Tomislav

Rory, what is the internet address. I tried ExtremeCCTV it directs me to Bosh system. Is it the one?

Hmm.... let me see..... I think I will get them from reytec without extra cost... Thank you

You are right, external IR will have to do. Does Axis have any?

Thanks, but I am stuck with around 20-30 of them. They have the housing but I am not sure is it original, I wasn't there when they purchased it or installed it, I will check tomorrow.

Yes this is impressive. I tried to explain some people the difference between these two but also I am not very familiar with technical data. Most of the people who do not work with CCTV just say night capability and this is it, they do not know that it is a bit more then just that...IR, night vision, different IR (850, 940)...etc so I tried to find out a bit more. Thanks a lot....

Dear gentleman, I have one project and would like you opinion. I need to set up one vehicle (large one) with mobile DVR (2 channel) , PTZ with night vision (940nM). Do you know any mobile DVR that support PTZ protocol? Is there a mobile DVR that powers the cameras? Does the DVR has internal battery? and when the power is low you can replace it with full battery? Hope you can help out on this one. Thanks a lot, Tomislav

Sure there are... but a small battery in a small recorder will only last so long. I've used a small unit with internal HDD, battery, and 4" LCD... works great, but the battery will last for MAYBE two hours' recording, if the LCD is off. It's a simple equation of battery time vs. size - the more time you want out of it, the bigger it has to be, no way around it. It doesn't take long until you hit the point of diminishing returns, where the size of the battery hampers the portability. Not at all. A car battery should run a small unit for days. If you use a separate high-capacity deep-cycle battery with an isolator, as described above, you could probably run the thing for a couple weeks and still be able to start the car. Ok, this changes things, let me try one of this options.... only now I have to find battery and the isolator.

So there is no DVR with integrated battery. Strange...I thought that somebody will think about that.... Basically I will have a vehicle which will be up out for 8-10 hours, I can tell them that they need to run the car all time, but in case they will be in one spot for 2-3 hours with engine switch off then it is a problem.

Thanks, but is there a DVR with battery, in case we need to change it on spot or to power the camera as well?

Hi for start, I am looking for PTZ around 10x, or if you have with more zoom but good price. I want it for home use. Let me know. Tomislav

ok that doesn\'t suprise me but it is kind of strange since I am in the same country and still can not do it... Ok thank you very much scorpion

ok, I will try to find a place and test it.... will let you know.... Thanks...

Dear Scorpio, I still can not see it from outside, here, from my work. is there any software that I can use to see it remotely? It looks that this is the best way for now, cause I am traveling tomorrow and would like to be able to see the cameras.

ok scorpion, thanks a lot. When I was at work I ping the ipchicken ip and it was ok, I received a reply... but when I ping 172 address nothing came up....time out. But I can see it if I type in 172.... which is ISP ip when I am at home. Hm....

Address 72.xxx.x.xx is ipchicken address, I guess it is ISP's outgoing address for all their internet or at least my side.... On my router I have static ip which is 172... (which is assigned to me by the ISP) and then my LAN is 192.... I know I have many crossroads to get to internet that is why I am kind of thinking this is my problem... Well static ip is not really an issue here, they give it if you need it.... how nice of them...... This below are the ports that I had to open according to the DVR manual on my router. 1 port:75 ip :192.x.x.x 2 port:54000-54030 ip: 192.x.x.x 3 port:6610 ip:192.x.x.x

Ok I tested it.... I changed the port no to 75 on the DVR also on the router... Then I managed to see it in my LAN with ip + port, but I couldn't see it when I put in 72....... + port number... Also when I go to ipchicken it gives me ip and port no? Do i use that port no. somewhere? and do I use port triggering in the router?

Hi, I am now at my house. I did change the port also yesterday when I was trying to make it work and nothing. I am back to my office now. I will try again now when I am here...because I do not think that I changed the port on router yesterday...it was late night/early morning... How do I test it from here, within LAN?

It makes sense that work network is blocking it but I tried to use netproxy to bypass it but also nothing. My standalone DVR is really third party one, so it is not well known brand but quite efficient for this purpose. I received the software but only for viewing video not remote access but I downloaded video server and couldn\'t manage to log in even internally. I tried to ping the address and I receive a reply. This is one 72......external ISP one. I tried to change the port on the DVR from 80 to 75 and then I am not able to se it internally but again I wasn\'t aware of option of putting ip +port number, so I will check again.

I tried 71.187.250.136:80 and nothing happens. I am also using port 80 on the DVR. Plus I have an option DDNS and PPOE on the DVR. In the manual for DVR it said that I need to open 3 ports. I will write later more details since I am not at home right now. Is it possible that ISP is not allowing this? Since even in 172....(ISP LAN) it works, only from ISP -INTERNET it doesn\'t?

Hi, I need your help.. I am planning to install one IR camera 38 LED to watch over my car in the public parking area but I do not want anybody to see the camera ( which is on the first floor btw). I was planning to put fiber glass but illuminators are reflecting the light, so that will not work. Any idea?

Hi, thanks. In the future I will think about it but now I am stuck with IR camera that I need to hide....

Dear All, Can you please share your experience regarding the CCTV training and getting certificate for it. I went to one training company which did the basic course for me but it didn't cover all aspects, which I would like to undergo. Can you tell me some companies that deal with general CCTV training not for the specific brand, or even if you know any company that sells CD’s with training materials or online. I tried to google it but I do not want to take a chance and choose the bad training center, that is why I need your help. I found some sites that are very interesting to me. Please comment if you have any experience with them. http://www.cctvcertification.com.au/ http://www.nicet.org/certificants/index.cfm http://www.cctvseminars.com/ Thank a lot, Tomislav

Hi Gentleman, I have a problem and I hope you guys have some advice. I bought DVR PCI card 4 channels for home use. Of course it is made in China and it wasn't cheap, around 100$, ok it wasn't also very expensive but I received QX2006 software with it and that software is really bad or I am not using it properly. I can see the input video, but I can not make it work properly, it can not record on demand or on motion! I was checking also on net and tried LuxRiot as well but it can not detect the camera. I know when you buy a card there is limited software that you can use with it but do you know any other software that I could use? Or how to fix QX2006. Also on the card there is some details PLX TECNHOLOGY PCI 6140-AA33PC0 Thank a lot, Tomas

For me that would be great from May, June onwards.... I will also make it a nice vacation and bring my wife and kid...

Hey that sounds nice, I am all for gathering or exchange of information and experience but please note that some of us will be coming from a bit far away so we need more time to prepare for our travel. Just let me also know if anybody has any idea what to do, how and when? it looks I am just looking for excuse to go for official" business trip" Let’s see... maybe something will come out from this?! Anybody planning to go to Europe for IFSEC? in May in UK?