Recent content by brandonwlk

im trying to keep this at as low a cost as possible and as ive already gone 200 dollars over the limit for what he was wanting to spend i think ill have to take the hikvision route. i can tell that dahau is an extremely reliable brand and if i had more money to work with i would definitely...

sadly i had left work (which was the only place i had access to the internet as i was waiting for my new phone) before i noticed your reply and the cameras had been ordered. if i return the dahau cameras and purchase hikvision ones instead will i then be able to plug and play without having to...

so my boss had me order the dahau ip cams with the hikvision nvr. now i need help getting the cameras to capture an image. the cameras are dh-ipc-hfw1320SP and the nvr is a ds-7608ni-e2/8p. i pllugged the camera into the port on the back but all im getting is the nvr saying detecting with...

ive definitely taken what he has said into consideration. i found some dahua cameras that my boss was okay with on the price. they were like $98 on amazon. and i found a hikvision nvr on newegg that looks like it will do what i need it to. definitely not ending up as a $1000 budget though lol...

so what would be a good brand to go with? im trying to keep the cameras around $80 to $100 a piece and the nvr around $200. and at most i only need to record in 1080.

i do plan on going with cat5. all cameras will be in natural lighting. cameras are being fitted to a metal building. and yes internet access would needed. i was looking at some stuff from foscam and dahua but it seems like all the bullet cameras they offer only face straight out from the mount...

So my work has asked me to setup a new cctv system because the one they are currently using is on its last leg. i need to do an 8 camera setup and ive got a budget of $600 to $1000. can anyone help me out please. the cameras will all be outside as well. the ones from the current system all look...