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thanks! already did that but its dark other wise. Is it possible to turn light on when there is motion?

Yes but I also don't want everyone knowing...hey I'm recording you....I mean it's also a good thing...but sometimes in a bad situation not so good.

Yes I agree...but once street lights turn off...you got nothing.

so i got my hands on one of these cameras....and Im a little disappointed. I cannot turn off the supplemental light, and there is no IR which means its total darkness if there is very very little light.

Hello all, On a hikvision nvr, I know you can limit a user from specific cameras but can you limit a user from listening to mic? Example.. Have user b view camera 1 but disable them from listening in to mic.

Thank you all for the help. I was able to get it by IPing and setting to manual. On another note, I got on the ladder and twisted the 7YR camera and was able to see why it was disconnecting. I also bought a POE dummy switch for the future.

Thank you for the reply. Yes the port does the same on different ports on the nvr. I will try to add it manually with the same ip and see if it does anything.

Thank you for prompt response. I checked the NVR PoE stats and it looks like it isn't consuming much. This is a 16 port NVR and I am only using 9. I guess a good test would be to remove one camera and leave the one that is having an issue on to see if it stays up.

Hello all, i have a weird situation. My camera setup has been the same for the last 5 years, other than switching the NVR from the costco HIKvision (SWANN) to an actual Nikvision NVR. Long story short, I have one PoE camera that when network cable is plugged into the HIK NVR PoE ports, it...

did you ever get this resolved? i am having the same issue. I used to have a SWANN NVR and used BI for alerting. I since have swapped out the SWANN for a HIK NVR, and now i keep looking connection. Please help

Hello All, ALittle bit back story to what i currently have. I have a NVR8-7250 (purchased from Costco) with 8 Swann 3MP bullet cameras. 1 of the 8 cameras has died, and was able to get a actual Hikvision dome camera. Model number is DS-2CD2532F-IS. Now, both the DS-2CD2532F-IS and the Swann...

Can someone please assist in decrypting the code. Attached is XML. thank you

Great! thank you for the write up. for remoting into the cameras....do you have to turn on the VPN on your phone to check your cameras, or is there some other way of checking. this will be hard for my wife to overcome especially since she has an iPhone and is known to just click on an app.

i am willing to put in the work, and get involved as long as it is reliable. Example...with the NVR, the system get rebooted automatically. Add the NVR to UPS Backup System + Add to a Networked powerstrip to remotely turn power off and on, is much easier and piece of mind vs having a Windows 10...

It's that the way to go nowadays? Should I still to an NVR under one roof or Blue Iris and a PC. I see that with blue Iris, you can practically add any camera vs NVR it has to be compatible.

Good point! Do you have only motion right vs all the time recording

Side note, any system that also does alerting? Example : someone walking in the driveway, like a email or voice prompt.

Wow! Thank you for the info! I have alot of reading and studying! Thank you again

That is impressive! Kudos on the setup.

yes. I already convinced my wife that, it may look ugly, but will be worth every penny. I am reading up on everyone's information and i really appreciate it. Does that PTZ cameras need to talk to the varifocal cameras? Meaning do they need to be the same brands, etc. Does the PTZ do audio?

no, unfortunately, they are not. They are wide angles or 120 angle view and they are zoomed out. Actually, i dont even think i can zoom in other than digital zoom which sucks.

Thank you djernie. That is correct. I am not in a rush, but now I have it on my radar and will be looking to make a purchase within the next month or so. The weather will be getting better, which will make it easier to climb the ladder and change the cameras. You are correct. In my driveway i...

Thank you Arjun. I agree PTZ might be over kill, but I'm looking to implement a system that will last at least 10 years. I would use PTZ to track people going into my driveway, and zooming in. I know some systems can do that as a preset.

Thank you for the update. You are correct. The PTZ is meant for other instance, like when a car crashed in front of my house and couldn't see footage, or when a person was using my driveway for suspicious illegal activity.

Hello to all, I am new to this forum, so please go easy on me. I currently have a swann system from costco, which is about 6 years old with the 3MP cameras (8 camera system). With that being said, about 2 years ago, the Costco NVR died, and I had to purchase off ebay, and 7250 version NVR from...