tomcctv 189 Posted September 6, 2013 No I'm right, LOL. Really I am though. If the mod doesn't mind, I'll give you the history, if not, delete it. I asked my distributor that sells many brands for Hikvision cameras, told him I can sell a whole bunch of these, so the owner who also owns this other company in Taiwan, Derytech struck an OEM agreement with Hikvision to sell these as Derytech because selling them as Hikvision USA was $100/cam more. blullwinkle....... your not right..........or your distributor gives you crap info. which I take you know by now as you sent Mr Wu. my post was just to make something clear ....... that Derytech tw has NOTHING to do with hikvision or ANYTHING to do with the now closed Derytech usa . as soon as I seen your post derytech.tw I knew 100% it was wrong. ----------------------------------------------------------------- WE or our name are not or part of Derytech USA and we do not sell or ship HIKVISION Thank You. Jack Wu ----------------------------------------------------------------- what is interesting is the name Derytech.com and who owns it. which I think you already know. as the company name had to be removed from there website and also the web for copyright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzogg 0 Posted September 6, 2013 Just out of curiosity, what do you gain but updating to hikvision firmware? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 6, 2013 Just out of curiosity, what do you gain but updating to hikvision firmware? Documented fixes that they post, not having to rely on a third party,...other than that I have no idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted September 6, 2013 Tomcctv, you are correct, there are two Derytech companies, both from what I've been told are based in Taiwan, but the link from the distributor goes to the .com site which is not built yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 189 Posted September 6, 2013 there are two Derytech companies, both from what I've been told are based in Taiwan what part of the guys email did you not understand. nothing to do with derytech usa. do a google on ....... derytech hikvision Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted September 6, 2013 Used to get them from gsscctv.com, if you go to their website, click on the logo for Derytech, it takes you to Derytech.com. Maybe they screwed up, IDK. Is that not correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxIcon 0 Posted September 6, 2013 zikronix, thanks for all your testing! Nothing like repeatable checks to verify the issues. I was starting to get worried, as the reason I bought these rebranded Hiks was to have easy access to firmware from an official source, but it sounds like it's good to go with 5.0.0 or later. Do we know which version causes the password reset problem? The Swann I tested upgraded to the Hik 5.0.0 firmware without any issues. I'll have to look back in my notes to see what it had before the upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 6, 2013 I don't have that info but I can confirm on swann nvr the first two firmware they released had this problem and Joey Joey had this problem when he flashed his Lorex with official hikvision firmware. When the admin account thing happens on the nvr it has to have the admin account recreated and how many ports were available. The latest hikvision software for their nvr don't exhibit the problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayt 0 Posted September 7, 2013 question so say i upgrade derytech firmware to latest one on wrightwood can i then flash hikvision firmware on top of it without any problems? i'm actually afraid to give that a try though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 7, 2013 question so say i upgrade derytech firmware to latest one on wrightwood can i then flash hikvision firmware on top of it without any problems? i'm actually afraid to give that a try though. depends...if your running a 5 based firmware then youll probably be ok. but that's what I would do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxIcon 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Interesting - I just checked my cams from the N-place, and the firmware is V5.0.0 130412. I'm curious about what's different between the identical version numbers with different date codes. The model number is NC-KBU32 - presumably these are Derytech? Nothing on the packaging or in the firmware mentions this brand. They don't have any logo, as they're still on the firmware they shipped with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoridinTX 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Interesting - I just checked my cams from the N-place, and the firmware is V5.0.0 130412. I'm curious about what's different between the identical version numbers with different date codes. The model number is NC-KBU32 - presumably these are Derytech? Nothing on the packaging or in the firmware mentions this brand. They don't have any logo, as they're still on the firmware they shipped with. My dome cameras from DeryTech have model numbers NC-KDO32 and have the same firmware version you list above. I am guessing your cameras are bullets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Interesting - I just checked my cams from the N-place, and the firmware is V5.0.0 130412. I'm curious about what's different between the identical version numbers with different date codes. The model number is NC-KBU32 - presumably these are Derytech? Nothing on the packaging or in the firmware mentions this brand. They don't have any logo, as they're still on the firmware they shipped with. Yes, that is the Derytech model # from GSS, but where you got it from actually buys them from a sub-distributor that GSS sells to, but they all came from the same exact batch of cameras. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxIcon 0 Posted September 7, 2013 And the Wrightwood firmware version appears to be 130618, right? They don't list the version number in the post, but that's the date on the digicap file. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted September 7, 2013 No, you got yours from the original batch that was imported. The one I have has V5.0.0 build 130719. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Stop being a pussy just flash it already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzogg 0 Posted September 7, 2013 I am ready to give it a try. Where I can get hikvision 5.0.2_13805 f/w? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayt 0 Posted September 7, 2013 so what is the firmware version that we should be careful with? Just to make sure i have it right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzogg 0 Posted September 7, 2013 I am ready to give it a try. Where I can get hikvision 5.0.2_13805 f/w? I found the firware on the Hikvision Europe site. Does anybody have fool proved step by step firmware upgrade instructions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 7, 2013 I am ready to give it a try. Where I can get hikvision 5.0.2_13805 f/w? I found the firware on the Hikvision Europe site. Does anybody have fool proved step by step firmware upgrade instructions? Heres the problem...Hikvison had a firmware problem, with some earlier firmwares, erasing the admin account. It happened to me on a swann nvr, flashing from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 but beyond that it has worked fine. (which is just a hikvision) and it happened to joey joey. I suspect that is exactly what happened to buellwinkle. With that being said I down graded my cameras to the new derytech firmware 13618 and upgraded to the hikvision 13805. I also took one of my new derytech 13719 and upgraded to 13805. If you have a really early firmware on your derytech camera, it could be more risky going directly to hikvision 13805, additionally it could also be risky going to a later derytech firmware from an early one for the same reasons. If the admin account disappears you could always try the tftp method or do the one time pass reset via hikvision. insttuctions are above Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzogg 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Thank you zikronix, we really own your guys for trying and taking the risk. My Cameras are NC-KBU32 with f/w V5.00_130719, if I understood everything correctly I should be able to upgrade to 13805 with no issues (Don't worry, I will not blame you if fail). What I was missing is how to do the web f/w upgrade, but I found it under Configuration/Maintenance. I think I am ready now, lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Thank you zikronix, we really own your guys for trying and taking the risk. My Cameras are NC-KBU32 with f/w V5.00_130719, if I understood everything correctly I should be able to upgrade to 13805 with no issues (Don't worry, I will not blame you if fail). What I was missing is how to do the web f/w upgrade, but I found it under Configuration/Maintenance. I think I am ready now, lol correct you should...should be able to flash directly from the web Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzogg 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Thank you zikronix, we really own your guys for trying and taking the risk. My Cameras are NC-KBU32 with f/w V5.00_130719, if I understood everything correctly I should be able to upgrade to 13805 with no issues (Don't worry, I will not blame you if fail). What I was missing is how to do the web f/w upgrade, but I found it under Configuration/Maintenance. I think I am ready now, lol correct you should...should be able to flash directly from the web Mission accomplished " title="Applause" /> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoey 0 Posted October 7, 2013 What are the tftp instructions for updating the cameras? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted October 7, 2013 You can get the instructions here - http://www.wrightwoodsurveillance.com/stuff/Quick%20Guide%20-%20TFTP%20Automatic%20Update%20tool.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
