Detect what model camera is it?

[neonate]

Is there a way to detect what model camera a particular camera is? I have a lot of them (almost 20). When I run the Dahua Config Tools, it does display SOME of the models, but others are just listed as "IP Camera" not will it display the version number. I guess it would also be more correct to say, the only model it does identify is the IPC-HDW5231R-Z, Version 2.4600.000.x. So it's not identifying the model of my other Dahua turrets or bullet cams.

Even when I log directly into the camera, nothing in any of the areas under System or Information seem to have the model number of the camera.

I know I should have kept track, but short of climbing up around my house to look for the label on them, or eyeballing and trying to guess which model they are, is there any application or area within the camera's webpage I can pull that info?

Thanks!

 

[tigerwillow1]

I've got 13 cameras. All but one reports the model number, including one Hikvision cam and several 4431 series chinese market models. The one that doesn't report is the international IPC-HDW4231EMP-ASE. Its bullet sibling IPC-HFW4231E-SE does report correctly. I wonder if it's some configuration option, firmware version, or just random behavior? The one not reporting the model number is running a firmware version different than all the others (2.622.0000000.23.R, Build Date: 2018-03-30).

 

[tangent]

try ONVIF Device Manager

 

[neonate]

Still same results. Here's one of the camera's that won't identify:

 

[neonate]

I've got 13 cameras. All but one reports the model number, including one Hikvision cam and several 4431 series chinese market models. The one that doesn't report is the international IPC-HDW4231EMP-ASE. Its bullet sibling IPC-HFW4231E-SE does report correctly. I wonder if it's some configuration option, firmware version, or just random behavior? The one not reporting the model number is running a firmware version different than all the others (2.622.0000000.23.R, Build Date: 2018-03-30).

The ones that do identify are the same major firmware, but vary on the .xx.X firmware. (Part of my wanting to do note this is so I can know what each model is so I can update firmware). The ones that don't vary from age and model (some turrets, some dome, some bullet). Just so strange that even if I log into the camera, there's nothing anywhere that seems to tell you the model.

 

[alastairstevenson]

Can you do a screenshot of the camera web GUI Information | Version page ?
Like this :

 

[neonate]

Here you go:

 

[mat200]

Here you go:

..

Probably a file on the camera or a line in a file missing data on the camera.

Wonder which file would contain that info. Must be a way to edit it.

 

[neonate]

Probably a file on the camera or a line in a file missing data on the camera.

Wonder which file would contain that info. Must be a way to edit it.

The weird part it various cameras. I thought maybe I applied a firmware update to them (the ones that don't register), but this one above was just unpacked on Sunday (was purchased last year though).

 

[tangent]

Probably a file on the camera or a line in a file missing data on the camera.

Wonder which file would contain that info. Must be a way to edit it.

it's on the bootloader partition of the flash memory I believe.

 

[alastairstevenson]

it's on the bootloader partition of the flash memory I believe.

I think you are correct.
It looks like the environment variable devalias may hold the IPC-HDW4431C-A-C2 shown in the web GUI.
There is also the HWID which the firmware uses to determine the hardware options it's running on.

alastair@PC-I5 ~ $ telnet 192.168.1.112
Trying 192.168.1.112...
Connected to 192.168.1.112.
Escape character is '^]'.

(none) login: admin
Password:


BusyBox v1.18.4 (2015-12-10 10:16:49 CST) built-in shell (ash)
Revision: 12964
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

~ # fw_printenv
bootcmd=kload 0x82000000; bootm 0x82000000
bootdelay=1
baudrate=115200
ipaddr=192.168.1.108
serverip=192.168.1.1
gatewayip=192.168.1.1
netmask=255.255.255.0
bootfile="uImage"
wifiaddr=00:12:34:56:78:91
da=tftp 0x82000000 dhboot.bin.img; flwrite;tftp dhboot-min.bin.img;flwrite
dr=tftp 0x82000000 romfs-x.squashfs.img; flwrite
dk=tftp 0x82000000 kernel.img; flwrite
du=tftp 0x82000000 user-x.squashfs.img; flwrite
dw=tftp 0x82000000 web-x.squashfs.img; flwrite
dp=tftp 0x82000000 partition-x.cramfs.img;flwrite
dc=tftp 0x82000000 custom-x.squashfs.img; flwrite
up=tftp 0x82000000 update.img; flwrite
tk=tftp 0x82000000 uImage; bootm
loglevel=4
pd=tftp 0x82000000 pd-x.squashfs.img; flwrite
ethact=gmac
BSN=3E0616FPAX03953
HWID=IPC-HDW4431C:01:02:05:23:1A:00:01:0A:01:00:00:258:00:00:00:00:00:01:00:00:100
devalias=IPC-HDW4431C-A-V2
ID=3F024CBPAA01072
ethaddr=E0:50:8B:B2:A6:24
filesize=27E040
fileaddr=82000000
bootargs=mem=87M console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/mtdblock7 rootfstype=squashfs
dh_keyboard=0
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
verify=n
ver=U-Boot 2010.06-svn3638 (Feb 28 2017 - 04:38:07)
appauto=1
~ #