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    EZViz cloud alternatives?

    What's the 7680NI-I2? In another installation, I have the DS-7608NI-E2/8P, which is the 8 POE port NVR. Hikvision USA The DSL upload in that installation is a bit better. About 600kbps. When I have the cameras there recording at 720p and 25fps, I can watch live or playback at reasonable...
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    Unable to set DHCP in SADP. Camera keeps disappearing

    My Camera is connected directly to the Wi-Fi router. My PC is next to the router on a Wi-Fi connection. This is unfortunate, but I just bought a new Dell XPS 13 which only has one Display Port for connections. I bought Dell's multi port adapter which has Display Port in and HDMI & Ethernet out...
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    I do. But now the multiple red event lines that were ON the blue line would now be obscured. Go back to your original screen shot. At about 21:15, there are three red events on the same line as the blue line. How would you see those if the recording was continuous. My contention is that you...
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    There's no more alarms in red visible anymore. The continuous recording in blue obscures them. At least that's the way I see it. Or am I still missing something?
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    Does this mean that if you modify a motion area in the camera that is different to the NVR, that the NVR will 'periodically' overwrite the Camera's motion area? Or only if you subsequently modify the NVR's motion area? If motion is off at the NVR, then you turn it on at the camera, will the NVR...
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    I notice continuous recording in blue between 20:40 and 21:00 and alarms in red at 21:05, 21:10 etc. The blue and the red are on the same line at different times. What do you see if you have continuous recording and alarms at the same time?
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    I'm using motion and line crossing at the moment. I can't actually pull it up at the moment as the phone line for the DSL has gone down today at the remote location. But if you have continuous recording and motion detection, I am curious how you see this in your web browser. I get a solid green...
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    By remote, I mean over the Internet. Let me clarify the setup. The remote site has HikVision cameras and a HikVision NVR. There are no PCs there locally. HikVision gives you two options for remote access. The iPhone/Android App iVMS4500 or web access through HikVision's DDNS service. Your OS...
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    Dahua vs HikVision

    I have a HikVision 8 port POE NVR (DS-7608NI-E2/8P) with some Hik cameras but I am thinking of switching to Dahua. The reviews of the Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) seem uniformly good. I'm guessing it's better to pair a Dahua NVR with their cameras. Can anybody comment on...
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    EZViz cloud alternatives?

    What are cloud storage alternatives for HikVision cameras to EZViz? - In one house, I have HikVision cameras and an NVR. In my current location I only have a camera (Just for testing - for the moment). Is it true that you can't use EZVis cloud storage without an NVR? EZVis sees my camera and...
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    Unable to set DHCP in SADP. Camera keeps disappearing

    I figured it out from another post. I had to change my PC from DHCP to manually assign the IP address to 192.0.0.5 (Or anything but 64). I still had problems with SADP not being able to set DHCP on the camera, but I could log into the camera directly in a browser at 192.0.0.64 and set it to be...
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    Unable to set DHCP in SADP. Camera keeps disappearing

    I have a HikVision DS-2CD2732F-I dome camera. It used to work fine, plugged into a HikVision NVR. We were recently burgled. They pulled the cord from the camera, I've had to take it down to remount it. I've moved the NVR to another country (Don't ask). I'm trying to work with the camera. I...
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    HikVision NVR Menu: Event Hint in Configuration -> Exceptions

    I have a HikVision DS-7608NI-E2/8P. Since HikVision camera and NVR documentation is so horribly outdated, inaccurate, incomplete and just plain confusing, I have a question about the "Event Hint" settings under "Configuration", "Exceptions". I am working with the NVR interface, not the iVMS PC...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    Thanks for the clarification on terminology. I just looked at the HikVision NVR's screen again under Maintenance, Net Detect, Traffic. It shows inbound and outbound traffic on the LAN. Inbound with the one 3MP camera connected is about 300Kbps and goes up to 2500Kbps if I wave my hand in front...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    So a quick question from another networking novice: As soon as I pulled the IP camera out of the NVR and connected it to my Wi-Fi router via a PoE injector, I noticed that the network traffic being monitored by the NVR went up. Naturally, as the 3MP camera transmits about 4MB/s. So if you have a...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    I just pulled the Camera cable out of the NVR and plugged it into my injector... ;-) Soldier on...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    Given the situation that I have a current model HikVision camera, a current model HikVision NVR that seems to recognize the features of the camera that I want to use and that I will only be able to have remote access, do you think I should connect the camera to a router via a PoE injector or...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    Thanks Nayr. From the number of postings on the subject, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the relationship between cameras, NVRs and client software. Clearly a configuration could have one, two or all three. I see postings saying that motion detection has to be enabled on the NVR, but no...
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    Who's controlling the camera? The camera, the NVR or the iVMS client?

    I see that the HikVision camera can do motion detection, that the HikVision NVR can do motion detection and so can the HikVision iVMS-4200 software running on a PC and connecting to the HikVision NVR. So, if I have all these set up, who's really running the show? Who's doing the actual...
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    Line crossing setup not possible through the NVR?

    I take that question back. I'm not sure how long ago the HikVision FAQ on their website was written but my NVR can do it. I just didn't push the right button... But I am still wondering what advantages connecting a camera to my router would give me in terms of configuration over what I can do...
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    Line crossing setup not possible through the NVR?

    I have a HikVision camera and NVR. I read in a HikVision manual that line crossing can only be set up directly with the camera and not through the NVR. Is this correct? Some time ago I set up line crossing. I don't remember how I did it. I do note that I can see the settings through the NVR...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    Interesting. I will look into this alternative. Thanks. The vision I had a month ago for how the system would work is evolving based upon my experience so far with the real life performance of IR, motion and VCA settings like line crossing. Coupled with how I am finding the software really...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    Arduino projects end up being quite a bit more expensive than the board. Here's some photo of one of the units we built with an HID reader that's installed in a City of San Francisco hybrid truck. The board was the cheapest part. Shields can add up. We built an assembly jig to the initial run...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    Currently we just hide a key in the garden. Works well. :-)
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    We also prototyped a simple Arduino/Bluetooth driven door striker 3 years ago, proximity triggered by BLE from an Android mobile and a sprung door. You walk up to your door and it just opens. Like out of the Adams Family. We thought it was great. But it creeped out girlfriends.
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    After reverse engineering HID readers for a project which is currently being prototyped on city vehicles, I feel like I have the key to the city. But, as Forrest Gump would say, "That's all I have to say about that."
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    That Z-wave stuff is pretty cool. There's a whole bunch of new product lines out there using Wi-Fi, GSM etc. I've been developing them for years. Gonna dig into the HikVision SDK today and see if I can't develop my own remote monitoring for low bandwidth situations. The Hik stuff is a hodge...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    So is this how it would be connected: - Modem connected to PoE switch. - Switch has PoE cable going into a a PoE splitter (RJ45 female with PoE splits into a RJ45 male and a 5.5mm x 2.5mm DC male connector) - DC male connector from switch in turn powers modem. RJ45 male goes nowhere. - Switch...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    Ha! That's funny. Well, they are gardeners and cleaners, so if they're hanging around surfing the web, they're not working! But in all seriousness, I get your point and it is a valid one. A mobile connection is pretty poor at this particular property down on the coast and nestled in a low...
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    Best strategy for remote access?

    Nice device. Cheap insurance. This is all stuff I had no idea about when I set out to do remote monitoring. Any robust remote system is going to need this sort of stuff. But I do need to first come up with an approach where I can reliably be informed of contractors attending and leaving the...
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