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I know most people do not set this up but I have to customers unhappy with hikvision setup I've installed (NVR and cameras). I setup image snapshot but it sends so many false positives it doesn't play nice What options are out there? Dropcam or Logitech alert alternatives?

For the life of me I can't seem to figure this one out. Have a client with Milestone that has about 11 cameras. Every time they connect they have to add the camera back to the view. Their has to be a way to save a default view? The tech told me under options and to select Load Last Opened and it doesn't work just defaults to 8 camera's. Anyone use this software?

couldn't you mount a plastic enclosure behind it and screw the camera to it? Or can you drill a bigger hole in the cement and put the female coupler in the wall and mount camera over hole?

Hoping someone can help. I have a client that a previous computer tech sold them a bunch of Geovision camera and Geovision NVR software. The NVR software is horrible and I want to replace with something else. They budget right now is low so I hoped to use BlueIris but any time I add a camera I am getting No Signal. I was hoping for some other software to use that would be more flexible. Doesn't need to be free, but needs to be cheap enough. Even if it only records for a week that would be fine. I wanted to use Milestone but the 8 camera limit is an issue. They have 12 cameras. Any ideas? Or anyway to get Blue Iris working?

seems like Geovision support is very limited. What is my next option for a paid software?

I am installing some interior and exterior camera's. Some exterior locations I will be mounting on the soffit closest to the roof line. This is a two story house and I want to see detail on the deck on the first floor (~20ft off the deck). Will I still be able to see any detail or will I be very limited? I will be using Hikvision 1.3 or 3MP camera (dome/bullet). Same situation on the inside. I have one location in the living room that will be mounted on the ceiling. The living room is open to the second floor, will it be too high to see detail?

What pre packaged NVR do you all like? Looking for basic solutions for clients. Currently use Hikvision NVR with Hikvision camera and functionality is great. However I have some scenarios where I need to replace a PC based NVR that isn't working and rather go with an off the shelf unit. Looked at Exacq but all I did was looked.

So was mounting a Hikvision mini down today and had very limited clearance to stuff the dongle behind the wooden shingles. I put a screw through the dongle plug. I cut the end off it and hoping I can find a pin out to either put a cat5e end or a keystone. Anyone have the pin out? I have green, yellow, white, orange, blue, purple, brown and gray. Thanks!

Forgot to mention, I have tried searching and even remember seeing that thread, but my search results haven't come up with it. Anyone else remember it?

Thanks, Amy nighttime pictures?

Can this be mounted on a wall instead of ceiling? I know some camera's can't do that and have to be mounted from ceiling.

On bigger installs I like that Dell 10/100 POE Switch. Bit more expensive but next business day replacement and lifetime support.

These look awesome. Just what I have been waiting for for the house. Do these have a dongle or direct cat5e connection? How is the onboard storage working out? Can you view all the local storage from one spot or do you need to poll each camera?

So I'm back at this. I was all set on using all Acti and the free NVR software. My wife has given me more indoor spots she wants cameras. After picking out the domes from Acti and looking at size and comparing them to Dahua cam that I have I'm nervous about the look. So looking at a Cube camera I think it will be more aesthetically pleasing to have these then the dome. I see only few camera that have illumniation led. I see a model from 3s and Axis. They also have PIR which looks cool. Any other brands have this? How is the 3s one? Where can you get them? Any other small camera for indoors?

Can you post some pictures ?

I had the same thought. See what your distributor will get for and let me know. I am registered with ADI Global. I was hoping to find unit on Amazon to order just so I can test. I am not 100% on NVR software. Thinking of Blue Iris.

Plug her in! I'm curious what you think

So back to square one. Unfortunately I see no YouTube videos or Reviews on any of these cameras. I have found the following: 1) 3S N8072 - http://www.3svision.com.tw/prod_info.php?pid=32 2) Axis M1054 - http://www.axis.com/products/cam_m1054/ 3) Dahua IPC-K100A - http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-k100-k100a--k100w-225.html 4) Brickcom CB-300Ap - http://www.brickcom.com/products/DetailView.php?series=Cube%20Camera&modelname=CB-300Ap 5) Brickcom MB-300AP - http://www.brickcom.com/products/DetailView.php?series=Mini%20Box%20Camera&modelname=MB-300Ap 6) Geovision GV-CA220 - http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/Prod_GVIPCAMCA220.asp So the Axis and Brickcom are the most costly. I am okay with spending that money on these to have a clean install. The MB-300AP has IR which is interesting. Dahua I know will be cheap, but I am at a standstill. I looked at AVNTECH but not having POE is really an issue. Normally that involves using a POE adapter that has a large box that needs to be behind the camera. I don't know anyway to have a clean installation. This is for the house. I will mount one in living room, one in the mud room, and one upstairs to catch the stairs. At night we do not have night lights on, only light may be through the windows/moon. Outside I will be adding camera's as well. So in the end I will need to find some NVR software (Blue Iris or something else). I really need some guidance.

Where can you buy avtech?

I saw those as well. I have installed some Vivotek in the past with no issues. I just didn't know of its performance. I was concerned with the 1mp as well. I see AV Tech has one PoE model. I wish Acti have one

Any others to think of or recommend? I see Geovison makes one as well

Link to the Poe adapter? Usually these require a box on either end which makes it very messy of an install. Have you used any 3s products? I also see some of the other network brands have some like Zyxel or Trendnet

Need POE which I don't think Avtech has. Trying for cleanest install and I don't want that adapter. Have you seen the 3s one? Any others? Since I will be mixing brands ill end up using blue iris which I think can email notices.

Which one from Acti? I don't see any with the illumination. Bright is okay if it comes on with motion only. I really don't want a huge dome on the wall or ceiling. I so far see 3s has one that's $225, dlink has one, Victotek has one but only 1mp and seems large, axis has one but $350

I probably have 100 or so of the 4 port and 8 port zyxel Poe switches used for networking with no issue