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We get 15 to 18 f/s recorded to our Geo NVR's but we are using Mobotix MxPEG. If your cameras use MJPEG, your bandwith requirements will at least double.

Mobotix are megapixel. 1.3 B/W and 3 color.

Can't say for all cameras but the Mobobtix IP's put a load of between 1 to 2.5 Mbps per camera depending on how they're configured. I'm sure other brands are similar. Keep the camera load on the network to around 40% and you should avoid delays in display and impacting your customer requirements.

If the CAT5 is running parallel along the 480 volt line you may have found a good cause for your distortion problems.

bpzle is right. Definitley sounds like your power. When the IR's kick in you have more current being drawn. Are you using a common supply for all 10 cameras? Try powering some of them locally or getting a higher amp-rated supply.

We've upgraded a few sites with 1120's from 8.3.1 to 8.3.4 and haven't seen the symptoms you describe. These are older boards which came with 3.1 As you said, it may be a firmware upgrade with the newer 1120's. Curious how GV responds to your query. In the mean time I'll be checking the firmware rev's the next time I'm at one of these sites.

Running around 4 to 8 fps full sensor image to the USB drive with the quality the customer wants. As you know, there are a lot of variables to play with in Mobotix and we could get higher with custom image size cropping and quality settings left at factory defaults. Funny thing is we get 15+fps recordings into the Geovision with quality to identify faces but using zoom features in View Log the resolutions breaks down to much. That's why the customer wanted the external storage/MxCC addition.

For wht it's worth, my recommendation would be a Geovision Hybrid system for an analog and IP mix of cameras. You'll get exellent capabilities and recordings stored to the hybrid for either type of camera and have the option of recording the Mobotix cameras to either an onboard SD card, a NAS or a USB drive letting you play back recordings and use the full vptz capabilities of the camera. 24/7 recording will use up a lot of storage space quickly. Motion detect would be a better choice. As for a Gigabit network... 100 Mbps is sufficient.

Just set up a folder on the USB drive. In Windows, create a new user and password for the camera to access it. Set up sharing and access rights for the folder and windows is pretty much set up. Program the Mobotix with the IP address of the server, the path and the user name and password you set up in Windows, the size and number of days to keep. Reboot the camera and it's all set. The Help file in the Admin Menu>Storage on External File Server page spells it out fairly well. As for the USB speed, We've been running two Mobotix to one drive without difficulty (yet! 6 months). Anymore than that may be pushing. We only have the cameras set to 1024x768 and 1280x960. Haven't used QXGA.

How are you storing on your DVR? 160x80, 320x240, 640x480, 720x480? What frame rate? Motion detect or continuous record? Those and more will determine how much storage you'll be using.

We've been plugging the USB drives into the hybrid. You can connect right to the Mobotix if you wish but it's easier running MxCC from the server.

We have several installations using Geovision Hybrid NVR's with Mobotix M12 and Q24's with analogs. As stated, Mobobtix isn't the answer to all situations. In addition, we add a 1TB USB drive (they're cheap) and dump Mobotix streams to it for a more detailed review using MXControlCenter (free). Gives us the best of both worlds. MxCC also allows you to access more than just Mobotix and there list is growing.

Birdman is correct. Running Cat 5 is preferable if you plan on eventually going to IP's in the future and will work just fine with analog and baluns for the present.

Koolmer is correct. As long as you're viewing over a network, you should have no problems. Are all the camras exhibiting this problem? Are you trying to view the cameras individually with a laptop (need crossover cable) or thru your LAN network switch or over a WAN (ports forwarded thru router?)? Did the Active X webviewer program load into you computer without difficulty?

Samsung has a strange way of setting some of their cameras. Check the full model number of your unit. If it's SND-560P, they are preset PAL. If the model is SND-560N, you've got NSTC and a headache.

Try opening port 3550 (TCP Remote View Server Port). I'd also open 5066 for remote playback.

The static IP referred to is your DVR's LAN IP address. Linksys router's DHCP server, by default, starts issuing IP addresses starting from 100 (check your router's setup page). What you want to do is set your DVR's LAN IP to something in the range of 2 to 99 outside of the DHCP's address range. This way if power is lost or devices are added or removed, your DVR will always have the address of say 10.10.10.50. As you stated, your DVR's default Gateway and DNS Server should be set to your router's address (10.10.10.1). Personally, I would highly recommend not forwarding all the ports (1024 thru 65535) as mentioned in the previous post. Just asking for trouble. Check your manual for what specific ports your system uses and forward the port(s) in the Application and Gaming tab of your router to your DVR's IP address set above. Next question. Do you have a static WAN IP address from your ISP? If so, you just have to type in your IP address from any location and you're good to go UNLESS, your DVR's http port is something other than 80. Then you'll have to type in http://XXX.XX.XXX.XXX:(http port number). If your WAN address is a dynamic, then you'll need some type of DNS client running on your DVR or your router to keep the changing address updated to your DVR. The Linksys has a DDNS client for Dyndns that you can setup (free) and your DVR probably has one also.

Have to disagree with Mark's answer about needing a static WAN IP address to view your DVR remotely. Your Avtech is DDNS capable and will track the changing dynamic IP once you register for a free address. DYNDNS is the usual one. As for your LAN IP address, static is preferred which it looks like you've already done with the 192.168.1.10. Just remember to set your Default Gateway and DNS Server to the address of your router. Suggest you use the following link to Avtech's support for more info on networking their units. http://www.avtech.com.my/files/Network_Setup.pdf

Try checking to make sure your cameras are activated. Go to Tools>General Settings>Add Camera/Audio. In the popup by Cameras, select Activate and make sure all your cameras have a check by them.

Unless all the computers connected to the router have their own LAN IP (static) addresses assigned to them, they will not be able to communicate with the WAN so turning off the DHCP server in the router denied them addresses to communicate with the outside world. To access your router you'll have to set up one of the other computers on the network with an address of 192.168.1.20, say, and then type in the router's address to access it. On one of the coumputers on the network, go to Control Panel, Network Connections, Local Area Connection, Properties. Select TCP/IP and check the radio button to use the following IP. Remember to set the Default Gateway to the router's address (192.168.1.1) Click OK and OK. Right click Local Area Connections and select Repair. You should now be able to access your router and turn the DHCP server back on.

In your initial post, you stated you had a static IP. I assumed you meant your Internet Service Provider set you up with and you're paying for a WAN IP address that doesn't change as opposed to a Dynamic IP which changes occasionally (and costs less). The 192.168.X.X you mentioned in your last post is a LAN (local area network) address. It can only be used to access your DVR from other computers on your local network ot remotely. If you do not have a static IP, you'll need to have some type of DDNS service, such as DynDNS, running to keep your dynamic IP address updated to the DVR.

Sounds like it may be a power/ground related problem. Are the three "trouble" cameras powered individually or from a common power supply? Has there been any electrical work done in the shop after this month's time when the problem first appeared? No power cables laying on top of your coax/power lines?

Not necessarily another router but if there's another server on this network, definitely change your http port. Try 82 or 8282. Just remember to add the port to your static IP address when you type it in to access the dvr i.e http://XX.XXX.XXX.XX:82 Is your router's Ethernet port plugged directly into your ISP supplied modem? Is this a fairly large operation with numerous computers attached? Is there an IT person that may have to assign specific IP's to the devices on this network and open ports for your line?

Check the resolution or video source settings in your software. Chances are it's set to 160X120. Increase to 320X240 or better yet 640X480.

Check the resolution or video source settings in your software. Chances are it's set to 160X120. Increase to 320X240 or better yet 640X480.