Hello All:
New to this Forum - I was searching for the functionality of my recently purchased DVR with my MAC and iphone, and in the process, came across this thread. About a week ago, after speaking to a sales rep that was supposedly an expert on CCTV surveillance cameras, I purchased an Avalonix 16 channel DVR. The DVR is for various cameras throughout my home, and I made it clear to the sales rep that I wanted to be able to view the cameras from my MAC and my and my wife's iphone. After receiving and installing the DVR, I still cannot make it work on my MAC or iphone (I have a laptop running Windows XP, and I was able to make it work there, both through IE and through the Windows software that came with the DVR - software is not great, but decent - called Central Management Software (CMS), aka Control Center Ver. 1.0). The instructions for the DVR and Software are terrible and do not mention anything as to running either on a MAC or iphone, but again, I told the rep of the platform I needed and when I looked up the DVR again online, it does say it will run with an iphone and apple browsers. Furthermore, I was told this was a very good DVR ("one of their top of the line"), and I paid $1,100.00 for it (which did not include the HDD). Does anyone know if this DVR does work with MACs and iphones? Does anyone know anything about this DVR - is it a quality DVR? or did I just get ripped off? - if so, I plan to immediately return it. Again, for reference it is an "Avalonix" 16 Channel DVR - Model 2416 - here is the link from the Retailer that I purchased it from:
http://www.security-cameras-cctv.com/enterprise-class-iphone-compatible-realtime-channel-pentaplex-audio-inputs-480fps-recording-sata-dvdrw-p-2126.html
Thank you.
Shags
