Setting operation Day and Night settings
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Yes. Lorex N882A63 NVR and various Lorex 4 and 8 MP cameras along with the 2 Loryta LPR cameras
bigredfish
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Yeah see that after going back. Anytime there's a post about issues with something other than Dahua cameras or a Dahua NVR I need to start out with a YMMV
I would image it is possible, but any suggestions on a more permanent connection of the external 4 port POE switch with the NVR to make a one or two cable swap instead of 3 or more?
You delete from the NVR the cameras you want to move from the switch.
Assign the cameras static IP addresses that are on the same subnet as your internet (but block them from the internet) and connect to the POE switch.
Connect POE switch to the NVR and the internet cable to the POE switch.
Manually add the cameras to the NVR.
Now the NVR sees the cameras and you can get into the GUI directly from a computer and no more cable swapping.
And knowing what I know now with the "Lorex Experience" I would definitely rethink my options if I could go back. Lorex is "OK" if you are happy with the image you get from an all Lorex system and aren't interested in tinkering. I guess it's better than one of the Ring, Nest or other wireless systems out there.
Just seems to me as I learn more, that Lorex is a stripped-down version of Dahua products that are made to operate well only with other Lorex compatible products. They even have compatibility issues between their own products, let alone other brands.
Aha, so one would have to assign a static IP from the camera GUI in the range of the 192.169.2.XXX set? Then connect those two cameras to 2 ports on the switch, connect the NVR LAN connection to another port on the switch and then the cable from the ATT modem/router to the uplink port of the switch?
bigredfish
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Its really true of all manufacturers. Dahua, Lorex, Amcest, HiK
They all play best with their own equipment. Once you factor in hundreds of camera models and countless FW revisions over even 2-5 years, its a lot and they cant really be expected to maintain compatibility across all those variations.
They all play best with their own equipment. Once you factor in hundreds of camera models and countless FW revisions over even 2-5 years, its a lot and they cant really be expected to maintain compatibility across all those variations.
bigredfish
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I'm finding that rebranded Dahua products seem to be of lesser quality and features, and the price is only slightly less or sometimes the same as a comparable true Dahua model. Not to mention the restrictive compatibility
They tend to be lesser quality parts (plastic versus metal) and less than ideal MP/sensor ratios like 8MP shoved on a sensor designed for 2MP so that they can provide the 1-800 number that Dahua does not.
Now most that call the 1-800 number find out it is useless and then find this site and like you said buy better cameras for about the same price.
Next to a quality product, proper settings are needed to get good results, regardless of camera. That I learned by watching here.
Ok, how do I assign new IP addresses to the cameras in the 192.169.2.XXX range and block them from the internet?
I believe I may have found the issue with the out of focus overnight. After going back through my LPR screen captures, I noticed that the LPR east camera went out of focus right after midnight. I checked the schedule at both ends and from 00:00:00 to 00:00:57 the schedule was blank (just white) on every month. I have a feeling it switched to a new mode and was trying to focus on the dark, so it stayed out of focus. I have adjusted that section to be part of night mode, so it is continuous from 18:00:00 to 07:00:00. Hopefully, that corrects the out of focus issue.
Yeah that would do it! That is the one issue with that new schedule is it is easy to leave a tiny blank time and it is a killer on cams for LPR purposes.
You aren't kidding! Racking my brain over this. Like I said, hopefully that corrects the issue. I'll find out tomorrow morning I guess
bigredfish
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Just asking again, since it seems to have been missed. I know the connection part of this equation, I just need to know how I assign new IP addresses to the cameras (I presume through the camera GUI?) in the 192.169.2.XXX range and block them from the internet. Any pointers?