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funkadelic, I have the identical unit, firmware and all as you... have you added a second drive to it? I have, and since have had recorded video freeze after the first 5 seconds..

That's an automatic IP it assigns itself when it can't find a DHCP server. Configure it for static ip. Use SADP tool to configure it, if you can't connect to it anymore.

Yes. They are the identical cameras shipped with that NVR, with the Swann brand name on them. I've added some to mine with no problem. Make sure to do your own checking before you order. I can tell you for sure they are compatible, but I wouldn't recommend you take one person's word for it online. Here is Swann's compatibility chart for cameras and NVRs.. of course it lists only their own branded cameras..but it may help your searching to verify. http://www.swann.com/media/swann-camera-compatibility.pdf I believe the ones that came with my NVR were the SWNHD-835CAM (3MP). I currently have 5 of those and 1 DS-2CD2032-I connected to my NVR8-7250. No problems. If you decide to get the 2032's, play it safe and make sure to get a US/North American version. There are lots of chinese versions around for less cost...but you may have issues if you decide to upgrade the cam's firmware. Again, do your homework. This forum is FULL of info on all this.

I have the same NVR. I'm just curious, what made you think those new cameras were compatible with with it? The cameras that come with this NVR are re-branded HikVision DS-2CD2032-I. I think you're going to have to return those 4 cams, and buy some that are compatible. Either the Swann branded ones, or the Hik. You can get the Swann ones from Costco online, the Hiks from many places, such as Amazon. Watch out for Chinese Hiks if you're shopping around for the cheapest price.

External source of light will prevent this too. Visible light, or IR. Just a bit of external light will let you shut off the camera's internal IR. The problem is because the camera's IR lights are very close to the lens..and even the smallest spec of dust, moisture, bugs light up so bright that they constantly trigger. I've got 7 of those cameras in operation, and have stopped using the built in IR on all of them.. even in the garage (dust particles). Added external IR to two of them, and rest have enough visible light around.

I think it's to support all the different software and 'standards' out there that are pre-programmed with different paths. There are a few specific paths that get you certain things.. but most just default to the stream. Even if you misspell.

Why does what exist? diff paths or sub stream? I don't see any need for you to update firmware. .. unless there is something specific in the Hik firmware you really need. I have 6 Swann and 2 Hik and havent had any reason to flash the Swann ones.

Nope. Use whatever one you want.. they'll all get you the same main stream. You'd only have to use a specific one to get the sub stream.

Yup... For the rtsp streams (using VLC, etc): Main stream: rtsp://username:password@cam-ip:rtsp_port/mpeg4/ch33/main/av_stream Sub stream: rtsp://username:password@cam-ip:rtsp_port/mpeg4/ch33/sub/av_stream Or... (same thing, different pathname) Main stream: rtsp://username:password@cam-ip:rtsp_port/PSIA/streaming/channels/101 Sub stream: rtsp://username:password@cam-ip:rtsp_port/PSIA/streaming/channels/102

1) yes. 1a) yes if you can afford the cpu usage. The options and fine tuning available in BlueIris are much better than that built in the camera. 2) should work fine... as long as nothing is blocking port 22 (ssh). Just tested it on my own 825cam, same version. Login with your admin user/pass.

According to this thread: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=46075 , the 810 aren't Hikvisions. The 2032's aren't likely compatible with that NVR then. You can try factory resetting them to make sure they're ready to be picked up..but I doubt that'll work. You can still use the NVR to power them, but you'll have to access them directly with other software to get any use out of them. Like Blue Iris, or whatever.

No difference. As long as you are the SAME on both ends.

Maybe some, but not all. I did some testing on my Swann NVR after reading this. In my case, the cameras are definitely doing the motion detection. The configuration made on the NVR is sent to the camera - including motion detection zone, sensitivity, etc. I logged into the cams directly, verified the motion detection settings mirrored what the NVR said. Changing on the NVR updated to the camera. However, changing on the camera does not update back to the NVR. When I told the camera "Disable Motion Detection", but didn't tell the NVR, motion detection stopped anyway on that cam. Re-saving the settings from the NVR changed that cam back to enabled.

Look for something like "pre-record" . It caches a certain amount of video constantly, and on an event, it attaches it to the start of the recording so you get to see what happened a few seconds before the actual event. 20-30 seconds seems like a lot... mine is 5s. Not sure why you can't drop the timeline in the middle of a clip and have it start there... if that is what you're describing.

Try logging into the FTP server with another client software, using that same "Dirname" and make sure that actually works. The syntax there has to be 100% correct. "/" vs "\" for example.. and of course the path itself. Also make sure the user you log in with actually has write permission in that target folder. If anything like that is wrong, it might just give you that error instead of something more helpful like "FTP connect failed".

Just some quick thoughts... Future expandability with the 7608.. (3mp, 5mp) Gigabit network interface. Could saturate a 100m one if you do heavy streaming over the LAN of multiple hi res streams. The voice thing.. if you ever intended to add cameras that support it. The big thing, 2 SATA ports... You can add a second drive internally and instantly have a lot extra storage. With the 7108 you're stuck with what it has. 7608 looks to be a much more powerful unit overall. Not sure what the price diff is you're talking about. I'd go with the 7608 unless it was just way too much.

No, you'll have to switch browsers very soon. NPAPI-type plugin support is officially dropped from Chrome. You can still enable it for now, but only for a few more months. See this thread: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45675.

Great.. glad to help. Wasn't sure if yours had the virtual host function... makes things way easier.

Plug a laptop or computer's lan cable into one of the spare camera ports on the NVR, and access the cameras directly. You can see the camera IPs under "Camera Management" on your NVR menu. Probably 172.16.1.x Set an unused IP on the computer/laptop in the same subnet.. such as 172.16.1.90. Then navigate to the camera's IP with a web browser. There are other ways, like linking a spare camera port to a spare port on your home network. Also, some NVRs have a feature that can bridge the two separate networks together internally and let you access the cameras directly right over your existing LAN. Posts on this forum refer to the setting being called "virtual host". I would go with the first option I stated unless you know what you're doing.

Hi Tom First off, I don't have a 2132, I have a 2032... but I believe the web interfaces are the same. On mine, the settings you are looking for are in the Configuration tab, and under the "Advanced Configuration" sub-menu on the left of the screen. From there, click "Image". There is a video on youtube where someone is going through the menus on your model of camera: At the 6:27 mark, he's in the section you should be looking for.

Oops, misunderstood your original post. I guess I can't really help... I have a similar NVR, but not the same. It's quite possible that they've changed the firmware in such a way as to limit the use of other cameras except their own. I would think the NHD-815 should work on IVMS and be seen with SADP. But who knows what they've (Swann) has done with the custom firmware on that cam either.

I have the NVR8-7250 and have added a HikVision DS-2CD2032-I easily. Just plugged it in and it found it very easily. It is the same camera that comes with the NVR, just rebranded, and custom firmware. If you can't see the camera with SADP, or the NVR, or IVMS, I would suspect something wrong with the camera. Are you sure it is powered and connected ok with no cable problems? Try a factory reset on the camera? You should see the IR lights glowing red as it boots up at least.

Consider changing the default port 8000 to something else...and most certainly don't forget to change the default passwords. I logged more than one failed admin login attempt on 8000, from Chinese IP addresses, to my NVR before I changed the port. Beware.

Just wait til you see how good the camera's IR light attracts bugs

Some thoughts... Re-aim camera away from wall. (I know, everyone is going to say that) You might want to switch that cam to 3MP mode which is a 4:3 aspect image. The taller and narrower image would help you in this case as most of your image width right now is wasted on that washed out wall. Re-aim the cam a bit too after that to exclude as much wall as you can. Try playing with the backlight compensation setting in the camera (BLC Area). Try setting it to the 'Left' side of the image. This will tell the camera to prioritize the exposure for the left side of the image, away from that bright wall. Is that the camera's IR light at night, or the light from the sign? It sure looks like the camera's own IR blasting on that wall. If so, the sign's light might not be much of the problem, and may in fact help once you get this set up better.