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Did you give it time to think? Do you have a hard-drive installed? Did you try connecting it to a TV?

What can I say, networking is not my strong point . What would I do without the forum, I have learned and continue to learn so much. So I got another DVR in today. Keep in mind that I have had a DVR hooked up to this same network in which I could access from a remote location just fine for several months. So what I did was hooked up the DVR and got it running and all. I can access the DVR from the LAN, but for gosh sakes I cant from a remote location. The problem I am having is when I type in the WAN IP, It takes me to the routers admin page. What the? Keep in mind that this is the same process I did to access the old DVR, I just typed in the WAN IP and bam, the login page for the DVR would appear. But not with this DVR, its just taking me to my routers admin page. Here is some more info that I can provide: I forwarded all ports correctly, they were already setup from the old DVR and yes I am sure that I matched them up with the new DVR. I also made sure that they were open and yes they were. I ensured that all IP's were configured correctly on the DVR and in port forwarding. I also tried typing in the WAN IP followed by a semi-colon and the appropriate DVR port. This didnt work either. Anyone know why I could be getting the stupid routers admin instead of the DVR's login screen like I should be?

turning off the routers remote login worked! Thanks! However I was using different ports. I was using port 8079 for the router and port 8000, 5050, and 80 for DVR. Not sure why it was causing those problems

What model was this DVR?

I tried to help one of my customers get his DVR set up. I was going to login to his router and set up his port forwarding. So I told him to go to IP chicken and tell me what his IP says: So I got it and it definetely looked like a normal WAN IP. SO I then told him to go into his router menu and tell me what his WAN IP shows up in there as: The problem is that it was showing up as a typical 192.1.1.2 LAN IP?????? Why is that? So the problem is that I cannot log into his router and I cannot setup his port forwarding. And if I cant log into his router than how is he going to log into this DVR from a remote location?

I'll have to get that when I talk to him again on Monday. I know it was a Netgear, not sure on the model. I am thinking it may have something to do with a wierd ISP configuration. Gosh dang networking, there are so many variables that can come into play .

Its DSL. His modem runs into his router. Much like how mine was setup.

Can you return it? Sounds defective to me.

You just happened to ask this while another thread was going on with similar content, check it here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23218 The BBM-24F would be great for that area. It lets IR in at night and doesnt allow it in during the day. Has 600 TVL and good back light compensation. If you want your IR to shine out 150 feet then you will definetely need to get a nice IR illuminator, perhaps someone else can recommend one for that distance.

Hi Craig, More importantly, we need to know what camera you will be using as most cameras without IR LED's on them have IR filters on them and will not see IR on them, an exception would be a true day/night camera. So to answer your question "Will any box camera work with an IR illuminator?" A straight up answer is No, but some will. Just let us know the model # and we can tell you.

I doubt that one LED Infrared camera would illuminate that whole area, even the ones with tons of LED's on them. If you do want to go the infrared route, you will need to get some seperate IR illuminators to illuminate that whole area. In my opinion, this is not the best way to go. Some IR cameras may claim to be able to shine that far but the fact is the specs that are given for these IR cameras are not always true and using IR cameras for that large of an area is not ideal, especially for outdoors. Getting one or more strong floodlights to light up that area will give you better results and will probably be cheaper than using a camera with seperate high powered infrared illuminators. You said that you can install some floodlights by the stairs? As long as you get some that are powerful enough to shine to the back of the area then that should be good enough. Multiple lights would be good and the more light the better. Of course you dont want to tick off your neighbors with a lot that looks like a lit up football field but as long as you can get it lit up enough to shine to the back of the lot then that should suffice. I would assume that you probably have some nearby ambient light from other neighbors as well that would help out the situation. As I said before you, can use a traditional analog camera then you can take my tips from my previous post by either just using one camera to get a general view to capture the whole are or use multiple cameras viewed in on particular areas of the lot to capture detail. Just get some cameras with good lowlight capabilties. If you want a direct recommendation, you can use the critically acclaimed CNB VBM-24VF camera and mount it to the side of your building or under an eave. This would be a good one if you choose to go the single camera route. But please note that this camera alone by itself will not capture alot of detail at the back of the lot as it has a 10.5mm maximum viewing capacity. If you are wanting to capture detail in all areas using multiple cameras, then you may need to use a box camera such as the CNB BBM-24F and screw on a nice vari-focal lens with atleast 50mm capacity, a 70mm would be even better. 1 good megapixel camera would be good for this area but note that Megapixel cameras are IP cameras and are a completely different animal and require a different set up than you are used to. From what I understand, they will need alot of light to see at night. I am no IP camera expert, but there are several guys on here that are that could probably help you.

Also, Keep in mind that controlling a PTZ over a network can sometimes be "fidgety".

Was it possible that you had no video feed at the time that you were viewing the playbacks such as a power outage or some other related issue? Have you tried to view several different other days to see if you get a video feed? Were you able to view recordings at a previous time? Did you install the hard-drive yourself? If so, what type of hard-drive did you install? Sounds like it could be a hard-drive problem. I dont know anything about that DVR but a bad hard-drive can give you related problems such as that. Try re-formatting the hard-drive and re-test it, (warning: only reformat if there is nothing on the DVR that need for evidence).

Can you install a flood light to light up the area? You will get better results that way than using an IR camera. This is really what you need to do for this large of an area IMO. You could get some extra infrared illuminators but it would cheaper for you to just install some good outdoor lighting. Just get a camera that has good low light capabilties. If lighting up the area at night is not an option, then you need to look into getting a camera with some strong LED's and/or getting some seperate IR illuminators. If you want a camera that is as clear and crisp as the picture that you took, then you will need to get a megapixel IP camera. In that case, you will definetely need to get a nice floodlight of some sort to illuminate the area as megapixel cams need alot of light to see from what I understand. If you are looking to get just a traditional analog camera, as I said, get one with good lowlight capabilties. For this large of an area, you will just be getting a camera to get a "general view" of the area, and depending on how you have the camera focused, you will have some lost detail in certain areas of the picture, for example, near the back, you will be able to see a guy walking around, but you wont get a clear facial recognition. To combat this, you could consider installing multiple cameras to view in on particular areas of the square which would help you pick up more detail. Or like I mentioned before, you can get a megapixel camera which would allow you to digitally zoom in on areas of the square. If this is what you would rather do, then there are plently of Megapixel experts on here that can help you pick out a setup.

Just Curious, What is the typical resolution capabilties of a CRT TV. Not a CCTV monitor, Just a regular CRT TV. I am sure there are variances but what was the typical resolution before the LCD's took over. It seems that we get better rez out of small 13-19" CRT TV's than we do LCD, Plasma TV's and/or computer monitors when dealing with Security Cameras.

Yes, we have AT&T and it does require a Login and a Password for us. Its really a pain in the butt to get AT&T set up with a router and its even more of a pain in the butt to get it set up with email if you use an email client.

You may want to instead get your "i's" dotted and your "t's" crossed.

That CSI thing is Hilarious.

You said you can see the camera views in advanced settings? Yes I agree it is a configuration. Start fresh and do a factory default reset on the setting and they should show up again.

Yeah, if anything is Wonky about the Q-see products, its definetely their cable. Its Wonktastic.

CIF end? odd. CIF has to do with resolution. Do you have the cameras set to record at different resolutions? I dont know why this would make it stop during playback but its something to consider. I dont know if its the hard-drive or not but the hard-drive you are using is not optimal for your scenario. If anything you should be using a 3.5" hard-drive, more specifically, one that is suited for surveillance such as the seagate SV series.

I would go out on a limb and say you wont notice much of a difference if any. If you do notice a difference, its not going to be majorly significant. Case in point, I have 330 TV line cameras and then I have 600 TV line cameras, while I do notice the 600 TVL camera is a little sharper, its not noticeable enough for someone else with an untrained eye to notice any difference. In my opinion, there are alot more important qualities that I look for in a camera other than TV lines. When I look at specs of a camera, I breeze right through that section. I would rather get a camera with 420 TV lines with excellent low light capabilties, Back Light compensation, and other customizable features on it compared to a standard camera that has 540+ TV lines with no customizable features on it. But if you are comparing the same exact camera but one has 540 TV lines and the other one is 420 TV lines, and you are only getting 1 or a few cameras, go for the 540 TV lines, its only $20 more. But if you are talking about a large amount of cameras, buy one of each and test them and you decide what the next move should be on your future purchase.

Usually your DVR manual will have instructs on how to view over the I-phone or any other cell phone for that matter, if not, you may try contacting the seller or the manufacturer, there may be a special port you have to configure on your DVR to make it happen. And I may have misunderstood you but from what I understand, your DVR is at home and you said you cant port forward port 80 at work? Actually your port forwarding will be done on your home network where your DVR is so you should still be able to view it at work as long as you typed in the right DynDNS address and all of your ports are open on your home network. Perhaps your port is not open on your home network. I am sure that you forwarded port 80 on your router but this doesnt necessarily mean its open. Whenever you get home go to: www.canyouseeme.org and type in 80 and click check. You will also want to do this for all of your other ports that you DVR uses. If you see any blockages, this could be the reason why you cant see it at work. Before you try to see it on your cell phone you will need to get this issue resolved.

Now thats a nice zoom lens.

Yeah, just look at the reviews on Amazon for the Q-see cable, alot of reports of breakage: http://www.amazon.com/Q-See-QS100B-100-Foot-Female-Connectors/product-reviews/B000N20668/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1