fenderman
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- Mar 9, 2014
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You are missing the point. You can NEVER ever rely on camera manufactures, ANY of them, to keep your camera and network secure. Once your recognize that fact and you implement a proper vpn solution (and network segmentation if the scenario calls for it) it doesnt matter what firmware you are on. You can upgrade ANY dahua or hikvision INTERNATIONAL camera no problem. There are enough threads here that discuss the cams and the specific models. I will tell you that I would never use any of their NVR's they are finicky and clunky....look a software based vms, like milestone (free for up to 8 cams), blue iris (60/70 total not per cam)...or something like dw spectrum/network optics (nx witness) - which is 70 PER camera BUT provides FREE lifetime upgrades to new versions. Nx(an i assume dw which is the north american reseller) also includes a free cloud service to view your cameras remotely. This eliminates the need for vpn. I dont know how well that function works.I've been scanning through headlines on IPVM.com as much as I can read of each without pro membership. Looks like a lot of bad press on both Dahua and Hikvision regarding zero day backdoors, etc. Of particular concern to me is that while recent firmware upgrades may have patched the issue, it sounds like it may be impossible (or at least difficult) to upgrade firmware from 'grey market' or rebranded units. I assume this would apply to LTS re-branded units of Hikvision?
Do any of you own any of these products, and have you run into issues getting the latest firmware installed? For Hikvision, it sounds like to be safe, you need firmware to be newer than 5.4.5.