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Is there a NTSC build for the IPC-HX3(2)XXX 4/14 firmware release?

I found 'General_IPC-HX3(2)XXX_Eng_P_V2.420.0000.0.R.20140414' on an FTP server, but I haven't come across the NTSC version. Anyone been able to hunt it down yet?

Hello, I recently purchased several Dahua IPC-HDB3200C cameras and a Synology DiskStation 1812+ where I am running the Surveillance Station 6.3 package. This system is installed in a low traffic sub division where most of the IP cameras are mounted outdoors. After upgrading the firmware to the latest (2013.12.24) release for these IP cameras and tweaking both camera and Surveillance Station settings until my fingers went numb, I find both Surveillance Station and the IP cameras offerings and accuracy for motion detection and notifications pretty much useless. I need to record all legitimate motion outside of common weather conditions such as rain, snow, changes in exposure when going from sunny to cloudy, etc.. Also, I don't care what is going down the street and I don't want to be notified for each occurrence, but I do want to record and archive it for good measure. But if an object enters my property, I want to record it and get an email or push notification with a snapshot/video clip once motion is detected in those defined areas. Those just seem like daily real life needs for most any security system that doesn't just blindly record 24/7. I am figuring out that this hardware/software appears to not be capable of handling these needs accurately. Can someone recommend appropriate hardware that will handle these basic needs? I appreciate your time.

Where did you get the IPC-HDB4300C's from? Anyone else have experience with the IPC-HDB4300C's? I have several IPC-HDB3200C's, and am in the market for another half dozen and was looking into the 'new' IPC-HDB4300C until now... Anyone else have experience with both models?

I have (2) Dahua IPC-HDB3200C's with the same MAC address. Ugh. They both have unique MAC's stickered on the bottom of the units, but they both report the same MAC when viewed through the web interface as well as the Config Tool. They are obviously not playing at all well on the same network, so I need to reset one of the MAC's... Does anyone know how to perform that operation on a Dahua IP Cam?

Yes, there are major packet collisions and latency problems on the network with both connected, resolved by having only one online at a time.

They were purchased from 'HDVideoDepot.com' at the same time, but they sat around for awhile until I could get around to installing them so I can't return them. Does anyone know if it possible to create a virtual com port attached to the Cam's IP address and use Dahua's NCOM utility to update the MAC address? Any techie's here with similar experience? Dahua has poor end-user support for such matters...