Lorex System Short Comings?

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Bobbyn

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Nov 1, 2024
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Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a Lorex system installed now for a couple years and seems that either it's lacking some basic features or I'm not totally up on it's operations. I've talked to the folks at Lorex and most of them are hard to understand and they tell me the system does not have these features which seem basic. I have 12 camera's, the are Model E892DD and my DVR is a Model N862A6 1) It does not have a long recording save time, just a few days, I suppose a larger hard drive would remedy this. Seems that 30 days would be nice. Any idea of how hard the hard drive should be? Maybe part of this issue is because I am recording all the time versus just when an episode? 2) I would have thought that I could somehow get a notification when there was some movement in a specific area? 3) When in playback mode, it's very hard to look say every 30 or 60 seconds, It jumps too far forward or backwards. I have a system at my job that allows you to "stretch" the time bar to get a more finite look at playback. 4) One of my camera's constantly goes out, I have to unplug the DVR and plug it back in. When home easy to do, but when away from home and I want to view from the road.....I'm SOL. Lastly, I can't always view from my laptop when away from home, it just won't load all the time. They tell me I need a stronger connection but it also happens when I'm home on my laptop when on the home network. Would a new DRV give me the features I'm lacking? On another note....if someone could help me with these settings during a phone call while I have it up, I'd be happy to paypal you for your time. Thanks Bobby
 
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"I have 12 camera's, the are Model E892DD and my DVR is a Model N862A6"

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Bobbyn said:
Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a Lorex system installed now for a couple years and seems that either it's lacking some basic features or I'm not totally up on it's operations. I've talked to the folks at Lorex and most of them are hard to understand and they tell me the system does not have these features which seem basic. I have 12 camera's, the are Model E892DD and my DVR is a Model N862A6 1) It does not have a long recording save time, just a few days, I suppose a larger hard drive would remedy this. Seems that 30 days would be nice. Any idea of how hard the hard drive should be? Maybe part of this issue is because I am recording all the time versus just when an episode? 2) I would have thought that I could somehow get a notification when there was some movement in a specific area? 3) When in playback mode, it's very hard to look say every 30 or 60 seconds, It jumps too far forward or backwards. I have a system at my job that allows you to "stretch" the time bar to get a more finite look at playback. 4) One of my camera's constantly goes out, I have to unplug the DVR and plug it back in. When home easy to do, but when away from home and I want to view from the road.....I'm SOL. Lastly, I can't always view from my laptop when away from home, it just won't load all the time. They tell me I need a stronger connection but it also happens when I'm home on my laptop when on the home network. Would a new DRV give me the features I'm lacking? On another note....if someone could help me with these settings during a phone call while I have it up, I'd be happy to paypal you for your time. Thanks Bobby
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Here's some basics I can help you with ..

Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a Lorex system installed now for a couple years a..

1) It does not have a long recording save time, just a few days, I suppose a larger hard drive would remedy this. Seems that 30 days would be nice. Any idea of how hard the hard drive should be? Maybe part of this issue is because I am recording all the time versus just when an episode?

In General, DO NOT trust the marketing.

a) The NVR should be able to handle 2 HDDs iirc ( double check the spec sheet ) .. so add the largest HDD you can.
b) check fps on the cameras .. often people use 30 fps for example but only need 10-15 fps for example

2) I would have thought that I could somehow get a notification when there was some movement in a specific area?

Depends on the firmware the NVR / cameras support - often Lorex sells Dahua OEM versions which have less features than the OEM versions.

3) When in playback mode, it's very hard to look say every 30 or 60 seconds, It jumps too far forward or backwards. I have a system at my jo that allows you to "stretch" the time bar to get a more finite look at playback.

Not certain about any input for you on this one as I do not have Lorex NVR

4) One of my camera's constantly goes out, I have to unplug the DVR and plug it back in.

Test if it is the Port, the Cable, or the Camera.

Try another known working port,
Try another known working cable,
Try another known working camera.


4b) When home easy to do, but when away from home and I want to view from the road.....I'm SOL. Lastly, I can't always view from my laptop when away from home, it just won't load all the time. ..

Look for VPN server info here .. basically you want to run a VPN server that will allow you to log into your home LAN to view the video feeds.
 
mat200 said:
Here's some basics I can help you with ..

Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a Lorex system installed now for a couple years a..

1) It does not have a long recording save time, just a few days, I suppose a larger hard drive would remedy this. Seems that 30 days would be nice. Any idea of how hard the hard drive should be? Maybe part of this issue is because I am recording all the time versus just when an episode?

In General, DO NOT trust the marketing.

a) The NVR should be able to handle 2 HDDs iirc ( double check the spec sheet ) .. so add the largest HDD you can.
b) check fps on the cameras .. often people use 30 fps for example but only need 10-15 fps for example

2) I would have thought that I could somehow get a notification when there was some movement in a specific area?

Depends on the firmware the NVR / cameras support - often Lorex sells Dahua OEM versions which have less features than the OEM versions.

3) When in playback mode, it's very hard to look say every 30 or 60 seconds, It jumps too far forward or backwards. I have a system at my jo that allows you to "stretch" the time bar to get a more finite look at playback.

Not certain about any input for you on this one as I do not have Lorex NVR

4) One of my camera's constantly goes out, I have to unplug the DVR and plug it back in.

Test if it is the Port, the Cable, or the Camera.

Try another known working port,
Try another known working cable,
Try another known working camera.


4b) When home easy to do, but when away from home and I want to view from the road.....I'm SOL. Lastly, I can't always view from my laptop when away from home, it just won't load all the time. ..

Look for VPN server info here .. basically you want to run a VPN server that will allow you to log into your home LAN to view the video feeds.
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Thank you Mat...I will look into this. Appreciate your time. Bobby
 
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