Cannot activate ECI-T44F2 Cameras

[trey22]

I have six ECI-T44F2 cameras from a EKI-K82T46 kit (friend purchased through ADI). I have tried two cameras so far and cannot activate either.

When connected to the ERI-K108-P8 NVR, they stay in "Detecting" mode and never show any video. I did edit the camera to be in manual mode and to use the system password I set when activating the NVR. NVR picked up a 192.168.1.x address from my network. Shows internal address of 192.164.254.1. Camera on port 1 shows 192.168.254.2. When that didn't work I...

... Connected the camera to my local network (via PoE switch). I can ping 192.168.1.64, and when I navigate to that address using Internet Explorer, I get the Activation window. User name is admin, I enter a strong enough password, when I click OK, I get a "device error" message.

If I use SADP v3.1.1.5, on checking the box for camera and entering a strong enough password, clicking on Activate results in a "Device Rejected" error.

My local network settings are a 192.168.1.x / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1. So it's shouldn't be a network setting.

I've tried multiple cameras with the same result. Are they all faulty? Do they need a different tool to activate? Do they come with a default password that I'm not aware of? Been at this for hours spinning my wheels.

I'll attached the camera 1 XLSX export file in case it provides any useful info.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TonyR]

I have to ask...have you performed a hard reset of the cam(s)?

And once that is done, are you plugging in only 1 at a time into the NVR and waiting until that one is initialized before plugging in another cam that has also been hard reset?

 

[trey22]

Yeah, I think I did it right... w/ camera powered hold down reset for 30 seconds, power down, keep holding down for 30 seconds, power up, keep holding down for another 30 seconds.

 

[trey22]

First camera FINALLY activated on my home network... not sure what did it, but I think it could be the password requirements do not allow a ":" (colon) as part of the password. I also downgraded the SADP tool. I also factory reset the camera (again).

Next, reset this camera again, factory reset the NVR, try the password that worked with the camera activation and see what happens.