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which model of kodicom card do you have? I haven't tried this on a dual monitor system, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I tried it on a single monitor system and it worked fine. Instead of using the client software use the web client. I had the site software and the webdvr software in IE running at the same time and I could watch both and it seemed to work okay. Do you have a dual head video card hooked up to run the extended desktop? 1. Make sure the webdvr apache server is installed with your kodicom software. 2. On your dvr, push Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F4 all at the same time to exit the software back to windows desktop. 3. Open your internet explorer and type in the dvr's ip address in the address bar and it should bring up the login page to your dvr and have slots for the site code and password. 4. Reopen your Kodicom site software and let that load back up. If your IE window goes under your kodicom window, you should at least now be able to use Alt-Tab to get back to it... Move the IE window over to the secondary monitor and type in the site code and pass to connect up. Then turn off the cameras you don't want other people to see and leave it up and running. Should be as simple as that. Now like I said I tried this on a single monitor system, as I don't have a dual head card in my DVR, but it worked fine there and I don't see why it wouldn't work on a dual monitor system.

What kind of cisco router are you using? I would setup an access list and do all my port forwarding that way, seems a little more self explanatory... Does your network have a firewall or just a router? -Marcus

What's your install like? 2 - 32CH dvrs that you are trying to view through 1 IP? You can split the DVR's through separate connections, or leave them on the same network and get a burstable T-1 possibly. Depends on how deep your pockets are and what it's worth to you. Usually you can get a burstable T-1 at about half the cost of a traditional T-1. You could also get 2 cable modems and use a bandwidth balancing router like a Xincom 600 series... I am not sure if it will help in your situation though, but maybe, it kind of depends on how the camera system(s) handles uploads and if the problem you are having is about multiple streams to multiple sites... The Xincom routers have load balancing for inbound and outbound traffic. There are other brands too, I believe linksys has some as well, but I have never really liked their stuff for business class applications... http://www.xincom.com/twr602.html -Marcus

You probably gotta stop making random posts all over the place begging to be let in. Do you really think that showing that you are missing your dose of Ritalin is going to help your case to get what you want??

To exit from kodicom software without shutting down the pc, press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F4. That will let you out of the software and still keep your pc going however, you will not be recording. There is no way to minimize the software, you can only shut it off. Then once you are done on your desktop you can restart the software to continue recording again. -Marcus

You may want to check for your area, but the wire that goes into an elevator shaft should be plenum wire if memory serves. I have heard some horror stories of elevator guys (who were jerks) taking any wiring they see that wasn't plenum and just cutting it out when they were servicing/inspecting the elevator. This happened to the company I work for when we did some access control installations for an elevator a few years before I worked here. So I would definitely check into that. Also, to get your best answer about how to wire the cam in, you may want to check with another elevator service/inspection company to see what they would say on how to do it properly or how much they would charge to do it. -Marcus

Bob, We offer plenty of culinary delights, I believe the most often dished out is a big can of whoopass... or did your British memory make you forget the American Revolution? LOL j/k BTW, I like fish and chips and that is British I do think, deeeeeepfried.... mmmmm

resizing is really easy, it can be done with any pc that has paint... open the image in paint (you can right click and select edit also on most machines) press ctrl-w (or the long way is select Image at the top, then select Stretch/Skew) set the horizontal and verticle image numbers to the percent of size you want the new picture to be, for these i selected 25% in both fields then resave the new picture with a different name in case you end up not liking the size, that way you still have your original pic to try again -Marcus

On some tower work I have done, I used linerless high voltage splice tape. The rolls we used were made by 3m and it was called 130C high voltage splice as I recall. Relatively cheap too like less than 10 dollars a roll. I have some connections that are on towers (talk about heat and cold and weather) that have been going for over 4 years... plus a good feature is if you have to unwrap the connection you can do it without making a mess. Now as far as the coax-seal product, it is a good product you can even lay a connection covered in that in a puddle, but it is a mess to get back off if you have to work on it. The real trick with the linerless splice is covering both sides of the connection, and doing 2 passes stretching the tape tight as you go. Now the connection you are trying to cover is it on the side of some housing, like one side of the connection sticking out of a housing or is it like 2 wire pieces you are splicing, as that can affect also what product you can use. It would be really hard to use linerless splice tape if you are trying to seal against some kind of a housing... in that scenario you would want the coax-seal putty. -Marcus

http://www.bioscrypt.com/products/vprox.shtml We just installed a half dozen of these at a credit union corporate facility and I have to say they are pretty good. I also like the idea of the combination of prox reader and fingerprint reader. It makes sure the person using the prox card is who it belongs to. Before the reader sends the data to the access control panel it verifys both pieces. The only thing I didn't like about them was the built in network was RS485 and not ethernet. You have to use an adapter to make it work on the network for management. Aside from that the units seem to perform very well.

There is double sided velcro tape that comes in rolls and that is pretty good for cable management in situations like that (with velcro you can add or remove wires without cutting everything apart). While I get it all combined with velcro, I use a one hole ziptie with a selftapping metal screw to make a place to hang the wires off the back to take stress off of any connectors or wires on the back of the pc. You can pass the velcro through the one hole tie on the last wrap around the wires and then when you need to work on it, you can just undo the last wrap of velcro, pull the wires off do your work and then put it all back. Another good product I have used for my audio/video wiring at home is that spiral cut plastic tubing material that you just spiral wrap around all your wires. That stuff isn't bad, but I find that the velcro tape works better if you have to get those wires back open to work on them. -Marcus

You could try this flavor of VNC, it has encryption plugins and you can download it's source code if you want to play with it.... http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/index.html -Marcus

must be their custom DVR: Lime Edition maybe they can create one with your favorite NFL or Nascar logo!

I knew I would get a rise out of the Mac guys by pokin a little fun at them... always so sensative.... anyway I know macs are good for what they are designed for... photoshop and graphic design What i did't like about mac was the high price parts and high cost of purchasing new, otherwise they are good machines... I found this little movie a while ago, I don't know if any of you have seen it, but it is really funny... http://www.roosterteeth.com/archive/ it is the RvB_Switch.mov Enjoy!

Yah, but that's only because, no one wants to take the time to write a virus for a dedicated Photoshop machine...