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  1. Posted

    Whats relevant and you haven't mentioned at all is what device make and model you have.

    Then did you do any port forwarding or is this set up as a point to point?

    If you did use port forwarding what are the default ports for your device?

     

    all the other stuff like the model of mobile phone etc is irrelevant and not helpful.

    It's only relevant that you have an Android phone and yul know that you can download apps at google play.

  2. Posted

    Before creating rules or port forwarding in the sky router you need to reserve the LAN address of your DVR 192.168.0.100.

    The DVR is (recognized by it's mac number) and then it doesn't matter if if the static or DHCP setting is selected or not.

    The router will reserve the address 192.168.0.100 for the DVR and only assign it to that DVR.

     

    Failure to perform this step leads to all sorts of failures with the sky routers.

     

    Try canyouseem or yougetsignal to test if the ports are indeed open

     

    Sorry but I am not sure what apps or client software works with Eneo as I've never set up one of their DVRs

  3. Posted

    IF he is looking at your cameras, unplug the ethernet plug, (you can't miss it) when you are home, and replace it when you go out.

    He won't be able to access your cameras. He'll get bored and give up. PERSONALLY I think someone is playing with your mind.

     

    JUST changing the account password or the DDNS hostname (or both) would do the trick.

    I agree with these other posts that you will probably need a technician to do this for you but it's not a huge job

     

    From a human perspective, I really don't believe that he is likely to be viewing the cameras especially if he

    is now with a new partner (MOVED ON). Yes sure it's a possibility, but unlikely and frankly your cameras probably only look outwards from the property and are hopefully not inside your home viewing your every move (I sincerely hope not anyway) so there isn't much to be viewed anyway.

     

    Don't overcomplicate this in your mind, or it will drive you mad. CCTV is there to provide peace of mind not to drive you mad.

  5. Posted

    Unless you too wish to view the property remotely you could always unplug it from the internet router.

     

    Look at the back of the CCTV recorder DVR and look for a modular plug like the one pictuured below. Simply press the latch down and pull the plug out. Now the Images are not accessible outside your home.

     

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    Alternatively, if you have the password to the DVR log in and under the advanced menu look for accounts. You should see a list if user accounts, simply identify the account the person you want to close out is likely to be using. If there aren't any accounts chances are he is using the admin account. IF thats so you could change the admin password but before you do please ensure you make a written record of the new password and store it somewhere safe.

  9. Posted · Edited by Guest

    I do hope you are not expecting to get all this at a bargain bucket price. What you have asked for is a big ask and won't be possible (some of it anyway) from a low budget system. This sounds remarkable like a recent inquiry i had. I went to survey the property, I asked their budget and the cagey twit refused a direct answer. After spending about 5-6 hours preparing his quote I sent it and almost immediately got an email back saying he had a budget of around £750.00 If I'd known that I would have walked away almost immediately. How much profit did this twit think there is in CCTV? NOT Enough for me to spend the best part of a day preparing a quote and come out view the property and then supply the equipment and install it properly using quality materials AND MAKE A PROFIT ?

     

    As long as you have a reasonable budget everything you asked for is possible.

    I think however you will be really fed up with th constant emails and texts with images of the local tom-cat pissing on your prize azalia

    or conifer (you might tolerate it for a week) The idea of CCTV is to give you peace of mind, and NOT to worry you to death.

    Chances are if you telephone police in an emergency they won't bother to go out to the scene unless there is a car very near already, and if they know there is potential CCTV evidence your call will go to the back of the queue "oh we'll sort that one out late cos they got CCTV" How else are you going to explain there are intruders on your land when you are at the office?

     

    Deterrent is th best you can hope for and after that capturing as much evidence as possible. You might consider PIR operated VOICE OFF units with a recorded message such as this one

    You can buy ready made messages or record your own mp3 files. These units are widely available and each nit can have a single extension speaker and can play several messages according to which PIR is triggered and you also have the option of talk-through if your DVR offers that function using RS232 Hope this helps WHat area are you because I have a Voice Off demo unit if you are in my coverage area, I'd be happy to show you it in operation assuming this would be suitable for your needs

  10. Posted

    One thing I overlooked and many people might is sunlight issues. My house faces west. After a few days of bright sunlight in the evening my peephole camera is worthless. It's blurred and impossible to recognize anything. So unless you have some angle that you house sits that will not have this issue be aware.

     

     

    Sunlight direct into a camera or directly behind a subject is going to be a problem with virtually every camera.

    You are just going to have to be inventive and creative.

  12. Posted

    You can do one of two things

    either contact a local CCTV installer and ask for a host-name on their server or

    open either Dyn dns account or No-IP account and create your own host-name.

    You would still have to manage it if things go wrong but it's in your control

     

    With both of these you will have to pay an annual fee but its still cheaper than paying for a static IP address

  14. Posted

    1 pair should be used. the reason is that one pair can have different number of twists than a second pair.

    the signal is measured as the difference (voltage) across the two wires- this is good because any noise present in the cable run should appear on both wires and effectively cancels itself out resulting in only the original signal being processed. different pairs with different twist ratio could allow different noise to be present and NOT completely cancel itself out.

    looks like installer is getting confused using two pairs. using two pairs means more cross sectional area for signal to travel down or using power allows more current to flow, increasing the cross sectional area means less resistance- so doubling up would effectively half the resistance of the circuit.

     

    What you are referring to is the Balun changes the signal to a balanced signal hense the name Balun balunced / unblanced

    I always found using a single pair for the video to be more effective than two pairs and frankly I use the remaining pairs for DC or AC power. The peaks of the signal that is where the noise is, will be cancelled out since a positive plus a negative = nil.

     

    judging by what I have seen in the field when servicing and repairing systems, some installers do use two pairs for the signal for one of two reasons, either they think that there is better transmission of the signal or they do it because if one pair should suffer a fracture or break then the signal is not lost as usually one conductor would survive. I follow this thinking but frankly it's wrong and for the reasons you've stated,

  17. Posted

    It's nioce to hgave several useful functions in one device however when it fails you lose all the function. As a matter of choice I bought the Blue series with 3.5 inch screen and multimeter, test cards clor bar, ehtrnet tester and tone generator, ping test, port flicker, USB tester, (not sure how that one works honestly).

     

    I have had a problem with the screen beig scratched several times but that was really my own fault. The other issue I am having not sure it is anything more than a personal issue is that I can't seem to get a sharp focus using just the meter alone. I also can't read the OSD well enough to make camera settings when up a ladder in far from ideal lighting. That again I think is down to my failing eyesight ,

    (I'll be 60 yrs in October) The best one I had was my 3.5 inch orange meter which served me well for 4 yrs until it started having a problem with VF cameras (flashing screen) and then the apprentice left the Ethernet test jack on the floor only to have the van run it over. The two together was enough to make me think about buying the latest blue one it's great but still too small screen that why I am considering.

     

    For ethernet testing and BNC testing I have a Ideal VDV Pro test kit (similar to VDV Multimedia) with 8 remotes. I can identify up to eight bnc leads or ethernet cables and wire-map test the e-cables, I can test the cable lengths on all eight pairs or a single pair or single conductor (if I could be bithered to calibrate the length function)

    The eight remotes are great when I am shown a site where the cables are already in but not labelled, I can withing 10-15 minutes map them out and label them up, test them for opens shorts and correct status, all in one. (no the remotes won't work with my orange meter).

     

    I also an looking at a 7 inch screen with built in 4 way matrix. That would also allow me to visually 'stitch' adjacent cameras in a wide area especially useful where VF lenses are deployed. The point would be so when viewed on screen by the client the look like one continuous image. Obviously channel allocation would them become important in achieving this. i.e chnnels 123 or 456 or 78(9)

    such as a long car park

  22. Posted

    Default passwords are readily available even to an idiot. So I don't mind helping with those if it saves someone some time.

    If someone has changed the password then there is a security in place and frankly anyone that doesn't know the password has no business even attempting to overcome it. Let these people go to the original legitimate trade supplier and get assistane where their right to the equipment can be verified independently.

     

    People always think they are a special case, but really this issue is black and white. no grey areas.

    You either are authorized or you aren't....simple!

     

    It's outrageous to think that there are forums out there where criminals can exchange such info that we all suffer from.

    To think that some of the CLEVER CLOGGS on here are regularly contributing to that is infuriating

     

    ADD THIS FORUM TO THEIR LIST UNDER CCTV

  25. Posted

    WHY OH WHY do people repeatedly ask how to overcome a security issue when they know full well this is a PUBLIC FORUM where anyone can read the conversations? Hardly a day goes by without some Charlie asking this SAME QUESTION!

     

    Passwords are set to stop unauthorized people getting into a DVR and it's settings.

    The implications of learning the answer on a public forum are that the security

    measures set by manufacturers won't be worth anything.

     

    Would you go to a locksmith's forum and ask how to pick a lock?

    IF YOU DID YOU'D DESERVE TO BE KICKED OFF THE FORUM.

    So why are those on this forum so keen to tell you how to overcome such security?

     

    Simple either they are willing to offer basic info you can work out for yourself or they just want to SHOW OFF how clever they are.

    Personally I give basic info that anyone could work out for themselves but on passwords I am NOT prepared to go the extra mile like some of the idiots that are simply here to show off how clever they are.

     

    Typically I refer to these people as Ewan after the infamous Ewan Kerr. (hint: say it a little quicker )

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