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  1. Posted

    Hi. The first thing I would do is swap out your nvr ….. reason being the 900 nvr did not do what was on the box 

    4K HD was a dahua rendered 4K monitor display only unit (lorex is dahua) and I would not replace with either a lorex of dahua (you will be wasting your money if you do

     

    also you will see I big improvement in your existing cameras both in display and storage

    nvrs are cheap so I would look at going 16 way …8 for existing cameras and 8 for adding some cameras

    what is your budget

  6. Posted

    Hi no it’s only hikvision software 

    2010 to 2016 was a bad time for hikvision there software had so much malware built in and spyware they were forced to change everything….. this also included iP camera software which was also replaced and had to be done in 2015 

     

    your problem points to camera firmware 

    if your system can’t see iP cameras iP address then you need to find the update for your cameras …… your iP cameras should be either 1.3 or 2mp build date should be 

    Hikvision Firmware V5.3.0 build 150513 

  12. Posted

    Hi yes you can go 4K ….. but in most cases 4K on all cameras just takes away your footage storage space unless you buy bigger hard drives

    i would still use a mix of 2mp upto 8 mp …. Having 4 or 5mp cameras protecting small areas is good enough in most cases 4K in large outdoor areas makes sense 

    I would look at the viper units …. They have the best remote app on the market we’re you have full control and also footage burn off and send via email

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  16. Posted

    5 hours ago, raymondwashtv said:

    :classic_huh::classic_huh:　I am a CCTV beginner．

    I find the CCTV footage file ended with ".ps" file extension.

    How to open and watch it?

    what kind of file it is?

    same as mp4? 

    Hi I think you might be looking at all this wrong

    unless your system is old or pc based opening file extensions is a thing of the past

    which dvr/nvr does the files come from ?

  18. Posted

    32 minutes ago, Ray708 said:

    Hi I’m totally locked out of viper cctv can’t rember pass word can’t hard reset as no button inside help need tried everything 

    Hi we’re are you based 

    do you still have access via SuperLive plus app ?

    if not you will need to pm me a picture of the login screen

  19. Posted

    50 minutes ago, Caporeira said:

    I want to remove icsee, and on first step disable DHCP on this camera and set static IP address.

    Where can I find QR-Code to activate camera or login and password to use Webinterface?

    Hi. You should know we’re the qr code is if you have set it up … you can’t set it up without 

    also you can’t remove xmeye software (icsee) it’s a built in p2p 

    the qr code is on your mobile device and you place qr infront of camera lens

    smart cameras are not iP cctv cameras

  20. Posted

    Hi there are a couple of ways  …. Move wire 8 from rj45 and use that as 1 (both ends) but you might loose ir 

    Or you could buy a tp-link Ethernet over power and not use the damaged cat cable at all

    as far as finding the break ….. it is usually at the rj45 ends ….. but worth looking along cable run paying attention to cable clips that might of been too tight or areas were it bends  around corners  but if it has worked in the past it is unlikely to be a cable break …. Usually it’s the power cable side of the rj45 that gives the problem

    i would look at cable run and see if it has any loose runs ….. we’re the cable could be moving with wind or under stress from dropping down

    can you power the camera locally if needed

     

    https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/tl-pa717-kit/

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  21. Posted

    Hi 

    first thing I would look at is channel list 

    you have an 8 way dvr and you can drag and drop images on screen to move cameras around so you could infact have 

    cam 1 cam 2 cam 5 cam 6 showing on your screen and cams 5 and 6 have no settings 

    this could also happen if the system has been unplugged and the bnc connections on the back have not been put into the right channel ports……. I would go to monitor and click 8 cam screen and see which channels have image

     

    other than that I would not spend much time a effort on that dvr as it’s 12 years old and only records in cif  

    hybrid DVRs are cheap infact in most cases it’s not much more than buying a 1tb hard drive …. Which a new dvr would come with

  22. Posted

    1 hour ago, Caporeira said:

    I have 5MP WiFi IP Camera
    Model: N8-500W
    Version: R80XD50-PQ

     

    What is the user and password to Web Interface ?
    Where can I find the latest firmware ?

    Hi that camera is called the icsee Wi-Fi smart camera

    the questions your asking sounds like you have come across the camera secondhand

    as you need the qr code to activate it and if it has already been used then you won’t find the password unless you have the login details from last owner

    not to be mixed up with iP cctv camera …. It is a Wi-Fi smart camera new they cost $22

    so don’t expect much from it 

    icsee is part of the xmeye company so I strongly recommend you read the privacy policy on the App Store or play store 

    it tracks your mobile / tracks internet usage/ and sends you adverts via the cloud storage you use to access the camera (all back to china)

  23. Posted

    Nice part of the country I have a few installs in boston

    your budget is in the right area for a 4 way system and I would go for a IP camera system which is cat5 run to each location of camera 

    cat5 in the uk can be from £40 to £120 a roll of 305m which makes no sense but it will eat into your system budget

    screwfix does 100m reel for £39 which should be enough for your house

    i would look at viper nvr and cameras …. The nvr will run any iP camera upto 4K and has one of the best viewing apps available called SuperLive plus

  24. Posted

    Hi there is not a lot you can do ….. these cheap crap smart cameras need to be connected to a 3rd party server and if that’s down your camera is down …… another problem is some apps are starting to be removed in some countries for breach of data

    qr P2P cameras people think when remote viewing that there connecting to there camera …. Which is not the case … your connecting to a server that is most of the time in China….. if that’s down you remote viewing is down

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