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I realize that putting the Geovision in the DMZ is a major security threat. That is why I put it on a seperate network all by itself and enabled the XP firewall to only allow Geovision services to run. I tried opening ports to the machine (via Geovision tech support's recommendations) but that did not work at the time so DMZ was my only choice. Believe you me I did not want to use the DMZ.

After talking with Geovision tech support a year or so ago I finally had to put the Geovision Server in a DMZ zone on a seperate IP and router. I will try your ports suggestions to see if I missed something before.

Can we upgrade the GV800 to support 16 cameras. We have the GV800-8 120FPS D-type with the black dongle only, no blue dongle for cameras 9-16.

Had already decided to buy the Geovision GV-800 till I spoke with someone at www.dvrsystems.net who recommended the H 120-8 H-series card because it was better for the money and the remote software performed better. Does anyone have any experience with the H-series cards. I think Sentry is the maker. Here is a quote from Adtech Security: "In addition, the cost for performance is FAR SUPERIOR to ANY DVR Card on the market today. For example, the GV816 Card w/ 480 fps DSP Add on Card, and input card would cost well over $2,000.00 while the H48016 does the EXACT SAME THING for just $1,599.00. Now THAT's Performance AND Value!" HS30-4 $270.00 HS30-8 $370.00 HS30-16 $425.00 H-120-4 $509.00 H-120-8 $699.00 H-120-16 $799.00 H-240-8 $899.00 H-240-16 $1050.00 H-480-16 $1599.00 Multi-board Capability per System ( Stackable Boards ) Up to four H-30-4 boards can be used in one system providing a 4 port 30fps system, 8 port 60fps system, 12 port 90fps system or 120fps 16 port system. Up to two H-120-8 boards can be used in one system providing an 8 port 120fps system or 16 port 240fps system. Up to two H-120-4 boards can be placed in one system providing a 4 port 120fps system or 8 port 240fps system. Excellent Image Quality H Series boards and software provide excellent image display and recording quality through proprietary drivers and compression. Video can be displayed and recorded at 320x240, 640x240 or a true 640x480 non-interlaced resolution which eliminates the 'ghost effect' in motion video seen with many other systems at 640x480. Multiple Camera Resolutions on same Screen Individual cameras can be displayed at different video resolutions on the same screen, allowing optimal video display and recording, yet minimizing recording file size.. High Compression Ratio with High Video Quality Video is compressed for recording by MJPEG or HM (MPEG4-like) compression: HM is proprietary compression technology, designed specifically for CCTV applications. It provides high video quality and yet saves a great deal of disk space through superior compression. CPU acceleration instructions also help the system gain real-time performance. Multiple Recording Methods Video can be recorded continuously, continuously with Smart Saving, On Motion, On Alarm, by time-lapse or by schedule. Different cameras can have recording methods set independently. Multi-Drive Concurrent Recording Different cameras can be specified to record into different logical or physical drives, so that some camera recordings can be kept for longer periods than others. This is particularly useful where some camera recordings may be more critical than others. Smart Saving during Recording The recording frame rate varies according to the amount of movement. Low frame rates are used for more static video and higher frame rates for full motion video. The more motion detected, the faster the recording fame rate. Advanced Motion Detection and Tracking Moving targets are automatically detected and tracked by a tracking block. The H Series is sensitive to moving targets in bad lighting environments, and not sensitive to camera shake and the auto-panning of PTZ cameras. Noise Tolerance Feature A motion detection noise elimination feature reduces false alarms and unwanted recordings caused by weather changes (rain, wind, lightening etc.), and light changes. The sensitivity of noise tolerance can be adjusted for each camera. Recording Playback Search recording log files by date, time, single camera or all cameras. Also search by recording type – motion detection, smart saving, alarm input or time lapse. Play back in quad, 9 or 16 camera displays and switch to single camera full screen (and back again) with a mouse click. Speed up to 16X or slow down to 1/8 speed. Increment backwards and forwards by one frame. Security and Stability Four levels of ID and password protection are provided and an audit log of “log on and offâ€