rory

It sounds like video loss on certain channels, or just one causing all to trip out. That means it could be BNC, Power, or Cable issue, among others. Using a CCTV Monitor/TV on the DVR end, test each camera individually, see which one causes the problem. If there are no issues there, then could be a DVR/PC issue.

WZ35, what is that?? the WZ30 series is actually very inexpensive, much less than Provideo even. Someone really wanted those cameras, makes no sense .. sounds like another CCTV company tiefed them .. sounds like they need an alarm more than anything ..

Ademco Vista 50 Alarm Control (or higher). Scheduling allows you to turn the alarm on or off at certain times. Add in an Ademco relay and you are set to go.

yah know ... just after the car accident, then this, i was waiting for a plane to drop from the sky ... mean while .. still rememeber, when in da tird wurld ... watch them live wires ..

Perhaps, I havent used GEO yet. Are they buying from Miami? You say you are in Costa Rica .. Im in da bahamas .. I stopped buying from Miami for too many reasons I cant name here .. Now i am buying my cameras and DVRs from the manufacturers and reps, up north, even with UPS or other shipping, works out cheaper, and better support.

Anything in the area that could be causing Interference?

Nope, seen them around but not a product I would really want to sell. There are just too many other better cameras; GE, Bosch, Ganz, Pano, Sanyo, Toshiba, JVC. .. for example. Also check out www.ExtremeCCTV.com and www.wizkidoptotech.com. I only sell their cameras exclusively now, they are great, with great support, especially for some one like me living in the 3rd world I also sell the GE Hidden cameras and PTZs. Rory

Well as I sub for other people, they got me hooking this up today, or at least I had to focus and adjust back at my place, then we took it down and hooked it up. Simply - dont buy it, pain in the but camera, or at least doesnt compare to the GE with same stats for an extra $30. Basically it accepts C and CS mount without an adaptor. Needless to say, the easier they try to make things these days, it just gets worse. Clear image, but otherwise id stay away from the all in one C & CS mount camera, stick to something that comes as a CS camera, with a C Mount adaptor if you really MUST use a C Mount Lens. While you are at it, get one with an Exview Chip for a couple extra $$. Just my 2 cents. and just so you know, im use to using the following box cameras: GE (Kalatel), Bosch (Phillips), Extreme CCTV, Toshiba, and even JVC. Rory

I use these http://www.extremecctv.com/products/index.cfm?img=15 even more spendy ...

the extreme ones though, they get fried on the UF500s so they tend to stay away from those but your right, even the EX82s get spider webs ,, what i do is spray them with baygon around it, not on the glass, that tend to keep them away for a couple weeks at a time..

because its infrared light?

cant start telco company either way, the only 2 ISPs here are both monopolies, 1 is the telco gov owned with DSL and dial up, the other is Cable and they own everything to do with cable, some canadians came in a made a fortune ... now they own a monopoly in our country! Course they are stealing all the Cable TV signals from the US and are wanted for copyright infractions from all major US TV networks.. LOL

nah they wouldnt let you ... its 1 big gov owned monopoly, most you can do is sell cell phones but not the service ..

so yall finally getting some of my weather hey, ive been putting up with it for the past 9 years except 1 month every year .. Now yall can take some of our crime if yah like

got the beach right here but too dangerours to go in that at night around here ... i never saw it that hot when i was living there, not this time of the year .. been 90 here now for a couple months .. darn we only had 1 cool month this year .. and that was in the 70's . I wish it would snow already .. mind you, whenever it is cold in NY its cool here, when its hot there, its boiling here .. since we on the same line yah know Keeping it real NY style dred ..

yeah its like 90 degrees right now ... darn I need a new AC .

i leave that to the electricians .. and the union guys and 100 degrees in NY this early??

darn the 1st world we get fined $300,000 if caught using VOIP .! 40 CENTS a minute cell phone ..

My cable company is Comcast they have DHCP address`s will this work with a DVR? I dont want to have to look up a new address every so often. Yes, depends on the DVR though, whether you can enter a name or have to enter an IP. Most PC based DVRs will let you use a name, while only a select stand alones will do so. Also when I`am viewing remotely on a PC how can I record for long periods of time. Do I need another DVR? Any DVR worth mentioning, will not interfere with your local recording, while you are viewing it remotely. What cameras would be best to hide inside the house? Maybe some Smoke Detector cameras? GE has a full line of hidden cameras, check out their VALUE line, I use their hidden smoke detector camera all the time. Also they have some working hard wired Motion Detector cameras, which cost a little more but are also very neat. I figure they will want to destory the dvr if they can. what can I do to stop that? Hide it Or you can buy some sought of lock box, depending on whether it is a PC or a Stand alone. Also, hide it and put a VCR up somewhere with a cheap monitor or Tv with a couple of the cameras into that, so they think that is the real thing. What if they cut the power? Is there a battery backup system for the dvr & cameras? Only a UPS, or you can buy a generator but that costs money. Cameras you can get a Multiple Output Power Supply like from Altronix, and connect a 12V Rechargable battery to it, which will give you a couple hours or so, depending on the type of cameras used. I figure when they come this time they will be wearing mask`s. aleast untill they think they got the recording device, buy the way they wont get the real one. Definately get the alarm hooked up. Not sure about the Simon but once you can add some motions, door contacts, and even if you want to do something with the windows. You may want to check to see if the Simon can handle a loud siren (20-30watt) also, if not, if you want a loud siren you would need a seperate power supply, battery, and relay (or the panel may have a relay built in). Once again, if you are unsure see if you can contact a professional in your area to take a look. Rory

basic business plan with dsl 128 up and 384 down is $100 a month, cable basic business plan is $150 a month, 384 approx up and down, supposed to be 512 but never seen it ..

Neverfocus?

geez, no wonder its only $200, think that is too much for something that old, plus, no enclosure ..

got the cat5 wiring straight on a job I installed here, for networking 2 stores. Okay, it was a subbed job, but still neat. Cameras, okay, cheap OEM Eclipse Bullets, but they came out okay. Contractor chose them for price factor. 2 Stores - 2 Iview PC DVRs, 120/120x8 channels each. 1 has 6 cameras, other has 8 cameras. (Now you network pros dont quiver at my ignorance or lack of knowledge in this area, i am just explaining it from a user side, and what was explained to me. Please DO post comments) Connected on a VPN means from the main office/store, we can connect to the 2nd store using a local IP, even though it is over Cable internet. It is an encrypted tunnel from one store to the next. In this case, we had the person in charge of the networking do this for us, especially since I dont know these Cisco VPN routers, how do to do this, nor what they had set up for the network. He did this right from his office, remotely, over the phone, so this helped alot. Now I would have preferred simply a Linksys Router, open the ports i need and then get it online the same day, but this is what they wanted, for now. So, to connect to the DVRs, you need the VPN set up on the PC you want to use. Im not experienced in this so cant comment on how its done, but basically it means you can't just walk into a web cafe and using the web browser, you can't just pull up the DVR. But in this case, it is installed on a couple PCs in the main office, and also on the owners Laptop. Once he takes the laptop with him when he travels to Europe, then with an broadband intrenet connection, he can pull up the DVR as if he is on the local network. However, still, bandwidth is a factor. So, right now, the owner and others on a couple other PCs can watch all cameras in 1 multi screen from the main office, using just local IPs, or in this case, names. The Network guy created names for each DVR based on the MAC address for each PCs Network card. He assigned an IP to each one, then simply used the DHCP server to update it with a name. This means we can type in the name of the DVR instead of the IP, which may change, much like No-ip.com, etc. only its on a local network, or seems like it is. He can also open ports so we can access them from the outside, since both locations come with Static IPs with their internet account. At this time they are all closed and only on the VPN. Bandwidth can be adjusted remotely also, not sure how they are doing this, But seems it has something to do with the Cisco Router. They can control the amount of bandwidth used for the DVR, assigning a bandwidth limit to the other PCs, so the DVRs can have a certain set bandwith, the remainder being shared by the other PCs. For example in this case, email messages from the main office were sending large attachements and using alot of bandwidth originally, slowing down the remote video to the other store. Once it was adjusted the video then got faster at the other store. The owner and his colleagues, can watch both stores as if on the local network, all 14 cameras in a multi camera view. Additional cameras and stores may be added shortly sicne this has worked out well. In addition to the DVR video, they also use the VPN to send all data (POS/Accounting) from each store to the main server, which uses RAID (basically means it saves the same data to 2 seperate hard drives). All PCs can be accessed with Remote Desktop, excluding the DVRs. To end, the person in charge of the VPN was very professional, and made it all understandable to even me .. who had no understanding or knowledge or VPN until now He spent alot of time on the phone, broke it all down into plain english, and even when he was on the road, I was patched into his cell to further complete the procedure. This is rare for the Bahamas, so I was impressed and will definately use this company again. Now remember i am totally experienced when it comes to regular routers, but not these VPN routers, this was a learning experience, even though I had no actual hands on. In the future, I will have to get my hands on one of these to play with, it looks very interesting Rory

Yeah, I mean it wasnt my choice, its what they already have set up there at the stores, luckily they have someone with knowledge of it to help me get it set up with the DVRs, I never even met them, they did it all over the phone ... never knew what a VPN was until this job ... interesting

If the price is too good to be true, then there has got to be something wrong with it ... or maybe its just a real slow cheap digital DIY ptz dome??