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The company I work for has 2 separate analog systems. One is a 16 channel un-branded DVR and the other is a Windows 7 PC using VGA capture cards, it supports 36 channels. There are a total of 56 cameras. We do not have the admin passwords for either unit. (Don't ask) My boss wants me to come up with a cost effective solution to get all the cameras working; I want to replace the entire thing with IP cameras. HD is a priority to him but cost is a bigger one. I am primarily a server/networking guy so I am a little out of my element here. Since we cannot access the DVRs and don't have vendor support, option one is to replace the DVRs and use the existing cameras. I have found a couple 32 channel analog DVRs online at about the $1100 mark. Add another $400 for hard drives. We won't need to buy new cameras or run new cable but won't have HD video. Option 2 is to replace everything with an NVR and IP cameras. I am trying to decided the best route for the NVR. A beefed up PC with DVR software (such as Blue Iris), I don't think one can handle all 56 cameras though so we will likely need 2 pretty high spec PCs. I have been looking at the Dahua NVRs. http://www.securitycameraking.com/32-channel-federal-series-2u-60110-prd1.html This one says it supports 64 channels, but what is a channel to an NVR? Will it do 64 channels at 720 or 1080 with 15 fps? (Doesn't seem likely). So I would probably need 2 units with this option as well I am thinking to get all cameras on one unit we would need something higher end, like this one - http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/nvr60646064d6064dr-289.html Of course this also means running new cable to all the cameras (which hopefully I can outsource) Can anyone help?

Sounds like this is more like what we would need. Its the 64 channel version of the model I first posted. http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/nvr60646064d6064dr-289.html This would likely be cheaper than going with two computers that are able to handle 32 cameras each. Now to convince management to spend the cash.

Sorry, I have so many tabs open trying to research this. This is the 64 channel Dahua NVR I was referring to. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/DAHUA-64ch-1080P-720P-D1-1-5U-network-video-recorder-onvif-support-4HDD-with-1ESATA-NVR7464/1747086995.html Can this handle 64 cameras at 720 or 1080? Or is it only 64 at the lowest setting?

Hello, I am a systems admin without much experience with camera systems. I recently started working for a company with a DVR surveillance system called "Eye On". The vendor that installed it is apparently no longer in business and I can't find anything online for this company. No one has the admin password and I have no idea how to reset it. It appears to be running over a Windows 7 PC and the cameras are analog. They connect to the back of the computer via some type of VGA adapter that accepts multiple inputs. Has anyone seen this system before? http://imgur.com/a/bC7Ct The owners want to add more cameras. I am pushing for a complete removal and replacement of an IP based system, but they don't want to spend that much and myself and one other person here would be doing all the cabling. Is it possible to convert the analog cameras to use cat5? I have another system I setup at a new remote office using Blue Iris DVR software and Dahua cameras. I would like to use the Blue Iris at the main office as well. Thanks in advance