Today it is showing the triggers, but has lost all the actions associated with them. I believe this happened once before and I found something on-line about it. Either I did something I don't remember to fix it, or it came right by itself.

I haven't had a lot of time to troubleshoot, but I didn't find anything about the issue through Google and and it hasn't come right by itself after a number of reboots and taking the latest security update for Sequoia. Needless to say I don't remember what I did last time

I am running the latest update 6.17 of SecuritySpy on an M1 Mac mini with 8GB RAM. I have updated Sequoia to 15.7.3 earlier today (after HomeHelper lost the actions). The mini is dedicated to running SecuritySpy, HomeHelper and Sync Folders Pro to offload recordings to my NAS and I have 22 cameras active on a 32 camera license.

I don't want to have to recreate all the actions for my triggers because I know I didn't have to do that previously, and I haven't edited anything in HomeHelper for fear it will overwrite any possibility to recover the previous configuration. I'm hoping someone else has seen the issue and has a better memory than I do and knows how to recover the actions.

Sorry if this isn't the right category to post in - there isn't a HomeHelper one and Home Automation didn't look right when I checked the other content there.

I am using a QNAP TR-004 with 4 WD Purple-Pro 8T Drives configured as RAID 5 that is directly connected to my M2 Mac Mini running Security Spy (8 cameras) via Thunderbolt/USB-C cable.

Any advice would be appreciated as I am not a computer geek, but trying my best to learn more about running the cameras on my Home Network.

Is there a published chart in how to interpret the number codes at the end of the Warning, or are they just for Security Spy tech wizards to assist in figuring out the issue?

Thank you!

I have SecuritySpy set to auto load full screen in Kiosk mode. Somehow I must have previously selected the cameras I wanted to view and the order they appear as the kiosk mode only shows two cameras. How do I set the cameras that will be displayed in kiosk mode?

Have any of you clever people figured out how to have your mac restart after a UPS mediated shutdown?

Our mini is hooked to an APC UPS via USB ( aside from line voltage to run the mac ). Power Management is set to cleanly shutdown the mac when the UPS hits 25% of capacity.

How would I have the unattended, headless mac restart when power is restored?

I'm set w/restarting the wonderful SSpy after the machine boots. that's fine.

I live in the high desert of Arizona USA and just happened to catch some rare wildlife on a couple of my ranch cameras recently. It was a juvenile Mountain Lion that my game warden neighbor estimates to have been about five feet long and 110 pounds. My mind often thinks with a huge catalog of music, so I immediately had to weave audio into a short clip.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zwv8oclved2rxa05tfvjc/BIG-Puddy-Cat.mp4?rlkey=hcao6hv4nfzn2ta4fk3no193b&dl=0

BTW, the cameras used were one Axis Q1951-E 35mm 30FPS thermal unit and one Axis Q6125-E PTZ model that run 24/7. My 32 camera network is managed with the latest version of SecuritySpy to date, Mac OS 15x, and on a CCTV dedicated Mac Studio M4 Max, 12-core, 36GB RAM with 80TB of storage via a ThunderBolt 4 enclosure. Here is a link to one of my posts concerning thermal imagery:

https://bensoftware.com/forum/discussion/4269/anyone-using-thermal-imaging-cameras#latest

Peace,

Dr. Z.

What do we like for fairly basic PTZ cameras at the moment? It's going to be at the top of a window looking outside, basically hanging upside-down.

I have successfully used a Reolink Duo to cover the rear property line/parking access gate - but its overhead view, while good for seeing what's generally going on, is not ideal for the warehouse front. On the front I have a single gang box at each end of the building, about 15' above the ground. I have aimed these old bullet cameras at each other, so I have a cross view of the building, with the sidewalk and parking area - I have only armed the first couple feet away from the building, and even then get an awful lot of alerts -

So I purchased a couple Reolink RLC810As - figured they are a step up, and should give higher resolution. But in doing the initial setup, they offer a "corridor" mode - seems to switch the image 90d, so instead of offering 3840x2160, they offer 2160x3840 - so more vertical than horizontal, which seems ideal for both the front, as well as for the driveway alongside the building - but the multi view gives me -

view from Reolink in Corridor mode - just testing in the warehouse -

So you can sorta see the issue - I already have the doublewide back view, then the "corridor" view ( currently set as a test view in the warehouse) is just adding a lot of black screen to the multiview - suggestions and advice very welcome!!

And while I have you attention - any advice about hardware that mounts to a single gang box, and extends the camera out a distance so it can see more "back" at the wall? you may notice I have the same problem on the side, where my view is largely the gutter on the side of the building, but the front could use the same modifications. I'd also like to add to a box and raise a camera up above the building parapet, so I could "see" across the roof, if there are any suggestions -

Thanks in advance! Tad

I have two cams pointed toward the street.

I searched the recordings from that night, and saw two people walking toward her place, with a tool bag, at 9:45 PM, and the Kawasaki driving by in the direction they came from 10 minutes later.

I gave her a thumb drive with the two videos on it, and mentioned a few distinguishing things I had noticed about the two people.

I got a text from her today saying that they had ID'd the thieves and gotten the Kawasaki back.

Thanks to SV3C, Dahua and Ben!

Perhaps this could be an option when selecting which camera, format, size, etc. ?

Thanks as always, Ben!

Justin

It appears this is because I am using a VPN to try to protect my privacy in some small measure, and of course we little people trying to have privacy is verboten in the larger digital society.

If this forum isn't going to allow posts over a VPN, can it put up a warning message that says that, or simply block us from even reading the forum?

Or even better, allow us to use VPNs?

Second question, I can access the files through the camera's web interface, but is there a way to make the SD card available over the local network?

Many thanks for any assistance!

If I do a factory reset, can I just then look for it with an IP search tool and find it on wifi without having to plug it in to ethernet? I really want to avoid taking it down. Or anything else to try first that I may not have thought of? Thx...

The new UI allows for significant customization (at least compared to former C4 UI). Among other things is support for displaying streams (surveillance, programming, etc.) in a UI panel - either continuous or based on a trigger.

Has anyone looked at how this will work with SS? Will it require a SS specific widget?

I can think of a long list of desirable features in a SS widget :-)

Current settings. There is a cable that swings in the wind, also a loose downspout that swings in the wind; I've tried masking them as well as dialing back all the sensitivities, but still getting false alerts frequently. Seems like this started in the past 24h.

TIA

John

This has worked well for over a year, but over the past 24hrs I have had 4 seemingly spontaneous Home Assistant automations triggered by receipt of a webhook payload - without any motion capture recorded by SS. They have all been from one camera only.

I would like to confirm whether the shell command is being run inappropriately by SS or whether Home Assistant is where my problem lies. It would be very helpful if I can identify the shell command history. Is this possible?

Thanks for the help.

Allen

I just found Ben's recommendations on the Security Spy forum. I'll stick with SSD.

My second question is will there be a Black Friday Sale for SecuritySpy? As I currently have a 12-camera system and am looking to upgrade to 16 when I pull the trigger and make my move to either software.

The third question I have is why aren't there any videos showcasing the SecuritySpy software? I've tried scouring YouTube to no avail and I don't see many up to date guides providing detailed setups for new users with options, device settings, setup process, etc., why is this the case? Where are the tutorials, product demonstrations, etc.?

The fourth question I have is how is the AI, what potential features are on the horizon, and what makes SecuritySpy superior to its competition?

one is to take advantage of apples password manager so when accessing the system(s) on phone, ipad, atv, etc, you can just do a single log-in to the app, and all associated servers/passwords would auto-load, and even save user and password info when accessing each system.

the next is to allow for a double wide opening as an option in the multi-screen window. I’ve added a couple Reolink 180d cameras, which basically offers the view area of 2 adjoined cameras, so a single camera/view can capture a very wider area, plus only uses one camera license. They work now, but the image is squeezed down in a multi-camera view, but is expanded to its natural resolution when highlighted. If it could somehow be assigned a double-wide spot in multi-camera view, that’d be very nice.

There was something else, but it must have been really minimal as I can’t remember what it was at the moment - 😁

Background:

Looking into Logs, couldn't see where a user logging in via Web or App is authenticated positively or negatively. Probably user error on my part not finding or seeing it?

The Ask:

Is there an easy way to locate and/or alert when a user accesses SS?

Thank you!!