bulletproof77

I have just recently run into several "bad" (why or how I do not know) Altronix (and "off brand" similar to Altronix) power supplies. Thought it was the cameras-happened on both 12 and 24 volt cams. Drove me nuts, checked wiring in walls, replaced cams, finally replaced power supplies (mostly Altronix 9-16 camera power supplies) and problem solved. I don't have a clue why, never seen so many bad supplies.

The new Pelco (mini) Spectra line works well, comes with day/night features and is menu driven and easy to install. However, unless you are purchasing wholesale/with a resale number, $1500 is a little low. You do need the housings, mount arm or pendant mount, a controller (or DVR that uses Pelco D protocol) and a control cable. On the plus side, it's a great unit that will last for years and has a lot of functions the competition doesn't. Of course, I am a little biased, I retired from Pelco last year after many many years...still love the stuff though..and there are a couple of really good Ebay re-sellers of domes. Just do a search on Ebay for Pelco.

WDR are nice, but for the price I expected a much better picture, because Panasonic sure DOESN'T discount much, even at the wholesale level. I went back to the Sony Exview chip cameras. Cheaper, easier to get and consistently good pictures. In an area with moderately good night lighting they have worked well for my customers and the dual voltage feature has saved me a lot of work. Hope this helps

and I forgot to add that your DynDNS address for viewing OUTSIDE your network will be a different IP address that "points" to your home IP address. For 9 dollars a year DYNDNS offers a service that automatically "forwards" your IP address, plus they give really good email tech support for the $9.00

try opening up the router and configuring Port 80. Set to open. Port 80 is most commonly used for video and remote viewing. The bad part is on Windows based systems, hackers are aware of that fact. If you can view your cameras on your local network, then the problem should start at the router, although I am not an IT guy, I have found this to be the case most of the time.