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12V DC Power Drop / Max Cable Distance Chart

The below DC voltage drop cable distance chart works as follows. The left column notes the amount of power that the device you are powering requires (red text). The “mA” after the number stands for milli-amps. For example, say you are using a CCTV camera that requires max 300mA. Using 18 gauge power cable, you can run your cable up to 289 feet.

Why do my cameras time out after 5 minutes when using Hik-Connect?

This is an intentional limitation to reduce cellular broadband bandwidth usage. If you require more than 5 minutes of Live View, we recommend adding your device via IP Domain on the Hik-Connect app with port forwarding. 

Source: https://supportusa.hikvision.com/support/solutions/articles/17000128663-why-do-my-cameras-time-out-after-5-minutes-when-using-hik-connect-

Some Arlo Cameras, Including Popular VMC3030 and VMC4030, Will Be Moved to EOL

Starting January 1, 2023, Arlo is implementing an EOL policy for its products and services, with the Generation 3 (VMC3030) and Pro (VMC4030) cameras being affected on April 1, 2023. These cameras were released in 2014 and 2016, respectively. The EOL of the Generation 3 (VMC3030) and Pro (VMC4030) cameras means that certain features of, and support for, these cameras will become unavailable, including 7-day cloud storage, firmware updates, and email notifications. (Source: https://kb.arlo.com/000063018/Arlo-Legacy-Cameras-End-of-Life)

Windows RDP Security

For example, when you enable the RDP on you office Windows 10 Pro PC and allow your laptop or home PC to access it via RDP, make sure you do the following steps:

  1. Very very strong password(more than 12 characters, combining upper and lower letters, digitals and special characters )
  2. change the default port 3389 to other port number and do the port forwarding on the office router accordingly.
  3. Reboot PC to take effect.
  4. Allow the port for incoming on firewall.(allow private only ,not allowing public)
  5. change the Account Lockout policy (attempt times and lockout period, I setup 2 attempts only and 120 minutes lockout for my office PC)

6. Remove all default allowed users and create new one

7. Improve the login security. (gpedit.msc, Computer Configuration-Administrative-Windows Components-Remote Desktop Services-Remote Desktop Desktop Session Host-Security)