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Not done easily; you could use a macro program that would enter the info, click on the given spot for you, etc. It is just easier to use iVMS-4200.

You can do that with both Hikvision and Dahua. You could replace the DVRs with Hikvision/Dahua units, and then use a Hikvision/Dahua NVR (or hybrid) to record from the DVRs. The DVRs would basically be working as encoders; they would not even need a HD installed (but installing a HD would give you redundant recording, on the DVR and on the NVR).

Remove the wifi configuration on the DVR; or just change the wifi password on your internet connection/router.

The easy way, remove the network cable from the DVR.

Can't say about that model, but all DVRs I have ever tried can do remote view/streaming without a HD installed. I think it should work.

Check out AEE products. http://en.aee.com/index.html Mmmmh not sure what the difference with those two would be.

What do you mean with "Dahua clone dvr"? Rebranded unit? I updated to the latest version of gDMSS, and it has worked fine with the 3 Dahua units I have (one analog, one HDCVI, one hybrid). Maybe your DVR might need a firmware update? Also, it is always a good idea to make a copy of a crucial program before updating. I always to do with Titanium Backup. That way you can go back easily to the previous version if something doesn't work.

You can not turn the admin account into a non admin account; why would you want to do that? You would lock yourself out of the camera without an admin account. Then do not use the admin account outside from home. Change the admin account password, create a new account with limited privileges, and use that limited account.

Yes, as I said, when you access from the internal network, you have to use the internal IP address, not the external one. Create/configure a second device on iVMS-4500 HD using the lan IP address.

Your router probably does not support NAT loopback. When you try to access them from inside the network, you should be using the internal IP address, and not the external one (WAN, dyndns, hik-online, etc).

I can confirm that it does.

A) would work... And no to B), they do not need to terminate at the router. You can connect the garage switch, to the house switch, to the router.

Encode capability 2 CH real time D1+14 CH real time CIF It is not 16ch D1 400fps. 2ch will be D1 25fps, the other 14ch will be CIF 25fps (or maybe D1 6fps). A piede of crap, forget about it.

I also do have just one camera updated to 5.2, so far, no issues.

I'll quote myself.

Are you trying that from inside, or from outside your own network? Use the following web site to check if your ports are open: http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

I do not have any Dahud NVR to test now, but I am quite sure it must support it too. I guess you are using VGA and HDMI outputs for the two monitors?

What is NVR7208-8P, is that a Hikvision NVR? If it is, it surely does.

How are you accessing the camera? The text on the screenshot surely does not seem to be the text from a Hik camera. Are you using it with BlueIris? Is BlueIris geting the video feed from the camera with RTSP? If so, I am quite sure that could be the issue. What firmware does the camera have?

First understand what you want to do. - Camera acts as FTP client, and uploads by FTP to a FTP server somewhere else. You do need an FTP server, on your computer, or anywhere else (remote). - Camera acts as FTP server. You connect to the camera with a FTP client, so you can download files from the camera. I am sure there must be a way to do this with Hikvision cameras that come with memory card, so you can download all the files from the memory card easily without accessing the camera. Now, on your first post you say: "Does it mean I could get a hi-res picture directly from the cam and 25 frames per second?". That is not actually correct with FTP, you do not connect to the camera with FTP to do that, but the camera connects to a FTP server and uploads the screenshots (the same way that you connected to your host once to upload your web page). Filezilla offers both a FTP client and FTP server. Good luck!

http://www.hikvisioneurope.com/portal/index.php?dir=Product%20Firmware/Recorder/DS-76xxNI-SE%2076xxNI-V%28VP%29/

You set up DDNS on the DVR, or the router; you do not need to do so in both, and it doesn't matter if they match or not. Yes; $25 a year gives you 30 hosts, which you can use on 30 different places.

Doh. Maybe find the latest firmware for the unit, and update it...

Well, that is weird. I think a reset to defasults should remove all the cameras. Have you tried removing them from the web interface?