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I need light, a good bit of IR to go out about 100' evenly and at least a 45 degree field of view. So far anything that looked promising has really bad reliability or requires a converter to DC on a short cord which isn't conducive to weather or my recepticle location. Any suggestions much appreciated.

Chad, that's how my set-up is CAMERAS > NVR and everything is Hikvision. I used to have CAMERAS > SWITCH >NVR and also the NVR into a PC where I controlled everything with IVMS-4200 but I decided to simplify. Now I just control everything through the NVR and have my NVR plugged into my network. I can access the cameras through the web gui or NVR if i need to. If you're sure your cameras have the power they need then it's usually an IP thing which is why you keep a switch around and the SADP tool to set the IP on the cameras. The thing that had me stuck for a bit was that the subnet mask for my cameras was different than the NVR. I had been trying to set the cameras to the same NVR subnet but no joy. Luckily i had 1 camera connect via PlugnPlay so I just modified the other cameras IP as 1 offs from it and it all worked.

I have 3 Hikvision cameras, well actually 6 but one unit is a Panovu so has 4 inside it. I also have a spare PC, a switch, an NVR (Hikvision), spare monitor, keyboard, mouse and a wall plate close by with 3 open jacks where I could connect anything directly to my router in another room.I had been using Blue Iris and loved it but the Panovu is incompatible with BI so I had to revert to using Hikvision IVMS-4200. IVMS is okay but can be a PITA to configure for recording. I had done it once several years ago but had to move everything to another room and just slapped it all back together without configuring it to record thinking I'd get to it sooner but that has turnered out to be much later and I forgot how I did it. So I'd be starting from scratch. Right now I just have everything going into the switch and operate through the PC. The PC is the only thing on my network and that's wifi. The NVR is not recording because it's not configured to do so and it's an exercise in aggrivation to get it right especially with the Panovu.So with Spring coming up and the awakening of neighborhood vandals and thieves I thought I'd configure what I have to record again. I have an idea of the connections but wanted to canvass the group for what may be a preferred configuration based on the widgets I have. For instance connect everything to the switch -- switch to router or connect cameras to NVR -- NVR to switch -- switch and PC to router etc..thanks

I have the following (all Hikvision): DS-2CD2232-I5 X2 DS-2CD2312WD-I X1 DS-2DE7530IW-AE X1 DS-7604NI-E1/4P X1 (NVR) DS-1005KI X1 (joystick) Right now all the cameras are connected to the NVR except the joystick because apparently the joystick only works with certain Hikvision NVRs but it does work through iVMS-4200 (management software) so I have read. The video is displayed on a second monitor I have on my desk. This is what I think I want to do but don't know enough about best practices to know if it is the right thing to do. 1. Utilize an extra PC I have, install a NIC card and get it on the network (hard wired instead of WiFi because I have read iVMS-4200 has trouble seeing your cameras if you have a WiFi card in your machine. I could never get it to work either) 2. Connect the NVR to the Ethernet port on the PC 3. Connect the joystick to the PC (I really want it to work with my PTZ instead of having to use the mouse and onscreen control buttons via the NVR) 4. Load iVMS-4200 on the PC and manage the system through there. Any suggestions much appreciated

Received the camera today. This thing is huge! In the specs it says 24vac/Hi-POE The unit came with a POE injector so I don't need a separate 24vac supply???? thanks

Hello I just purchased the DS-2DE7530IW-AE. The specs say it requires 24vac. Is there a Hikvision dealer on these forums that would know if the power supply comes in the box? thanks

I have had a couple Hikvision outdoor night vision cameras hooked up to an NVR for a couple years now and all has worked fine. Also for a couple years someone has been throwing beer cans onto my neighbors property. My neighbor is elderly and I take care of their property that abuts the road. It's about a 500ft stretch that has about 10ft cleared along the entire length along the road and gives way to woods behind that. The beer cans show up about 300ft away from my house. So I'm trying to figure out the best solution to get some video on the culprit. Preferably video of their license plate (rear only in this state) while they're tossing the cans. I had thought about sticking a trail cam near the location where they always throw the cans but you can see the IR lights at night and there would be nothing to to stop someone from just getting out of their car and carrying it off. Any ideas much appreciated.

Thanks for the responses. While doing some more research I came across this helpful site: https://calculator.ipvm.com/ You can choose whatever camera you are interested in and it will provide an estimate of what you'll see with consideration to distance, FOV, pixel count and other variables.

I have a couple fixed focal length 2MP Hikvision IP cameras hooked up to a Hikvision NVR that have worked quite well for the past 4 years......... even caught a burglar once. I am now in need of a new camera that I need to do more than keep watch on an area, I need an outdoor PTZ that would let me zoom in on a Coke can at 100 feet and be able to clearly read "Coke" on the side of it. I've looked through all the Hikvision cameras and have no idea if it should be varifocal or optical zoom or how many MP or whatever to meet my requirements. Any suggestions much appreciated. thanks