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still looking ..

Ok, yeah didnt use one of those yet, client is about to add some though, have to actually replace one of the old ones from way back when ... has issues with the color camera's AI.

I would go for the Geo Card (if you are good with PC software and hardware) ... check out the GV-2008. If you want H264 though you would need to go with the GV-1240 (PCI-e), then add something like the Quad Core Extreme CPU and 4GB Dual Channel DDR2-800/1066/+. Using one of the Antech Mini Cases you can keep it small and still be able to use a Gigabyte MAtx board with one of the latest Intel Chipsets like the G31 Express, and also still have PCI Express room. Everything is then upgradeable and easy to replace when needed as you are utilizing off the shelf PC parts. Otherwise, check out the Nuvico Stand Alone DVRs, they are suppose to be very good.

The previous EX82's didnt need more than the 24VAC 1A Transformer (or 12VDC 2A), not sure if the Black Diamond uses more Amps or not, best to ask Extreme.

With most DVRs these days you can just swap the HDD yourself (granted some stand alone DVRs still dont make it easy, but all PC DVRs allow that). If you image the main DVR partition that can be re imaged in under 5 minutes. If you have RAID then hot swap but still if one drive goes half the time others have gone also due to brown outs or what not (voltage regulator and good cooling prevents most if not all HDD failures).

I would bother unless it is Megapixel.

I can hang from my twist ons, so it really depends, both are good. Some crimp ons, note some, will be better for certain situations, especially outdoors. For your application, it wont matter which way you go though.

I have to agree, mainly due to the release of MS Vista, though I still think it has a little way to go just yet, hopefully more large manufacturers/developers start going that route though, such as GeoVision, Avermedia, etc.

A remote Viewer is normally tied to one particular DVR so it will depend on the DVR you are using.

thanks, going to try rewire my jeep right now ..

Just a note, port 80 will be the default HTTP port so 8080 as mentioned above would be changing it in the Webcam server settings as well, which is recommended. I normally just use 81 or 82 though as the routers normally use 8080, although those can also be changed in most cases, so its up to you as to which one you use. Also see this general thread about setting up a DVR for remote viewing: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3287 I also suggest using TCP/IP Port Filtering under the TCP/IP advanced setting. Add the ports in there as well as the firewall and router. There wont be anything at the other end of those ports for hackers to really effect, but if you are really worried about security, dont put it online at all.

Yep big diff. I use only Mpeg4 now, its the best quality Geo has left. I wish I could go even less compression. HDD Space is soooo cheap now, they need to do an about turn and go higher quality and less compression and stop worrying about the HDD space it takes ..

Hi, not sure if any of the built in geo features will do that, but here is another idea, if you know VB (or other language) you could create a small program that takes one of the AVI files, converts it to BMPs, stops on the first one though so you dont waste CPU and Memory with the other 200+ Images it would create from the AVI .. then convert that BMP to Jpg, and email that to you. You could just use Windows Scheduling to set it when to run.

ok so this is a clients request to you for a quote? If so we are getting somewhere

yeah gas stations do eat up hard drive space .. 24 hours a day .. I have one here with 16 cameras, they get approx 9 days with a GV800 and 600GB of hard drive space on Geo Mpeg4 .. they are basically busy 24-7 though some cameras are dead at night such as out back and in the fridge areas. But i wont use H.264 even if I was paid to .. only for the webcam .. Hard Drives are so cheap these days. .. .

Notepad? It depends on the Server being used. The web pages have nothing to do with the actual Server Security. Edit. ok sure there are some scripting engines etc that allow certain SQL injects etc .. well yeah but that cant do a whole lot. I have no idea about Apache and Php so dont know what they are capable of, but they cant do anything with my stuff, nothing substantial, without logging in. Obviously if they get the username and password its all over. Linux with Php sites are the most common sites being defaced these days .. open source, might as well just give them the key to the front door.

get a twist on BNC, cut a few short pieces of cable, get some small cutters, and go at it until you get it perfect .. its not hard at all.

OEM still has its place though, budget jobs. In the ghetto most cant afford anything but OEM. Anyway as mentioned no one manufacturer has a camera for every application, you would need to first select which cameras you want to sell, which camera for which applications (wall mount vandal camera, 4 way fixed vandal domes, etc), then worry about which manufacturer it is after that.

I never use H.264 and i get alot more than 8 days ... but it will depend on the cameras also.

Huh?

Whatever they use, they need to do something, at least re-upload the site. PS. Im going to save that "rocking" javascript code though, that is pretty cool, even though im certain they didn't write it.

I got a feeling they are just trying to rack up their post count so either the question becomes a little more obvious or the thread will have to go.

Hi, what you need to do is purchase a router if you dont already have one, look for Linksys for example, may as well get a wireless one. Goto the setup tab and look for DDNS, there should be a couple websites listed, such as DynDns.org. Sign up for a free account at one of those sites, and create your "name" (eg. myname.gotdns.com). After your account is setup, enter the login info and your DDNS name into that section in the router and it will then keep the name updated with your Dynamic IP. You would then use that name to connect to the DVR instead of the IP. Note though, some DVRs dont allow you to enter a name, only an IP. In that case you would manually have to login to your DDNS account on their website and check the latest IP if and when it changes, or use software such as from No-IP.com to alert you when it changes. Further information on setting up the router can be found in this thread: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3287 Rory

Hi, what is the question?

Well Im not much into hackers either Like I mentioned before though, these hackers, if they can be called that, are in a part of the world where there really is no law and order anyway, at least not as we know it, so they dont care.