IMOU camera with Dahua NVR

[bigredfish]

I wouldn't use this firmware from 2023 because there was a serious security vulnerability in Dahua cameras and NVRs in 2024, which even led to a firmware update for end-of-life devices – like my NVR2108-I, for example. If so, then a firmware after June 2024. So in this case, version 240716. The security vulnerability should have been fixed by that one. The firmware for my NVR2108-I, which fixed the security vulnerability, is dated July 29, 2024, and with this firmware, my Imou cameras are still directly recognized by my NVR2108-I and don't need to be integrated via Onvif. Of course, I don't know if this also applies to your model.

Should fit. No guarantee!
Index of /Firmwares/Recorders/NVR/_NVR4xxx-EI/old

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I think that vulnerability had to do with P2P server implementation, not the camera/nvr so much. SmartPSS was a problem and is why it was discontinued

 

[Jim_OS]

Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly why Dahua released the update for my EOL Dahua NVR2108-I in the summer of 2024, but it was definitely related to a (serious) security vulnerability, and I believe it affected various Dahua products. I was wondering myself why Dahua was suddenly releasing new firmware for a product that had been EOL for about two years and for which there hadn't been any firmware updates in that time. That's why I had considered and checked whether I should or even needed to install the firmware update. Especially with Dahua products, I only do that if I have a good reason to do so.
But regardless of that, I would still install a firmware version from 2024 for the NVR4116-EI instead of the very old one from 2023.

 

[faysalmehmood]

I wouldn't use this firmware from 2023 because there was a serious security vulnerability in Dahua cameras and NVRs in 2024, which even led to a firmware update for end-of-life devices – like my NVR2108-I, for example. If so, then a firmware after June 2024. So in this case, version 240716. The security vulnerability should have been fixed by that one. The firmware for my NVR2108-I, which fixed the security vulnerability, is dated July 29, 2024, and with this firmware, my Imou cameras are still directly recognized by my NVR2108-I and don't need to be integrated via Onvif. Of course, I don't know if this also applies to your model.

Should fit. No guarantee!
Index of /Firmwares/Recorders/NVR/_NVR4xxx-EI/old

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For 4116-EI, none of the version from 2024 worked for me. Then I tried 230621, and it was able to successfully add the Imou cameras over private protocol.

Apart from missing those security upgrades, it also lacks couple of new features. The GUI of new version has slight differences. Anyways I will evaluate to what should I keep. Thank you for the help sir!

 

[Jim_OS]

none of the version from 2024 worked for me.

I find it rather unusual that none of the 2024 firmware versions could be installed as a downgrade, but the old one from 2023 could. But okay, I don't have a DHI-NVR4xxx-EI here, so I can't say anything more about that.