mkkoskin

As msecure said, brand/manufacturer is apparently safevision, you can try contacting them for firmware, i've never even heard of such brand/manufacturer so i'm of no help. Maybe this one: http://www.safe-dvr.com/ ?

In any case you'll want a static IP, either manually set or coming from DHCP according to MAC address. The NVR/VMS you'll be using will need to know the IP, and if it's dynamic for some reason, you'll end up spending a lot of time at the NVR/VMS changing the IPs. We have big customers with hundreds/thousands of cameras around the country, this network is countrywide managed with VLANs, it's a nice way to keep track of which site the devices are on, and incase you need to connect to say mall 1 camera 194, you instantly know that it is for example 10.10.1.194. This network is managed by customers IT. If the security system was on a completely separated network, connecting to it and managing it remotely would be pain. So in your University case, i'd have a chat with the people that manage the current network and ask what they think fits in their system. If they're willing to take the video surveillance system in their network, that makes your job a LOT easier, when all you do is provide them with device MAC address and install the device in place with DHCP.

This is true when question is asked static or dynamic, but since its usually static vs. DHCP, it's a bit more complicated. If the camera network is installed as standalone, "offline" installation, then it's either zero-config system or manually set to static. If the system is being installed into a corporate network, don't EVER install static devices, worst case scenario you'll 'crash' the whole network. In corporate cases always ask the system administrator which ip's to use, or if admin wants you to use DHCP. In which case they probably have their network set up by DHCP and assign IP addresses according to device MAC addresses, then you tell the MAC addresses to admin, admin configures them to network and tells you which IPs the devices will have when you plug them in. If the system is for home security, most of the routers can work with dhcp and static IPs, but make sure you don't assign IPs that are already in use for other devices.

I can't find anything with this information, closest GUESS i have is iCatch, they have similar firmware/software version. Do you have any stickers on the device? Anything with any text/numbers?

The MAC address in the first picture is not in any databases, so no help from that. Does the UI have any About or Info page that says something about version or product id or even serial number (might be sensitive data), those (or parts of them) might return something from google.

The default password seems to be 1111, try that.

What are you using to view the stream? Does the program support audio? Do you have the correct codec set up from camera/program? IIRC VLC Player handles RTSP streams with audio pretty well.

Completely unrelated matter, please start your own thread for unrelated questions. Also answer to your question:

Yes, GOV is the amount of P-frames sent before next I-frame, in this example I just lowered it to 1 for maximum effect on what to expect when tweaking the bitrate. For those reading and not sure what I- and P-frames are: So to save bandwidth, full size images (keyframes) are only sent in the beginning of set of frames, for example: 30frames per second stream, first image of the second is I-image/keyframe, rest 29 are P-images that only send the differences. This might appear as sort of pulsating image though, as if the camera has a heartbeat.

When adjusting bitrates, keep a stream open to see what it does to the image. Not only bitrate, but other settings, like in the Axis P3301 i took the images from, there is a setting to prioritize framerate OR image quality. These streams are framerate priority at 30fps. If i choose image quality priority, framerate drops to close to 1-2fps and image quality is equal to high bitrate. 1024kbps, 640x480, 30fps, GOV 1, framerate priority 8120kbps, 640x480, 30fps, GOV 1, framerate priority So when adjusting the bitrate, keep a stream open and stop lowering the bitrate when the image starts to pixelate or blur. Also something worth keeping in mind is image with no motion requires WAY less bandwidth/bitrate than image with motion.

I dont think your IP really changes every 30 minutes, if it does, you'd notice it when there is a short disconnect every 30 minutes. What they probably really mean is that if you're not connected, your IP would change, and even if it would change every 30 minutes, there are services like http://www.noip.com/ that have auto-updaters (for pc) that keep your current IP (updates like every 5 minutes) linked to which ever host you choose (for example myipcameras.noip.com). Once you get that sorted, theres still few to do/check: - Does your ISP allow incoming connections to any port? Usually they allow some ports, but usually nothing below 1024 - Do you have your ports forwarded? (like: from internet -> myipcameras.noip.com:8080 -> local_camera_or_cctv_ip:1234) http://portforward.com/ offers plenty of guides for most of the routers around

Windows shared folder is not NFS share, you can try to search the web with your preferred searchengine for NFS server for windows, but i've never set up one for anything but a Windows Server (Guide to Win Server 2008 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sfu/archive/2008/12/15/set-up-services-for-network-file-system-in-windows-server-2008.aspx) I've never heard of a camera that can recognize and use a PC HDD without a VMS software that handles the stream from camera and then records it. I could be wrong here, never used any LaView cameras.

According to Axis Press release about the 4K camera, you can only view 1080p from the camera and only take advantage of the full 4K resolution when zooming etc, i would like to know if this is really the case, does it only stream 1080p thru RTSP, and when you for example zoom in (with some "virtual PTZ zoom" axis uses on some models) it still streams higher resolution/quality image?

4K is also known as Ultra HD or 2160p. Equals 3840x2160 pixels or 8.3megapixels. 8K Ultra HD/Super Hi-Vision (4320p) also exists (at least on televisions). Equals 7680x4320 pixels or 33.2 megapixels.

If you get your hands on Windows 7, that's the way I would go. It is easier for you as the installer and to the end-user, and it doesn't have any of the useless metro-stuff. How it performs is again matter of the software you're gonna use, and some (no idea who or why) manufacturer might've optimized their software for Win 8. So all in all that's probably a question you should be asking from the helpdesk of the software you're gonna use.

I'm pretty sure there are many vendors willing to develop such feature if theres enough money involved, so the problem is probably money, not the problem finding someone to do it.

You could use a smaller SSD to run OS and VMS, but dont even think about using it for recordings/database/anything that writes to the disk all the time. Also we've had it with 3TB Barracudas, either it's bad luck or those have a high fail-rate. Might not be bad idea to actually get something like WD Red or Purple for 24/7 writing, yes it will cost a bit more but I think it's worth it considering how important it is to have the recordings when you need them.

Also, in the future if you need help with the system, I think it's safe to say it is a Dahua DVR, all the menus you described seem to match. Is the product code NVSxxxx ?

I think the question here is whether Milestone Xprotect supports Dahua I/O. I know nothing of Milestone, but for Dahua I/O to work via ONVIF, you need firmware General_IPC-HX3(2)XXX_Eng_P_V2.212.0001.0.R.20131224 or newer (if any newer are even around).

We have built a barcode tracking system for logistics, it's built-in in our VMS. It tracks the barcodes and dimensions of packages and leaves an entry to database. Clicking this entry shows the event from linked cameras. So it is possible in some scale atleast. I'm pretty sure this could be expanded to tracking thru multiple recorders, but there must be dedicated systems/software for what you want.

Only email i could find related to support is: support@qvislabs.com

By default Windows 7 rejects all ping packets if firewall is enabled, try disabling the firewall from all Windows machines before attempting any pinging. I've spent few hours around this in the past aswell Here is few links to guides on how to enable the ping response: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/how-to-enable-ping-response-in-windows-7/5aff5f8d-f138-4c9a-8646-5b3a99f1cae6 http://www.sysprobs.com/enable-ping-reply-windows-7

Did you remove your question you need help with or am i just not seeing it?

You might wanna check on D-LINK cameras, they're cheap and models with L (i think) at the end are mydlink enabled. They have low resolution cameras for under 100$ and HD for bit over, for example DCS-2132L (150$ on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G0P59768 ) which has everything you need, though i'm not sure how good their nightvision is. More info about mydlink: https://www.mydlink.com/entrance

Could you post the model of the DVR from the sticker? Other stuff in the sticker might be interesting aswell, but don't post the serial number. That could give us a hint to figure out the manufacturer, and probably makes it easier to solve the problem as well.