Kawboy12R

You should probably stick it in the forum that describes what kind of system it is. I'd guess either the digital video recorder section or one of the forums in residential though.

Does the power to the barn come from the house? If so, try a powerline network adapter. I've used them at work and at home to get internet to outbuildings that get their power from the same building that has 'net.

It's a bit late but as you can probably guess the answer is no. Brand-specific yes, or generic pixel counting FOV tools yes, but nothing I've ever seen tells you camera models across manufacturers.

A real covert camera from a real company. It's a hair over twice the money of that Brickhouse thing, but I bet it outperforms it and outlasts it and has support from just about every major software package.

Post the pics and the video and see what the members can come up with. It's hard to create a good plate out of nothing but someone might be able to nail the make/model of car for you at least.

This must be a translation problem Joseph. It almost looks like you are recommending CIF to capture more detail?!? To the OP, I wouldn't worry about wasting storage space. Just use D1 and don't worry about it unless you've only got a few days of storage space available. Really, do you need more than, say, a week or so unless you stop monitoring and ignore things for a while?

Why not use Geovision software with the card??

Patience .

You were expecting wisdom from an anthropomancer? Tsk tsk tsk...

Optex is the biggest brand of the two I mentioned. If you want cheap and aren't stuck on it working with the nvr, just search Amazon for driveway alarm and read the reviews. You can get something crappy but functional for under $20. It will probably last long enough to catch the first few crooks anyway.

Short answer to Tom's long answer- yes. Tons of options, but if the sensor is triggering a wake-up in the middle of the night then don't buy a $20 no-name indoor sensor and expect the anti-falsing and outdoor performance of a good name-brand unit. Anything is better than video motion based alerts in most outdoor locations though.

Look at adding PIR sensors to the alarm in ports. Google "Paradox PIR" or "Optex PIR". There are all kinds of detection patterns and levels of quality.

I'd suggest liquid paper or your wife's fingernail polish...

It's all good...

Whatismyip.com might be useful for manual setup.

Manually with a ddns. Unless you want to go over there and redo it every time their ISP changes their IP. This could be daily or, if you are extremely lucky, never. Most will charge extra for a static IP. Some change after many many months.

Did you set it up using a dynamic DNS system or did you just read their current external IP address and plug it in? If you did the latter then most likely their external IP got changed by their ISP. Sometimes they don't change in many many months and other people have them changed on a regular basis. Google free dynamic dns if Securix doesn't offer their own, although it almost sounds like you're using their DDNS if you called them and they said that their system is up. Unless the fact that you might've plugged in the raw dotted quad IP address instead of the ddns name you chose slipped through their support cracks somehow...

Nothing wireless. You will get dropped frames, video errors and tearing if your recording computer is on a wireless connection. Been there, done that, got the tshirt. It can be done if you HAVE to, but I don't recommend it, even with a high end router.

Probably 192.168.1.something. Connection method doesn't really define the IP address. You'll have to look in your router's list of connections and try and identify them, or look in your NVR settings. Different manufacturers sometimes offer tools to make it easier for users to look for cameras on their network. You should start by learning your way around your router and NVR and look for where they keep lists of connected clients. It is common for them to carry names along with their IP and MAC addresses to make identification easier. It's not hard to tell which is which in my Asus router client list:

http://reviews.cnet.com/2733-3243_7-568-8.html

Running analog cams on an analog wireless system will be a nightmare. Lousy video quality with interference making motion detection worthless. Microwaves, cordless phones, and lots of other things can wipe out or seriously degrade your signal when running. Run the wire. You don't want to be the low bid because everybody else knew that the cheap way out wasn't worth it. ONVIF is for IP cameras. If the owner can live with reviewing two systems for footage and has the room, look into running the analogs on one system and some IP cams on another. It's more flexible than finding a hybrid system that does everything you want but has the disadvantage of having two systems to learn and maintain.

The two way audio with IP cameras is going to cut out most posters on here that have experience and want to give advice to a homeowner without a large budget. I've got a couple of Axis cams that do audio but I've never set it up. I assume it works fine, but I'm not sure that they fit your budget anyway because you think Axis might be a bit "spendy". They are, but also "worthy". Unless, of course, you sacrifice 8 cheaper cams for two or three Axis cams because of budget. Hard to justify 5-6 missing cameras if you need them just to have a few nicer ones.

The short answer is no. An IP camera can't be used with an analog h.264 DVR but can be used with a network h.264 NVR. The difference is between DVR (for analog cameras) and NVR (for network IP cameras), not whether they use h.264 video compression. There are some hybrid DVRs that can view and record IP cameras, but unless you've got a hybrid with a number of RJ45 jacks on the back, then that RJ45 jack you see in the back of your DVR is for connecting your DVR to your network for remote viewing, not for viewing and recording network cameras.

??? Canadian joke. It doesn't seem right to need a warm jacket anywhere palm trees grow although I know it hits near freezing at times in some places.