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I have recently purchased a Hikvision DS-KV6113-WPE1(B) doorbell. The doorbell is one of very few PoE doorbells which look good, work well and relatively in expensive. The doorbell also allows the video feed to be viewed over RTSP which integrates well into my DVR system (Shinobi). Recently Hikvision have released firmware (Readme / Firmware) which ...

These instructions offer assistance with enabling/disabling Hyper V in Windows 10. I have found it necessary to disable this service for use with Virtaul Box, then re-enabling it for Docker. To disable Hyper V in Windows 10 (e.g. for use with Virtual Box): Ensure virtualisation is supported by your CPU and enabled in the BIOS ...

Following on from my original post in 2017 and a follow up I made in 2019, I am making this post to show the changes my to my home network. Some parts have not changed. such as; The rack, a 9U with dimensions of 600x600mm. I am still running pfSense on a Qotom Q150P-S08 Mini ...

I have recently been researching VLANs for my home network. These will be used to split up my network devices into their own logical network, such as IP Cams, IoT devices and Guest WiFi. My current PoE switch was unmanaged, I had to replace this with a managed version. I already had a HP ProCurve ...

I have a bunch of TP-Link EAP model WiFi access points in my home, these are enterprise grade devices allow management via a unified controller, TP-Link call their controller software Omada. This is very similar to Ubiquiti’s Unifi controller. Whilst I don’t have any other Unifi equipment, I found the TP-Link access points to be ...