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Hi all, Back in 2017 (with help from this forum) I purchased a couple of IPC-HDW5231R-Z cam's through Andy for home use and they have been great. I now need to help source a system for use at a Sporting club I volunteer at. We will need 5 or 6 internal cameras to cover inside, and maybe 2...

Hi David, Thanks but I understand that 4/8/16 Channels indicate max number of Cams and is independent of the number of PoE ports. I have only 2 Cameras so I am not sure why recommendations of the 8 or 16 port models have come in rather than the smaller 4 Channel (and cheaper) model. Is there a...

Thanks all for the input so far, its of great help to me. Looking at the Nahua models would you agree I should look at either one of the 4 units from Andy at Empire Tech? NVR4104-P-4KS2 ($142 USD) OR NVR4108-P-4KS2 ($151 USD) OR NVR4108-8P-4KS2 ($165 USD) OR NVR4116-8P-4KS2 ($190...

Hi folks, After wasting around 8 hours trying to sort out why my QNAP / Surveillance station won't work properly with Motion detection I am about to throw in the Towel and unless a fix pops out of somewhere I am seriously considering investing in Dahua NVR to team up with the PC-HDW5231R-Z...

Hi @suddenstop did you get a solution for this? I have Just installed a IPC-HDW5231R-Z which I purchased form Andy at EmpireTech. Connected it to my QNAP running Surveillance Station. Motion events trigger but are not consistent. If I delete the Camera, set it up again I seem to get the first...

I'll be honest @nayr I dont really know what I want / need. In reality we live in a really good neighbourhood 99.9% of the time there isn't a problem. The thing that got me thinking Cam surveillance was some lowlife stole my bike from the front porch 2 days ago. I have a QNAP NAS already so...

Thanks - Yes I was aware it was the "hacked" Chinese version so can not update Firmware, but at 1/3rd the price of the Dahua (if it is a reasonably good unit ) is tempting as a second Cam In a couple of years I expect I may need to upgrade but no need to tell anyone here how quickly Tech...

Hi all, I am sold on getting a Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z as my main front door camera from the reviews on here it looks great. (Have one on Order from Andy from Empire Technology when stock comes in) However am hoping to get a second (less expensive) Cam to cover another doorway of our house. It...

Hi Folks, Thanks to you all for the informative info on here. After reading through and seeing some of the great review material from @nayr such as - Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) I've pretty much settled on the IPC-HDW5231R-Z However one concern before I commit the $$ is...