NVR placement in the house
Is it OK to locate a NVR in the loft. Was thinking of placing NVR on a shelf up in the loft out of the way. Just concerned of the safety, don't want to burn the house down! Also when we have our 3 days...
View ArticleOptio IP cameras and NVRs
Optio is a new brand offering cost-effective IP cameras and NVRs. The full range of Optio IP cameras, NVRs and associated brackets can be found here: Optio ¦ use-IP Ltd We've been impressed with: The...
View ArticleUnable to Upgrade firmware on PTZ (failed to get the upgrading progress)
Hi guys I have 3 DS-2DE4225IW-DE that won't upgrade firmware, I have tried via the camera web GUI and a batch configuration tool and get the message failed to get the upgrading progress. Currently,...
View ArticleCan see IP camera image everywhere but NVR?
Just can work this out. I have hard wired ZXtech IP camera working many months, stopped seeing image via NVR(ZXTech) I can see image on IE and Onvifer just not on NVR I have changed IP address same...
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How does it know IP addresses
This is probably a very stupid question but... How does HikConnect know the IP address of a camera? If it is because the camera connects to Hik servers and therefore we have the source address then the...
View ArticleHow to update HikVision Firmware in just nine simple steps - updated 20th...
Updated 20-2-19 - corrected the link to the portal as Hikvision changed their url (again). Otherwise all is good. We use this method every day. Now viewed over 38,000 times. Here's how to upgrade your...
View ArticleHelp with IVMS or HIK connect app
This is a strange one but here goes. I have HIK nvr and one camera. I can access this camera and nvr no problems on all devices, laptop, android phones with the exception of one single device. My fire...
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Help a newbie
Hello I hope you can help me with some advice about buying a CCTV setup (and I hope I'm in the right place!). Sorry for the long post I've been thinking about CCTV for a while and have done some...
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Display language
Hello everyone My problem is I have a device( NVR) with one display language, which is Chinese. There is no other language in the settings Can I install another language? Please help me Best Regards
View ArticleNVR or cloud based recording?
I setup an IP camera to my driveway. connects to the app fine and the onvifer app too. However I can’t record continually on my mobile. I just need it to record somewhere without it having to be driven...
View ArticleIP camera hacking - how to prevent it
Hacking of IP cameras, networks, recorders etc. is a hot topic. Just a quick share of the guidance from Axis & HikVision - documents attached.
View ArticleWifi receiver help
How do i install outside wifi receiver to receive video from different wifi ip cameras and return back to NVR with cable connection
View ArticleImage & Video Encryption
On My Hik vision DVNR aftersoo long the option for Image & Video Encryption re enables its self even though i disable it via my phone and on the DNVR. Can i permanently disable this option ?
View Articleis there a place to report bugs in the firmware
i was playing with email settings and all of a sudden the address changed to something like localhost:xxxx i could not get into the camera anymore, i had to power cycle the camera to get it to work gain.
View ArticleHow to set 2 cameras in Besder DVR
Hi, I own Besder Mini DVR (US $26.93 40% OFF|BESDER Mini NVR Full HD 1080P Recorder 4 Channel 8 Channel Security CCTV NVR 1080P 4CH 8CH ONVIF 2.0 For IP Camera System 1080P-in Surveillance Video...
View ArticleHikvision Password Reset - Do It Yourself
Firstly, your device will need to be running recent / the latest available firmware. We have only yesterday seen the first reference to this feature in the brief notes to the latest firmware for the -I...
View ArticleMin and max size on intrusion/line crossing
I've got a 7608NI-I2/82 on FW 4.1.63. Today I was fooling around with the minimum and maximum size settings in both intrusion detection and line crossing in an attempt to reduce false alarms from cats,...
View ArticleHikvision Cameras work on main switch, but not on remote one
I just purchased 2 more Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I 4MP HD cameras to match the one I have working already. I plugged them into my main, 24 port switch downstairs and configured each of them with unique...
View ArticleViewing 12 cameras on a http stream
Trying to work out how to set a browser home page to display a composite display of 16 cameras from the NVR DS-7732NI-I4 / 16P Hopefully with no clicks, no logons
View ArticleHikvision DS-7732NI-I4 32-Channel 12MP NVR with 8TB HDD
Hi, Since this NVR has port at the back, does it mean i need to directly plug the IP camera there? some of my IP cameras have multiple switch hops via fiber.
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