Hello,
For the new home I want to take full advantage of the features provided by latest generation of Hikvision cameras (person/car detection, perimeter crossing detection, integration with alarm panel), but those seem to require a Hikvision NVR.
However I still need access to the raw camera streams for Home Assistant integration for smart home central panel and mobile monitoring, so I can view the camera feeds without using Hikvision web interface or app.
Is there any way to access the camera streams (main or sub) directly from the network camera, that's attached to Hikvision NVR (like DS-7716NXI-I4/16P/4S) PoE port?
Is the NVR's PoE ports just a ethernet switch, that's also connected to up-stream LAN, or are the NVR ports isolated from the LAN?
Perhaps it is possible to get the camera streams through NVR, instead of directly from camera?
According to documentation it would be possible to use a external PoE switch and add cameras into NVR from there, but that would be a waste of hardware and possibly power, as NVR's PoE ports would not be used and additional PoE switch would have to be installed.
Thanks,
Jekabs
For the new home I want to take full advantage of the features provided by latest generation of Hikvision cameras (person/car detection, perimeter crossing detection, integration with alarm panel), but those seem to require a Hikvision NVR.
However I still need access to the raw camera streams for Home Assistant integration for smart home central panel and mobile monitoring, so I can view the camera feeds without using Hikvision web interface or app.
Is there any way to access the camera streams (main or sub) directly from the network camera, that's attached to Hikvision NVR (like DS-7716NXI-I4/16P/4S) PoE port?
Is the NVR's PoE ports just a ethernet switch, that's also connected to up-stream LAN, or are the NVR ports isolated from the LAN?
Perhaps it is possible to get the camera streams through NVR, instead of directly from camera?
According to documentation it would be possible to use a external PoE switch and add cameras into NVR from there, but that would be a waste of hardware and possibly power, as NVR's PoE ports would not be used and additional PoE switch would have to be installed.
Thanks,
Jekabs