Sam Spade

Hi, this is my first post and I'm 75 years old, so please be patient with me. I have this NVR http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281544828116?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT And this camera, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281544828116?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT. I have managed to set them up so that I can get a picture as long as I have the Ethernet cable attached. But I need to be able to connect by wifi. I have tried everything, but no luck. I'm not exactly a novice at this as I have 4 cameras that I have set up to connect to my phone. The problem is that the new camera and the NVR are ONVIF compatible, and my other camera's are not. I should not have bought the ONVIF NVR in the first place. I'm asking if anyone can help with the setting so I can get this solved. Regards Sam

You should be able to find netgear products locally as well. I know their products are distributed worldwide. While most everything is made in China, the quality can vary quite widely. Even products that are basically the same brand with the name left off can have significantly higher failure rates (5-10% vs 1%) and even more horrible support. You get what you pay for. I'm not advocating buying the most expensive, but buy things that have a proven track record and a value for what you're paying. My wife has a Chinese phone which is just as good as my Samsung Galaxy. Did you know that the Chinese phone "OPPO" out sells the iPhone? and has better specs IMO I'm off to bed now, it's1am

Personally' date=' I think the tp link may be a bit more difficult to configure since it performs multiple roles than the netgear unit I linked to. But that price is quite attractive.[/quote] Thanks for Your reply. I live in Australia and can't buy from Amazon and Walmart( Well I can but it's a lot of messing about) so I really need to buy this type of stuff from Hong Kong or China on eBay. I'm going to both those places, plus Japan next month so I could have a look around if I knew what I was looking for. I will print out your links and take them with me. I find the Chinese goods are very cheap and excellent quality. I think they make the items in the same factory and just leave off the brand name or rename it.

I'm a bit puzzled when you say the Foscam picture is not good. The picture I posted is so clear that you can see individual leaves on the trees and blades of grass in the lawn, you could easily identify the person walking past. I've seen hundreds of cctv on TV taken from professionally installed cameras that the are so blurry that the people are virtually unrecognizable. As far as PTZ is concerned, I quite like that feature as at certain times of the year I get the sun flaring on the lens, and it allows me to pan away. However, I have looked at the Hikvision cameras and will buy one next time. My interest in cctv is primely a hobby and not a serious attempt to protect my property. In the area I live I tend to think a couple of dummy $20 cameras and some warning stickers would deter the local crims. BTW, I live in Melbourne Australia. Anyway, thanks for your help, you solved my problem.

Ideally, you'd just want to get a simple network bridge. There's tons of adapters to convert wired devices to wired by companies like netgear and the like. Any of these will work. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bridge-VAP11G-Cable-Convert-RJ45-Ethernet-Port-to-Wireless-WiFi-AP-Vonets-/181631815807?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a4a19907f Is this what you mean?

This is what I was suspecting as well, but wired is better since it cannot be jammed using a wifi jammer. You can convert the wired to wireless, but I would not recommend it because of the ability to be jammed. How would I go about converting to wifi?

. First foscam is junk. Its always best to match the NVR to the cameras...dont just by cameras willy nilly... I agree about buying camera's "willy nilly" but I've always been a bit impulsive, and usually it costs me money. This is why I'm in this situation, and desperately trying to fix it.....The story of my life. But why do you say Foscam is Junk? is it poor picture, unreliability, poor quality? It surely can't be the picture because the picture is very clear. Are you comparing apples with apples? The camera cost around $130, can you show me a camera in that price range that is better, and I'll buy it. Naturally cameras in the $1000 range are going to have superior quality, but this is like comparing a Ford car with a Rolls Royce, The Rolls is good but the ford is not junk, just cheaper.

This is what I was suspecting as well, but wired is better since it cannot be jammed using a wifi jammer. You can convert the wired to wireless, but I would not recommend it because of the ability to be jammed. I'm not really worried about some one jamming the wifi, I'm not guarding the Crown Jewels, it's more of a hobby than high tech security. Can you explain how I could convert to wifi. I'd be interested?

Ah, so that's why it doesn't work. I'll just have to set it up in a different spot. Thanks for your input. Maybe you can answer another question. I have another camera which is not ONVIF compatible, here are the specs, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Foscam-FI9828W-Dome-HD-960P-PTZ-Wired-Wireless-IR-Waterproof-Outdoor-IP-Camera-/231410932946?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item35e12a9cd2 Is there any way I can get this camera to work with my NVR? Any sort of software, or settings?

I think you may need this picture too.

Hi, Thanks for your reply, I'm sorry about the link. Here it is again, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201306042823 I'm also showing screen shots from my NVR

Hi everyone, greetings from Australia