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hi EarlT. when you have your pole take it to a local welding shop and do a few mods to it. here in the UK you can buy split lighting poles (swings low from centre) or you can put a concrete base in and mod your lighting post base like this.

hi. what is your reason for new firmware ??? firmware should only be used if your dvr has a problem. doing a firmware on a dahua if its not the right one ... will damage your unit

Hi. a good place to start looking is on the links on the left hand side of the forum page. most thread sizes for camera mounts are the same so you should have no problems. http://www.apexcctv.com/c-108-mounts-and-brackets.aspx

hi. lighting pole is good to use. like the wireguys say vibration is not a problem. the only thing you might have is sway in high winds. but again this is only noticable if you are using the zoom to near its max. and since this is for your home surroundings i dont see you having that problem

ok so everyone must use VPN to view there system ???? I see you're in troll mode again. were does troll come from ......... you say i have selective reading................... well as you see i did not. i was just pointing out a fact ....... not to spend more money on another inline router..... the op can go VPN later if he wishes too but at this point its not needed. networking is easy. but for people who are new to it its best to setup first and then sort out security and the likes of ddns after

ok so everyone must use VPN to view there system ???? no offence taken. back to the security. we do alot of work with CNB and spend alot of money direct with them each year. cms does not have passwords (well it does for internal users ) so this alone is good security. not only who ever wants to hack his PC with his cameras on they will also need to know what software he is using. cms from cnb can not be taken from his system like say a remote viewer it has to be loaded onto every pc or laptop to accsess his system. so that in its self is security along with his ip and port numbers verizon routers now have high security in place (you cant even change to another make now) you have to use the one with your price plan. i would go for direct ip link to see if verizon blocks you. tommyxv do you have set-top tv with your router ???

have you seen how old that artical is ??? cctv has changed alot since then quote >> Using a higher resolution will provide more image detail, but the file will be very large. I recommend using 320x240 for several reasons:

hi. i was going to say welcome to the forum.

is that all. with 30 years you should know even on motion you are still using twice the hard drive space at 30fps. since you cant see any differance between 15 and 30 fps which ever way you want to put it your still wasting money so what country are you in that makes cat5 so expensive ??

change your distributor. it should cost the same or less. but coax might seam cheaper. lets take 4 cameras 100m away from dvr (same direction) thats 400m of coax ...... its only 100m of cat5. plus you must be limited to the size of installs you do ??? FPS. ok if you want to set at 30fps for your customer thats your choice. but why put your customers through a big expence in extra hard drives. you or your customer cant see the differance from 15 to 30fps. 30fps or coax is not the only thing that make you or anyone else a perfectionist

yes i know all that. but we are not talking on protecting a bank system or nasa. by changing ports will make it more secure than port 80. or just allow mac address through router even more secure. but at the moment this tread is going way off line to the point of spending more money to the op to use a VPN router inline. but reading through the posts the op has not even got external connection working yet. (he only has local) on both PCs and mobiles. external connection need to be working first before he spends more money on VPN.

hi. have you had your system working with your external ip. (over network not just local ) and also on another network? 80 is your default port but you can change this to make your network secure. pick something from 83 to 5555. and which ever number you pick portforward that to your setup. you also need to portforward port 8602

hi. the first thing is not to set port 80 up on your router (you dont need to portforward port 80) which other ports did you direct in your router for your CNB.

Hi. it sounds like you have a avtech dvr. can you post a picture of your unit as they have a few models. one thing that should not be done by you or anyone else is remove the hard drive you can loose the footage.

hi. 15fps max is all that is needed ... you cant notice anything above that. but even 15fps is not needed in ever application 7.5 fps is good

maplins is one of my pet hates. selling graded products (returns or crap) and then try and sell it on. there is not a week where we dont get a call from someone who has bought a system or camera from them. first thing is take your camera back if its got problems you dont need it. what is your budet. for what you need you can get a panosonic ip for not much money and this will also let you do away with usb recorder and record through your network. and view from your mobiles.

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Apex CCTV DWG Coastal Video Security please try these sponsors first ..... all are part of the forum. direct links to there website can be found to the left of your screen.

hi. call around your CNB distributors. CNB PTZ are very reliable and they have found out replacment modules were not selling. come with good warranty as well http://www.cnbtec.com/en/html/product/product.php?seqx_prod=52

hi. $600 is not going to get you much. thats $400 gone already to get licence plates day and night. with two cameras. again another $400. this is before you have bought a good D1 DVR

George. this is your 6th log in name in 2 weeks. you do know you can keep using the same one ???

hi. sounds like you are using the same ip address at both local and away from your network (if router is setup right) at home you would be using 192.168.0.x this is your local ip (wireless) you will need your external ip for when you are away from your home if you click here from your pc at home it will give you your external ip http://whatismyipaddress.com/ setup two DVRs on your iphone 1 with external ip and 1 with your internal ip

hi. do a driver update on your card or swap out your Graphics card for geforce 7

hi. this will also work with your DH dahua card. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ivms-4500-lite/id441697527?mt=8

hi. another way is a android tv box .....if your dvr has a android app.