mariner

I use bug spray around and on the body of the camara's, seems to help a little.

Looks like you can no longer download the 8.1 update. Does anybody know why?

Yes I did try using Dynamic DNS name service from geovision which is how I figured out the correct IP address that the Internet was seeing but it kept taking me to the hub/router configuration screen inside the firewall. So I tried the IP address outside the firewall and the webcam fired right up. Once I used IE to log on, the DMMultiview made that IP the default IP number. Since I created a DNS name I will try that method but that required a util program to create and I think, required to run in the background. Got more to learn. Thank's for the advice.

The problem was I was using the ip address assigned by the router to the dvr which works inside the firewall but once outside the firewall the ip is not seen so I got lucky and tried the ip address of the WAN which was seen by the internet and then it would route me back to the DVR computer. It worked. I have to use IE to change the default IP address in DMMultiview v8100.

I cannot connect for the life of me to webcam from outside the LAN. I had it working at one time but I can't get it to work again. I have the 1480 card and updated to 8.1 geovision software. I have a Belken Pre-N hub router and have tried port fowarding 80, 4550, 5550, 6550 and even tried the UPnP option. I have tried changing 80 to 81 but nothing sees the computer. Tried canuseeme.org port checking program and get access denied. The new 8.1 multiview connection icon say host is under protected. Don't know what it means. I have also put the computer outside the DMZ zone and still cannot connect. I wish I knew how I did it the first time but this time something seriously interfering. I disable windows firewall also. I give up!! Anyone know what to do now? I even went as far as to redo the computer just in case. I originally had it the way rory suggested by disabling lots of services and it did run great. Never a problem except for logging on webcam outside my network. I'm about to buy a new hub/router incase the dam thing isn't opening up the ports. Thanks for any suggestions.

You are correct, the FPS is the total for all channels available. For example a 30fps 4 Port card will allow you to record at 7.5fps per camera if you used all four ports and at the lowest resolution of 320x240. Any higher resolution will produce even slower FPS. If you used only one camera you could get 30 fps at the lowest resolution. I believe when you set the FPS per camera it is still assumed to be at 320x240.

Thanks guys for the posts, I was hoping Extreme's cameras would be the cream of the crop because they are priced that way. Their IR illuminators are priced even higher. The specs stated the WZ20 camera has IR corrected lens but if it has focus shift then what did they correct? Does anyone know of a better choice for a Outdoor Day/Night IR bullet or dome with IR corrected lens 6mm or above or varifocal. This is for my house and I can't convince the wife to allow me to spend $1350 per camera for a ex82 because I need about 6. $300-800 is ok.

I am considering the Extreme WZ20 as my next camera purchase based on it specs and a post stating it almost blows the EX82 away at half the price. I would love the EX82 but it cost way too much. Has anyone used or demo'd the WZ20? I would love some feedback regarding picture quality expecially at night. Also pictures posted would be of great help. Thanks for your posts.

Are 75 ohm terminators necessary for unused video inputs on Geovison 16 camera cards.

Thanks rapid for the infomation, I wasn't aware that it didn't include the distribution module. The specs made it appear that it had 16 outputs. I also wanted each output to be 12v or 24v selectable and thats not the case with this panel. The panel you suggested is a better choice. I will have to look into an alternative UPS for the camera's. The DVR computer already has UPS. Thanks again for pointing out the shortcomming of the panel. mariner

I am considering the Altronix SMP7PMP16 power panel. http://www.altronix.com/index.php?pid=2&model_num=SMP7PMP16 Would this be considered a good panel for a cctv installation? I prefer to have a seperate battery backup for the cameras. The cameras I currently have are 12v but future cameras may be duel voltage. Thanks for your advise. Mike

What brand name and model # siamese RG59/U 18/2 Plenum rated cable is most used by all the professionals? I am looking for a 1000' roll. Are the BNC connectors different for plenum rated cable? Thanks for the help.

While reviewing large motion detection recorded clips, the playback clip will pause while the time bar continues to move to the right; then will continues the clip. This same problem also occurs with Windows Media player while playing clips both on and off the internet. If I start the computer without starting GeoVision; then I have no problems. The GeoVision software is causing the problem but don't know why? I have the GeoVision 1480 and 800 and this has occured with both cards. The Computer I am using is: Sony Viao VGC-RA716G 3.2G P4 1G Ram NVidia GeForce FX5200 128M Video Ram Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 Display set to 1280x1024 Anyone else had this problem? Did you find a cure? Thanks for any advise/suggestions.

What does the S/N ratio mean? Is a higher number better or worse? Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the info VST_Man. I was hesitant to purchase saimese cable until I was confident it was not inferior to seperately run cables. Understanding the cable should be plenium rated RG59U with copper braiding and 18/2 power conductors is there anything else I should be concerned with regarding outer jacket or quality of cable; before I purchase 1000 foot rolls and BNC connectors. Thanks again for you help.