGUI. Go to STORAGE > SCHEDULE and select the record date/times you need.
Kinda sounds like security through obscurity. Anyone with a port scanner would find it anyway. I wouldn't bother.
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I got a 5231 temporary installed at my front door and I could use your feedback on it at my installation thread.
TechBill's surveillance build
After looking at the photo again, maybe I should had tried to zoom in a little until the ceiling and front door disappear from view. I have it disconnected right now while I go cook dinner, we have one year old here that like to yank cables which is laying across the room temporary for testing purposes.
I will get back on it after dinner and try zooming in a bit.
TechBill's surveillance build
After looking at the photo again, maybe I should had tried to zoom in a little until the ceiling and front door disappear from view. I have it disconnected right now while I go cook dinner, we have one year old here that like to yank cables which is laying across the room temporary for testing purposes.
I will get back on it after dinner and try zooming in a bit.
I think my issue is heat related. Hasn't happened again since Monday when it was really hot. I have ordered another electrical box and will separate some stuff to try and disperse the heat.