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    NewB question about securing cheap Chinese Xiongmai system

    Thanks for the advice everyone. If I go with the VPN route for remote access is it still possible to get notifications/alerts from the system to a phone or is this functionality forfeited unless you use the NVR's native app? We just moved our first child into her own room at the front of the...
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    NewB question about securing cheap Chinese Xiongmai system

    Thanks for the advice. I do have it just running in my office currently but in an offline mode only. I haven't connected it to my router yet or done the app setup since I wasn't sure if I should try and do any type of extra protection like a VLAN first before brining it online
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    NewB question about securing cheap Chinese Xiongmai system

    Hi all, I'm new to the world of IP cams. I was GIVEN a cheap NVR + 4 POE camera system that I'm now trying to figure out what to do with; so please don't bash me for having bad insecure hardware because I normal research the hell out of stuff like this before buying my own equipment. The...
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