Mobile monitoring of off-brand camera

[hrtbreaker]

Looking at Dahua rebranded camera - like the Loryta sold by EmpireTech-Andy on Amazon.

What or whose app do you use on your iPhone to remotely monitor these cameras? Dahua's app?
Like Amcrest has a decent app available for monitoring their cameras. What do you use here?

Why are the cameras rebranded? We not just left as Dahua?

Thanks -just trying to figure out the how of monitoring and the why's of rebranding.

 

[fenderman]

Looking at Dahua rebranded camera - like the Loryta sold by EmpireTech-Andy on Amazon.

What or whose app do you use on your iPhone to remotely monitor these cameras? Dahua's app?
Like Amcrest has a decent app available for monitoring their cameras. What do you use here?

Why are the cameras rebranded? We not just left as Dahua?

Thanks -just trying to figure out the how of monitoring and the why's of rebranding.

Amcrests app is just dahua's app with an amcrest logo. Understand that amcrest in not a camera manufacture, they dont code firmware or apps. They simply rebrand dahua cameras and apps.
Many folks here use software based vms like blue iris to replace an NVR.
There are many mobile apps out there that will let you live monitor the dahua cameras but if you want to view recorded footage off the camera directly you will need the dahua app and it will be slow. Tinycam for android only may let you play back dahua recorded video but I havent played with it in a while.
Whatever you do, dont port forward/upnp or use dahua p2p. See the wiki on securing your network with a vpn.

 

[samplenhold]

Welcome to the forum. Please read the Cliff Notes and check out the WIKI.

Also see: Newbie Starter Guide to IP Cam System – VPN setup – Computer Hardware – Blue Iris – Dahua Cameras

As far as the Loryta brand, see this explanation:

Loryta Brand on Amazon Shop

Hey guys, This year Amazon's policy will required a registered brand to sell on their online shop ,so we registered this brand as the selling brand, all products are still the dahua oem products. We will make this changes on all new cams/listing from April.24th. Future will paste a Loryta...

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