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Yeah, you're right. So far I have gotten a lot of strange looks from people going by but, no problems yet.

Some of you may remember a couple months back when I was looking for a pendant dome that I could use with my newly purchased PTZ dome cam. Well I finally got it all together, installed and working nicely. I can see quite nicely down the street foe a good block in each direction plus scan my yard and driveway. even managed to put up some lighting to aid the night vision a little. Thought yo might like to see what it looks like for now, I do plan on painting it. John

Well... That sounds disappointing. although, if that is the problem it will be easy enough to fix. I'm curious though why it would be OK at first then degrade later? Oh well. I still haven't had a chance to check things out by connecting directly to the monitor yet, its not as easy with my set up as one might think.

Hey Dave, That's a really good question. How would I find out? I got these BNC connectors several years ago when we moved into a new location at work. I went through the building and collected about a hundred of them that were left from the previous occupants. Its what they used for there computer network system. As for the cams, I have a variety of box cams plus the one PTZ dome. Its a Toshiba IK-DP30. Lighting isn't an issue. I've played around with focus and iris to no avail. At first I thought it might be the camera but realized it a problem across the board. I'm starting to question if it might be the signal passing through my DVR... I guess the best way to check that would be to hook it up directly to my monitor. I'll do that and let you know what I find out. Thanks, John

Are there any dealers here for CBC/Ganz that can sell me the NVR software, or anyone have another preference that will work with my CBC/Ganz MP5DN cameras? Thanks, John

Hey Shock, It might be here too... I have a tendency to do these things and plead ignorance if I get caught. However, its part of the mail box, and that has to be where it is so, hopefully it won't be a problem.

Hi, I'm using RG59 Siamese copper core, 95% braid. That should be sufficient shouldn't it? Thanks, John

Hey Soundy, thanks for the complement. Already have that covered with another cam that stays focused on the mail box, mounted on the eves of my garage.

Well, success at last! I don't feel so bad now. The tech had a little trouble getting it to work and he knew what he was doing! All's well that ends well... Thanks everyone for your help. Cheers, John

Hey guys, I got a couple of Ganz IP cams (a 3mgp and a 5mgp) I downloaded the NVR software from there web site and installed it. Hooked up one of the cams via the cat5 cable to the router. Did a scan but, can't find any devices. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, John

Hmmm... I like those ornate polls, a bit more expensive than my homemade one!

Ha, Thanks Tom. I have about $20 in the pole and fittings. Just started out with 4' PVC pipe filled it up with concrete to the first joint. Makes for a sturdy post. Of course I ran a 3/4' pipe down the inside to run my wiring through. I have no patten on this so you're more that welcome to copy it if you wish. The little ceder box behind the mail box also holds a mini cam with a view of the front of the house. Cheers,

Well, a little good news.... I downloaded a software app that managed to find my camera and show video on my computer. Still couldn't get anywhere with the NVR program though. I sent an email to Ganz seeking help and made contact with a gent that's going to call me tomorrow and talk me through getting set up so, I'm a happy camper! A big thank you to everyone for all your suggestions. Hope to have some better news tomorrow. Cheers, John

I tried both those things, hardwired. still no luck. John

Hey Sean, That's a possibility. I'm going to have to do some reading up on how these things work, I'm really clueless.

Ummm... Tom, I guess I'm not as sharp as the average bear... I'm not sure how to go about it. I tried disconnecting my router and just plugging the camera into my Ethernet port but, I didn't have any luck there. Can you give me an idea how to do this? Thanks, John

How are you powering the cameras? Camera is hooked up with 24v power supply. Still not having any luck. I'm beginning to think I have a problem with my computer. Last week I tried to log in to my DVR and got a "log in failure" and haven't been able to access it since. tomorrow I'm bringing my laptop home from work and will try using that one to see if I have any better luck.

Hey Tom, The software I got from Ganz, (CBC America) its a one click install and won't let me view or select individual programs. it does start a camera device search but, doesn't detect any cameras. I went to the UK site and tried a couple downloads there but struck out there too. I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Like... am I expecting my computer to do something that it can't do without some additional hardware? I kinda feel like a big dummy here.

Thank you for your response. I just got one a couple days ago and for got to cancel this post. Sorry, Johh

Looking for an 8" clear or smoked dome for a Pelco DF8PG0 housing. Found one! thanks guys.

If we knew the brand of camera and exactly what 9 pin connector you are using somebody might be able to help. Cheers, John

Yeah, But you get crap in 15 languages, including Farsi! How you gonna beat that?

Gotta say, you have your hands full with this one, been there done that! The good thing is, any job you enjoy doing is really that bad and any job you have fun doing is even better! Cheers,

I wonder if they really believe that anyone on the forum would actually purchase anything from them?

Anybody have any opinion on the pelco DX2000 or DX7000 DVR"s I'm just wondering if they are worth bothering with or should I wait until I can afford a better unit? Thanks, John