dmichaels

So I have a system running WBox cameras and an NVR, which are basically rebranded HIKVISION for ADI Global. In the mix is a lone FLIR N233ZD Micro PT camera (VERY nice little unit by the way). I know it's not recommended to mix brands but it is what it is. Being that HIKVISION and FLIR are sworn mortal enemies I was told they would never work together. Well, that's only partly true. I can get the camera to be recognized by the NVR as a simple ONVIF on port 80 and view live picture, but nothing else works (no motion sense, OSD, PT controls, hell I can't even get the NVR to record the stream). In the NVR you can set protocols and of course FLIR is conspicuously absent, but you can create your own custom ones. I tried setting up one for FLIR although this is where it starts to get a bit advanced for me as I'm still learning the IP systems. Maybe someone here has done it. Basically I don't need PT controls but I do want to at least get it recording, even if it's continuous. For the custom protocol it gives you four fields. The first is Protocol which is fixed as RTSP. The second is Transfer Protocol which has the options of Auto, UDP, and RTP over RTSP. The third field is Port, and the fourth is Stream Path. I'm a bit confused how this should be set up. In the network configuration of the FLIR camera it gives me some info: So would I write this into the Stream Path of the Protocol on the NVR following that format? I tried that and it wasn't successful. If anyone's got some tips on this I'd be most grateful!

I suppose I should also add that the cameras are all running independently through a PoE switch and NOT utilizing the ports on the NVR. They're also individually set with static IPs and ports so they can be accessed without needing the NVR. I have not tried connecting the FLIR cam directly to the NVR but I don't think it would make much of a difference.

Something is not computing here and you're quite clearly not a professional so that makes matters more difficult. You said there are two "wires" in the cable, it's 2mm in diameter, and there's a BNC on each end. That tells me it's mini-cable coax which means it doesn't have "wires" inside, it has a center conductor and an outer braid. They are conductors, not "wires". Since CCTV is voltage and not RF based you can get away with twisting them together, but unless you buy some specialized tools and connectors you're not splicing that together again. The proper course of action here is to replace the entire cable with something legit.

Hi all, first post here. I have installed a few XBox cams both analog and IP. So far I'm fairly pleased with them, the price is certainly right and the performance is acceptable for non-critical applications. I have five around my home (all 2MP; three fixed 2.8mm domes and two fixed 4mm bullets) and no complaints. I can't say how they compare to HIK's name brand stuff as I haven't installed them.