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It hasn't impacted the temps at all being inside the job box. The crappy stock cpu cooler is the only impact on the temps. Running Prime95 for about 2 hours maxing the CPU, I get about the same temps whether the computer is in or out of the job box. Averaging around 80-84 degrees C. Again that is because of the cheap Dell cpu cooler. During the 2 hours in both tests the CPU never throttles. In fact the base clock is 3.4Ghz and it stayed boosted to about 3.47 at the lowest. I never changed the stock cooler because at the load I generally have the CPU running (16-30% utilization) for BlueIris and Plex, the CPU never gets hot. Now if you want to see some HOT cpu temps, the AMD 9590 cpu I have running in my computer in the loft is a certified space heater. Even with liquid cooling it scorches

The basic network center of my house down in the basement. It gets the job done keeping all the ones and zeros flowing efficiently throughout the house and all my networked devices are happy. The next step is I need to learn how to do a really good network diagram of everything in the house, and not just the basement that you see here. I usually have about 40-50 IP addresses connected at a given time (there is an abundance of wireless smart home devices at work). The reason the server is mounted in the job site box was an experiment to see if was feasible to have something bolted to the floor so it would be hard to walk off with the security footage if someone broke into the house. The media converters were an experiment to see about providing an air-gap/non conductive break between my cable modem and router from lightning electrical surges coming in on the coax cable. Same reason for the separate 8 port POE switch was so in case of lighting surge from a camera it wouldn't take out my main switch. The orange patch cables go to wall jacks throughout the house, the yellow patch cables connect to items in the basement, and the red jacks are for the security cameras. Breakdown of equipment used: Tripp-Lite SR2POST 45U 2 Post Rack 24-Port CATV Patch Panel Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 Lite w/ 2 LC SFPs 1U Brush Panel 24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 POE 150W w/ LC SFP Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3 1U Brush Panel (3) OpticalSNS Media Converters w/ LC SFP Netgear CM1000 Cable Modem CyberPower CPS-1215RM Power Distribution Unit BenQ GW2265 Monitor 22 Inch wall mounted to 8U Blank Panel Keyboard Shelf Back of Rack (not seen) - Raspberry Pi3B+ (Pi-Hole) Back of Rack (not seen) - HDHomeRun Connect Quatro Rigid 2032-OS Job Site Box Added Ventilation Box w/ Fan Dell XPS 8900 Computer/Server for Plex and BlueIris 24GB RAM (2) WD Red 8TB Drives (For Plex Media) (2) WD Purple 2TB Drives for Security Cameras APC 1500LCD UPS

There are lots of cellular 4G LTE routers that have WiFi The one requirement you wanted that you cannot have: The SIM needs to stay in the router. If you remove the SIM, the router won't connect to the cellular network. Just like your phone. If you remove the SIM from your phone, it won't connect to the cellular network.

If your port forwarding is correct and your WAN rules are correct, the next 2 thinks I would say try is 1) can you put it in a DMZ on your router and test if you can connect 2) there is a possibility your ISP is blocking ports on their end

Does your ISP offer a modem that does not have WiFi built in? Or the ability to disable WiFi? And then you add your own access point.

Is there a reason you can't add your own network switch and add as many ports as you want?

When you say pulled out, do you mean unplugged normally, or the cord ripped out. If it was ripped out, the phone dsl cable could be bad (do you have a spare phone cord to try), or it could have bent pin the jack on the modem where the phone cable plugs into it.

From everything I've read online, the AR8152 is only a 100Mbs Fast Ethernet card. I believe it shares the same drivers as the AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet card. Maybe that is causing part of the disparity.

You can do a basic test with a multi-meter: https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-test-coax-cable-for-connectivity There is basic cable testers you can purchase like this: https://www.amazon.com/Locations-Explorer-Klein-Tools-VDV512-101/dp/B076DP1534/ And there is more expensive testers that check line loss. But that is overkill just to test a cheap coax cable unless you are installing professionally.

When setting the SSIDs, did the give the 2.4 and 5 Ghz different names? That way when your connecting to it, you are sure you are connected to the 5 Ghz for the higher speeds.

This router does not support gigabit. It only supports 10/100. if you want to be able to connect at gigabit, you will need a new router. Since it only supports 100Mbps, you are only getting half the speed offered by your ISP (you stated you had the 200Mbps plan). Yes it has an Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit), but it won't work at gigabit speed until you upgrade your router.

A router basically connects your network to the internet via your modem. It handles the network traffic routing and can assign IP addresses. Most routers have a small switch built it, say 4 LAN ports (some have more some less) that connects your devices. Switches are generally uses to add more Ethernet connections to your network. So if your router has 4 Ethernet ports but you have 10 computers you wanted wired on the network, you add a switch to expand the ports that are available. So if your router has all the ports you need to connect your devices, you generally don't need a separate switch. That is a very basic breakdown.

For CPU the biggest reduction I've seen that you can do if you haven't is to have Direct-to-Disk recording of the video so it doesn't have to re-encode it for each camera. Some other optimizations you can try are listed here: https://ipcamtalk.com/wiki/optimizing-blue-iris-s-cpu-usage/

I've been using BlueIris for a few years without issue. I used the support email once in that time because I misplaced my activation email. They/he responded within a day. For support for BlueIris I use the ipcamtalk.com forums.

Another Dahua fan here. Currently running some HDW5231R-ZE starlight cameras. Using a PC and Blue Iris software for the NVR.