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    How Do I Use A Dahua Camera With A Hikvision NVR?

    Ok, I'll try it. Thx.
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    How Do I Use A Dahua Camera With A Hikvision NVR?

    I tried to just plug n' play a Dahua camera into a Hikvision NVR but nothing happened. The NVR could not find the camera although the camera's IR lights are lit upso at least I know it's on. I also know that the Dahua camera works with a Dahua NVR. Any ideas on what I need to do? And what other...
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    Correct. Never got them working so I had to send them back. But I have read quite a few articles that said it was most likely a password mismatch. Oh well, I'm starting a new thread on how to get a Hikvision NVR to "see" Dahua and/or GeoVision cameras since I already have those on hand. Maybe we...
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    Hmm. I checked out the link but it looks like the versions there are all before Hikvision's strong password update requirement in May 2016. My goal is to try and get my NVR to see new cameras when I get them again so I thought I needed to upgrade my NVR. Is that not correct?
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    No, I'm like you. I never want to upgrade anything really. Except that I bought 3 new WR cameras recently but my 3 year old NVR couldn't see the cameras due to a password mismatch (I think) because of Hikvision's password upgrade last year. So I sent the cameras back because I never could get...
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    Hey Alastair. Sorry. Different problem. I'm just trying to update my NVR this time. The NVR model is a DS-7608NI-SE/P and the firmware version is V3.0.8, Build 140913. New firmware was I_series_USA_Firmware_V3.4.3 via thumb drive and GUI. And I do have Chinese cameras.
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    Thanks! So, my NVR is from "Other region", not China (woo hoo!). Now, which Region firmware should I use do you think?
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    What is My NVR - Chinese or WR?

    I'd like to know if I have a Chinese Hikvision NVR or not. The NVR's serial # starts with a bunch of numbers, then the letters BBRR, then more numbers, and then the letters WCVU at the end. Is this a Chinese serial # or a WR # or what? I tried to upgrade the firmware using the WR version...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Sheesh. I just can't get anything to work so I'm giving up unfortunately for now. But I thank you Alastair and Ralph for trying to help me. I'm sure I'll be back later at some point.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Whew! Ok. No more assumptions since I have no clue how things work anyway. :) The SADP list "always changing" is a relief lol. I've tried the unused port several times but it always "times out" and never connects. But I'll try it again. ****Do I need a DNS server address entered when I'm...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Ok, what I have found out so far about my equipment. I have 5 old Chinese cameras (CH in the serial numbers). I have 3 new Western Region cameras (WR in the serial numbers) which my NVR won't recognize I'm assuming because of a password mismatch. I don't know if I have a Chinese NVR or not...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    What info are you looking for, for the VGA/HDMI interface? For example, if I refresh the SADP list, camera ID #1 moves to ID #4, ID #3 moves to ID #1, etc. They never stay in the same order as the NVR GUI list of cameras. I also unplugged all of them and started over and found out that the SADP...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    In the SADP program, the ID numbers of each camera do NOT match the NVR GUI information. For example, SADP says camera #1's IP address is x.11 when in the NVR GUI list that is actually D4. Also, in the NVR GUI camera interface, D4 is actually camera #3 while D1 is camera #1, D5 is camera #5...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    This is crazy! So why can't the SADP program see my NVR? Why are the IP addresses of my new cameras CONSTANTLY CHANGING in the NVR GUI? Is it because Plug and Play can't get passed the strong password I set up? Why are the IP addresses of all of the cameras constantly changing in the SADP...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    I honestly believe I am cursed with this stuff! Because I don't think my SADP program is working correctly because it lists the 5 old cameras and the 2 new ones (even though I still have no video through them) but it DOES NOT LIST the NVR. The program also won't do anything else except EXPORT...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Ok, I tried it again but it still won't access the NVR via the address. It says "connection timed out". Do I need to enter in a preferred DNS address because I left that line blank.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Correct. I have not connected it to my network yet. It's just the cameras connected to the NVR at this point. That's why I can't understand why the iVMS program can't see the NVR. It makes no sense to me but then again, much of this doesn't make sense to me.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    I have the iVMS loaded onto my laptop. Then I connect my laptop to my NVR by disconnecting one of the cameras from its PoE port and then plugging in my laptop to the empty PoE port.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    How do I get the iVMS to see the NVR?
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    And I managed to reset the laptop IP address (although I didn't enter in any DNS server address - if I even needed it) and then put each camera IP in the browser but unfortunately every time it timed out and nothing happened. But I wasn't connected to the internet if that makes any difference.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Yeah, I just want to see the video on a monitor. And I have the iVMS on my laptop and then I plug my laptop into one of the NVR PoE ports to try and access the NVR (which is not found) and the camera settings (which I can do). And none of the old cameras are set to h.264 I don't think. Instead...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Finally, let me reiterate - my NVR and cameras are not on a LAN nor are they plugged into the internet. My system consists of Ethernet cables connected between the NVR PoE ports and the cameras. That's it. Is that why I am having so much trouble? I did it that way because I thought it would...
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    My iVMS also lists ALL of my cameras now but it won't show any video from any camera. How do I fix that problem?
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Maybe I should just try one question at a time. I also want to use iVMS since my SADP and the NVR GUI won't do anything. So, how do I get my iVMS to see my NVR? It had been listing it as active but now it doesn't.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Ok, true haha. I am learning slowly I guess. Ok, I can do the cameras I think and I'll try to change the PC IP address. Thanks!
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Ok, I am officially an idiot about this stuff since I don't know how to set the PC IP address at all and I don't know what you mean by "pointing the browser at each camera IP address". I really appreciate the help though. I will try to figure it out.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Ok, the only place I found the stream settings was under the recording tab within the NVR GUI and since I'm still getting the error message "stream type not supported", I can't get to the recording tab for the new camera so I can't find out what the stream type is. Sheesh!!!
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    My iVMS-4200 program doesn't list my NVR as being online under Online Devices under the Server tab under Device Management. Any ideas on how to fix this new problem?! This stuff is crazy hard. Way too hard imo.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Oh ok haha. Sheesh. Got it now.
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    iVMS-4200 Doesn't See My Old or New Hikvision Cameras

    Hmmm. How do I know what the channel number is? Is that the same as the port number? If it is, how do I assign an IP address ending in .1, for the camera on port number 1, since that IP address is for the NVR? Sorry for the tedious, stupid questions. I am clueless right now.
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