Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

[usaf_pride]

Did you need to do any specific configuration?

@looney2ns, did you ever get this up on your NVR?

 

[flynreelow]

im 99 percent positive that he did. I also have a buddy with 4 of those cams, and the NVR, and he was able to see both feeds.

 

[Paul Richards]

@looney2ns @Arjun suspect this maybe worth testing on an NVR

On my Dahua OEM NVR5216 the OSD interface has a "remote channel number" field

under the options:
camera > manual add

Hi Matt, apologies for resurrecting an old issue but I wondered if you’d be able to offer a little more advice on the subject of manual add for the twin lens dahua
IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M.
It’s connected to my Dahua NVR (5216) and I’m only seeing one channel of the camera. I’ve found the Camera - Manual Add and remote channel number field. I’ve tried all the variations of settings that I can think of an although it adds the camera again the image shown on the NVR is of the same lens/camera. Any ideas?
regards
Paul

 

[usaf_pride]

@Paul Richards, what is your system version?

I'm currently on V3.216.0000003.0, Build Date: 2018-12-11 and it shows on my 5216.

 

[mat200]

Hi Matt, apologies for resurrecting an old issue but I wondered if you’d be able to offer a little more advice on the subject of manual add for the twin lens dahua
IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M.
It’s connected to my Dahua NVR (5216) and I’m only seeing one channel of the camera. I’ve found the Camera - Manual Add and remote channel number field. I’ve tried all the variations of settings that I can think of an although it adds the camera again the image shown on the NVR is of the same lens/camera. Any ideas?
regards
Paul

Hi Paul,

The camera has 2 channels - you will want to add both. I am guessing that you may only be adding one of those 2 channels.

I actually do not have this particular camera, so I can not test the procedure to provide a more detailed feed back.

Please do let us know how you end up over coming this.
( also do try to see if you need to upgrade the firmware on the NVR as usaf_pride notes - as that may make adding the 2 channel camera easier )

 

[usaf_pride]

Hi Paul,

The camera has 2 channels - you will want to add both. I am guessing that you may only be adding one of those 2 channels.

I actually do not have this particular camera, so I can not test the procedure to provide a more detailed feed back.

Please do let us know how you end up over coming this.
( also do try to see if you need to upgrade the firmware on the NVR as usaf_pride notes - as that may make adding the 2 channel camera easier )

I literally plugged it in and it detected both channels.

 

[mat200]

I literally plugged it in and it detected both channels.

Thanks @usaf_pride . So just need to check that the firmware is updated!

 

[Paul Richards]

Thanks guys, I've sorted it now. For the first dozen attempts when attempting to add the second channel manually I wasn't able to select the remote second channel. Suddenly, there it was, available for selection on the 13th attempt to add it! Bizarre.
It's working beautifully now. I'll install it tomorrow monitoring the path to my front door and the box I leave a outside the front door for deliveries.

 

[1fxman]

This is probably already been asked but can this cam be use as a 180deg? I’m currently useing a 5231 1/2.8 in the spot and only getting left of view. Would like to get right of view also. And if so what would be the recommended lens’s? Thanks you.

 

[pozzello]

the 3.6mm version has ~86 degrees per dome, so add a little height to that (which it looks like you have) and you can probably get 180 degrees...
or stick with the dual 2.8's (double what you have there now) Either way, won't have the low-light specs of the 5231... maybe cheaper to just put up another one?
I like these for splitting a 10/100 ethernet (including PoE): https://www.amazon.com/-/dp/B07F1MZJKV

 

[1fxman]

Thanks pozzello. I think i’ll Try splitting the line. Didn’t know it was possible. I think I’ll take the 5231 down and put 2 4231’s there. Thanks

 

[Paul Richards]

Thanks guys, I've sorted it now. For the first dozen attempts when attempting to add the second channel manually I wasn't able to select the remote second channel. Suddenly, there it was, available for selection on the 13th attempt to add it! Bizarre.
It's working beautifully now. I'll install it tomorrow monitoring the path to my front door and the box I leave a outside the front door for deliveries.

I thought that I'd sorted this but it seems that I have a problem. The camera connects to my NVR fine and both chennels show up fine but within a few minutes the network stalls and the speed across the network drops to about 5 kB PS. When I disconnect the camera, the network returns to normal within a few minutes. Ideas anyone?

 

[pozzello]

perhaps some details of your network? are your cams on the PoE side of your NVR?
what the PoE and LAN side IP's, camera IP's, gateway IP's, etc...

 

[usaf_pride]

Start with a known good cable and test (not the cable you are currently using).

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

I thought that I'd sorted this but it seems that I have a problem. The camera connects to my NVR fine and both chennels show up fine but within a few minutes the network stalls and the speed across the network drops to about 5 kB PS. When I disconnect the camera, the network returns to normal within a few minutes. Ideas anyone?

Try to make a hard reset on the camera and check , use a new cable to test too. @looney2ns do you have any idea for this.

 

[Jimbo7]

Just got a couple of these cameras from Andy. Anyone figure out how to view Channel 2 in SmartPSS?

I only see one set of Main stream and Sub stream when right clicking on the IP in the Default Group. In Device manager it is showing up as having 2 channels though

J

 

[looney2ns]

Try to make a hard reset on the camera and check , use a new cable to test too. @looney2ns do you have any idea for this.

We need more info on how his network is setup.

 

[Paul Richards]

We need more info on how his network is setup.

Thanks all for your suggestions, I've exhausted my knowledge so I've "persuaded" one of the network guys from work to come to my home this weekend to see if he can help. I'll report back once he's visited.

 

[looney2ns]

Just got a couple of these cameras from Andy. Anyone figure out how to view Channel 2 in SmartPSS?

I only see one set of Main stream and Sub stream when right clicking on the IP in the Default Group. In Device manager it is showing up as having 2 channels though

J

In the latest version of SmartPSS 2.02.7, available here: https://dahuawiki.com/Template:SmartPSS.
I can do a "Auto Search" in the "devices" tab, and it will find both channels and display both.
This works doing a manual add as well.

 

[looney2ns]

@looney2ns, did you ever get this up on your NVR?

Edit: I WAS successful with another attempt at adding the 2nd ch.
No, I did not. I just now tried again and no luck.