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    QNAP NAS as a DVR

    Thanks Alastair, The QNAP 563 came with four camera licences which was one reason to try it out. Surveillance Station has limited features but the Hikvision cameras provide many ways to send an alert and this is what I am using to detect an unwelcomed person. I have turned off...
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    QNAP NAS as a DVR

    I thought I would document my experience With QNAP's Surveillance Station software running on a QNAP 563 NAS. This was my first time setting up a surveillance system and there were lots of unanswered questions. I decided early on not to use Wi-Fi due to my concern for privacy and the better...
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    Lurker joining in

    Hi acp_xp, I have not yet purchased the 4MP cameras to use with my QNAP TS-563 NAS. I have decided not purchase from a Chinese supplier and will purchase from milkisbad or Nelly's Security. There are so many problems with cameras with Hikvision firmware versions above 5.2.5 that I want to be...
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    Lurker joining in

    Thanks for the reply Del Boy. The QNAP camera list must be old. I will take a chance and purchase the 4MP cameras.
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    Good source to buy IP items at

    Hello MilkisBad, Please send me a copy of your catalog. Those 4MP Hikevision cameras are looking good. Dave
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    Lurker joining in

    Hi everyone, I have been lurking for a few months and decided to join the ipcamtalk forum. Living in the northeast of Massachusetts and reading in the papers of all the drug related arrests and break-ins, I decided a security camera system is a good idea. I want to document what is going on...
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