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i have 2 Reolink NVRs and 2 Amcrest NVRs, each 8 cams on a NVR. these 4 NVRs are at 4 remote locations, so total 32 cams. what's the best way to view them on a 4k TV at my house? i am thinking these 4NVRs have ONVIF, so BlueIris is the only way right? i only need to view live, no need to...

this is my flood light: works great! image quality is shockingly good with super bright light for under $100. it has RTSP so it works perfectly fine with my amcrest NVR. strangely, when i block it from internet, using PFSense router, the RTSP stops immediately. why is that? i traced it...

if i screw into the tile, the cam's weight will instantly bring the cam down. i have been screwing into a a 2x2 inches cut of vinyl planks and those work too! is there anything better and easier?

cousin got these chain doors to cover her shop at night if i mount at the green arrow, it's too low right? i was thinking of using a long aluminum L bracket as seen in red. then mount the bullet cam to the L bracket. or is there a better way?

I got this Amcrest POE NVR. it has ONVIF. I also just got this poe ip cam Hikvision ColorVu DS-2CD2347G1-L . it also has ONVIF. i plugged the cam directly into the back of the NVR. the cam's white LED lights turned on and off. but when i search for devices in NVR gui, the hik cam refuses to...

i have this 2K floodlight camera. image quality is great, AI for human is perfect, LED brightness is crazy bright. with the recent debacle with Eufy secretly sending data back to some cloud, i decided to block all of my cameras from the internet. the NVR is still working fine and able to...

i have an Amcrest NVR. it can record any cams with ONVIF, even no names ones. just got some cheap wifi cams with RTSP, no ONVIF :( seems my NVR has no way to view nor record RTSP. i can use VLC to view but i dont want to leave my PC up for recording. is there a cheap NVR that can do RTSP...

i bought this camera and need to paint it black. how can pop the "eye" piece out so i can paint it and the "shell" as well?

anyone know what this icon means? a NO icon in the middle of the screen. i cannot unlock to do Playback or anything. there's no place for me to enter my password as well....

i have a camera to be mounted outdoor. my NVR is off course indoor. The kits from Amcrest or Reolink always include stranded CAT5E cables but are not long enough for my case. i have a bunch of cat5E but they are solid core. is it ok for me to use these riser rated solid core? or it doesnt...

i got this camera https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N8RTL2Z?psc=1 works as advertised but it requires another stupid app. i much rather prefer using my existing Amcrest NVR's app. using an ONVIF sniffing program, this is what i get: the program has no problem seeing Live View. but my Amcrest NVR...

i have this amcrest model NV4108E with 6Tb purple drive. it is set to record 6 cameras 24/7 nonstop. for whatever reason, the drive would die after 3 weeks. any ideas why??? two brand new drives now dead already. here are some system infos: drive unreadable with 0 space free and 0 space...

i have a DVR from hikvision. i can view remotely via the app, no problem. i see the DVR has an IP address on my local network of 192.168.1.233. so i opened my IE browser. typed in http://192.168.1.233:80 and it refuses to open. tried on all the browsers i know and same issue. i tried other...

i see my POE IP cams has a microSD card slot. what's the best card on the market? assuming the card records 24/7, will this permanently damage the card within a month?

plugging it in the back of my amcrest nvr NV2108E-HS 8CH PoE does not work. so i plug the camera onto my network, and powered it via POE injector. rtsp:/admin:mypass@192.168.1.76/h265Preview_01_main works. the image is super clear but it lags horribly. my network is very fast so i am sure...

i have an office that's being built. the steel frame is on, no sheet rock yet. i would like to run CAT5 cables myself for networking and POE IP cameras in the future. at point A, where the camera will be, which boxes do i need so i can leave about 1 ft of coiled up CAT5 for the future? at point...

i bought DS-2CD1121-I and it works great with my Hik NVR out of the box. now that i want to switch to another NVR, it does not work and I forgot the password. honestly, i dont remember setting up the password. I emailed USA tech support to give me an xml to reset the pw, they said I did not...

i would like to install IP cameras for my friend who's opening up a motocycle shop in a bad neighborhood. he wants to have backups onto the cloud, in case the thief takes or smashes the NVR. is there an off the shelf solution? i am not aware of any NVR that auto upload vids to the cloud. i...

i have this Amcrest 4k POE IP camera configuration: cam 1,2,3,4,5,8 goes directly to the NVR. it is then connected to the router with IP of x.x.x.108. i cannot connect cam 6 and 7 directly to the NVR, so i connect them to the router along with POE injector. router gives cam 6 x.x.x.123 and...

i need to port forward 8000 and 8554. however, when i set 8000, the router assigned me 49958 and also gives me 58983 for port 8554. so off course when i use canyouseeme.org, i dont see 8000 as open, i see 49958. how to force verizon to actually give me 8000 instead of 49958? (i know i should...

my friend is thinking of installing 12 cameras for his new daycare center. he just wants them to stream for parents to view. so at least 10 users log in at the same time. any camera system should be able to do that right? would the NVR care if 10 users are using the same id and pw? also i am...

i tried searching on amazon. seems the only package they have are bullet cams. looks like i have to buy separately to mix and match. which system do you suggest i get? need 10 dome cameras, 4k. NVR capable of handling 2 8tb drives. outputs 4k off course. thanks!

how can i mount securely without using screws? is there an epoxy i can use to last at least 6 years? This wall feels like tile or porcelain, if i screw in, what bits should I use? I only need to drill in maybe 1.5 inches deep to mount the camera's wall bracket. the dome camera along with...

around October 2018, i noticed viewing remotely using LaView P2P was not working. i switched over to viewing via DDNS and that works fine. now i have bought another unit for father's house and i cannot register at laviewddns.com DDNS Server this has been over 1 month now. anyone else having...

hello i recently got this NVR and it works great connecting to my cams throughout the house. it is also a wifi router built in and here's the big nuisance! my main router assigns IP in the range of 192.168.1.1 through 254. the LaView router assigns in the strange range of 192.168.254.x...

i tried to view cams on my Samsung S7 android phone via the LaView P2P app. error= user name/email does not exist i tried multiple clients' accounts as well. none worked. first time i experience this. anyone else having this issue? how often does this occur?

i would like to view my NVR from the kitchen and living room. so i bought HDMI splitter, 1 input x 2 output. works great for 1 week then dead. i must had bought 10 of these by now... https://www.amazon.com/HD-102-Powered-Splitter-Certified-Support/dp/B005HXFARS/ Monoprice Blackbird 4K 1x2 HDMI...

so my uncle is acquiring this hair salon soon. he wants 1 camera to view the door entrance. i was thinking of putting the camera underneath the Son's sign on the left. BUT that metal shutter would get in the way. then he wants another external cam to view the side of the street. BUT again, the...

i have been installing LaView for friends and family. i usually buy from EagleEyeCCTV on amazon.com. and then it dawned on me that maybe i should do this part time on weekends. so i will get a business license for PA. what's next? where can i buy complete systems for wholesale or discount? i...

i installed a laview NVR at an aunt's house and she loves it. BUT.... she has 7 cams while the screen is divided into 9 squares. she is asking how to fill up the screen so there is no blank squares. currently there is 2 black blank squares as seen in this sample. any way to stretch or...