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wittaj said:
I hear ya, believe me I have closed and retried, refreshed, left it sit there for 15+ minutes.

In my neighbors case it is the old NVR gui trying to open a new camera GUI. Why it worked for awhile and now not, who knows.
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Yeah, definitely a head scratcher
 
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 :idk:
 
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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?
 
JPmedia said:
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?
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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.
 
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bigredfish said:
@JPmedia are using Lorex equipment?
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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.
 
wittaj said:
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.
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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?
 
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.
 
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This thread pinged my memory...
Also possibly a resolution incompatibility?

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Thread 'No Access to one CAM Web GUI behind NVR'

Hi All,

I know this scenario has cropped up many times but this situation is a little odd and hope someone knows what's happened here.

I have a 5432-16P NVR and have 20 cameras connected to the NVR with 16 via the PoE ports on the NVR. All of the cameras have installed fine and are all accessible vis the registration page and clicking on the blue IE icon.......... except one! I added a new camera today to port 4 on the NVR. The camera was recognised no problem and displayed perfectly. However when I click the IE icon to access the web GUI, I get a blank page and the "This site can't...
 
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bigredfish said:
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.
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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
 
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JPmedia said:
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
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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.
 
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wittaj said:
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.
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Next to a quality product, proper settings are needed to get good results, regardless of camera. That I learned by watching here. ;)
 
wittaj said:
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.

Manually add the cameras to the NVR.
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Ok, how do I assign new IP addresses to the cameras in the 192.169.2.XXX range and block them from the internet?
 
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