Papillon

So...

I've had a look inside the camera working out what core goes where.

The lead is a 10 core cable connected to a 12 way female IDC connector coloured as below.

1 - Blue

2 - Orange

3 - Purple

4 - Brown

5 - Black

6 - White

7 - Red

8 - Green

9 - Grey

10 - (Empty)

11 - Yellow

12 - (Empty)

Using my multimeter i worked out what cores from the RJ45 socket goes to what... (TIA568A)

1 - White/Orange > 4 - Brown

2 - Orange > 3 - Purple

3 - White/Green > 2 - Orange

4 - Blue > 11 - Yellow

5 - White/Blue > (Not used?)

6 - Green > (Not used?)

7 - White/Brown > (Not used?)

8 - Brown > (Not used?)

I've not tried pulling the lead out and creating my own as all the cores seem to have connectors on the end like below...

Which keep them in the female connector, i haven't got any so i'll have to leave it for now.

Am i right in thinking i only actually need to connect up 2 pairs?

Cheers.

Has anyone cut the connector off and extended the flying lead?

Or has anyone disconnected the lead from inside the camera and connected a longer lead?

The reason i ask is i at the moment i have my cameras mounted on 75x75x40mm junction boxes with the "balun" inside. I want to tidy up the installation so the camera is mounted direct to the wall but the lead isn't long enough to go through my cavity wall. I also do not want to have to drill a 25mm hole to fit the connector through!

Is it as easy as disconnecting the lead from the camera and creating a new lead using a female RJ45 connector and a bit of cat5e?

Cheers.

How are you powering the camera? What kind of connection are you using? POE or a transformer? Did you put the cat5 ends on yourself? Can you point the camera in an environment where the light is not changing, like

not near a TV? Do you have another camera to try with the same wiring?

Hi,

1. I am powering using a Netgear GS108P PoE switch. 1 camera plugged in only. (I have also tried 2 other GS108P's with same results)

2. I am testing using a a 1m patch lead at the moment, although cables i have made myself and other patch leads have the same result.

3. The camera has been mounted outdoors and it does the same flickering in low light.

4. I have another HFW2100 (in my parents) which is fine with both my wiring and my PoE switch - the camera there is running the same setup flawlessly.

The next video is from when i first got the replacement camera and tested it in my parents attic, no lights on at all and it's flickering.

http://youtu.be/Gsn5FULO0ho

I think i've been extremely unlucky here with these cameras

Thanks,

Hi all,

I've received my replacement IPC-HFW2100 after my 1st had a problem rebooting and i now have a problem with the infrared LED's flickering

Video from camera

http://youtu.be/y8vZC0jyx4c

Filming the LED's with my phone (ignore the TV!)

http://youtu.be/Uu2OoHxIb_0

Is there any way of solving this or do you think this is a fault that warrants returning camera number 2?

Thanks

Pap,

 

Those logs dont look so good, the camera is rebooting isnt it, if you have a different power supply rated at 12 volts and about 1.5 amps give it a try, just to clear the poe supply from the cause of this and if the camera does the rebooting its time to exchange it. if it is the camera then this is the second faulty one ive come acoss as I have found another owner with a dud one in the UK yesterday

 

The reset button needs to held down for a few seconds as it has a delay on it to prevent accidental pressing, it should reboot and load up the factory default settings.

 

I know its a PITA to mess with powerr supply and tests but if changing the power supply for a test fixes this then it saves the trouble of exchanging it

I've tried hard reset on the camera and it's still the same

I've dropped the supplier an email this afternoon but not heard anything back as of yet. I don't have a separate power supply at the moment as i was planning on using my PoE switch (Netgear GS108P).

I'm going to have to buy a separate power supply to temporarily test it .

Be aware there are two versions for this cameras firmware, one for PAL (uk) and one for NSTC ( us )

 

The firmware seems to be only issued by the supplier on request, partly to prevent bricking cameras and partly to keep support inside a closed loop for support reasons. I cant comment on what the newer firmware does or doesnt do as I have not needed to upgrade and wont unless it fixes something important.

 

Pap, what psower supply are you using with the camera ? a decent 12 volt at 1.5 amp minimum should work fine, anything less than 12 volts and it can cause problems. IF you have set the network setting I mentioned to your routers address and IF your power supply is sufficient and it still reboots, chec kthe logs page, rebooting will show up, if so call the supplier and ask for advice, the guy I spoke to was pretty helpful.

 

These cameras are pretty well made but its possible a few duds sneak past QT.

I have an 8 way PoE switch, with just the 1 camera plugged in so it shouldn't be a problem with the power supply?

I've checked network settings and everything looks right.

Logs as below...

No.	User Name	Time			Type	Content
1	System	2012-11-06 21:35:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
2	System	2012-11-06 21:35:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 21:33:43"}
3	System	2012-11-06 21:05:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
4	System	2012-11-06 21:05:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 21:03:43"}
5	System	2012-11-06 20:35:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
6	System	2012-11-06 20:35:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 20:33:43"}
7	System	2012-11-06 20:05:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
8	System	2012-11-06 20:05:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 20:03:43"}
9	System	2012-11-06 19:38:00	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
10	System	2012-11-06 19:37:59	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 19:36:42"}
11	System	2012-11-06 18:02:21	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
12	System	2012-11-06 18:02:20	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 18:00:46"}
13	System	2012-11-06 17:39:53	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Exit"}
14	System	2012-11-06 17:32:19	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
15	System	2012-11-06 17:32:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 17:30:46"}
16	System	2012-11-06 17:02:20	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
17	System	2012-11-06 17:02:19	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 17:00:46"}
18	System	2012-11-06 16:32:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
19	System	2012-11-06 16:32:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 16:30:46"}
20	System	2012-11-06 16:02:19	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
21	System	2012-11-06 16:02:19	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 16:00:46"}
22	System	2012-11-06 15:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
23	System	2012-11-06 15:32:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 15:30:46"}
24	System	2012-11-06 15:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
25	System	2012-11-06 15:02:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 15:00:45"}
26	System	2012-11-06 14:32:19	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
27	System	2012-11-06 14:32:19	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 14:30:45"}
28	System	2012-11-06 14:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
29	System	2012-11-06 14:02:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 14:00:45"}
30	System	2012-11-06 13:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
31	System	2012-11-06 13:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 13:30:45"}
32	System	2012-11-06 13:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
33	System	2012-11-06 13:02:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 13:00:45"}
34	System	2012-11-06 12:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
35	System	2012-11-06 12:32:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 12:30:45"}
36	System	2012-11-06 12:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
37	System	2012-11-06 12:02:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 12:00:45"}
38	System	2012-11-06 11:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
39	System	2012-11-06 11:32:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 11:30:45"}
40	System	2012-11-06 11:02:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
41	System	2012-11-06 11:02:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 11:00:45"}
42	System	2012-11-06 10:32:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
43	System	2012-11-06 10:32:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 10:30:44"}
44	System	2012-11-06 10:02:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
45	System	2012-11-06 10:02:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 10:00:45"}
46	System	2012-11-06 09:31:12	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Exit"}
47	System	2012-11-06 09:30:02	Reboot	null
48	System	2012-11-06 09:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
49	System	2012-11-06 09:02:18	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 09:00:45"}
50	System	2012-11-06 08:32:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
51	System	2012-11-06 08:32:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 08:30:44"}
52	System	2012-11-06 08:02:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
53	System	2012-11-06 08:02:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 08:00:44"}
54	System	2012-11-06 07:32:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
55	System	2012-11-06 07:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 07:30:44"}
56	System	2012-11-06 07:02:18	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
57	System	2012-11-06 07:02:17	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 07:00:44"}
58	System	2012-11-06 06:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
59	System	2012-11-06 06:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 06:30:44"}
60	System	2012-11-06 06:02:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
61	System	2012-11-06 06:02:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 06:00:44"}
62	System	2012-11-06 05:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
63	System	2012-11-06 05:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 05:30:44"}
64	System	2012-11-06 05:02:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
65	System	2012-11-06 05:02:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 05:00:44"}
66	System	2012-11-06 04:32:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
67	System	2012-11-06 04:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 04:30:44"}
68	System	2012-11-06 04:02:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
69	System	2012-11-06 04:02:14	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 04:00:43"}
70	System	2012-11-06 03:32:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
71	System	2012-11-06 03:32:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 03:30:43"}
72	System	2012-11-06 03:02:14	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
73	System	2012-11-06 03:02:14	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 03:00:44"}
74	System	2012-11-06 02:32:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
75	System	2012-11-06 02:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 02:30:43"}
76	System	2012-11-06 02:02:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
77	System	2012-11-06 02:02:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 02:00:43"}
78	System	2012-11-06 01:32:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
79	System	2012-11-06 01:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 01:30:43"}
80	System	2012-11-06 01:02:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
81	System	2012-11-06 01:02:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 01:00:43"}
82	System	2012-11-06 00:32:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
83	System	2012-11-06 00:32:15	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 00:30:43"}
84	System	2012-11-06 00:02:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
85	System	2012-11-06 00:02:14	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-06 00:00:43"}
86	System	2012-11-05 23:32:15	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
87	System	2012-11-05 23:32:14	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-05 23:30:43"}
88	System	2012-11-05 23:02:17	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
89	System	2012-11-05 23:02:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-05 23:00:43"}
90	System	2012-11-05 22:32:16	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
91	System	2012-11-05 22:32:16	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-05 22:30:42"}
92	System	2012-11-05 22:02:14	Start up	{"Reboot Mark":"Abort"}
93	System	2012-11-05 22:02:13	Abort	{"Time":"2012-11-05 22:00:43"}

I've tried resetting to factory settings but not yet tried the reset button on the camera itself.

I'm losing 4 minutes of footage an hour which isn't good

I've checked the web page and i had already had it set up to reboot once a day at 09:30 (when there should be no illicit activity!)

Same as Martin's, my firmware version etc are below.

Device Type - IPC-HFW2100

Software Version - 2.100.0000.8.R, build : 2012-05-23

WEB Version - 3.0.0.0

I'm using PSS (which came with the camera) to view.

I'm pretty sure the camera is rebooting as it's not contactable on any of its ports, also i have it set up to record on motion detect. It records about 20 seconds after it has started back up (as the image is adjusting to the light)

I think i may need a firmware upgrade but i believe they're difficult to get?

Hi Papillon,

 

I bought mine. Got it this afternoon and am playing with it

 

I never did fancy buying off alibaba and co, Im not bothered about tax and import duty as its only vat on a camera of that price, if you use dhl you only pay a small handling fee but im digressing.....

 

The camera listed on the site is branded as Qvis, mine wasnt, its a genuine version:

 

 

Device Type

 

IPC-HFW2100

 

Software Version

 

2.100.0000.8.R, build : 2012-05-23

 

WEB Version 3.0.0.0

 

There is nothing much on any uk site for this camera so I hunted around, found out here that Adata stock them but wasnt sure if they sold to non business, than a found the site I ordered from and was surprised to see the parcel listed Adata as its sent from address, Anyway before I ordered I called ukcctvsystems and spoke a chap there who was increably helpfull thne I paid up and got the camera to day., so far I have it hanging out of a window on a bracket while I tinker with the settings but the image from it is as good as those you see in reviews, its solid built too, no flimsy tin can stuff !

 

NOTE to admin: im not sure what the policy is for posting links but in this case given the scarcity of the items mentioned I thought it was justified

 

--

Martin

Hi Martin,

I bought one from ukcctvsystems

The picture etc is great, much better than the webcam i was using previously.

I have a problem though, the camera reboots every 30 mins, at 42 seconds past the hour and 30 mins 42 seconds past the hour (eg, 15:00:42 & 15:30:42)

I wonder if there is a problem with it?

Cheers,

Pap

Thanks Coolie11,

 

I followed the link to the thread and found a company in the uk that sells a rebranded version, I didnt care much for buying off alibaba ! That image is very good for a little camera, it covers the range and area I'm looking at and is a vast improvement on what I have now.

 

Thank you

 

* That fence in my picture isnt mine..... honest

 

Take a look at the attached.

Check the following thread for a supplier in your are.

http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31436

Hi Mart,

I'm currently in the same situation to yourself, i'm looking to buy 3 IPC-HFW2100's to look over my house & car.

I'm also in the UK and the only place i can find them are Alibaba, which i'm not 100% keen about ordering from (due to risk & customs charges).

Did you contact adata? Did they have a rebranded version? I asked their Sales on their online help chat and they couldn't tell me if they had them and their website doesn't actually show any IP Cameras?

Cheers,

Pap