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Do you see anything on those cameras that make you think they are going to move? You want pan/tilt? Push the camera gently on any given direction. Want some zoom? Grab the camera and move it forward.

PTZ...!?!?

Some routers might give problems when using port 80, since that is the port used for accessing the router. Hikvision only use 2 ports, one for web and one for data (by default 80 and 8000), so I do not know why you are forwarding 3 ports (80, 90, 8000). I always change 80 to 90, so I leave it at 90 for web and 8000 for data. IVMS4500 on iPhone only uses the data port (8000), so 80/90 should not be the problem, it would work even if you do not have them open. Both ports need to be forwarded with TCP and UDP. You already stated it above so this should be correct, but it is important that the DVR has the gateway configured correctly (usually the gateway IP will be your router).

Source code for what exactly...?

I have 3 different models of BT878 cards that I use often under XP (with one chip, four chips, and eight chips). I know how to use BTWinCap with no problems under XP, I just was unable to get them to work under Win7 32bit the one time I tried, so I assumed that the drivers were so old, that it would not be possible to make them work under Win7. I guess I will have to give it another try...!

That's not so bad if you got them to work, I tried once and wasn't able to...

Ahhh, Conexant BT878 chips... For all I know, there's no drivers at all for Win7 for those

Check out VNC parameters. You can create a shortcut that will connect automatically to any of the computers, by passing the IP, port, and even password as a parameter to VNC.

I knew this one with the name "Flash fog". http://www.flashfogsecurity.com/

I know that there are cards than can be used with several softwares, and softwares that can use several cards... Like Hikvision DVR cards, I have used them with iVMS2000 from Hikvision, but also with Netvision software and Unisight software. And I know that Netvision software supports many brands of DVR cards, like Hikvision, Dahua, and quite a few more. But that is a higher level solution, I am still looking for the budget option, like BT878 was on WinXP...

That was awesome!!

I don't run the forum, but I probably also would not want to be hosting someone else's 2Mb PDF file... It's not just a matter of file extension, but also size.

BNC port, VGA port, both? It shows no image at all, or it just doesn't show the menus? There are some firmwares for Hikvision that will show the menu just on the BNC output; some other firmwares will show them on the VGA output.

There are many programs that will give you a lot of details on the hardware installed on a given computer. The one I usually use is Everest: http://www.lavalys.com/

The PDFs can not be downloaded unless we register on that forum, so it would be easier if you find a place to host them yourself.

Meh... The reseller we buy from only supplies with the latest english firmwares, not spanish. Oh, and chinese firmwares, but those also won't work for me...

Does anyone know how to get the latest Dahua firmwares with multilanguage support? I see on their web page they do have firmwares for download (right now I am not seeing any, but I know they used to be there), but I would be interestd on geting firmwares with spanish support. Any hints?

Hikvision 4216HFVI would work ok under Vista 64bit, 16ch 4CIF real time. You could also use 4016HCI (16ch 2CIF real time) and 4016HSI (16ch CIF real time), or even mix some different model cards on the same computer (like 4208HFCI+4008HSI for 8ch 4CIF real time and 8ch CIF real time). You could use Hikvision free software iVMS2000, or use other programs like Netvision, Unisight, etc.

You already have a thread open on this topic; opening a new one will hardly help any more. viewtopic.php?f=12&t=24313

(off topic...) If by paid upfront you mean you might have to pay 12 or 18 months; no you don't (it doesn't make a difference if you are spanish/foreigner, or if you are spanish resident/are not). A phone line costs the same by law no matter where you live in Spain; Telefonica, which used to be a monopoly, must install it in a given ammount of time, and it will cost the same if you live on a big city, or if you live on a ranch by yourself away from civilization. ADSL also has the same price no matter where you live. It does happen that if you live in rural areas, or very far away from your "centralita (telephone center), you might only be able to subscribe to slower speed ADSL (which will also be cheaper). At home I have 12mbps/1mbps cable connection, I can have up to 50mbps/5mbps cable (at 64,90€+18% tax), but last time I checked years ago if I was to get ADSL, I was only able to get 3mbps download speed. You can get ADSL from other companies in Calpe and everywhere else; Telefonica MUST lease their telephone lines to all other ISPs, again, by law. No idea on what you might mean with a "shared" phone, there is no such thing as shared phones here... I really do not know what you paid for with those 1200€, but either it was not a normal internet connection (consumer or small business), or it was a ripoff. If it is some ultra high speed connection, fiber optic, frame relay, etc, I wouldn't know the prices on those, but that wouldn't make broadband in Spain "something expensive", and that surely wouldn't make those of us who have broadband "lucky".

It is not. Really, I would know what I am talking about, I live in Spain, I have currently 4 broadband connections, and I used to be on the business of internet cafes/lan gaming centers, so I have had plenty of internet connections (dozens over the last 20 years, starting with modem and ISDN, ADSL, SDSL, cable, LMDS, 3G, FTTH..) Telefonica's ADSL 10Mb/800kbps is currently 40,90EUR+18% tax monthly (first 12 months are 26,90EUR+18% tax). Set up used to be free as long as you keep your connection for a minimum of 12/18 months, but most companies now do not enforce this any more and will not pay you any cancellation fee if you change to another company before those 12/18 months. And Telefonica is probably the most expensive broadband provider we have over here. We do get slower connections for the same price than most northern european countries, but they are surely not expensive. No idea on what connections you would have subscribed to with a 1200EUR setup cost...

LOL, excuse me...?!?!? Last time I checked Spain was not part of Africa, everyone who wants broadband can have it over here. Our connections might not be the same as the ones let's say in Korea, but broadband here surely is not a luxury, but commonplace...

I can vouch for that. Sony sensors that come for Japan are already in short supply in Shen Zhen (and I guess everywhere else) and prices have gone up, I do hope it will only be temporary until Japan starts recovering.

Never seen that. That is an old/discontinued model, maybe an old unit that is failing and reaching its end of life? You might want to backup your config, restore to factory settings, and do some tests with a new config (manual record/playback) to see if it works ok. If it doesn't, maybe something has phisically failed on your unit, and if it is out of warranty, it would not be worth repairing. I would also try playback over network from IE, that way you can see if it is actually playback that is not working ok, or if the recording has been made with the upper part of ther image frozen.

I think it is just a matter of the manufacturer saying "we have not tried, you are on your own", than any cards not being AMD compatible. My main test computer for DVR cards is an old Athlon 64 computer, and I still have not found a card that doesn't work on it. I can also say I have tested 3 Hikvision cards on the same computer with no problems at all. Not only that, but you can mix different kind of cards, like maybe a 16ch D1 25fps/channel card, and a cheaper 16ch CIF 25fps/channel card. They should give no problems at all, when running several Hikvision cards on the same computer.