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    GeoVision Camera Not Found With Hikvision NVR

    My Hikvision NVR can not find my GeoVision camera. However, when the camera is plugged in, the video feed is a blank screen, instead of saying "No Link" when the camera is not plugged in. Also, the error message for the camera says "unknown error" when it is plugged in, instead of "IP camera not...
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    No Motion Recording on Dahua Camera Connected to Hikvision NVR

    Now I have found another problem. :/ My Dahua camera will record 24/7 on the Hikvision NVR but when I set it on Motion recording only, it does not work. Is that "normal"? Does it matter that the time on the camera is not the same as the NVR?
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    Is A GeoVision Camera and A Hikvision NVR Compatible?

    Does anyone have any experience with using a GeoVision camera with a Hikvision NVR? My setup is an 8-port Hikvision NVR with 5 Hikvision cameras and 1 Dahua camera directly plugged into it. That's it. None of the cameras or the NVR go through any switch or router or anything. I am now trying...
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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?

    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

    Ughhh! I'm trying to add 3 NEW Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I cameras to my existing Hikvision system which is 2-3 years old. The NVR says all 8 ports are full even though I only have 5 cameras hooked up. I have plugged one of the new cameras in without activating it but the NVR says it's not there...
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