Davedvr

Hi I am new to this forum and am impressed with the information I have seen which was helpful I have bought a new Avtech 796D DVR and hardware wise it seems pretty good but on the software or documentation side I am running into a problem The system is set up to to run remotely and to send an email (and ftp) when 'motion' is detected However all I get sent by email or ftp is an alert message reporting a trigger Accessing from the email is a link back to the DVR which works - however obviously this is a security problem as anyone can run off with (or destroy) the dvr and information is lost. I guess I must have missed something but what? Videoviewer Ver 0.1.5.1 DVR Firmware 1167-1049-1017-1035-02-1212 Dave

Hi Scorpion I think our last notes must have crossed - sorry My old system used to send an email plus a jpeg I needed to upgrade to improve picture quality and the number of cameras that could be attached The Avtech generally seemed to cover what I required However at the moment all I can get is an email saying an event has been triggered (OK but a security risk) Older Avtech models seem to cater for the requirement either via email or ftp I can't think they have gone backwards hence I thought I must have set the dvr up incorrectly Dave

Ok I can understand your point about H264 and jpg format but in that case 1) Why does the configuration ask about the size of Jpeg Or 2) Why doesn't it send the video clip via ftp Thanks

Thanks scorpion I don't have a static PC I can leave on all the time, If I left a static pc on all the time why bother with the DVR I only have my laptop which I switch on when travelling around the country I just need the facility to email or ftp the video or jpg result Thanks