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  2. Posted

    Hi all I have three ptz cams and two do not follow the presets at night one works fine at night and day the other two have a mind of their own at night ok during the day I have local power to each cam any ideas please

     

     

    hi are these new or secondhand. you may need to reset your controller and then re-enter your tours. controller may still of had some old tours on time select

  5. Posted

    #-o Hi folks...well i still have not got it, it seems to be the inbound/outbound firewall settings, where the sky tutorial asks for IP address which one do i use....ADSL port IP address or

    LAN port IP address or gateway ip address.....

    thanx for all your help guys.....

     

     

     

    hi. first in services please do the following

     

     

    name enter CCTV

     

    type choose TCP/UDP

     

    start port 8888

     

    finnish port 8888

     

    then press apply

     

     

    Now choose Firewall Rules:

     

     

    name the service CCTV1

     

    service ... in the drop down you will find the one we made in the first part CCTV.TCP/UDP 8888.8888

     

    action click always

     

    send to Lan server you need to enter 192.168.0.3

     

    Wan user click any

     

     

    then leave the rest and click apply. then logout of your router. and give that a go. remember you cant login to your own network using your external ip

  6. Posted

    I'm not gonna lie, my business partner doesn't want to invest a lot into a camera. We just want the camera to overlook a lighted hallway so we can see who is coming in / leaving. So I guess I am going to be stuck in the cheapo quality division.

     

     

    good little cheap 1.3mp camera with sound software to record/ send alerts wireless or wired.

     

     

    http://www.aver.com/Surveillance/Product/Detail.aspx?id=227

  7. Posted

    hi,if i try a more powerfull power supply could that not blow the cameras ? it has a 12volt power supply and the system has a 19 volt power supply which states in the avtech video not to put a bigger power supply onto cameras ?

     

     

     

    you can go upto 12v 5amp if you wished. your cameras will only draw what they need. but you still have the problem of your cable i would not up grade your power without doing your cable

     

    the power supply 19 volts .... has nothing to do with your cameras it just the dvr power.

  8. Posted

    Hello all,

     

    I read some where that Avermedia can provide tailored updates to make Camera's compatible with their Stand Alones.

     

    Does any one have a link or email address for them?

     

    I have searched their website - not user friendly; hardly any info about customer support.

     

     

    what camera are you looking at adding. also there was an avers ip patch released in may with 42 more added

  9. Posted

    hi, he says they believe the system has not been installed correctly ??? then why would it work no problem for weeks ?? ive checked all my cables and they have no cuts or kinks in them,the cameras went down one after another 1 camera 1 week then another the next night and so on,if the system was wrongly installed it would not work from day 1 am i right ??

     

     

    no your not right. lead kits are rubbish. you have cheap wire going to a phono then to a phono to BNC at both ends of your cable. lots of connections best not used on 1 cable run. then the cable not good for video and the powerside to small .............. cut a power plug off and see how easy it is to snap a bit off with your finger.

     

     

    were are you located. do you have a cctv supplier you could take a camera to to test ??? you can do it yourself but you would need some good coax BNC crimp tool and also know how to fit it. and also a good power unit.

  11. Posted

    hi,so these systems are probably cheap copies ? bloody hell have u seen his feedback on ebay no complaints whatsoever,and this is a nightmare as ive ran the cables all neatly round my property & drilled walls etc to install cameras outside to watch my car and property,the annoying thing is it was great at first and the picture quality was pretty clear which would identify a crook or vandal no problem,feel ive been ripped off with a cheap copy system

     

     

    no not copy. your dvr will be fine. you have budget cameras and budget dvr. but you are linking everything to gether with cheap nasty cable and power unit.

     

     

    RG59 i have seen over 10 years old still working the lead kits you get with budget i have seen the ends pull of as you get them out of the box. you may have hit your cable with hammer while cliping or cliped the wire to tight and damaged the cheap lead kit.

  12. Posted

    Just an update. We were told it could be a ground loop problem so plugged it into a battery backup and ran the entire system on battery. The same problem continued. Anyone have any additional ideas? Looking at it live-in it really 'looks' like some kind of frequency interference. Any ideas on that angle maybe? Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thx

     

     

     

    what i would do is change all BNC connectors. you could have a bad ground on 1 or 2 of the cameras. what happends if you start to plug a camera one at a time into dvr ???

     

     

    also seen this on 16 way power supply were it had a bad neutral to some cameras (bad solder on board) and the camera is picking it up though BNC

  13. Posted

    hi,ok i will try tonight when its dark,will unplug all the cameras & try one on its own to see if the ir comes on,he did send me another power supply which i tried yesterday & it done nothing,im sure i tested that with the old power supply i just put 1 camera on the power supply and it was still fuzzy picture he told me to try that,if not what should i do ?? send the whole lot back for a full refund or get him to send me 4 new cameras

     

     

     

     

    if it can go back then yes i would. if you break the system up all you have bought is a dvr and 4 cameras. lead kits and cheap power units alway need slinging in the bin.

     

    have you tride to take footage off the dvr. also try that.

  14. Posted

    So perhaps it was slip of the tongue to state that it won't work

     

     

    Another question: It would be nice to be alerted when there is movement on the property, either by text, phone call, etc. And we would like to remotely view the alerted camera on lets say on Ipad or whatever. Is this possible?

     

     

     

    not a slip of the tongue ill stand by it. cameras to be used at alert motion back to dvr to send report or alert does not work hence why i said beams. also beams are more reliable than PIR (which give the same problem false alarms)

  15. Posted

    hi,thanks for replys & the ir cameras burnt out sound pretty much what has happened,ive contacted this guy over and over again & would say hes full of ****,he wants me to send it back as it states it has a years warranty but what do i do in the meantime to protect my property & car ?? would probably wait at least a week or 2 to recieve back,i think he should be sending me 4 new cameras first & then i send back the 4 duff ones & not the same cameras also,what do u guys think ??

     

     

     

    i would still do the testing first before you send your cameras back. the avtech is a well used dvr ok low budget but works. cameras .. yes cheap. but you also have very cheap lead kits. not good for cctv at all. the power supply is also cheap spec says 2amp all your cameras will need a little more than that come night and IR comes on. if 2 or 3 of your cameras try to switch on ir at the same time you dont have enough power. i.e you will loose a camera or images will become bad

     

    try each camera in you tv see what image you get. with cheap box systems it is best to at least change cables and power units

  16. Posted

    lead kits and cheap plug in power supply. could be your first problem. just for a little test un plug all your cameras and just plug 1 into dvr and only have that one on the power supply. and see how that camera goes though the night. (see if your ir come on)

     

     

    but i would look at replacing all the leads with RG59 and a good power supply unit.

  17. Posted

    also motion detection does not work when activated by cameras

    I think you need to elaborate on this incorrect statement.

     

     

     

    if you have motion set on your dvr to be triggered via your camera .... then it does not work .... or unreliable. or gives false alarms. both of which i mean does not work.

  20. Posted

    Hi there, yes i did that and got my router login, are you saying that from another computer elsewhere and i typed in my dyndns addy that i would see my cameras ?

     

     

    hi yes it should do if you have asigned your dvr ip (192.168.0.3) to port 8888

  22. Posted

    Hello again,

    Thankyou for your reply,i dont think sky give out static ip address's it DCHP only although ive not asked....

     

    my router gives my dvr the address of 192.168.0.3

    sky changes my address each time i log on, yes i understand this so far, i set up DYNDNS with the same address and dyn monitors this ok,

    i set up port forwarding on my sky sagem 8888.

     

    the dvr is set to DCHP and monitors my router( should i set this to static and give it a new address)

    ok, so i can type in the dyndns host/address and i go to a log in page,this is the log in to my router ? at this point i thought i would see my cameras.....

     

    So the story so far is i deleted all previous info to try and start again,hence joining a forum....

    Hope you can help. thankyou for you patience.......

     

     

     

     

    hi you did fine as to the above. what you needed to do was type your ip as .... http://your DYNDNS :8888

  23. Posted

    thank you for the reply,

    but i unfortunly don't know what you mean in your last reply.

     

    The Averdigi EH1004h has some options for pos, i can select a protocol, and thats about it.

     

    my question: cable layout from pos to Averdigi EH1004h and the settings to be used.

     

    please help

     

    Cheers

    Tom

     

     

    the quickest way is with 2 of the moxa that i listed above linked with cat5. from your register to your dvr.

    you set both up to the same protocol (set both to general first)

     

     

    or another way is over the lan (if your register does back office)

  24. Posted

    hi. a cctv system can be a expensive asset if you just want to monitor. the first thing you are going to say once you have installed your system and you get an event is :::::: i wish i had a better image. unless your system is monitored 24/7 then i would look at either using 1 or 2 of your cameras for entry exit points (at least try get make model of car) or an image you can use of a person.

     

    also motion detection does not work when activated by cameras and you also get the same false alarms with pir sensors. you are always better with the likes of optex beams.

     

     

    you may want to install your system yourself but i would take the time to talk with a engineer (plenty on here from canada) it could save you money

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