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I would contact either Panasonic or Bosch. They are 2 of the major players in the CCTV Industry. Talk with their local Manufaturers Rep. They can assist you with all these issues. This sounds like a major install for your company and I wouldn't play around with this. You can e-mail me off line if you need more help.

Just a reminder Daylight Savings Time begins in the US on the 2nd Sunday in March. This change became effective last year in 2007. If you are utilizing a PC Based digital recorder, it generally gets it's time and date from the operating system. If you are using Windows XP it is important that you update the Windows XP Operating System. Updates are available from Microsoft.com For embedded video recorders, most major manufacturers have a firm ware upgrade that can be installed to handle the Daylight Savings Time Shift. Check the manufacturers's website. Most newer systems should already have these updates installed. For specific instructions for the BOSCH Divar or DiBos systems. Go to http://www.cameraconsultant.net and click on the Technical Support tab.

Just a couple of points Make sure that the computer your going to use has an available PCI slot for the card to fit into. You will also want to determine what operating system the card software will run on. Also be sure that your not using another video capture device on your computer such as a tv capture card or video editing card. This will cause conflicts with the software drivers. I also agree that if your going to use your PC as a DVR, that's the sole function it should be dedicated to. If this is for home use and not a real complex system, there are a lot of inexpensive cards on the market that do a good job.

You have to cut the cable so that the solid copper core conductor is inserted into the center of the BNC Connector. Trim back some of the insulation around the center conductor to expose the solid conductor center core. Be certain that none of the copper braided wire is making contact with the solid copper core.

One of the simplest things you can do is take a voltage meter and test the actual DC voltage at each camera location to make sure your getting 12 volts DC. I'm betting at some locations your not. This has a lot to do with the actaul length of the runs for the DC cameras. Even though your using a dual voltage power supply, It's generally not a good idea to mix AC and DC togther. Use a seperate power supply for AC and DC.

It is 1 of 2 possible issues. Active X is not installed or your upload speed is too slow

Check your power source. If you are running over long distances you maybe experiencing a drop in voltage that borders the acceptable limits of the cameras themselves.

You should be using a cable with a 95% copperbraid and a solid copper core conductor. If your using an aluminum braid with copper clad steel conductor that cable is for Cable TV not CCTV. The diffrence is Cable TV uses RF, CCTV is an eletrical composite signal of 1.1 volts point to point. I recommend Belden or West Penn.

The first thing you need to determine is what port your Digital Recorder needs to have open on your router to work properly. The next step is opening the port. If your digital recorder uses Port 80 or 82 you could have a problem because a lot of broadband providers will not permit you to open port 80. They don't want people eating up bandwidth by running e-mail servers or web servers on residential services. To see if you've open the right port go to www.grc.com and scroll down until you find a program called " Shields-Up " this program will indicate if the correct port on your router is open or closed