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I doubt the OP will see this response, but I'll share my solution for future generations. On the XP machine, you must install the MS iSCSI initiator. Then set GV to connect to your iSCSI server. When the connection is active ( you can see this in the iSCSI Initiator program), go into Computer management, Disk manager. The iSCSI volume should show up. You need to create a partition, format the volume and assign a drive letter. Don't spend too much time wondering if the connection is right. If the connection info is bad, you will get an immediate "Connection failure" message. If you do not get that message, then the issue is partition/format/assign a letter. Why go through this trouble? As near as I can tell (ask me in a couple of days after it has been working for a while), it is a good way to have the video file local AND immediately backed up to a remote drive.

Unfortunately I do not think you can do this.

Sounds like a video driver problem. Try turning DirectX on or off. Make sure you have current drivers. Maybe change the display resolution.

Yes, this could work. The various I/O cards are just variations on a theme I think. Different numbers of ports and USB vs RS232, if I remember correctly. All of them include at least one output port. You can have the motion sensor trigger an output. You might also have the Object detection trigger an output. You can set the area that is monitored and you can change the sensitivity. Having said that, a spider or moth on the face of the camera is going to look a lot like a truck to Geovision. You will get some false alarms. All the IO card does is close a switch. You then need a horn or buzzer than can take in input for trigger. I'm not sure this is the best solution. You can get a so-called Driveway alarm that will probably have fewer false alarms and be a lot easier to setup.

Don't get too excited about that iPhone. Today there is no MMS support on them. AT&T says Sept 25th, but I would wait until it is out there before changing.

In the web server setup (under the network server menu), set the video->Max Image size to "Actual Size". You are still limited to 720x480 if you are using analog cameras. Nothing is going to make those look good at full screen on a modern PC. I don't know anything about the sound setup, so I can't help there.

You need more ports open. I don't remember which port does what, but I have these open: 8080 - web of course 4550 5550 8866 5511

Thanks. I was thinking I was still over in the Geovision sub forum. Never mind.

Thanks for the lead on this, but can you go into a little more detail? From the FAQ I get that the DIP switches are setup differently for the addressing, but I don't see anything else to change on the camera. Then the question is, what do you change in the GV software to complete the "conversion"?

I guess the setup isn't what I pictured. Looking down on a plate should involve some distortion of the letters and the risk that the plate is obscured. I'd expect that the only way it could work without additional lighting (visible or IR) would be if there was a clear choke point that required vehicles to stop. Any chance he's shooting the rear plate? That would take head light glare out of the equation. I suppose it can't hurt to be frank with the customer and ask for a look at the setup. Tell them that you honestly didn't think it could be done, but you are opening to learning new things. Maybe he'll give you a tour to show off his new toys. Buy him lunch (or donuts).

After the install, go back and see if the customer is happy. Bet a nickel they are not.

Pete, You are right, when Geovision is holding the com port, you can't touch it with another program. If you can use the Geovision interface to shut down the camera, using GV's PTZ controls, I have a suggestion. mjtnet.com makes an very nice macro recorder. You can record the sequences to press all the on screen controls in GV to control the camera. The cool thing about this package is that it has image recognition. This means that you can make sure that something is displaying properly before issuing the next command. You can then schedule when the macros execute to turn the power on/off. FWIW, I don't think I can power on/'off my Panasonic PTZ through the GV interface. Yours must be a different camera.

I'm not sure I understand the question. "Off" as in no power? I doubt there is a command to do that. Since you have not provided any details about your camera, who knows? In the words of Johnny 5, "Need input".

Mine went in so smoothly, I do not remember the details of any troubleshooting, but here's what I think I have. The PTZ control is managed by the IO card, but it isn't the same Com port. There is a cable that runs from my serial port to the RJ-11 port on the IO card. My IO card is on com 1, but my PTZ is on Com3 (the serial port on the PC). On the PTZ control section (General settings) I have the camera configured for Com 3, 9600 1, don't forget to set the "activate" box.

Well, for somebody who doesnt know, you sure were quick to claim that it cant be done with just a camera Yes, in my defense, I'll say that an IP camera isn't "just a camera". OTOH, it took me one google to answer the question partially.

Dunno. I don't use IP cameras. A quick google says maybe the Axis 207MW. You'll have to read the specs to figure out if it'll work for you.

If you are using Gview2 on the Win Mobile device, I think you have to turn on the "mobile" tab of the web server setup. In the Geovision setup, press the right hand button, "network", in the row of 6 round icons. When the menu comes up, select Web server. If if is already running, you may need to do this twice to shut it down and then restart it.

You can't do this with just a camera. You'll need a dvr to capture and store the video from the camera. Most (all?) dvrs will record on motion detect and most will send an email when they see motion. Mine (geovision) includes a still image from the camera, with no option to email a movie file. "motion" here can mean changing lighting, clouds going by, cats prowling, birds, bugs, rain, and occasionally people.

First, thanks for providing details on your setup and what you want to do - and having a decent budget . And for thinking about lighting and not asking for IR. I don't think PTZ are well suited to homes. I have one and I know that I could have had better coverage with 5 fixed cameras for the price of the one PTZ. The PTZ is excellent, but while it is looking over there -> it is missing something over there <- Set aside the PTZ idea for a second and think about approaches. Good coverage comes from a mix of wide angle and close up. I have a camera just below eye level when you come up to the front door. If you really want to pull out the stops, think about exterior perimeter detection. Using either PIR or photobeams, you can know who is near your house before they get to the front door. Any good video system will accept alarm inputs. I get an email on my phone when anyone gets near my house. I can then remotely access my camera system to look at logs and live video. Yes, I get some photos of cats. Don't forget to put a camera coving your utility panel, because if I'm going to break into a house, I'm first going to cut the power and then wait for the battery backup on the alarm system to die. That's why I get an email when my power goes out, and my video system is on a battery backup. My setup is over kill for most homes, but after our burglary I got a bit paranoid.

That's way too many LEDs for a close/mid range lens. I'd expect that you will find that the LEDs washout anything near the camera. If you otherwise like the camera, you can probably open the case and cut some of the LEDs.

Well, you only need a snap shot if you are going to email it to somewhere. There isn't much point in setting a snap shot aside if you also have the video. So, presuming you want that snap shot to go somewhere: General Settings->System Configure. On the I/O device tab, pick the input you want to monitor, select "invoke to send alerts" and click on the green arrow to the right of that option. You should get a pop up with a list of cameras. Select the cameras you want to include in the alert. You also need to have the I/O activated in the scheduler. In the email setup you have to have "attach image setup" selected.

Why would you need IR? If you want a deterrent factor, leave the lights on or use motion lights.

Yes.

Multiple cameras should be wired in parallel. If the wires fit with a good connection, your solution should work.

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