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A floor plan would help too - even a rough sketch.

192.1.* isn't actually a LAN IP. 192.168.* are reserved for class-C private addresses, but 192.anythingelse isn't. Either way, it's possible the ISP is running an extra NAT layer of their own, which would make it practically impossible to route connections back into a customer's system - they'd need to set up their own VPN using a service like TeamViewer or something else along those lines.

Are the "waves" there all the time, or do they correspond to the A/C or other equipment running? There could be other causes, such as poor grounding. Generally, the best way to solve the problem, if the high-voltage cables ARE the problem, is to move your camera cables away from them, and make sure they don't run parallel to them. Could you export some video showing these waves, and post it to Youtube or a similar service?

^You bet!

I would normally suggest contacting the manufacturer, but I can't find anywhere that states who that actually is... all I find is a bunch of different online sellers pushing this thing with a bunch of exaggerated BS performance claims (100fps? Really? Riiiiiiiight), and a couple YouTube videos disproving the BS. Looks like pretty much any other offshore piece of junk, made by some giant unknown company and remarketted under a variety of OEM names... good luck ever finding who actually makes it.

Did you ever find a solution? I suggested Quicktime Pro... http://www.apple.com/quicktime/what-is/ http://www.apple.com/quicktime/extending/

Does the laptop HAVE a DVI port? If so, then yes, that should work. In fact, you'd probably be able to run all three displays.

Depends on the DVR. Some have a VGA output that you can just connect straight to a computer monitor. If it just has a BNC or RCA (composite video) output, you'd use a composite-to-VGA converter.

Worked fine for me... model numbers are LB1000/LB2000/LB3000

We've used Pelco boxes in the past for VCR/mux protection, and re-used them for DVRs as well. http://www.pelco.com/global/en/products/analog-systems-controls/function-presentation.page?p_function_id=10505

That should be all it takes, yes. If you have a router for your internet, you can plug both into that. If you're plugging one directly into the other, you should get a "crossover" ethernet cable (most computer stores should know the difference).

^Hey Tom, you have 1080p! (1080 posts ) Anyway... I was wondering what the chance was someone here would actually know FIA's specs Best place to get that would probably be FROM FIA... after that, I'm sure plenty of people here would be glad to help you with deciphering and fulfilling them.

Great link, thanks!

RS-485 is normally used for control signals, such as for a PTZ camera. Most DVRs would connect via network - at the very least, you'd connect a "crossover" ethernet cable between the two machines' network ports (newer computers with gigabit network should be able to use a standard ethernet patch cable). Getting a little fancier, you could plug both into an ethernet switch or your broadband router. Siamese cable is a type of cable with both coax (for video) and power cables in one package... or more commonly, the two cables joined along their length by a web (kinda like Siamese twins, hence the name). It's generally used to connect analog cameras.

^Good plan, but Cat6 isn't required for PoE; Cat5e works fine. Since the cameras are all (so far) only 10/100, you don't need it for the bandwidth either. PoE vs. centralized power is a balancing act - the switches cost more, but you don't need the additional wire to each camera, or the power can (probably one per floor). You're thinking 50 cameras over 10 floors... so average 5 cameras per floor. You could probably do this at a decent cost using Cisco/Linksys SFE-1000P switches: they have eight 10/100 PoE ports, and two gigabit/fiber uplink ports; one on a floor would easily support the cameras, with one GbE port for uplink to the floor above, and one to downlink to the floor below. If you don't want to go IP, you could look at some of the video-over-Cat5 multiplexing solutions from the likes of NVT and MxuLab, allowing up to 16 cameras to run over a single Cat5e cable.

There are a couple different ways to do what you want: one is for the DVR to access the POS database directly; the other is for the DVR to capture the live data from the POS terminals (usually from an output for a pole display or printer) and log it alongside the video. Vigil DVRs/NVRs will do both. Playback can be searched on video and/or POS data columns; a "priority camera" can be assigned to each register, and when you search data and highlight a listed item, the video display will jump to that camera at the matching timeframe. The POS data display will highlight each item as you play through the timeline as well. The current versions can also overlay the POS data on the exported video, and embed it with the video so the player application can selectively display and search the data as well. However, if you're looking for something to work alongside an EXISTING DVR, you might be a lot more limited

What sort of budget do you have in mind for this? Do you already have a recorder, or something specific in mind, or do you need that as well? A camera to capture your driveway will be fairly easy (and not too expensive). Capturing license plates of cars driving past is another matter, especially if you want to catch them at night.

I doubt a local monitor is REQUIRED - network access is sort of the point of these things. Did you try their online demo? I've not use QNAP's NVR units, but the NAS models we've used don't even HAVE the option to attach a head - they're network-access ONLY, all configuration through web interface (I think some may provide for console access as well). No, just that you can usually attach a head and access/configure them locally, which you can't typically do with a NAS.

Uhhh... and just what are your cameras pointed at?? Certainly hope you're using sealed enclosures!

Depends on the DVR. Impossible for anyone to answer without at least a make/model.

I was going to suggest not downloading porn torrents while running the client...

If it's not UV-rated, the jacket will break down over time when exposed to the sun, and become cracked and brittle. Probably best to protect it from direct exposure to the elements, whether with PVC, EMT, ENT, or even just split corrugated loom.

Actually, depending on the framerate, quality settings, and codec you use, the cameras will probably even work over 10Mbit. Might be a little stuttery if the action ramps up, but the point is, they won't likely be running anywhere near a full 10Mbps in regular use. As far as calculating the actual bandwidth, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration, some of which will vary widely depending on the specific situation: 1. Framerate 2. Codec (MPEG-4, MJPEG, and H.264 being most common) 3. Image quality (aka compression level - higher quality = less compression, and vice-versa) 4. In-camera motion detection (reduces bandwidth use when nothing is happening) 5. Image contrast - most forms of compression will use less data for low-contrast scenes than for high-contrast 6. Image sharpness - see above; the sharper edges are, the less compressable the data becomes 7. Movement/traffic level - with any I-frame-based compression, the less movement you have, the less data transmitted And that's just the MAIN considerations! Sometimes the camera manufacturer themselves will provide a bandwidth calculator, and there's a decent generic one available with IP Video System Design Tool from www.jvsg.com. However, those will only provide approximations based on very broad estimates... in practice, it's as much voodoo magic and just plain experience Have you checked their product lineup to confirm that the cameras you're using are supported? Not all NAS systems work with all cameras. QNAP, for example, has two different versions of most of their boxes: one that's designed as a general-purpose NAS with SMB shares, iSCSI, web server, MySQL, Bonjour/UPnP media services, etc. etc., and with very limited IP camera support... and one that's pretty much a dedicated NVR with extensive IP camera support and web VMS and not much else. www.qnap.com and www.qnapsecurity.com to see the differences - far as I can tell, the NVRs aren't much but the NAS boxes with different firmware. QNAP has an online demo of their NVRs, BTW... I expect Synology does as well.

Is this an overlay card? Do you have the proper display driver?

Unfortunately, shady operators are everywhere - paying "professional" prices is no guarantee against it anymore than paying bargain-basement grey-market online prices (well, okay, USUALLY it's more of a guarantee... but there are exceptions). Heck, here in Canada, we have a long-running TV series about a contractor who fixes botched home renovations, usually by contractors who do half a job and then vanish with the money... sometimes even contractors who come highly recommended with lots of great references and charging top dollar for their work. US news channels regularly do similar reports on big-name auto repair chains ripping people off as well.