Oliver1

Hi Everyone, I am having trouble finding info on how to set this up, and am wanting to know if anyone else has had success at all. I have a Dahua nvr with a few ip cameras throughout the house. What I am wanting to do is use an old android phone or tablet as a wireless camera over the local wifi connection and record to the N.V.R. I have downloaded an App called "IP Webcam" Which allows me to use the android device (phone) as a wireless webcam, which I can log into via the computer and view the footage live, so I'm half way there. But I cant get the NVR to recognise the camera on the network. I am wondering if its as simple as changing which port it uses, or possibly getting webcam software which allows the webcamera to be recognised as an onvif camera? I am aware I can record the web camera footage directly to the computer, but Ideally it would be good to get it running through the N.V.R. Cheers.

Hi All, I am after a License plate recognition camera. The main factors I have to deal with are the distance from targeted area is 10 to 15 meters, the height is around 700mm above license plate height, the angle from the area is from 20 to 30 degrees. The variants in angle & distance are due to a variety of locations I can put it depending on which ever achieves better results. I would prefer to use an analog device so I avoid any compatibility issues with my hybrid dvr. I am not too fussed with price, as from the research I have done there aren't many reputable brands that make them for under $1k. One of the main considerations is the cameras size. I have seen some that are as big as 400mm which is too big. I am trying to achieve something reasonably covert, even though I understand it will have the red I.R Illuminators, Its going to be in the front of my property so I don't want it to be an eye sore. Anything under 250mm would be ideal. Any personal experiences with such devices would be greatly valued.

G'day, Just a heads up, This site is full of cctv installers who are somewhat reluctant to explain exactly what you need, as most likely it affects their business which is understandable.. I was In a similar situation as you months ago and after a ton of research, scouring threads full of similar posts to this, with people getting vague or rude replies. But you can work through all that and there is a wealth of info here. I managed, & have a sweet setup now. A few months back I knew bugger all. The end result is always the same on this topic, each individual install needs different gear, different lenses, different resolutions etc. Stay away from cheap Ebay stuff, Kits are easy but you will more than likely be upgrading the cameras pretty quick, so if you put in the effort and do some research before hand, you can save some cash in the long run. Here's a helpful link: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35868 2.5k will be scraping the surface for a top of the line setup, as all the good cameras start at $800 plus. If you are going to give the install a crack yourself, you will need to research port forwarding, I.P addresses "general networking" especially if you want to view on your phone. I would probably suggest you getting either a hybrid DVR / NVR or just an NVR as you will get best resolution from a ip camera, but there are still some pretty good analog cameras & they are way cheaper.. I went for a hybrid as it offers more variety of cameras. Good luck!

I got a 600tvl pin hole camera off ebay Link here "feel free to delete link if need be" http://www.ebay.com/itm/260953917746?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 The camera footage is pretty impressive considering firstly it cost $50 bux and secondly its tiny. low light is average but no light is no good. The lens is a cone shape & I put a 3.5mm hole in piece of timber then used a router to recess the camera into the timber at a depth so just the tip of the cone is poking out so it is virtually invisible, pretty sweet if that's what your into. I will eventually do this in the front door, the only trouble is its a solid brick wall with no cavity so its going to be a bit of stuffing round chasing in the cables etc. I only just got it, so I cant vouch for it longevity. Cheers.

I had the same conflict, Ip cameras vs Analog, I just bought a hybrid dvr. Problem solved, everyone's happy.

A network capable dvr will allow you to watch analogue cameras through a modem. A dvr will only receive analogue data from analogue cameras. You could give it a go, but it would be like plugging a microphone into a fridge. You need an nvr, or if you don't want to spend any money just get milestone on the pc.

No luck, The process works fine for my working camera but not for the frozen one. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I downloaded Wire shark and had a play around with that & from what I can tell its not getting any signal from the camera either.

Thanks so much for your help! Ill try that & let you know how I go! Cheers!

Cheers for the reply, so the camera has a default Ip address written on the bottom which is 192.168.0.123 which I have never used and never seemed to work. I have always used 192.168.1.253 for this particular camera. I assumed that having 2 of the same camera hooked up to the same system they assigned their own Ip's or something? Will this only work if the one camera is hooked up? As far as changing the computers I.P address to match the cameras, where would I do this? Im thinking adapter settings or router? Thanks for your help.

Hi All, While doing a firmware update on my ip5911 camera I managed to reset the camera while updating, yep clever I know.. So now I cant log into the camera on explorer, I cant find it on the provided uc software and there is no reset button that I know of on the device. I have contacted the supplier of the camera who is more than helpful & extremely keen to give advice, but there's somewhat of a language barrier with the engrish translation. They are trying to tell me to make a 123 gateway on the computer and I am not sure on this process. Is anyone able to shed some light for me? provided below is the email I have recieved: "For the Froze camera, does it power on even can not work any more? If it is, you can add a 123 gateway(such as 192.178.123.123) on your PC, then enter the ip address via IE. I just think you will get a LOG interface to enter the camera, is it?"

Yeah I have tried that, I have spoken to the camera supplier and the dvr supplier and it looks like the cameras version of onvif is not compatable with the dvr. They have sent me updated firmware for the camera but after installing it I cant get into either of the cameras and have a couple of expensive paper weights, no surveillance & a headache. Anyone got any tips to finding cameras that are definitely going to be onvif compatible with my dvr/nvr? The specs of the dvr obviously has a list of compatible products but it seems onvif is not always going to be compatible..

Update: tried a different hdd in a different sata port, no change. I also tried using it in just motion detection and also so its not recording at all and it still freezes. I am running out of ideas.. It is exactly the same problem with both cameras together & if they are individually hooked up.

Hi All, I am new to posting on the site but have been following it for a while. I recently installed a dahua DVR1604HF-U hybrid 16ch dvr and 2 EC-IP5911 ONVIF cameras. The problem I am having is on the live feed through the dvr the footage freezes for 30 seconds every minute, like clock work pretty much. While the image is frozen on the dvr it is not recording, as I reviewed the playback and the time it was frozen is skipped. I have logged into the cameras through their I.P address & they are streaming flawlessly, constantly while the dvr's footage is frozen. I have tried reducing the bit-rate and fps of the cameras footage but neither of these effect the duration what so ever that the image is frozen for which leads me to believe its got nothing to do with them. Originally I thought it might have something to do with the motion detection settings or alarm settings kicking in and out on the dvr for some reason, so I have turned them all off where possible & the problem continues. My next thought process is to try a different hard drive as maybe this one cant handle continuously writing? I was also going to try and set up the motion detection so that the hard drives don't have to continuously record, they just record motion, which may require less effort? Any other ideas towards the subject would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Oliver.