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    Version 6

    Ok. Thank you. After I originally installed BI many years ago, I never got upgrades. It seems like I can just pay the 35$ fee to upgrade to 6?
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    Version 6

    So I am on release 5.4.9.18 on a dedicated Win 10 machine. Everything is running smooth, but I have been trying to install ASH21 cameras that I had purchased a long time ago (PITA cameras...never make that mistake again). I see that along the way, there was some upgrades that may have made...
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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    @fenderman, Dude, what the F.... Ease up a bit buddy! All I said is that they should be more honest about what the updates me. THEY ARE NOT honest about that. They should indicate that it expires in a year. They did not. They make it sound like you get unlimited updates until you decide to go...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    So the reason we liked the IP2M-841 camera is that using the Amcrest software, we can listen and communicate with the people in the room. Is that possible with BI? Also, I have still not been able to find the PTZ when I pull up BI on a different computer but it does work from the server computer.
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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    Wow. ok. so it is the "current version updates" that I am no longer able to get because it expired? wow, that is dishonest. 'isn't spelled out very well' is an understatement. My understanding of that was that all minor updates were free for life, but any major updates (from 5 to 6 lets say) I...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    So is the PTZ IP2M-841 an issue with P2P? I was concerned at how easy it was to set up and view online... I have not yet figured out the VPN on my PFSense router. I started and never finished. I need to do that. I had thought about putting all the security stuff on a separate network, but we...
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    BI MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION

    So I bought BI about a year ago. I just went to check if there were upgrades and everything was greyed out. It seems that I am locked out since my 1 year has passed. I interpreted "MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE PROTECTION" to mean going from version 4 to 5, not any updates at all. Am I the only one to...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    They were really a pain to set up. IF I do return them, do you recommend another similar camera? I like the Amcrest ones. They were easy to set up and they work well and are relatively cheap. I have a few outside cams and an indoor PTZ IP2M-841. The IP2m is nice and allows for two way...
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    Opinion about Ash21

    I am trying to connect directly to an ASH21 camera through a browser as you do with typical IP cameras but for some reason I am unable. Anyone have this experience? It says "Failed to open page".
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    Opinion about Ash21

    Hi all, I just bought three ASH 21 cameras of Amazon. I have to say, this camera has been a ROYAL PITA to set up compare to other Amcrest cameras I have bought in past. I was wondering what people's experiences have been with this camera. Looking to set it up to monitor kids in the house. thanks.
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    problems with three new cameras

    Yes. I also set them to reboot. I think I set it to once a week. Since they all seem fine. I agree, not ideal but it works.
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    problems with three new cameras

    All cameras seem to be on same date/time stamp. I disabled the camera overlay so just using BI date/time. I checked to see what the camera's time was and it was slightly off. But I assume this is not the issue you are bringing up? I set to restart the camera everyday at 4am. Just did it on my...
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    problems with three new cameras

    On a 3750? that switch should be able to handle a lot of power no? I think it has about 400+ watts available. Currently the only poe devices on it are the 5 cameras (2 hikvision and 3 Amcrest). Hard to do that test because it takes about a week before the camera crashes.
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    problems with three new cameras

    I have to read up on how to upgrade an old 3750 switch. Could the issue be that it is a 10/100 (too slow for newer cameras?)
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    problems with three new cameras

    They are brand new cameras. Had them for about a month or so. And all three are doing the same thing.
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