My brain hurts now.

Todd Schmidt said:
Right now my goal is to just be able to see (remote viewing) my whole yard and have a recording in case something does happen. I currently have 3 ICamera 1000 through xfinity home 1 outside and two inside (switching to Ring soon) so I want to replace them. (I might actually keep them for inside use as they are decent cameras) And with the addition of a pool I really want to keep an eye on it especially if I’m not home. Beyond that I haven’t given much thought.
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RING....Oh hell no!

You want to know who did it, not just what happened.
 
Got this computer hopefully more than sufficient for my needs. i don’t want to update it for a long time.Dell Optiplex 5000 5060 SFF I7-8700 8GB 256GB SSD DVDRW Win10 PRO *LIKE NEW* | eBay

Going to get a WD purple 12TB drive to install in it for recorded video.

This switch NETGEAR 16-Port PoE/PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch with 183W PoE Budget 606449133318 | eBay

Monitor Dell 22" LED Widescreen Monitor - Black (SE2216H) 884116191551 | eBay

Next will be running some Cat6 and testing a couple cameras after installing Blue Iris.

Ring security will be installed soon. Then I can cancel xfinity (everything but internet).
 
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Sorry to hijack this thread, would an Intel NUC be capable of running 4 cameras via BlueIris? I currently have a NAS but looking to switch away from it.
 
cadmunkey said:
Sorry to hijack this thread, would an Intel NUC be capable of running 4 cameras via BlueIris? I currently have a NAS but looking to switch away from it.
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Why would you want to over pay for a NUC? Look at the wiki for hardware most systems can be run on a 100 dollar pc. 4 cameras is a meaningless term, 4 720p cameras at 10fps or 4 8mp cameras at 30fps? Big difference.
 
fenderman said:
Why would you want to over pay for a NUC? Look at the wiki for hardware most systems can be run on a 100 dollar pc. 4 cameras is a meaningless term, 4 720p cameras at 10fps or 4 8mp cameras at 30fps? Big difference.
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The lower spec NUCs can be had pretty cheaply here, but I will take a look at the Wiki thanks. Sorry, I run 2 x 2MP cams at 20fps and 2x8mp at 20fps. Biggest issue I presume would be storage. Cheers.
 
cadmunkey said:
The lower spec NUCs can be had pretty cheaply here, but I will take a look at the Wiki thanks. Sorry, I run 2 x 2MP cams at 20fps and 2x8mp at 20fps. Biggest issue I presume would be storage. Cheers.
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once again, nuc are not ideal for BI. You want local storage and a more powerful cpu. Modern pc's are VERY efficient, you are not saving anything with a nuc.
 
fenderman said:
once again, nuc are not ideal for BI. You want local storage and a more powerful cpu. Modern pc's are VERY efficient, you are not saving anything with a nuc.
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Fair enough, reason I asked about the NUC was because the OP linked to an $800 Dell Optiplex system and I thought that was very high priced to run BlueIris. NUCs a lot cheaper. Power usage/noise is my main concern really
 
cadmunkey said:
Fair enough, reason I asked about the NUC was because the OP linked to an $800 Dell Optiplex system and I thought that was very high priced to run BlueIris. NUCs a lot cheaper. Power usage/noise is my main concern really
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Dont see anything about an 800 dollar pc. you can buy third gen i5 hp business systems for 100, fourth for 125, 6th for 180-200, 8th gen i5-8500 (Which are more powerful than 6th 7th i7 systems) for 400-450 (deals vary on ebay). See wiki, threads and ebay.
 
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cadmunkey said:
Fair enough, reason I asked about the NUC was because the OP linked to an $800 Dell Optiplex system and I thought that was very high priced to run BlueIris. NUCs a lot cheaper. Power usage/noise is my main concern really
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The pc I linked to is a lot more than is necessary and I wanted more for future proofing in case after my plans I decide I need more cameras in my system. Same with the switch. It’s more than I think I’ll need but it’s easier to buy extra now than later on.
 
Todd Schmidt said:
The pc I linked to is a lot more than is necessary and I wanted more for future proofing in case after my plans I decide I need more cameras in my system. Same with the switch. It’s more than I think I’ll need but it’s easier to buy extra now than later on.
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Fair enough Todd, good luck with your build buddy ;)
 
Todd Schmidt said:
The pc I linked to is a lot more than is necessary and I wanted more for future proofing in case after my plans I decide I need more cameras in my system. Same with the switch. It’s more than I think I’ll need but it’s easier to buy extra now than later on.
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Its actually usually cheaper to buy later. For example, there were a bunch of i5-8500 hp elitedesk sff units for 404 last week. In two/three years when you decide you need more power, you could buy a much better system for 400. You have spent the same amount but now not only have two systems but a much more powerful second unit.
 
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Its actually usually cheaper to buy later. For example, there were a bunch of i5-8500 hp elitedesk sff units for 404 last week. In two/three years when you decide you need more power, you could buy a much better system for 400. You have spent the same amount but now not only have two systems but a much more powerful second unit.
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Oh well. Too late now. Where were you a week ago? still learning...
 
Todd Schmidt said:
Oh well. Too late now. Where were you a week ago? still learning...
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Same thing happened to me.

You will learn quick to just follow forums. There is a lot of great advice that would take a lot of trial and error if it was not for great members posting their experiences. fenderman has a lot of experience with this and he has never gave me bad advice. He has actually saved me a lot of money that I have donated to the forums as I would've spent it anyway without his advice.
 
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TL1096r said:
Same thing happened to me.

You will learn quick to just follow forums. There is a lot of great advice that would take a lot of trial and error if it was not for great members posting their experiences. fenderman has a lot of experience with this and he has never gave me bad advice. He has actually saved me a lot of money that I have donated to the forums as I would've spent it anyway without his advice.
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These forums have been great. I still have a buttload to learn, but they’ve helped a ton in planning out some stuff. Now, if only there was a cliff note for the cliff note.
 
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Todd Schmidt said:
These forums have been great. I still have a buttload to learn, but they’ve helped a ton in planning out some stuff. Now, if only there was a cliff note for the cliff note.
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Agreed :) cliffnotes are amazing but I still scratch my head at some of the stuff posted when not step by step. I don't have a lot of confidence at times.

But cannot complain I need to just research more when I miss something or ask questions that are not too dumb.

I don't have VPN due to not knowing how to setup OPENVPN with windows 10 - I only see VPN with asus or OpenVPN to hide your IP on websites. I need to stick with stunnel until asus router arrives:
What are you using/doing to make your camera more secure?
 
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Agreed :) cliffnotes are amazing but I still scratch my head at some of the stuff posted when not step by step. I don't have a lot of confidence at times.

But cannot complain I need to just research more when I miss something or ask questions that are not too dumb.

I don't have VPN due to not knowing how to setup OPENVPN with windows 10 - I only see VPN with asus or OpenVPN to hide your IP on websites. I need to stick with stunnel until asus router arrives:
What are you using/doing to make your camera more secure?
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How to Secure Your Network (Don't Get Hacked!) | IP Cam Talk
 
Ok. Computer up and running. BI installed and running. 12TB WD purple installed as NVR only drive.

Help needed.

So I have one cam (ipc-hdw5321r-ze picked up from EmpireTech on Amazon) trying to get it running so I can use it as a test dummy for locations.

Netgear Poe switch is plugged into secondary Ethernet port on pc, seems to be running fine (lights are working), however I can't find the camera anywhere. Tried using Dahua config tool, BI, even web, no luck.

Used Fing app on iPad and it’s not registering any cameras.

Any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong?
 
What are the two subnets you’re using? One for your main network and one for the isolated camera network..
 
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