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Thats normally the DDNS Glad it works

I dont know what MNS is, nor the other. I use telnet myself. But to test to see if you can connect from outside the local network, you need to do the tests from outside the network, or use a service online to do that for you, such as the websitepulse link I posted above, which checks from their location to see if the IP and port is open.

ok so forget remotely for right now, locally can you connect to any of the ports using telnet or another program from another PC on the network? If not, are you sure the Windows firewall or another firewall is not blocking the ports or server? I see you have Nortons AND McAfee on there. Nortons might be the culprit but also make sure the Windows firewall is disabled or the ports are opened in it - nortons will normally take over that area and use its own firewall though.

check to make sure there is not a start button for the server .. or web server.

Yeah he needs a good caning Now its a slight, SLIGHT possibility he doesnt even know he is selling clones. He might have got an email like we all do from some hong kong based distributor advertising Geo and Kodicom cards - btw Kodicom cards are a dead giveaway that a store has cloned cards, as Kodicom dont sell cards like that - or maybe he searched them out. If he never knew to begin with or never asked or they never told him (course they wont LOL) he might be right there thinking they are really Legit cards. But he should do a little more research before he sells something, its like saying someone was selling a certain drug but didnt know they were illegal because the dealer they bought it from didnt say it was Better yet, perhaps send an email to Geovision and see if they would report back that its a clone, then forward that to Ebay? Though still not sure this is causing the problem you are having, as the other cameras are working fine. Probably just cheap bad cameras picking up some interference from the PC.

Ok so those ports are definately open and going to a server. Next is to find out why the software wont connect. Does it give any user/password error?

LOL yeah thats definately not a Geo

Found it ... Best, Christopher i like that power connector, could be useful for bullets and domes with that type of power lead. though it seems some of the new bullets are even using the same kind that CNB uses, which is nice, even a cheap $30 color IR bullet I have here has that.

Oh yeah one nice thing about the CNB is the remote software has the timeline search feature, not available in the one I mentioned above: eg.

It could be anything as long as from 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.255 192.168.0.150 is safe incase the router doesnt allow forwarding outside the router's DHCP range which is typically from 100-150 192.168.0.1 is ofcourse the router's IP. And dont use IPs already assigned to another computer. I generally just use .200 and above.

Just because something has H.264 doesnt mean its better Ive been testing an H.264 DVR from a distributor that brings in DVRs from the same manufacturer that Intellicam uses. So far its not bad, unlike the CNB it has 7fps D1 on all channels, including the most basic 4 channel slim line unit, which is the one im testing here. The CNB also can do that but depends on the model and its much more expensive, also it seems to be minus mobile software if that matters to you - just going by the specs ofcourse as I havent used the actual CNB models. Example of Remote Client Software: The Intellicam software is basically the same just with their logo instead. Example of Browser Application: (using IE tabs in Google Chrome for the ActiveX)

Probably better off with some IP cams with some software to record to AVI using built in Windows codecs .. though the compression might not be so great, not 100% sure about that.

Yeah thats as fake as they come. version 8.2 is older software, its up to 8.3.4 or even higher now. All new cards will come with at least 8.3.4 now. Also resolution is only 640x480 max, while Geo has always been 720x480 since Ive used it a couple years back from version 7.0. And lastly it only has Wavelet and Mpeg 4, that dates back to the 6.0-7.0 days, infact I dont even recall if Geo ever had Wavelet codecs. Either way its had Mpeg4 and H.264 at least from version 8.0. Did your box and card look like that in their picture? Basically at that price either it is an old second hand card or its fake.

I dont have a CNB but Ivr used one from a company in the US that distributes a DVR from the same manufacturer of CNB's DVR - Indigo (Korea). I even used CNB's remote software for it as theirs is much better than the one that comes with the DVR! I like the remote software, the local software is probably similar to what Ive used on this other one, which is not bad. However, the big con of the INDIGO DVRs is the recording is slow, and the network video is slow also - good quality though. That said, its possible the CNB might be a little different, but going by the specs of the CNB DVRs thats probably how they are.

can you connect at the location?

I would try to sell the card off at cost, it will still work for someone else's application. Maybe look at Geovision, they save files in AVI format - however, any one you get it will always be encoded using their codecs, so the user will still need the codecs on their PC, or as in the Geovision's case it can create an EXE which installs the codecs first then opens the video file.

Qsee is sold all over the web by many different stores as well as local stores all over the US. Cant say I ever had the pleasure of using them though ... doubt I ever would either. $1600 seems a little high for them though, seen them online for much less, most are consumer based items. Did you get their best package for that price? Anyway, what is it not doing that you want it to do? Seems they are a USA based company, so could always make a complaint to the better business bureau. http://www.q-see.com/q-see-company/contact-q-see.php

Clones are brown box, copied booklet, and white burned DVD/CD. If you got it from ebay anyway, its almost no question its a clone, especially if it was cheap. (though some sell 2nd hand ones there at low cost also) basically here is an example of a legit card, minus the popcorn stuff:

CNB have WDR cameras also, the Blue-i models. Not sure on the exact part numbers though and cant say how well they actually work but there are tons of videos of them on youtube, some good some bad. If you tried the VBM or VCM 24Vf did you try adjusting the SBLC settings?

$30 Color IR camera I'm testing overnight, hows this? $50 Indoor Color dome

Yeah well if they want to compete they need to speed up their software, its like they developed it on a super computer ... exaq software is working on slow computers with atom cpus, something geo would have great difficulty doing as it currently is. Also far as I know they never needed a dongle for their cameras?

I dont know the software or the cameras in question, but make sure the Windows firewall either has the ports open in that or is disabled. Make sure you can connect locally to those ports, from a Windows XP machine on the same local network, goto start, run, type CMD, then type telnet IP PORT and hit enter .. where the IP is the NVR's IP and the port is one of the 8000-8004 ports. A blank screen means its connected (sometimes with some characters), if it says cannot connect then there is an issue, perhaps the ports are not correct, or the firewall is blocking them. Once you have it working locally then port forward to the IP and the ports and test with something like this: http://www.websitepulse.com/help/gadgets.server-test.html

I edited it updated to 8.3.4, only from 227 to 244 devices though.

going strictly by the GeoIPCamXList.ini that is installed with the DVR software: version 8.3.4 244 Devices Supported: GV-Video Server (GV-VS02) GV-Compact DVR (GV-LX4C) AXIS_211 AXIS_213 Panasonic_BB_HCE481A Panasonic_BB_HCM381 Panasonic_BB_HCM331 Panasonic_BB_HCM311 SONY_SNC_RZ50N SONY_SNC_RZ25N SONY_SNC_CS50N AXIS_206 AXIS_207/AXIS_207W AXIS_210 AXIS_211A/AXIS_211W AXIS_216FD/AXIS_216FD-V AXIS_221 AXIS_225FD AXIS_212 AXIS_214 AXIS_231D AXIS_232D AXIS_233D Panasonic_BB_HCM403 Panasonic_BB_HCM371 Panasonic_BB_HCM110 Panasonic_BL SONY_SNC_RX550N SONY_SNC_CS10 SONY_SNC_CS11 SONY_SNC_P5 SONY_SNC_P1 SONY_SNC_DF40N SONY_SNC_DF70N SONY_SNC_DF50N SONY_SNC_DF80N Mobotix_M12D_Sec_DNight IQEye_702 IQEye_301 IQEye_302 IQEye_510 IQEye_511 IQEye_701 AXIS_207MW AXIS_223M GV-IP Camera V1 JVC_VNC20U JVC_VNC215U JVC_VN_C655U JVC_VN_C205U JVC_VN_C625U SONY_SNC_RX550P SONY_SNC_CS50P SONY_SNC_RZ50P SONY_SNC_RZ25P SONY_SNC_DF40P SONY_SNC_DF70P SONY_SNC_DF50P SONY_SNC_DF80P ARECONT_AV_1300 ARECONT_AV_2100 ARECONT_AV_3100 ARECONT_AV_5100 ARECONT_AV_8360 JVC_VN_V25 AXIS_241Q ARECONT_AV_3130 AXIS_216MFD/AXIS_216MFD-V AXIS_211M Canon_VB_C50i Canon_VB_C300 SONY_SNC_RX530N SONY_SNC_RX570N SONY_SNC_DM110 SONY_SNC_DS10 SONY_SNC_DM160 SONY_SNC_DS60 SONY_SNC_CM120 SONY_SNC_CS20 AXIS_210A Panasonic_NS202A Panasonic_NW484 Panasonic_NW964 Mobotix_M12D_Web Mobotix_M12D_IT_DNight Mobotix_M12D_Sec Mobotix_M12D_Sec_R8 JVC_V686U JVC_VN_V26 AXIS_209FDR AXIS_209MFD/AXIS_209MFD-R IQEye_703 IQEye_705 IQEye_752 IQEye_753 IQEye_755 SONY_SNC_RX530P SONY_SNC_RX570P Pelco_SpectraIV-IP_Series Pelco_IP110 Pelco_IP3701 BOSCH_VIPX1 JVC_VN_V686 AXIS_209FD/AXIS_209FD-R AXIS_241S AXIS_215 AXIS_P3301 ARECONT_AV_5105 AXIS_Q7401 BOSCH_VIPX2 BOSCH_Dinion_NWC0455 VERINT_S1950E ARECONT_AV_1305 ARECONT_AV_2105 ARECONT_AV_3105 GEOIPCAM_SDK GV-IPCAM, 1.3M, H.264 (GV-BX110D) GV-Video Gateway GV-IP Speed Dome (GV-SD010) AXIS_243Q GV-Video Server (GV-VS04A) GV_IOBOX_8IN_8OUT GV_IOBOX_16IN_16OUT ARECONT_AV_8180 GeoVision IP Speed Dome(SD011) SONY_SNC_DF85N ARECONT_AV_8185 ARECONT_AV_8365 GV_HTTP_SDK GV-Smart Box GV-DSP LPR V1 GV_HTTP_SDK_RTSP RTSP over UDP Panasonic_NF302 Panasonic_NP304 Panasonic_NP1004 GV-Video Server (GV-VS02A) GV-Video Server (GV-VS12) GV-Compact DVR (GV-LX4C2) VERINT_S1950E_Pelco_P VERINT_S1950E_Pelco_D GV-DSP LPR V2 ACTi_TCM-4301 ACTi_CAM-5201 ACTi_CAM-5221 ACTi_CAM-5301 ACTi_CAM-5321 ACTi_CAM-7300 ACTi_CAM-6510 ACTi_CAM-6610 ACTi_CAM-6620 ACTi_CAM-6630 ACTi_SED-2120 ACTi_SED-2140 ACTi_SED-2610 ACTi_ACM-1011 ACTi_ACM-1231 ACTi_ACM-1232 ACTi_ACM-1311 ACTi_ACM-1431 ACTi_ACM-1432 ACTi_ACM-1511 ACTi_ACM-3001 ACTi_ACM-3011 ACTi_ACM-3211 ACTi_ACM-3311 ACTi_ACM-3401 ACTi_ACM-3411 ACTi_ACM-3511 ACTi_ACM-4000 ACTi_ACM-4200 ACTi_ACM-4201 ACTi_ACM-5001 ACTi_ACM-5601 ACTi_ACM-5611 ACTi_ACM-5711 ACTi_ACM-7411 ACTi_ACM-8201 ACTi_ACM-8211 ACTi_ACM-8511 ACTi_ACD-2100 ACTi_ACD-2200 ACTi_ACD-2300 ACTi_ACD-2400 ACTi_ACD-2000Q ACTi_TCM-5311 ARECONT_AV_2155 RTSP over TCP RTSP over HTTP Sanyo_HD2500 Pelco_IXE20DN ACTi_ACM-3601 ARECONT_AV_3135 ARECONT_AV_1355 AXIS_M1031_W IQEYE_IQA10S/IQA10N IQEYE_IQA11S/IQA11N IQEYE_IQA12S/IQA12N IQEYE_IQA13S/IQA13N IQEYE_IQA15S/IQA15N IQEYE_IQ811/IQ851 IQEYE_IQ802/IQ852 IQEYE_IQ803/IQ853 IQEYE_IQ805/IQ855 IQEYE_IQ711/IQ751 IQEYE_IQ040SI/IQD40SI IQEYE_IQ041SI/IQD41SI IQEYE_IQ042SI/IQD42SI IQEYE_IQ540SI IQEYE_IQ541SI IQEYE_IQ542SI ACTi_ACM-3701 VIVOTEK_IP7161 VIVOTEK_FD7160 ARECONT_AV_3155 ARECONT_AV_5155 VIVOTEK_IP8161 VIVOTEK_PZ7111 ONVIF Hikvision_DS-2CD852MF-E GV-Mini Fixed Dome (GV-MFD110) GV-IPCAM, VGA, H.264 (GV-BX010D) GV-IPCam(BX120) ACTi_TCM-4101 ACTi_TCM-3411 ACTi_TCM-7411 PSIA Sanyo_HD2100 Sanyo_HD2300 Sanyo_HD4600 Sanyo_HD5600 GV-Bullet Camera (GV-BL110) GV-Fish Eye Camera (GV-FE110) GV-Vandal Proof Dome (GV-VD110) GV-PT Camera (GV-PT110) GV-PTZ Camera (GV-PTZ110) GV-IPCAM, 2M, H.264(GV-BX220) GV-Video Server (GV-VS110) GV-Compact DVR (GV-LX8C) SONY_SNC_DH140 ARECONT_AV_1310 ARECONT_AV_2110 VIVOTEK_IP7361 ACTi_ACM-5811

Also the monitor needs less of a signal to get an image, if the signal is bad normally there will be other issues but this could still be related. I would also redo the video connectors or change them for some totally different ones from another store even. I recently got some connectors that were just bad no matter what I did with them. Make sure the power cable and supply is enough for these new cameras, make sure they dont draw more current than the older ones. Also what size is the monitor you are testing it on? If its really small you might not even see the lines compared to a larger PC monitor. And did you try replacing these new cameras with one of the old ones, or vice versa, to make sure there is no interference on the line. The cameras may not be isolated, and neither the power supply. Try a different power supply. EDIT. I see you said you tried most of this already Please provide a list of: 1-Cable type 2-Cable Distance 3-Power Supply type 4-Video and Power connection type 5-Camera model of new and old cameras 6-Were these new cameras, new? The DVR is also worth looking at but that gets much more detailed, so need to start with the basics. They could just be bad cameras.