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  1. sygad1

    Installation and test equipment

    Hi All I'm looking to install CCTV at a friends after he liked what he saw at my house but was wondering if there was a recommended way of testing the picture when installing. Currently I use my mac laptop to remote desktop to my Blue Iris machine to see what's going on, this won't work at...
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    Hikvision DS2CD2032F-I admin password problems

    Got it working now. Pressed the reset button while it was powered on Also, pressed the reset before powering on. SADP asked me to activate the camera with a new password, which I then used to configure the camera in Internet Explorer All working, cheers for the advice.
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    Hikvision DS2CD2032F-I admin password problems

    Hi All Bought a camera off ebay (2CD2032F-I) and I learned my lesson about upgrading firmware, so I avoided that ;-) The problem I am having is that I can't even get into the admin page, I tried the following username & password combinations admin/admin admin/1234 admin/12345...
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    Proposed setup advice needed, 6 Hik cams w. Audio + NVR +24/7 recording

    By any chance do you have the link to the thread?
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    Proposed setup advice needed, 6 Hik cams w. Audio + NVR +24/7 recording

    Good spot, copy and paste error from the Hik site, the IS would make a more suitable choice and probably be cheaper. Talking of which, are there any recommended sites/suppliers to buy from, Amazon seems pricey. I've bought from Alibaba in the past but the provider I got my last cam from has...
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    Proposed setup advice needed, 6 Hik cams w. Audio + NVR +24/7 recording

    Hi All Im looking to setup a full CCTV system for a family member who prefers things to "just work", they're looking to remotely connect so they can check on the house when away, audio is a requirement and they would prefer 24/7 recording. I've messed around with a few Hik cameras already...
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    2CD2032 Bricked, please help tftp novice

    Wahoooo!!!! I have got my camera back, and all the UI is in English as well. I can't thank you enough for your time and dedication to helping me out. To recap for anyone finding this thread...
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    2CD2032 Bricked, please help tftp novice

    Hi So I ran the ping, and it just says "destination not reachable" I then power cycled it while running ping. Almost immediately I got 2 replies then a continuous stream of "destination not reachable" Fairly certain it was the 1-line version, (the link was working for me the other day)...
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    2CD2032 Bricked, please help tftp novice

    it doesn't show up in SADP at all, haven't got as far as correcting the firmware mess up I made It shows 5.3.0 on both the box and the camera, when I originally connected to it though, it showed 5.2.5, which is why I went down the whole firmware upgrade route, talk about regretting it now ;-(
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    2CD2032 Bricked, please help tftp novice

    Thanks very much for the reply and the link I downloaded the tool, which contains everything, including screenshots...very impressed with that ;-) However, it doesn't seem to finish off the task My laptop, via HikTools, connects to the camera, it transmits the firmware, but I never get to the...
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    2CD2032 Bricked, please help tftp novice

    Hi All, I've read a ton of articles about restoring my Aliexpress bought 2CD2032-I and I don't seem to be getting anywhere. I naively thought upgrading a firmware was as simple as a mobo, predictably I went to hikvision, downloaded the latest 5.3.0, to replace the shipped 5.2.5, installed the...