How can I get the IPs I want for my cams

[mpsticks]

Ok, this is my first time asking a question here so please be kind, lol. I find this process of bringing cameras onboard to an NVR extremely cumbersome and convoluted mainly due to the archaic nature of any NVR software/interface Ive ever used. I've managed to make it work over the years but today I was stressing some thread here regarding DHCP, Virtual Host, NVR switches and Camera IP assignment and it made me wonder. If this question has been answered and you wanna direct me to that thread I'm open to any and all help.

My question: isn't there a way that I can get my NVR to assign my cameras IP addresses the are in the same range as everything else on my home network which is 192.168.0.1 I believe, instead of the 10.1.1.0 subnet that it assigns them by default. I feel that for me at least it would be so much easier to have things this way because it would be so much easier to access each camera specifically online to make changes and handle updates etc. thee must be a way to do this. Am I crazy?

My equipment consists of all Amcrest IP Cameras except for one I have setup as my front door peep-hole, it's a no name ONVIF IP cam from Amazon. All cams are hard wired to the NVR with CAT8 cable. The NVR is an Amcrest POE unit with 8 camera slots and 1TB HD.

Thanks for your input in advance.

 

[bigredfish]

yes,
If you have a Dahua (Amcrest is made by Dahua) NVR that has this switch called Bridge Mode

It will make your NVR into a network switch.

You'll have tio change all of your existing cameras to your LAN network IP range, and remember they default to 192.168.1.108, you don;t want two with the same address.
Do one at a time for best results.



if your NVR doesn't have bridge Mode, you can simply buy and external switch for well under $100, connect your NVR and all cameras to that same switch, and it will be the same thing.
many, like myself, leave the NVR in its orginal Switch mode for some cameras, and also use and external Switch for others, effectively having the best of both worlds.



Most complaints about the NVR interface are usually just lack of knowledge of how it works.