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Its this camera: http://www.hikvision.com/us/Products_1_10533_i7585.html I would buy online, no dealers local to me

I bought a Hikvision NVR that has a 16 port PoE switch and also a single LAN port. It seems devices connected to any of the PoE switch ports cannot be reached from the network that connects to the single LAN port. Instead its a separate independent network. It means that I cannot manage individual cameras that are connected to the PoE ports from my computer on the main network. Is this intentional in the design? and is there a work around? Is there a big downside to just buying NVR without PoE ports and buy a separate PoE switch. http://www.hikvision.com/us/Products_1_10649_i8679.html

I am not seeing a great difference in specs in these 2 Hikvision bullets. It seems the first one doesnt have the horizontal pan axis on the mount? Apart from that, which one is better? DS-2CD2T42WD-I5 http://www.hikvision.com/us/products_10533.html DS-2CD2042WD-I http://www.hikvision.com/us/Products_1_10533_i7579.html

I am not seeing a great difference in specs in these 2 Hikvision bullets. It seems the first one doesnt have the horizontal pan axis on the mount? Apart from that, which one is better? DS-2CD2T42WD-I5 http://www.hikvision.com/us/products_10533.html DS-2CD2042WD-I http://www.hikvision.com/us/Products_1_10533_i7579.html

I am searching 'Hikvision CSX' and not coming up with much. Could you post a link to what you are referring?

abdelm01, Thanks for the additional info. So I now have a powerful i7 with 12GB ram. I installed the PCNVR that you suggested and it installed fine and I added the first 3 cameras. Then I opened the 3 ports on my firewall, and went home and installed iVMS4200 client and imported the PCNVR and I was now viewing the 3 cameras. So far so good. I havent yet explored the 'storage server' or 'streaming server' modules. What is CSX that you referred to?

I am planning to attach up to 60 cameras to an NVR for viewing at ... 1. The NVR itself with 4 attached screens. 2. Remotely from another location on a desktop PC 3. From a smart phone. I dont mind where Recorded video is stored, it can be on the local HDD or on a separate Storage Server. So I guess I need their PCNVR installed on a dedicated PC (no problem) On Hikvision website they dont offer the PCNVR, only 'iVMS4200 Client' http://www.hikvision.com/en/us/download.asp I did find PCNVR at another site .. http://www.nellyssecurity.com/customer-service/software/hikvision-cameras (seems the word gets automatically block that sounds like 'smellys' security but starts with 'n') Is that the version I should be using? Once the PCNVR is installed and cameras added will it also become the viewing client? or will I install the ivms4200 client also? After that what port(s) will I need to forward on my router to the PC running PCNVR? Will I be able to view the NVR remotely from just a web browser, or will I need to also install ivms4200 client? Thanks for any help with this

I see that iVMS 4200 has 3 parts, Client, Strorage Server, and Stream Media Server. I installed the Client and attached first three cameras. How do I view from a remote location from a simple web browser and also from a smart phone? Meaning what ports do I need to open on the PC running iVMS? Do I need additional software? Do I need to also do port forwarding to each individual camera? What is the best app to use for smart phone Thanks

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I cannot find the EN-V150K-70 available anywhere. Who is the manufacturer? Where did you get it?

Actually, one camera at a time into the DVR has wavy lines. However, I will see what happens when I power each camera separately

1. If caused by the common grounds on the cameras, would the baluns still be at fault? 2. Could you explain why the picture is crystal clear on the regular TV, but wavy only when connected to the DVR

I have wavy lines on the DVR screen, but when I plug the cameras 13, 14, 16 into a regular CRT TV the pictures are 100% clear and perfect. It cant be a bad signal on all 3 cameras because the picture is perfect on the TV It cant be that ports 13,14,16 on the DVR are bad because other cameras are 100% fine when plugged in to the same ports/channels These 3 cameras are all running from one locally powered 12vdc power supply, and the video runs 1000ft over cat5e with baluns. Channel 15 is an example of a good camera signal. The DVR is a 16Ch Q-See QT-528 What could be the problem?

I also bought the QT526 with 16 of those cameras included for $760. It comes tomorrow and I will test and compare it with the other system I just got (Revo R16D4B4SYS-1000) the Revo only has 8 cameras and doesn't do D1 at 30fps on all channels. I have a suspicion that the q-see is a better DVR, with better remote software and iOS support, and that the q-see cameras are a little bit better than the Revo. I will see, and post some pictures for those also curious about considering low end low cost systems

The installation costs will not impact us as we have some skilled regular maintenance staff who will do most of it, and IT who will install and setup. There won't be any need for trenching as we will attach the cabling to the current steel wire that spans from the roof to the top of the poles. It's working well for the first PTZ mounted. I would like to know more about IP cameras. Will they provide better live surveillance like I have described? Is it just a clearer picture when zoomed on playback? Are they good in low light? What software benefits will there be? - maybe I am interested in that part as I want iPad live viewing.