Universal IP tool for Axis, HikVision, Dahua, Bosch, Hanwah, Vivotek, Panasonic, Flir, etc.

Nice Juju

Just came across this thread. I have a variety of cameras (Hikvision, Pelco, GW Security, plus a few generic brands) that I am trying to set up on an NVR made by a company called GW Security (model number of NVR is GW5532NSN). Is this software still up to date and safe to use to help me get everything talking to the NVR?

UniversalScanner said:

Last update was done last year, I am bit late to answer as I am quite busy with work also.


No software is 100% safe. However, UniversalScanner is open source, so here you can check yourself the code if you have any doubt.
Make sure to dowload the last release from my github: Releases · julienblitte/UniversalScanner


That tool will just list all equipment on your network, but it won't more, especially it won't do the configuration in the NVR for you

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Thanks so much I will give it a shot. I'm having a lot of trouble getting ONVIF cameras to talk to this NVR. It's very frustrating.

does it support
Honeywell 30-Series, 35-Series, 60-Series, & equIP ??

I have been working on extending and improving Universal Scanner and managed to add support for additional device discovery protocols while fixing several issues identified during testing.


UniversalScanner v1.4

Fixes and Improvements

• Added Honeywell mDNS discovery support.
• Added Tiandy device discovery support.
• Fixed Honeywell model and serial number parsing.
• Fixed false Honeywell entries generated by self-discovery traffic.
• Fixed SSDP false positives caused by local network adapters and VMware interfaces.
• Filtered local interface IP addresses from SSDP results.
• Removed unwanted uTorrent-related SSDP detections.
• Improved Honeywell device identification and device information extraction.
• Improved overall SSDP discovery accuracy.
• Added automatic scan on application startup (similar to Hikvision SADP).
• Manual Scan button functionality remains available for refresh operations.
• Cleaned up discovery results by hiding local adapter responses.
• Added subnet scanning functionality.
• Added Scan All Local Subnets functionality.
• Added Stop Subnet Scan feature with graceful scan cancellation.
• Added ICMP Ping response measurement for subnet-discovered devices.
• Added MAC Address discovery and display.
• Added MAC Vendor lookup and display.
• Added automatic ARP-based MAC address resolution for detected devices.
• Added CSV export functionality.
• Added direct device web access by double-clicking an IP address.
• Improved subnet scan progress indication and scan status reporting.
• Reduced duplicate and unwanted discovery results.
• Improved overall device inventory visibility by displaying Vendor, Protocol, IP Address, Ping, MAC Address, MAC Vendor, Device Type, and Unique ID.

Supported Vendors and Devices

IP Cameras / Video Devices

• Axis
• Hikvision
• Dahua
• Bosch
• Hanwha
• Vivotek
• Sony
• 360Vision
• NiceVision
• Panasonic
• Arecont
• Ubiquiti
• Eaton
• Advantech
• Honeywell
• Tiandy
• Uniview
• FLIR
• Mobotix
• Siqura

Access Control Devices

• ELA Access Control
• Vauban Access Control
• Eden Access Control (Sub-Controller)

Additional Devices and Gadgets

• Google Cast
• VStarCam
• Microchip-based devices
• Lantronix-based devices
• Eden Optima Box

Discovery Methods

• ONVIF
• WS-Discovery
• SSDP / UPnP
• mDNS / Zeroconf
• GigE Vision
• ICMP Ping Sweep
• ARP MAC Address Resolution
• Subnet Range Scanning
• Vendor-specific Discovery Protocols

Current Status

UniversalScanner automatically starts device discovery when launched, provides cleaner and more accurate results, and supports CCTV, access control, IoT, and network-connected devices through multiple discovery technologies. The scanner can discover devices using broadcast, multicast, subnet scanning, and vendor-specific protocols while providing detailed device information including vendor, protocol, IP address, ping latency, MAC address, MAC vendor, device type, and unique identifier.

Additional Features

• Automatic startup scanning
• Manual refresh scanning
• Scan current subnet
• Scan all local subnets
• Stop scan capability
• Ping latency measurement
• MAC address display
• MAC vendor identification
• CSV export
• Direct browser launch by double-clicking device IP addresses
• Device type identification
• Unique ID / Serial Number extraction
• Cleaner discovery results with reduced false positives and duplicate entries
• Improved inventory visibility and device classification