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So after hitting a wall with what seemed to be a straight-up compatibility issue between the Dahua and my Panasonic cameras - onvif seemed to be the path forward. Unfortunately, after installing all the Panasonic onvif tools and getting everything configured - I couldn't get the onvif tools to...

Good point jackdish - I had meant to edit my post above. At first I thought the 5216P = PAL whereas 5216N = NTSC (and that I had just ordered to wrong version). Now realize that's not the case :redface-new:

Yeah, was trying to keep it simple - most of my cameras are on the LAN (not the subnet behind the NVR), and I'm just using one as a guinea pig on the subnet. I've also been able to plug a laptop in to the back of the NVR and see the test camera there. Off to look at onvif today then. I have...

Looks like I've hit a dead end. I tried every one of the URLs above in every combination I can think of - no joy. I get the green light on the status screen, but never see video. I tried the DHCP option like maggel mentioned. Clicking "Device Search" on the camera tab produces no results. I...

Hmm - I never want to discount feedback like this, but I'm struggling with the idea that you MUST use DHCP for the cameras. I can't imagine that's a requirement, but I'll give that a try too!

All - just wanted to keep this thread updated in case it helps someone in the future. I still haven't solved the problem, but am getting closer. Here's an update: * The Dahua 5216P (and any of their POE devices) DO act like a router. You have to set the camera network to be a different...

Hey n4gry - I sent an email this morning, but in the meantime will follow up here as well. I completely understand what you're getting at, and definitely had read the manual. The manual provided does a great job of telling you where to go to change a setting. It gives you absolutely nothing...

Sorry, n4gry - should have mentioned that up front! It's the 5216P (with 8 POE ports). I'm running direct connections from the cameras to the POE ports. The POE ports do power the cameras, and the cameras are working. All cables are CAT-6 and tested.

Good ideas, although the Dahua requires the front network be a different range than the network the security cameras reside on. It's basically acting as a router, which I want (because it keeps the security cam traffic off the main network, and restricts untrusted access from untrusted...

As a few of us discovered in the firmware update thread - it looks like there are a number of vendors selling PAL format Dahua NVRs to the North America market without really noting they're PAL anywhere on their ads. I didn't realize it until I went to upgrade the firmware :mad-new:. After...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread. After a few weeks of trying to figure out what I was doing wrong, I stumbled across this forum and it turns out I had gotten a PAL version 5216 like Dan - which I hadn't expected. I was able to download the PAL version of...