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  1. Posted

    6 hours ago, Pablo56 said:

    I have spent about £500 on 1 camera and recorder up to now. I Can get a second camera with a power assisted connection. I have talked to cctvkit.co.uk and for £100 I can add a second. I am mainly interested in the NVR and the email here. This is a home use only system.

    Please don’t buy anything else from that company ….. £500 ($590) for one camera and a budget nvr hilook ….. which is hik cheapest unit .   Should of been no more than £150 with hard drive fitted

    also power assisted camera £100 …. Is just a powerline adapter…. Rip off

     

  3. Posted

    3 hours ago, Pablo56 said:

    Thanks for that. I suspected it.

    Thanks

    Paul.

     

    Something like this … but you will need a power supply for camera or use a Poe switch at camera end ( switch will power 4 cameras)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-PL1000-100UKS-Powerline-Ethernet-Homeplug/dp/B01BD9TFI4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2U4QPD997NOCT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qvm_gQ5Qeh4zIWqKJzeCuHkCulZ3PqCLnHGXSA1Ehc3C5P-t_FIXo1YEHJWYqO8_r1BMyuf-31Jqkri7rAEfzIij5RuXp7-OGvTdGoMUSVedYV2xRuh7Ji_bZHnYdFGAnNMr_ksy3u78YupWNhEnuf-JwPdw65F8bYS-6Pz6lcshNyAHGaFGGdLIyfclX2pknuglHxzdz4YxcqTkBXp4rw.dbe8pGwa4i5i7AseQMVb4DnjrBA6-dUudpqvZU0EXVg&dib_tag=se&keywords=netgear+powerline+1000&qid=1712609155&sprefix=netegear+power%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-3

  4. Posted

    5 hours ago, Pablo56 said:

    found myself on a website for Basecom. I was surprised to find that you can get powerline cameras. I asked them about getting one and was told that their power line cameras were not compatible with my system.

    Hi when an over priced company lies to you then it’s a hint they have no clue 

    powerline adapters have been around for years and IS NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY by them

    just buy a set of netgear powerline adapters and you have the same and work on any iP camera 

    and don’t buy anything from that company 

    they have listed 1 cam 1 nvr for £1.200 ($1.800)  that has to be the most expensive one cam system in the world and that’s not fitted 

  5. Posted

    16 hours ago, Whatthehex said:

    We have a Hikvision DS-96128NI-I24/H NVR with 80TB storage. After seeing a demo of an AI system, and how easy and fast it was to search, I was wondering what NVRs out there have advanced AI search and features that can purchased rather than pay a monthly fee for the service which for 32 cameras gets quite expensive. Would like to replace the Hikvision NVR with something more robust with very good, fast, intuitive search capabilities. Anyone have such a system and are you happy with it?

    Hi. As you can see from posts over 10 years ago I am not a fan of hikvision it’s always been clunky and out of date. 
    where are you based ??? 
    what functions of Ai are you looking at using with your system ?

    most Ai nvrs also need Ai comparable cameras so just swapping out your nvr is not going to help 

    what is your budget ? I have been using TVT for over 8 years and I have not seen anything better as of yet and the Ai side works well and no extra costs 

  6. Posted

    19 hours ago, jkolko said:

    Axis appears to be discontinuing support for the use of 3rd party NAS accessed via the mobile Companion app.

    What alternatives do I have for a home system with 6 cameras, recording to a Qnap NAS, with remote viewing on my iphone?

    Thanks - 

    Hi axis updated there app yesterday have you updated it yet

  7. Posted

    On 3/17/2024 at 5:31 AM, slattery said:

    Swann never did bother to fix this issue. Anyway my NVR7400 system is almost 10 years old now. Time for an upgrade. What is the best ethernet system out there in 2024? Preferably not Swann!

    Hi. One good system is the TVT … I have been using them for installs the last 6 years it also has one of the best apps available with full control over the system 

    the only problem with that Swann system is the cameras won’t work on anything else 

    how many cameras are you looking for and what type of property will be protected ? 

  8. Posted

    On 1/29/2024 at 3:50 PM, svaljak said:

    I'm guessing the only thing that is saved on the motherboard is the simple 4-digit password but all settings otherwise were on the HDD.

    Hi this still depends if windows based of Linux based ……. Most Linux based DVRs only store the recorded data on the hard drive …… will still run without hard drive fitted but no storage

  9. Posted

    Hi it depends on your DVRs operating system …. In your case it sounds like an old windows based …. In this case settings are stored on the hard drive…….. hard drive is split in two known as a partition… one part master (for settings and operating software……. And other part is storage (recordings ) usually found on geovision or avermedia

  13. Posted

    Hi. Switch self adaptation off on your phone app …. Under local settings …… top left button. 
     

    then go to a camera on your normal app screen …. At bottom you will see a square with a pic of an eye …. Click on that then click high definition then back to normal screen then again click the same box with eye in it and select super definition and that will then hold your settings 

    other problems can be how your getting data to your recorder to router …. Is it direct cable or a Wi-Fi device 

  14. Posted

    22 hours ago, bbqbrisket said:

    I'm confused about connections of POE cameras.

    My cameras come with an ethernet connector and a separate power supply wire.

    Why would there be a need for a separate power wire if it's getting is power via the Ethernet port?

    If the NVR power is not active, why would a separate power wire be needed?

    thanks

    Hi not all recorders or switches have POE so a 12v power supply can be used instead 

  15. Posted

    8 hours ago, cino72 said:

    I was afraid that was going to be the case. Thanks for the link inline ups may be my only option.

    Hi $40 it’s a good option …… keeps your camera recording to the SD card …. So also a good backup option while no power

  16. Posted

    Hi  this will have nothing to do with vms 

    many cameras that go to default are not the settings you need …. I am surprised for that money the axis has no battery backup

    i had a problem like yours on another brand of camera …… no volume or home save on a ptz 

    depending on the time your camera is down a ups supply might be a better option for you and not for a lot of money 

    this is similar to what I used 

    https://powerwalker.com/product/10120450/

     

  20. Posted

    Hi …. I was up there last week ardrossan 

    it looks like your using the old hik (2012) your new camera is not compatible as is out of the box ……. You will need to connecting to a computer and alter its settings 

    out of the box it is h265 and 5mp

    you need to set to h264 and either 1080p or 720p for it to show on your nvr 

    so in reality it’s pointless running a camera you have to downgrade the settings on

     

    is this for home or business use ?

  22. Posted

    Hi sorry took so long to get back

    yes your right about the powerline plugs …. On goes at camera end and the other plugs into nvr (they come in pairs) it saves time and money running cat5 everywere I’ll PM you some links 

  23. Posted

    Hi   Power line plugs are the quickest and cheapest way something like this

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/6695749

     

    also another benefit of having one of these at gates (if electric) you can open with your mobile or cars with built in gate openers like a Range Rover (a network adapter is needed ..£20 from Amazon)

    the viper is not a basic system but only one of a few systems in the uk which is NDAA compliant 

    I will pm you details 

  24. Posted

    9 minutes ago, LesBooth20 said:

    Sorry don't understand "are you Poe camera to nvr or on a network"

    Cameras Poe …… can either be connected 

     

    cat5 from camera direct to nvr (Poe) if nvr supports poe

     

    cat5 from camera to a Poe switch and either then connected to nvr via one cat5 from switch or connected to a router that nvr is also connected too

     

    your server port 8000 ……you need to change that to 5550 …. And also change it on your pc software configuration of nvr software

  25. Posted

    15 hours ago, paulcullingworth said:

    Yes I can see the end of the drive and there is power to the drive gates

    Near York uk

    Hi. With power at gates you can use a normal iP camera and send the data down your existing power supply …. Which is much better than wireless 

    York nice place I am in Chester 

    I would start doing homework on a system called the viper …. Nvr and cameras best remote viewing app works with most cameras I have not had a system fail yet

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