MrJimmo

Just for completeness (for future searchers )... Hitting "0" 3 times on the remote brought it back (beeped and I was able to use the mouse and interact), so that's good news. The DVR did get into a state where no events were being recorded and it took a complete formatting of the DVRs HD to get it working again. Mildly happy there was a solution.

Mine doesn't. But, after some searching, I found an interesting FAQ on the Lorex site: (http://www.lorextechnology.com/downloads/security-dvr/LH110-Series/LH110_SERIES_FAQ_EN_R4.pdf) Low hope here. I have the monitor connected via HDMI and powered off. But worth a try next time it repros. There's a Solution 2 which has "Power off the DVR" as the first step, which I already know works. Now if I can figure out why it no longer shows any motion events on the playback timeline, I'll be marginally happy

I have the exact same problem with my LH150 ECO4 system. Over time, DVR based input just stops responding. I've tried unplug/replug the usb mouse (including, moving it to the USB connection on the front). Punching the buttons on the front don't work. Everything fine with the remote connection options like you mention. Only fix I've found is to power cycle the box which is a little roll of the dice, but the odds now days are in your favor as opposed to older equipment when cutting power to an HD could be catastrophic. I think less likely these days. As long as it's not going through an Auto System Update...which according to Lorex can brick the DVR if power is lost. One thing I haven't tried, is removing the mouse when not using. Then plugging in later when I do want to use. Small hope since it's likely not specific to the mouse given the front panel stops responding. And yeah....Lorex support...laughable.

Wow. Looks like they just missed a couple trees. If not drunk, they may have been focusing too much on the oncoming car. Car wrecks do have a unique sound

Couldn't find the deep specs on that bridge to see if it would support WPA2 security. Bridge is a nice solution when it's difficult to get a hardwire in place. I was in that situation (didn't want to crawl around the attic and fish Ethernet), but the 2 routers I had on hand would only support either Open Network or WEP in bridge mode. WEP is very easy to crack so I'd consider it same as Open. I first tried PLA Network (ZyXel 600mpbs), which was actually really great...but about once a week, I had to plug-cycle the far end because it would just disappear. I eventually gritted my teeth and ran the hard line, glad now because it's rock solid and turned out not so horrible.

Further proves I'm still a noob Thanks for the clarification.

I'm just one step above newb, so I'll give you my experience from the perspective of a Lorex LH158 owner.... Sort of quick answers: 1) In most home setups, yes. Depending on your internet provider (cable vs. dsl vs. other) there may be other options. 2) Yes. Longer details about my setup below. 3) As previously mentioned, check to see if the manufacturer supplies one. My Lorex system has one for Apple and Android (no Windows Phone ) But there are a few other 3rd party apps floating around as well. 4) I've been lurking on this site for awhile and I've seem a lot of talk about motion detection hassles. My lorex system is hard to fine tune and it's always triggering on something (strong wind sometimes, spiders, birds, etc.) I'd go nuts if I was emailed for each. What I've found is that masking works to quell much of the noise, setting the sensitivity also helps, but when I review the motion events timeline over a period of time, I can now spot the out of the ordinary events, which usually are delivery person, random solicitor, creepy guy with hand written note about cleaning my gutters but spent too much time trying to look in my windows...you know, the usual I agree with a lot of the advice on this board: o Pay for resolution o Setup something dedicated for license plate reading if applicable/needed o Pro install will save hassle and make sure it's done right (assuming "Pro" has a good customer track record) o Wide sweeping vistas of your ponderosa are fun to look at but it's better to position and aim camera to best pickup details about dirtbags so law has something useful to work with. Regarding the Lorex System: I wouldn't recommend it (or any of the low-budget systems) if you really need evidence gathering which may be never, but it's that one time that will haunt you if the system proves to be useless. even more long winded.... After getting robbed last year, I ran out and grabbed a 8ch Lorex LH158 system from Costco. Crappy resolution, can't read license plates, various artifacts in no/low-light (camera flutter, fog looks like a snow storm, etc.). But, it was really easy to get setup for remote viewing which was my initial main criteria, because I had to know if I was getting robbed again while at work (I think a common psychological fallout). I've since had a monitored security system installed, so not I'm so reliant on checking the cameras as much from work (though I still frequently do ) My topology: Cable modem -> Router -> Lorex DVR. I set the IP on the DVR to be a static IP (not dished out by DHCP) and then configured the router to assign that IP to the DVRs MAC address (so it's always the same) then port forwarded the DVRs web and client ports. This then meant from work I just load up http://n.n.n.n:WebPort where n.n.n.n is the one assigned by cable company and the WebPort is for the web client on the DVR. Initially, I had the DVR get it's IP from the router's DHCP (which is all default config) and that worked for many months, but after a power outage it decided to assign a different IP which then meant the port forwarding was dorked. With the static IP assigned to the DVRs MAC, only trouble now would be if cable company assigns my cable modem a new IP (less frequent). On my todo list is whip up a script that I'll run at network connect to ping http://www.whatismyip.com/, screenscrape, and then save to a cloud location. This would allow me to discover the new IP when it changes. Well, that was a lot of text, so summary: Lorex manual was easy to follow to setup remote connection, its just the system is very lo-fi. My customizations were done within my scope of knowledge so I was comfortable with them. So many choices for DVRs, Cameras, etc. I'm with you on the confusion thing. It just takes time to gather the data, I've learned a lot from this site and watching Youtube videos.