Remote camera access possible behind an NVR? DS-7608NI-SE

[TEAM07]

I've got a few installations where HikVision IP cameras are connected directly to the HikVision's NVR for data and POE. NVR model is DS-7608NI-SE. It appears the internal NIC of the NVR doesn't route this IP traffic for remote access? Does anyone know this for sure? I'd ideally like the ability to directly access the web pages of each individual camera if the need should ever arise - and thus avoid an on-site.

Thanks for your help/

Regards,

Marc

 

[fenderman]

Welcome to the forum, check out this thread.
http://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php?1670-hikvision-nvr-setup-and-ip-cams&highlight=virtual

 

[TEAM07]

Welcome to the forum, check out this thread.
http://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php?1670-hikvision-nvr-setup-and-ip-cams&highlight=virtual

Thank you fenderman. I hadn't thought about using up one of the spare camera ports on the NVR to route that into the switch to the outside world. Duh! Kind of unfortunate though that they don't have an option to route traffic through.

Thanks for the help.

 

[milkisbad]

I think their latest firmware for 76xx series has virtual host option now, so you can have your customer turn on a computer locally then remotely log into that computer with teamviewer/join.me to individually setup for each camera.

Firmware:
http://www.hikvision.com/en/us/download_more.asp?id=1356

 

[TEAM07]

Issue solved. Simply go to http://{NVR_ipaddress}:65001 to access Camera 1, 65002 to access Camera 2 and so on. For remote access, simply forward those ports to the NVR. This is a great solution and much better than putting all of the camera traffic on the network.

 

[skeet25]

Firmware:
http://www.hikvision.com/en/us/download_more.asp?id=1356

This link does not work. I'm getting a 404 - File or directory not found. Any alternates?

Issue solved. Simply go to http://{NVR_ipaddress}:65001 to access Camera 1, 65002 to access Camera 2 and so on. For remote access, simply forward those ports to the NVR. This is a great solution and much better than putting all of the camera traffic on the network.

I tried this on my DS-7608NI-SE / 8P and got a Unable to connect error:
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.210:65001.

I have FW V2.3.7 build 131112. Do I need the newer FW referenced above? Thanks.

 

[DaveP]

I tried this on my DS-7608NI-SE / 8P and got a Unable to connect error:

Maybe the OP omitted a few extra important (unknown) details ....

 

[TEAM07]

"Virtual Host" must be enabled. My DS-7608NI-SE/8P is running V2.3.9 build 140820. Through the webpage configuration DS-7608NI-SE/8P, under Network Settings->Advanced, be sure to enable "Virtual Host".

Then you should be able to access each camera through the NVR via port 650nn (where n=00 to 16, for example).

Let me know if you need more assistance.

 

[skeet25]

Thanks, TEAM07. My issue was indeed due to my old FW.

The FW link above is working today. It appears to have been updated to now point to:
DS-76xxNI-SE(P)_USA_Firmware_v2.3.10_141128

 

[aster1x]

Unfortunately the link http://www.hikvision.com/en/us/download_more.asp?id=1356 does not exist

However there is a newer FW 3.0.10 build 141125 in the link http://overseas.hikvision.com/en/download_89_p2.html and in the link http://www.hikvisioneurope.com/portal/index.php?dir=Product Firmware/Recorder/DS-76xxNI-SE 76xxNI-V(VP)/V3.0.10 Build141125/

There is no change log for the new version.

These are for the 76XXNI-SE family, they are NOT for the newer versions of the family 76XXNI-Ex

HIK has managed to confuse and mess things up once more.

 

[kccustom]

I have been using this and it works but I have a problem, when I use the plug n play setup option on my nvr (Hikvision DS-7716NI-SP/16) it seems I have to leave the cameras admin login settings at default or it doesn't work.
so when I use virtual host it works great except all of my cameras are exposed to the world with the factory login and password, I hope I may have missed a setting but I have tried a few times to change the password on the camera only for the nvr to lose connection because of a bad password.

 

[fenderman]

Have you changed the camera password in the nvr settings as well?
Also you should only have the nvr itself forwarded not each camera...

 

[kccustom]

Have you changed the camera password in the nvr settings as well?
Also you should only have the nvr itself forwarded not each camera...

You cant change the password on the NVR when you use the plug n play setting, it is greyed out.

I am in a transition phase to to keep the Wife Approval Factor up I still have to have the old dvr fully functional so she feels safe when I am at work over night, she like to be able to pull up the dvr on her phone if the dog starts barking.

Virtual host is cool because I like to play with blue iris

 

[DaveP]

You cant change the password on the NVR when you use the plug n play setting, it is greyed out.

Then don't use plug and pray

 

[kccustom]

Then don't use plug and pray

Then I can't use the poe ports thus defeating the whole reason i got the 16poe model.

 

[DaveP]

Then I can't use the poe ports thus defeating the whole reason i got the 16poe model.

As its still Christmas and Panto season...

O'h yes you can

 

[kccustom]

As its still Christmas and Panto season...

O'h yes you can

If you are not joking can you tell me how to do it?

 

[alastairstevenson]

The POE ports still work as POE on 'manual'

 

[kccustom]

The POE ports still work as POE on 'manual'

If you could give a quick walk through that would be great because when I first got it I tried manual first and I never could get it to work, the port says it is providing power but I was unable to access the camera via the network or through the nvr.

 

[kccustom]

If you could give a quick walk through that would be great because when I first got it I tried manual first and I never could get it to work, the port says it is providing power but I was unable to access the camera via the network or through the nvr.

I think I just figured it out, or this may just be a walkaround.

When the NVR uses the Plug-n-Play setting it gives an ip like this 192.168.254.xx since it is a range my network cant access I have to go through the nvr to access it, if I try to use a 192.168.1.xx that I can access on the network the nvr wont access the camera if I use the onboard POE ports, so, if I use MANUAL and the onboard POE port I have to use a 192.168.254.xx address and it works and I can change the passwords on the cameras.

Now when I use the virtual network to access the cameras for other stuff I don't have to worry about using the default admin password.