thsears
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I did a Factory Default to recover my admin password. I was able to reset the password, but none of cameras will come online. They were all working before I reset to defaults. I have 4 Hikvision cameras.
I think BI is great. It is certainly worth the cost of the software. Of course you'll have hardware costs as well unless you can repurpose a computer you already have to do BI duty. The flexibility of BI will be much greater than that of a NVR. The downside is that flexibility adds more complexity too, but I think BI does a great job with it's "default" settings which allow a user to get a system up and running very quickly and easily. Then you can start the process of "dialing" settings in if there is something you need to change - but the default settings might work just fine as well.Thanks,
How do you like Blue Iris? I am good and sick of the Hikvision support and the GUI is pretty damn clunky.
I'd just note that using port forwarding to allow outside access to your system is extremely insecure. There is a huge number of bots that do nothing but scan the internet for open ports and then compile a list for hackers to explore. I'd say it's just a matter of time before your system is compromised IMHO. These hardware NVR systems)are a juicy target for hackers because normally the firmware on these devices is also very insecure and full of exploits. It's not so much that hackers care about seeing yourCCTV footage (although that is certainly in the realm of possibility), but instead they want to add software to your device to make it part of a global network of compromised devices that can be utilized for larger hacks and disruptions.....once I got the router configured for port forwarding correctly, everything works now. I have access to all cameras on both my and my wife's iPhones.
The responses from the people on this site was very helpful!