koz

A third party program that "types" the username and password for you would work. I've written a couple of programs that do this for other clients. And, if you're trying to automate the login, this might be the only way to do it, unless there's a setting to remove authentication in MultiView.

Thanks for the reply... Again, all ports are open at the moment, so it should not be a firewall problem. Yes, I'm able to switch cameras (and see it) when selecting items in the drop down box. The problem is the drop down box items are blank. In the configuration, I've verified that each camera has a name associated with it (ie. Camera 1, Camera 2, Camera 3...). One would think that the drop down box would be populated with this text, but it's not. Maybe there's a new version of GView, I'll go check right now. Also, the screen size of the Treo 700 is too short, meaning I see everything from the top of the screen to just below the drop-down box. The images in the manual show a "snapshot" button, and a PTZ control tab, neither of which I can see on the Treo 700. Is there a fix for this? (Screen scaling or adjustable resolution?)

Can anyone recommend a decent flat screen monitor for viewing GeoVision in full screen mode with 16 cameras? The user will be sitting approximately 8-10 feet away and the monitor will be mounted on the wall. I've seen 23" flat screens, anything bigger than that is usually wide screen. Does GeoVision support wide resolutions? From what I see, the max resolution you can use is 1280x1024. Appreciate your responses! Thanks, koz

Yep, spot monitor (that's a better way of describing it). GV-1480's in custom built servers: Intel Pentium D 960 3.60GHz Asus P5WD2 955X ATI Radeon X1900 XT PCI Express 512MB DDR3 4GB RAM 250GB RAID 1 WinXP Pro Video card has dual DVI output and a single composite output. These are rack mounted, so they're in the same vicinity. A switch box could be used. Any ideas?

hehe, I figured that much rory...question is which brand/model?? Most KVM's allow you to see (and control) multiple servers on a single set of Keyboard/Video device/Mouse (KVM)...but what I want to do is a little different. Namely, the 42" is going to be mounted on the wall along with the 4 21's. That means we can see the output of 5 DVR's at once. What I'd like to do, and I don't know if this is possible, is to be able to "swap" displays. That is, say DVR1 is being shown on the 42" and DVR's 2,3,4 and 5 are on the 21's. Is there a way to swap so that DVR2 goes onto the 42" and DVR1 goes onto the 21" that DVR2 was on? Basically, the thinking here is they see all cameras. But, if something looks interesting on one of the cameras that is connected to a 21", can the user move that server output to the 42" ? Not sure if that's possible without swapping video cables somehow...

BTW, MSView.exe locks up the phone after some time (maybe 5-10 minutes). I have to remove the battery and replace it to reboot the phone.

We decided to go with one 42" LCD/TV and four 21" LCD/TV's... Sceptre 42" LCD HDTV w/ External Tuner Box (MFR Link) It just came in today and we're waiting for the wall mount to arrive. The reviews say it's an excellent LCD (1080p) for the price! I'll let you know how it goes once we get it set up. Costco.com has it for $1599. Samsung 215TW-Black SyncMaster 21" Analog/Digital LCD(MFR Link) Not a bad monitor either. ZipZoomFly.com has it for just under $500 bucks. Now I'd like to find a quick way to swap server displays among the monitors (like a switchbox). So, if they want to see the output of DVR1 on the 42" or maybe DVR3 on the 42", they wouldn't have to swap cables, just move a switch? Anyone heard of anything like this? Thanks, koz

Yep, exactly 16 blank entries. I can change cameras by selecting the appropriate empty box. For example, when the program first comes up, I can see camera 1. If I click on the select box and press the down arrow, say 5 times, and click the empty box...I see camera 6 (1+5=6). Where is this list getting populated from? I have all ports open, so it shouldn't be a firewall issue. Is there a setting for this on the server? As an aside, I just loaded MSView.exe onto the Treo 700. Got it working, but how do you switch cameras? There is no option to switch cameras in the menu. So, I'm watching camera 1. I also have a Treo 650 running PalmOS that I'd like to see if I can get working. Has anyone tried this?

There is no text at all in the select box. But, you can still make selections. You just can't see what camera you're selecting.

I just got GView.exe to work on the new Treo 700 from Verizon. However, I'm having a problem with the select box that let's you switch cameras. The select box does not show the names of the cameras (ie. Camera1, Camera2, ... Camera16). I can still switch cameras by clicking on the white space in the select box. Is there a way to at least show the camera numbers so that you can switch from, say, Camera1 to Camera 13 without guessing which camera to click on in the select box? Thanks!

Hi all, We have 5 DVR servers in one location that use GeoVision's GV-1480 (80 cameras total). We are planning to view the cameras in a security office that is located in the same building, but away from the servers. Question: Is it possible to run more than one instance of MultiView on a single computer that is outfitted with multiple monitors? If so, how? I am running into an error message that tells me "MultiView is running" when I try running more than one instance of the program. Goal: I would like to allow a security person to be able to see all 5 DVR's with as few computers as possible. Sure, 5 separate PC's with 5 separate monitors would work, but if there is another way, I'm all ears. By the way, we just finished building these DVR's and they are running great! If interested in hardware details, I'd be happy to post it here. Thanks, koz

CSG, I'm definitely going to stay away from RCA output. I'd say either DVI or HDMI. The screens are going to be used for "glancing" only. In other words, we want to see them on the wall and if something is interesting, we walk over and click appropriately or log into the network client. The video quality on the larger screens is not too important because they will be viewed from approximately 8-10 feet away. I have a wide screen LCD-TV that runs a max resolution of 1280x720. GeoVision MultiView won't even work on it. It says that the resolution must be at least 1024x768. So, whatever flatscreens we go with, they will need to handle a resolution higher than 1280x720. rory, would you mind posting the make and model of the 42" LCD that you're using? And, can you confirm if it will work with MultiView. I've been reading through the forums and it sounds like you've coded your own network client. Is that something you are distributing? We are going to be installing a total of 6 of these large screen monitors to display between 80-120 cameras.