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Those thanks mean a million! I set up that webpage for exactly this purpose. I get 1600 hit a month at a minimum from google searches, plus the other search engines, begging, and hunting for information, or for downloads that they need. It is really nice to hear feedback that the webpage has value to someone. It really makes it worthwhile all of the work that I have put in assembling tid bits of information that created this "library" of information. Which DVR do you have?

I have my torch lit. I am ready to storm the gates!

Was he talking about IP wireless? When he writes for Today's System Integrator he seems to write the same thing over, and over, and over. When I first read his articles I thought that they were worth quite a bit of thought. After reading the same thing a year and a half later, I really do not understand why he has to drum in the same tune over, and over. I have been glad that lately they have been having others contribute other thoughts!

I wonder if you can cut the piezo and put in a "flip flop" circuit, and a way to reset it. This way you only get one beep.

That was very clever!

I made the post above, but it attributed me to another name? Weird???

Is there an entry level 4 channel DVR that rates higher then this DVR that you have tested?

Does it look like any of the DVRs in this weblink? http://scorpiontheater.com/cpcamtechsupport.aspx If so then you can scroll down and down load Video Server E (or video server S if that is what you use).

There are no changes that I am aware of. You can put a piece of tape over the piezo device, just do not cover it up 100%. Let it "breath". Then again if your are using alarm then that is what it is supposed to do. It is supposed to wake up the night securtiy guard so that he can take action! Opps! Did I type that? I take that back! Most security guards are professional, and they are alway on their toes. There are the 1% who ruin it for everyone else!

That was a great PDF! I wish we had more "reviews" of equipment like the one you created! I doubt that I would ever buy one due to the "price range" my customers are willing to spend. I usually end up buying the Nubix 8LT. Not that it is a better DVR, but based on price.

I do not buy what I do not study!

B U S T E D ! C A U G H T O N F O R U M ! I do not study what my customers do not buy! I got the multiplexor/VCR down pretty good though!!!

A couple of these should do the trick. http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-IR30_Infrared_Illuminator.html They do put out a slight red glow off of the LEDs if you plan on putting this in to a covert situation! If you plan on doing a big job avoid this kind of illuminator. It is pure crap when you bolt it to a dock to illuminate a boat on water. http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-IR130_Infrared_Illuminator.html Picture is here http://eclipsecctv.com/Infrared_Illuminator_Spotlights.html This camera can give you a B/W video in a very dark environment with low level lighting. http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-CPIRD_hidden_camera.html I use these in Bars, Nightclubs, and Gentleman's clubs.

I am sorry. I cannot answer your question. I am not qualified to answer your question. One: I have never measured the speed of any DVR. I do watch the remote video, and it will show the speed there on the screen. I do not know how to take an independant measurement to verify the speed that the viewer is telling me. Two: I truely do not know what you are asking for. I would say yes your DVR can work on 1000Mbit Lan system. In other words a 4 cylinder slow car can travel on the high speed German Autobahn. Are you asking does it transmit video at gigabit speed? The answer is no. What are you using to test your speed? What kind of router are you using? If you are saying that you are not satisfied with how the video looks on your computer then you are right, it does not look that great.

It would depend on the LED. IR cameras do work better indoors then they do outdoors, and they work better as to what you describe about bouncing off of the walls, and the ceilings to better illuminate. The video will look better because of side lighting, and the IR illumination is softer. Kind of like the professional photographers who use those "umbrellas" to bounce the light, and break it up some to soften it. Photographers will use down lighting, and sidelighting to take a picture. The more you can do that with IR illumination the better your video will look. There are long throw IR LEDs. This can be seen on the monitor as there is a very large circle on a far distant wall. The stronger the throw the brighter the spot. If an object is to close it will be washed out by the overpowering illumination. There are wide throw IR LEDs. This is designed for wide angle lens cameras like bullets.

For the price range that it is it is a very good DVR. The video server that they have bolted on to the DVR to make it a DVR that can connect to the internet is not really that good of a device. It seems to me that you are DEMANDING high quality video, at gigabit speeds? Is this correct? Are you just using tools to test the speed of the DVR, but the speed is not important to the function that you need?? I may be wrong as my specialty is the entry level market / entry level priced products, but to my knowledge there is no DVR that delivers at gigabit speeds. Why is this important to you? As video cannot go over the internet it has to be compressed. Some compressions are better than others H.264 is hoping to become the next holy grail once some of the limitations are worked out. H.264 requires higher level chip set that entry level DVRs are not using. Have you tried an ICRealtime DVR? http://icrealtime.com/solutions/dvrs.asp They use the Black Fin processors, and that should do good enough! What are you trying to accomplish?? .

http://eclipsecctv.com/Surveillance_Camera_Scanners.html http://eclipsecctv.com/PTZ_dome_controllers.html

They all look alike!! The ECL 5H, ECL 5HA are the pano, but the others appear to have the Sony's. The ECL 5I series appears to have the Sony's. 557 series appear to have a mix of no name, Sony's and YIKES! The ECL 557H, and the 557HDA has the pano Which one did you have?

The Covert CPIRD still ROCK!!

Thanks for the heads up, and the warning!!

I loved all of the articles that you posted on http://ipvideomarket.info/ Do you own that website??

Really!! I am surprised! Can you email/PM the part number? Thanks!

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What linksys product do you have? RT31P2 RT41-BU RTP300 RV082 SPA-2100 SPA-2102 SPA-3102 WAG200G WAG300N WAG325N WAG354G WAG354Gv2 WAG54G WAG54G-XW WAG54GS WAG54Gv2 WAG54Gv3 WAG54GX2 WCG200 WCG200v2 WRK54G WRP200 WRT150N WRT160N WRT300N WRT310N WRT330N WRT350N WRT51AB WRT54G WRT54G-TM WRT54G3G WRT54GC WRT54GL WRT54GP2 WRT54GP2A-AT WRT54GR WRT54GS WRT54GSv4 WRT54Gv1.1 WRT54Gv2-DDWRTv23SP2 WRT54Gv2.02.7 WRT54Gv2.04 WRT54Gv4 WRT54Gv5 WRT54Gv5-DDWRTv23SP2 WRT54GX WRT54GX4 WRT54GXv2 WRT55AG WRT55AGv2 WRTP54G WRV54G WUSB54GS Go here for router info: http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm Scroll to the Linksys area, and click on your router There is more help here: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Content_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1114037290855&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper Here are some screen shots of the WAG-54G that might be helpful. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/hardware/reviews/2004/q4/linksys-wag-54g.html

When to Use Ethernet 10/100 Mb Auto-Negotiation http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/3.html#when Auto-negotiation is an optional function of the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standard that enables devices to automatically exchange information over a link about speed and duplex abilities. Auto-negotiation is targeted at ports. These ports are allocated to areas where transient users or devices connect to a network. For example, many companies provide shared offices or cubes for Account Managers and System Engineers to use when they are in the office. Each office or cube has an Ethernet port permanently connected to the office network. Because it might not be possible to ensure that every user has either a 10 Mb, a 100 Mb Ethernet, or a 10/100 Mb card in their laptop, the switch ports that handle these connections must be able to negotiate their speed and duplex mode. The alternative is to provide both a 10 Mb and a 100 Mb port in each office, or cube and label them accordingly. One of the most common causes of performance issues on 10/100 Mb Ethernet links occurs when one port on the link operates at half-duplex while the other port operates at full-duplex. This occurs when one or both ports on a link are reset and the auto-negotiation process does not result in both link partners having the same configuration. It also can occur when users reconfigure one side of a link and forget to reconfigure the other side. Both sides of a link should have auto-negotiation on, or both sides should have it off. Cisco recommends to leave auto-negotiation on for those devices compliant with 802.3u. Many performance-related support calls are avoided if you correctly configure auto-negotiation. Many Catalyst Ethernet switching modules support 10/100 Mb and half-duplex or full-duplex. Exceptions include the Ethernet Group switch modules. The show port capabilities {mod_num} | {mod_num/port_num} command shows if the module you are working on supports 10/100 Mb and half-duplex or full-duplex. This document uses two WS-X5530 Supervisor Engine IIIs, each with two optional uplink 10/100 BaseTX Ethernet ports installed. Cisco: Configuring and Troubleshooting Ethernet 10/100/1000Mb Half/Full Duplex Auto-Negotiation http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/3.html