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  2. Posted

    If it is at all possible what are the drawbacks compared to a dedicated NVR system?

     

     

    Without an NVR, it will be harder to search your video files as there will be nothing to categorize / log events.

     

    But you maybe fine with a combination of in camera notifications and/or viewing the files manually on the NAS.

  3. Posted

    I have DVRs that is supported by Smart meye but I want to watch multiple locations on one screen.

    How to Connect Multiple Dvr's to One Monitor

     

    If all the boxes are local, you can use a HDMI / VGA quad multi-viewer. See here for example:

     

    Otherwise if the boxes are remote, you'll need to use CMS/network streams, but with several DVRs / channels it can be a lot of bandwidth and/or require a powerful PC to process all the channels.

  5. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    Anyone use UTC Coaxitron control for TVI cameras? I noticed that a couple of my cameras stopped responding to PTZ menu commands with a particular 12V 5A power supply I was using. Incidentally the AC/DC adapter had a 3-prong grounded cable.

     

    All my other AD/DC power supplies are 2 prong only and UTC PTZ control works fine.

     

    Replacing the 3-pronged power supply with a 2 prong one resolved the issue.

     

    Very odd - anyone have this problem with UTC control?

     

    Picture is fine - it's only remote OSD control that was affected by the PSU.

  7. Posted

    1. Setup No-IP configuration settings on the DVR.

    2. Static port forward the services ports listed on the Ports screen on your Router to your DVR.

     

     

    If you don't know how to port forward, HikVision DVRs also support uPNP mapping which will automatically update your router with the appropriate ports, but I find this to be unreliable as the DVR may not detect a dropped uPNP mapping (i.e. you've rebooted your router).

  8. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I recently purchased a HikVision DS-7216HUHI-F2/N Turbo HD DVR and I find that it is lacking many basic functions:

     

    1. I can configure the multi-screen output, but I cannot keep a camera static. i.e. in 7+1 output, I like to keep the "main door" camera static in the top right big box. The DVR seems to only allow the camera to exist on 1 page only?

     

    2. When HDMI is enabled, the Main CVBS output layout cannot be configured?

     

    3. Web Interface event searching is very limited - this seems to be a known issue and somewhat fixed in the 3.81 firmware... but still lacking in comparison to the cheap OEM DVRs I used to use!

     

    Anyone know if there is a workaround for 1 and 2?

     

    Thanks!

  10. Posted

    Hello Everyone,

     

    I'm getting some cameras upgraded, it seems that the new Matrix Turrent Cameras are much better than older dome cameras - is there any reason to choose a dome over a Matrix camera anymore?

     

    These cameras will be outdoors, in a residential setting, and must withstand the Canadian Winter / Summers.

     

    Based on all things equal, which would you choose?

     

    Thanks.

  12. Posted

    Hello Everyone,

     

    I hoping someone will recognize this unit.

     

    I recently purchased at 16CH 480X480FPS H.264 DVR. It is a N-Patrol branded DVR. However, the included firmware has a couple issues and I would like to get updated firmware. The most major is that the web GUI does not work correct in IE on Windows 7 64-bit; it crashes...

     

    The unit is currently running the following firmware:

     

    DVR Model : 16CH / 480FPS

    WEB Version : WEB_v1.74_1.2.1.1_101020

     

    This unit seems to be quite common, it is branded under multiple names: N-Patrol DX-1612, OTM-1638, Hunt HSR-T16M.

     

    Derivatives of the unit seem to be made by Digimerge (DHU600 OMNI), iDVR Pro, Vitek EH Series, Honeyell, Samsung and several other manufacturers.

     

    A couple common features of this unit are:

     

    DVR Ports: HTTP: 8080 / RTSP: 554

    Username: ADMIN

    Password: 1234

     

    Anyone recognize the unit? Does anyone know where I can get firmware for my unit?

     

     

     

    The Web GUI looks like this:

     

    340x230.ratio.jpg.1a3b01f9cdb10caf4cfbf0fd1793c0f5.jpg

    MAC-CCTV-DVR-Viewer.jpg.c146041d75ae9a43b38739b6ec463050.jpg

  16. Posted

    it depends on which type of system .............green drives dont work in pc systems ........ give western digital tech a call they will tell you the same thing.

     

    Green, Blue, and Black drives are only rated for RAID 0/1 and work equally as well. Were you having trouble with a Green drive?

     

    For enterprise RAID, WD only supports their RE line... which are much more expensive and supposedly more reliable.

  17. Posted · Edited by Guest

    One important thing: don't use "cheap" drives, or "green" drives. These aren't typically designed for prolonged 24/7 operation or sustained read/write cycles and often don't have the performance necessary for DVR usage. We've been using Western Digital Caviar "Black" drives and found them very solid in DVRs and RAID storage arrays.

     

    Green drives are plenty fast and give off less heat (about 20% cooler) making them more suited for the confined spaces of a DVR. However, Black Drives do have a 5 year limited warranty vs 3 years for the Green drives.

     

    In the end, I think it's just the luck of the draw

  20. Posted · Edited by Guest

    I noticed that too - I have the same unit as above in the screen shot and it seems to be sold by 30 - 40 different vendors, all with different prices. Some vendors include iCatch, Rayvision, AmbeaTech, iTechView, SecuSafe, ArcVision, KPF, etc.

     

    All units share the same firmware!

     

    Only difference is the case layout, number of hard drives, and outputs.

  23. Posted

    With port 465. the DVR is still sending email messages without the TO address set.

     

    Are you guys sending alerts to a different e-mail than the one listed as sender?

     

    I have 4 notifications addresses setup, but none are getting notified (except the sender address). Here is the exact e-mail to Google:

     

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Return-Path: <john.doe@gmail.com>
Received: from localhost (CPE000000000000-CM000000000000.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx])
       by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l13sm3376045qck.19.2010.10.02.18.02.52
       (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5);
       Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:02:52 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <4ca7d63c.8d4ee50a.59c8.7f97@mx.google.com>
Subject: message from H264 DVR Richmond Hill
From: john.doe@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:02:51 +0000
X-Mailer: @(#) mailsend v1.15b5 (Unix)
X-Copyright: GNU GPL. It is illegal to use this software for Spamming
Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="/nA+P3CRl4zdOofv"
Mime-version: 1.0


--/nA+P3CRl4zdOofv
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline

DVR IP: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[2010/10/02 21:02:40]admin login from 192.168.1.114



--/nA+P3CRl4zdOofv--

  25. Posted

    i have mine working with gmail with no issue and it work with comcast but using port 2525

     

    Are you e-mailing yourself or to another receipient?

     

    If it's to yourself, it could be using the "FROM" address - I noticed in the email there is no TO address in the header.

     

    Very strange huh?

     

     

     

    This is what I've observed so far:

     

    1. Using rackspace.com's mail server, it does not work at all. The DVR has trouble negotiating STARTTLS (it will attempt SSL regardless - no option to disable SSL)

     

    2. With Yahoo (Rogers), it has a CRLF issue with the attachment.

     

    3. With Gmail, it negotiates STARTTLS (encryption) correctly, but it is missing the "TO" header.

     

    I've tried a "System Restore" to delete all the settings but that did not work.

     

    Perhaps I have a dud unit?

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