CoreyX64
Pulling my weight
- Mar 20, 2015
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Check to make sure there are no IP conflicts and that the cameras behind the NVR are not on the same subnet as the router. Although this would have caused more imminent problems up front and you wouldn't even get a web GUI if this was the case, so scratch that.
Try this:
1) In the NVR, set it's IP to something static and make note of the network settings. For example, IP 192.168.1.10, SN 255.255.255.0. DNS and Gateway aren't important right now so you can leave those to 0.0.0.0.
2) Connect PC to NVR LAN port. No crossover required, the devices auto-cross as necessary. Set your computer's IP statically to 192.168.1.5, or something else within the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet so both your computer and recorder are logically visible to each other on the same network.
3) In the browser, connect to the NVR at 192.168.1.10 or whatever address you decide to set it to. Login and try to see if you can get a live stream. This will either rule out or single out the router as the culprit by taking it out of the circuit.
Another thing you could do, following these same steps, single out 1 camera and put it on your main network, not behind the recorder. Set the IPs accordingly.
Whether you connect directly to the cam or the recorder, if no live view in the web GUI, check the stream directly by downloading and installing VLC if you don't already have it. VLC has the capability to open network streams directly. You will go to the File menu > Open Network... and enter the following URL, but filling in your information:
rtsp://usernameassword@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/PSIA/streaming/channels/C0S
username: username on device (admin most likely)
password: your password
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = IP address of device
C = channel number
S = stream type; type 1 for Main Stream, or 2 for Substream
PS. that smiley face is a : and letter P. Cute, but I did not do that intentionally!
Try this:
1) In the NVR, set it's IP to something static and make note of the network settings. For example, IP 192.168.1.10, SN 255.255.255.0. DNS and Gateway aren't important right now so you can leave those to 0.0.0.0.
2) Connect PC to NVR LAN port. No crossover required, the devices auto-cross as necessary. Set your computer's IP statically to 192.168.1.5, or something else within the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet so both your computer and recorder are logically visible to each other on the same network.
3) In the browser, connect to the NVR at 192.168.1.10 or whatever address you decide to set it to. Login and try to see if you can get a live stream. This will either rule out or single out the router as the culprit by taking it out of the circuit.
Another thing you could do, following these same steps, single out 1 camera and put it on your main network, not behind the recorder. Set the IPs accordingly.
Whether you connect directly to the cam or the recorder, if no live view in the web GUI, check the stream directly by downloading and installing VLC if you don't already have it. VLC has the capability to open network streams directly. You will go to the File menu > Open Network... and enter the following URL, but filling in your information:
rtsp://usernameassword@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/PSIA/streaming/channels/C0S
username: username on device (admin most likely)
password: your password
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = IP address of device
C = channel number
S = stream type; type 1 for Main Stream, or 2 for Substream
PS. that smiley face is a : and letter P. Cute, but I did not do that intentionally!
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