Hi visualspirit
I have been having the disconnection problem with my QNAP VS 2004L device for a few months now. It had been working OK and then I added a couple of new cameras and, suddenly the cameras started disconnecting randomly (although when do disconnect, they disconnect all at the same time. I have tried different option settings, different firmware versions and even reformatting the hard drive and starting over, but the problem continues. I currently have 1 megapixel IP camera and 2 VGA resolutions IP cameras connected.
I contacted QNAP support and I must say that Vincent from QNAP is always happy to try and help, but he did not have any suggestions that resolved this. He did ask if he could telnet into my device directly to have a look (which is a kind gesture), but I don't feel comfortable opening my network to external parties - nothing against Vincent of course!
What has concerned me is that QNAP do not seem to have an answer to this, or even a guide as to what could be causing it.
So currently I'm looking for a new, robust home NVR that can take up to 4 IP camera streams and reliably record them, while allowing me to access them remotely on a smartphone (Android in my case). The NVR must be powerful enough to process 4 megapixel IP camera streams simultaneously.
Any suggestions are welcome?
Thanks
Cliff