securitysys

Help us help you. 1) How many cameras is "alot" 2) What is this for, house, store, etc? 3) Have you all ready decided on what type of cameras your getting? If not, have you decided what specs you want for your cameras? If not that have you decided how much you want to spend on such cameras? 4) Why do you want to go to IP instead of Analog? There's no such thing as a free lunch, for a decent IP camera softare your going to have to shell out some $$$. If your sticking with one manufacture they usually come with a software that works for just their cameras. Mod please move to IP Camera forum, this way this gentleman can get the proper assistance . Edit: And no, you don't need a DVR card for IP cameras.

No, go to your network settings in Windows, right click on your Local Area Connection select TCP/IP Settings (If windows vista select TCP/IP Version 4), and select properties. Change obtain an ip address automatically to Use the Following IP Address And Obtain Server Address automatically to Use the following DNS server address Enter in all the required information and hit okay. Note: You can leave alternate DNS server blank.

1) Disable both your windows and PC Cillin Firewall. 2) Go to your dlink web interface, check what your LAN DHCP Range is (I.E. 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.52). 3) Go to your security system and assign it an IP Address OUT of that range. I.E. 192.168.0.60. Your Default gateway & DNS Servers are the same address as your routers web interface. You can you get your subnet mask from the router but it is probably 255.255.255.0 4) Go back to your D-Link web interface and then go to Advanced and then DMZ. Enable it and enter the address that you assigned to the security system. Now test. If it works, then you can go back and enable your firewall and create the proper exceptions to allow the software to work. You can also go back and take it out of the DMZ and just forward the ports. This should solve your problem in the short term. Good Luck.

Also here's a quick diagram of what I was talking about. Isolating the networks for the cameras, and then creating a seperate network for the clients.

So, if I understand you correctly you have a current analog system with 200 cameras and your looking to upgrade to IP. First, let me answer your questions: 1) Your internet connection has nothing to do with your LAN. 2) Your going to need a few different switches and alot of servers. 3) Depending on the cameras being installed, your most likely going to want to create seperate networks for each groups of cameras. Then for central viewing install a client and you'll be able to view all cameras Can you please answer the following questions: 1) Have you decided on the type of cameras you will be using? If so please list the manufacture and model, quantity, frame rate, resolution, and estimated precentage of time recording: 2) Have you decided how many cameras you will now need with your IP based system? 3) Will you be keeping any of your analog cameras, if so, how many cameras and what type of encoder? 4) Will you be doing NAS or will every server have it's own storage? Good Luck.

Why do you want to run wireless? For a Arecont 3100 at 10 FPS, Medium Compression, Medium Scene Activity your talking 19 Mbps per camera. And if you want to record 4 of those cameras for 30 days you'll need at least 12 TB of storage. Unless you do a commercial grade wireless setup it's not going to be efficent. And you don't need "wireless converters" they're all ready ethernet. Just plug 'em into a access point. Anyways, a commercial wireless setup is going to run you around $2,000, so it may be cheaper to just run the wires. The clients laptop can always be wireless if he's using it as a client. Good Luck.

Props for keeping that to yourself. I'm not keeping it to my self, I would gladly share the information (and have via PM). Attached is the pic of one we used to order. Like I said I think their are much better DVR's in the same price range so I don't see the need for even ordering this one . Then again, maybe I'm just naive

There are DVRs that are in the same price range of even the cheapest avtech dvr that do a much better job, you just need to know how to find them . Alot of times when a customer wants a cheap system like that we turn down the business. The amount of money I have to pay our contractors to install the system will be more then the price of the DVRs & Cameras. We recently started retailing some cheap systems ($1,500 to $3,500) to customers. My thought was if I'm going to waste time coming out and going back, then why not just sell them a DIY system instead of having them buy it from Costco. No head ache for me and I pocket a few hundred bucks rather then losing the gas for going out to the job.

IP has a long way to go both in price and functionality. There needs to be better software / compression / cameras. I don't care what anyone says, IP is still way more expensive then analog. We can put in a 32 channel analog system (2 - 16 Channel DVR's), 32 540TVL DNR Cameras and 2 TB of Storage for a 1 / 3 of a decent IP system. If you want to go with say 16 Arecont Cameras, the price isn't only going to be in the cameras, you have to look at: 1) Server Hardware 2) Server Software 3) Increased ISP Costs 4) Storage Costs (try recording 16 Arecont 5 MP cameras at full resolution for 30 days) All these add up. Personally, I think IP is great, and it has it's place. I'm even looking at the Avigilon line of products, but........ IP has a LONG way to go to become a dominant role in this market. Any decent IP camera is over a $1,200 retail, while a good day / night camera can go for $300 retail. That's just looking at the camera, not the extra costs above. Anyways, everyone needs to make an informed decision and purchase something based on their NEEDS.

Looks great. BTW.... give my regards to your boss, I admire the way he runs his business. First class.

securitysys, you said it. I'm with you. There is not wise to waste too much time for too little benefit, while the time actually can be used somewhere else. As you guys say like this,why you guys target those low-price devices when you choose supplier? I'm from Tmvideo, our Standalone DVRs are good quality with reasonable price for you to market,,,, Jasmine We're not. We're simply giving the person advice. We're not here to sell anyone anything, this forum is for giving advice and taking advice. If you really think you can help some one out give 'em a PM..

Does anyone have any more information on the GV-IP camera other then what's posted on the Geovision website? Any pricing? Thanks!

For GV Manuals just use this site: http://www.ezcctv.com/knowledgebase.htm More easy to use and understand then the GV versions, just my $.02 .

http://www.hralarms.com/Exacq_Demo_Download.html >>>> That's not my company, just a company that allows a demo download.

I think everyone has a different demographic, but I have to say that for the AVTECH I don't know any professional security company would carry it. Please don't take offense to this, but I'm just trying to see what reason why any company would want to carry their units. There are products that are: A) Lower in Cost B) Better Quality C) Easier To Use Plus, their stuff is sold all over the place, Costco, Frys, Sams Club, Best Buy, etc. And Normic, your correct, the industry is "**d" out. The key now is to seperate your self from the bunch, give key reasons why it's better to purchase from you, explain the difficulty in setting up their own system or paying a inexperienced installer to do it. Now, for the most part we OEM all our equipment and rebrand it, so we usually don't have to deal with that, but when we did, we where able to overcome the problems with the stratigies mentioned above. We used to sell GV-1480's in a P4 System with 1 TB of Storage, 16 Sony Superexwave cameras for $20,000 installed when you could purchase them seperately for around $7,000 online . I forgot to add, the way we where able to do this was by showing the value in utilizing our service: 1) 24 hour call-back support 2) 5 Year Extended Warranty 3) Unlimited Technical Support 4) Professional, Licensed, Insured & Bonded Contractors 5) Life Time Warranty on Labor In addition to this we would do a professional site survey to: 1) Create a facility map that outlined key areas that needed to be addressed immediately 2) Provide proposals in the low - mid - high budget ranges and explained the differences between them. 3) Make our recommendation on the system that needed to be installed (not the system that we have most profit in)

It will work with logmein. Log me in can pretty much avoid any firewalls, and you don't need a vpn. Only thing is your video quality won't be that great, but it's better then nothing .

Glad to see you chose Geo! Please let us know your experience once you get it set up! Best of Luck!

I have to agree with crirvine on this. I will not say ALL chinese products are sub-par compared to korean, but I will say most are (in reference to DVR Cards). Korean's tend to spend more money on their own R & D, trying to increase the performance on their cameras, create new technology, etc. Their post sales support is usually better. They focus more on the software end of the solution as well, their software is usually better documented and much more easy to use. 90% or more of the chinese branded software out their is unstable, unreliable, poorly documented, and other wise useless in many security situations. Now, I have dealt with some crappy stuff from Korea as well, but yes, I certainly do prefer Korean products to Chinese. I will say this how ever, in just the last year Chinese CCTV products have been making big strides in increasing the quality and support (because they realize how big of an industry it has become), and in the next 2-3 years we may start to see some very big players from China with some products that are on par or better then their Korean counterparts.

Take a look at Geovision or Video Insight, both should do the job. Video Insights interface is a little bit easier to use, but for some reason (at least to me) the picture quality doesn't seem as good as Geo's, and I've tried quite a few of the video insight cards. Take a look at their demo web interface here: http://www.demovi.com Their website is http://www.video-insight.com For geovision go to http://www.geovision.com.tw Both companies have something similar to a control center, you'll be able to view all the locations with ease, both of them allow you to this both with a software solution as well as a web solution. You can control the frame rate and bit rate on both the geo and the video insight (except on the Video Insight web interface). One advantage about Video Insight is that if you do use the web interface there is no active-x controls, and it works on a mac. If you want a VI dealer call them up and they can refer you to the closest one, for geo just do a google, you'll find tons . Good luck! Edit: I forgot to say people need to stop plugging their own ****.

Save your self the hassle. Spend a little bit more money and call up some dealers for a quote. Let them worry about the system going down, bnc crimps falling off, etc. Don't choose the fly by night kid trying to make some extra lunch money either. Trust me, in the end, you may pay a little bit more, but it will let you focus on building your business rather then trying to play security tech, alarm installer, and business owner .

AVTECH engineer in HQ told me prevously that it requires to short between two specific jumpers on the board to reset to factory settings, therefore, most of the time, it requires to return to factory for reset. I wanted to do this also because the customer forgot the net login password. what a pity! Or you can ask if your reseller knows this. regards, dove I don't remember if it was a AVTECH unit, but one of them I had to short to specific jumpers to do it. The tech just e-mailed me the jpeg and I was able to do it. All you need is a paperclick .

I believe he's talking about this one: http://www.openeye.net/products_E-series.asp Except it's linux embedded, not windows. Man, there software looks familiar. I'm going to try and dig something up, I'll let u know the results tomorrow .

If he wants to go cheap pick up a couple of these: http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Network-Cameras/PetCams/model.BL-C10A_11002_7000000000000005702 He can link the cameras together, they're easy to install and they're cheap. Personally, I don't like them just because I'm used to higher end cameras, but should be fine for what he needs. I know a guy that's running over 30. Good Luck!

As you may or may not know by reading around this forum, I am extremely picky and not easily pleased . I do like the exacq software, and their customer service is superb. There are very few companies that I hold this highly. I have only recently been exposed to them and I am supper impressed. I have tried alot of different software, Milestone, Luxriot, Video-Insight, etc., but I really do like this one the best. You can download a demo that will connect you to their demo servers by requesting it throug their site, or if u pm me I'll forward u the link. Now, again, I'm a die-hard, I either love something, or hate something, there really is no inbetween. So I would caution you to check out all your options, look at the features, functionality, and then make your decision based on that. Their never is a one-size fits all solutions. Best of luck!

If you PM me they sent me their demo server link, so I can forward you the link to the software and username / password. And yes, their Hybrid solution is pretty pricey compared to others. Their NVR is the one that's pretty competitively priced.