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Hello, I wasn't sure where to post this, so here it is. Does anyone have any experience with Super Circuits based In Texas? Any comments good, bad or indifferent?? Thanks for your input, as I am looking at them for an upcoming CCTV project.

I am using an Active Vision SX-620-8 / 8 camera DVR for remote video monitoring of a site (8 miles away), which has been serving me pretty well. The remote access is via Active Vision's cloud service, and is further accessed via their cloud website, their stand alone (computer) local monitoring software and their Android app. The problem that I have been encountering is the system becoming un-veiwable at times, no matter what method I use to attempt access. This includes remote viewing of the cameras as well as being able to access remote DVR settings. The 'fix' that I have discovered is that rebooting the DVR (either on-site, or remotely when I can access it) several times a day. With this, the system remains accessible. As long as I reboot several times a day, I can access everything with no problem via any of the access viewing options. The unit also has an 'automatic maintenance' setting that I have set to do an auto reboot every morning, in case I miss a reboot prior to this time. With this, if I loose access, it becomes available again immediately after the auto reboot completes. My question is this: Should I have to reboot this system several times a day to keep it remote accessible? I have never encountered anything like this before, and feel that this is not normal operation. The DVR runs on a Linux OS system, which again has been serving me very well except for the need of having to do all of these reboots every day. Maybe this is caused by the system using too much RAM (on the DVR) and not releasing it until rebooted (like Windows had/has a habit of doing on PCs)?? Maybe it's a firmware issue?? Would port forwarding possible help in this case (even though the internet connection does NOT appear to have anything to do with this)?? I have contacted the manufacturer about this and one tech suggested that I do the port forwarding, but wi . I just wanted to see if anyone here had encountered the same situation in their experiences. I would really appreciate any input or insight that any of you might have on this. While it's not the biggest of problems, it does get to be a PITA pretty quick. Thank you for any help or insight that you can lend!!

I also have a Lenova lap top, with has an HDMI port built into it. If I were to use this lap top instead of a conventional monitor, hooking it up from the DVR to the lap top via HDMI, would it be able to replace a monitor as the OP asked? I am thinking that the lap top would act ONLY as the monitor, and that anything to do with set up of the DVR etc. would be done directly on the DVR itself (not attempting to use the lap top as a computer to attempt to program / adjust the DVR). The main reason that I ask about this is because many of the newer lap tops (even the lower-end ones) are now coming with a HDMI port built in / stock. Thanks! Dave

Hello everyone! This is my first post in this forum, so I hope I put this in the right place! I am in the process of integrating independent PIR motion sensors into my system. This is to overcome all the false alarms that I am getting due to ambient lighting changes when using motion detection on the cameras. My question is on the hook up to the DVR side for the data wiring (I am all set with the power side for these). The DVR has 8 alarm ports, also with 2 ground, 1 NO and 1 com ports. The sensor (which is N/C) has N/C and C wire hubs. The question is that while I am confident that the N/C wire will go into one of the alarm ports, I am not sure where the C wire should go. I am thinking probably to a ground port (on the DVR), but I am not 100% sure. The DVR does have software alarm options/settings for N/C and N/O, so I will set that to N/C. I appreciate any input on this question! Thanks, Dave