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Q-See is a rebranded Dahua Lorex/Swann are rebranded Hikvision If you are wanting something for the house that works, is reliable and has a warranty get the SWANN at Costco. I am curious what Don Stephens would suggest for cameras/nvr's.

I have the same NVR and one of my Dahua Ip cameras with an audio in allows me to record/listen live/playback audio on my Iphone app or computer. The camera has to have the audio input connector to be able to record audio.

Just making sure this is for the HFW3200C (large 2mp bullet NTSC)?

Will the firmware posted work with the HFW3200C (large 2mp bullet NTSC)?

For now, forget about anything IDMSS Lite and put it down. Physically go to you NVR and make sure the MAC address and Gateway are set for your router on the NVR(hook up a display to either a tv or computer monitor via hdmi/vga port). If these are not configured then no matter what you do, it will not work. I am not saying port forward anything on the router. Next, while still at the NVR see what your TCP port is set to under Network settings. Write down whatever port is in the TCP section on the NVR. The Dahua NVR will not work on your network using the TCP port if the default gateway and MAC address are not set. (you can quick set it by changing to DHCP and restarting your NVR then change it back to Static with whatever IP address you want) Go to IDMSS lite and input whatever port was in the TCP section of your NVR into the IDMSS Lite app as the port. (NOT the HTTP Port.....If you are using IE to log into the NVR with the IP address of 192.168.1.150:8000 then 8000 is your HTTP port and NOT your TCP port) If this does not work then you are either using an IP address out of range or something on your system is blocking the NVR. I have set up dozens of these on dozens of different routers. The TCP port is different from the HTTP port and from your description I think you have those two confused. Take a picture of the Network page on your NVR and post it up if this does not fix it.

FYI...the port your are using on the IDMSS app goes with the TCP port on your NVR. The default is 37777 on the NVR unless you changed it(I would leave it 37777).

If you did not set your MAC address or your default gateway it will never work. You can not just plug it into a network and expect it to work. Go to your router page and look for locally connected devices. If you do not see it on the router then you still need to configure the NVR. Go back and follow my instructions and it will work locally.

Recheck your port forward settings.....it sounds like yours are wrong. Make sure you have forwarded ports 37777, 37778 and whichever http (I use 85) to the NVR IP address in your router. If you are not seeing your NVR on your network router, change the Ip settings on your NVR to DCHP and reboot. After rebooting change it back to Static and input whatever IP address you want (within your router range that is not being used by something else)

I would really like to get one of the new NVR's that support 8ch at 240fps for 1080p recording. I have been unable to find someone who can sell one to me in the U.S. I guess no one wants my money LOL

This is why I asked what you were powering the cameras with. I ran into a similar problem trying to use a power supply and it would not even power one camera. I have noticed the Dahua's take a ton of power to get going.

What are you using to power them?

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Recieved the camera today.....It is the NTSC version and everything looks great. I will post up images later tonight when I can mount the camera.

I specifically asked for NTSC firmware and have purchased from this retailer before with great results. I had emailed this supplier in late February looking for this camera and she emailed me out of the blue last week saying it was ready to go. I will respond to pm's of where I got it if everything works out. (I dont want people rushing out and buying it from here if its wrong/junk)

I just ordered one and it shipped yesterday. I will let you know next week if it is the real thing.

If you have not got this to work yet try this.... I got this to work on my "Dahua" camera just last week due to a customer wanting this feature. Here is what I did.... 1. Created a free gmail account (this will be email the pictures/motion events originate from) 2. On camera webpage, for SMTP server I put smtp.gmail.com 3. On camera webpage, port 465 4. On camera webpage, for username I input my created gmail *******@gmail.com 5. On camera webpage, for password put the password for the gmail account you created 6. On camera webpage, for sender use the same gmail created account ******@gmail.com 7. On camera webpage, authentication is SSL 8. On camera webpage, check attachment box and input the receiver email address and make sure you click the + symbol to add the email address with an interval of 15 9. I forwarded the port 465 to this camera IP address....I have no clue if that helps or hurts but mine works by using that. 10. Last but not least, go to the event page on the camera webpage and check the box under Video detect for send email. Check the test button and see if it works.

The POE NVR's that I have installed have two power cords that plug in. One for the camera and one for the NVR. I removed one camera b/c it was not getting enough power to run all 4 cameras. I am not sure why on this one system but the other two work fine. I think the Cat5 cables could have a short in them as well and I will be replacing those next. To say the NVR is dead if the POE goes is wrong though.

Wrong.....IF the POE goes, you would just have to purchase a POE switch or POE adapter and put the cameras on the same "network" and add them. I have done this already at one location I have installed cameras. The IR's were not turning on at night and I removed one camera and plugged it into the router using a POE adapter. Works great now, no problems.

I can help with some of the questions on the Dahua cameras you have talked about. The 1080p camera you mentioned with no IR's works great in day but needs lots of light at night. I have noticed at night the 1080p dahua with no IR's has a little trouble with motion activation as well. I would either wait for the smaller and cheaper 1080p bullet with IR's or get the new auto focus 1080p dome with IR's. I have not had a chance to check out the new domes but I am told the IR halo was fixed in the new one. I would reccomend the Dahua vertical NVR with POE built in over the traditional "dvd looking" NVR. I have found no advantage to the bigger one and I had problems with the infrared remote sensor activating the NVR while using my Directv remote. The smaller vertical POE NVR does not have the IR remote port that I can tell.

Sorry about that....how about availability? Very interested in the new Poe NVR and dome camera. The 2mp dahua dome with IR I have is not very good and this one looks like they might have fixed the "halo" issue.

SWEET!!!! How long do you think until you get some Demo shots and prices with the new stuff? I am very interested in all of it.

I was hoping someone would try out the $14 lens and I could get a couple if they worked. Everyone bought all of them up before I could get any.......Next time no sharing my links

The lens was purchased from m12lenses at this link...... http://www.m12lenses.com/3-6mm-F2-1-Board-Lens-p/pt-3621.htm I noticed some megapixel lenses on this site that fit as well but they were $14 a piece. It also said something about IR on the side and I did not order one(lower F-stop though). I have the Dahua NVR on my house and the Q-SEE navigates almost identical to the Dahua. I am really pleased with the results of this lens in the US vs the DX one(not to mention ordering from stateside). To replace the lens you need a very small phillips screwdriver and 5/64 allen wrench to open the camera. Have a good live view of the camera and focusing is a breeze. Be sure to take the locking washer off of the old lens and place on the new one to "lock in" the lens.