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    Surge damage repeating

    Does the farm owner use an electric fence for his/her livestock? Having been born and raised on a dairy farm in the upper mid-west, I have seen many instances of incorrectly grounded fences cause issues such as electrifying water supplies, building walls (typically steel walls), etc. I didn't...
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    Weird PTZ mounting location help

    I would cut a block of wood to use as a standoff behind the exposed mount holes, then make sure I have screws long enough to go through the standoff into the beam (drilling holes into the standoff to make sure it doesn't split when putting screw through it of course).
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    I have a HiLook consumer level NVR. Can I change the camera name?

    This appears to be one of the issues that comes up with NVR owners/users when the camera and NVR brands to not match. Even though the camera manufacturer claims ONVIF compliance there are always going to me inconveniences like this one or timestamp synchronization, etc. You can change the...
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    HiWatch and SV3C

    I have a warehouse that uses SV3C cameras (B08POE-5MPL-A) on a Trend Net NVR (TV-NVR416). Both are cheap and under-powered, but they use one of them to record motion and had to use the Hikvision protocol when connecting the camera to the NVR. Granted the NVR is different, but worth a shot.
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    Operating a camera from a battery pack

    Holy crap, my apologies...haven't finished my coffee this morning. I meant watts.
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    Operating a camera from a battery pack

    and is also dependent on whether you are event recording or going 24/7.
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    Operating a camera from a battery pack

    The answer to your question is really going to be determined by how long the camera spends in night mode. Your camera is going to operate probably around 2-2.5v during daylight hours but in IR mode will jump to between 5-7v. So the only real formula you can operate by is the one you create...
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    Developer tampered with my cameras - Should I contact police ?

    I highly recommend contacting local authorities. Not only to hold your neighbor accountable for what he is doing to your property, but also to be sure you are within the law regarding your use of surveillance. I wouldn't presume to know UK privacy laws, but in the US privacy becomes a...
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    Improving Sound Quality

    I am looking for suggestions on what you use (and are happy with) that can help me improve the sound I get from my surveillance cameras (filtering/enhancement software, microphones, what cameras have great audio, etc.). Almost all of my surveillance is done in a warehouse environment and the...
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    Need help with GeoVision

    As long as the software is free, I would just uninstall the software and either reinstall it or choose another VMS. There are quite a few free ones that would support 13 cameras. Just make sure the one you choose support the cameras you have.
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    Advantage to running individual cables to NVR vs POE switch and using a single cable back to the NVR

    Please read entire thread....My comment to which you quoted was a response regarding the scenario in which cameras (unknown qty and type) were connected to a PoE switch (unknown size/brand/capability/PoE type) which is then run via single cable to a PoE port on an NVR making the NVR the backup...
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    Advantage to running individual cables to NVR vs POE switch and using a single cable back to the NVR

    ....depending on how many cameras you have connected to the switch and the PoE standard of your NVR. Good luck powering 8 cameras or more on your PoE+ (25.5watts) slot limitation. Especially if you use PTZ, record at night (IR), etc.
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    Advantage to running individual cables to NVR vs POE switch and using a single cable back to the NVR

    While I don't necessarily disagree with your logic, it veers off point from the original question and my response. If you choose to install a switch between your cameras and PoE NVR at the onset, in every way shape and form, you are adding a cost to no benefit to your system since that switch...
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    Advantage to running individual cables to NVR vs POE switch and using a single cable back to the NVR

    The most significant advantage to running individual cables to your PoE NVR instead of your switch is that with a PoE NVR, you have effectively eliminated the need to purchase the switch in the first place. I am a staunch defender of the "KISS" methodology (Keep It Simple Stupid). I don't like...
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    NVR camera setup. Losing IP?

    What was the result of the other camera that you tried connecting? Does this mean that you have 2 cameras with the same issue? If that's the case, it almost starts to sound like your NVR is set to DHCP.
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    Good Security Recording VIEWING software?

    One program that I use is VS Player. It would still be a little cumbersome, but you would be able to view them all consecutively by just dragging them to a playlist. VS Player also gives you the option of merging all of the files into one file, but this would end up meeting your cumbersome...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    You should be able to transfer files at will from your NVR to a USB drive, however, the process will be driven by the resources of the NVR which pretty much equals a snails pace depending on the size of the file you want to copy and the Achilles heel of the NVR in my opinion. I had one request...
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    So I roughly have installed a 5442 6mm birdhouse camera on lamp post 50' from my front door....with tire slashing incursion discussion

    You could use the bush to conceal a LPR cam! It looks like the bush would be a great vantage point.
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    Poe - one camera low power

    The very first thing I would check is to compare the usage of your cameras against the available POE budget of the NVR. When your usage approaches the budget some NVR's prioritize POE based on port #. If that checks out, the process of elimination that I would try would be to first swap a...
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    New Guy

    Hello all! I have been reading these forums for a while and just now decided to make my introduction. I have used surveillance systems in previous jobs, but have started a job where I manage the security of a 9 building complex with an aging surveillance system in each building. I'm running...
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    Dvr settings keep reverting after reboot

    I'm assuming that when you swapped DVR, the hard drive came with it, so I would check to make sure that there was no config file with those settings saved on the hard drive.
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    Errors when trying to order 16 port NVR from online store

    I'm very interested in the 16 Channel POE Network Video Recorder, but when trying to purchase it in the online store, the error, "There are no shipping options available. Please ensure that your address has been entered correctly, or contact us if you need any help" comes up and won't allow the...
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