Jaguar280

hmmm interesting idea... what would be the simplest way to duplicate the dvr?.... i imagine you have send the signal from the cameras to both computers... could u simply split the 16 pin connector (i think its called a 16 pin) where the signal comes in with a Y cable and send it to both computers? i imagine this would also require a second recording card... the ones i bought cost around 900 i believe... is there a less expensive alternative? or maybe a way to record the files onto a duplicate drive with it hidden?

hey guys, thanks for the quick replies. i appreciate the helpful tips. sorry for the late response... been dealing with the mess lol. couple questions/problems though. when we look at everything as a whole we decided that it probably wasn't an inside job but more likely professionals who just happened to pick us (im hoping it wasn't my dad lol). of course, you never know. but we want to protect ourselves so that even if it was an inside job it won't happen again. i like the idea of limiting the auto login account. looking back that was stupid for me not to do that. definately gonna change that. as far as hiding the dvr or locking it inside a box somehow im not sure how effective or practical that would be for our situation. first, since we have so many cameras we actually use two computers. i could hide one of them since it is only used for the cameras but the other computer is used by the office manager for normal tasks as well as monitoring. we would have to get another computer for them. of course, building another won't cost more than a couple hundred bucks so that wouldn't be THAT big of an issue i guess. second, if we do hide the computer or lock them away how can we easily turn them on without having to unlock them? i would imagine we would still want access to the front of the computers. is there any easy solution for this? don't get me wrong... im not opposed to it... i just don't see it being practical for us at this moment. do you guys know of any other solutions or work arounds for this problem? one question... lets assume i create a limited access login account and password protect the rest of the software with an admin account... if i lock the computers so there is absolutely no way they could take it... what ways could they still delete the records? i was thinking there would possibly be a solution that would allow me to record everything off-site (of course this would require a fast connection). is this possible or practical? THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS... BEEN REALLY INSIGHTFUL

Hello everyone, i'm fairly new to the forum but i've been a user of geovision for a while. there was recently a burglary at one of the locations i installed cameras at for my parents. luckily, they didn't get much but it makes think about how i need to make the system better. we installed these cameras to watch the customers and protect ourselves against the average burglars but these guys had to know what they were doing. the system is setup so that when the computers start up, geovision automatically logs in so that no one has to start the software and it automatically begins recording. what happened was since the software was already started,, and the computers were recording... the burglars accessed the software and deleted the recordings from that day. they then turned the computers off to stop further recordings. what i need to think about now is how to prevent something like this from happening again. i have some experience with geovision software but i'm not an expert. i was thinking there must be some sort of way to keep people from deleting the files. is there a way we can record files off-site or maybe through a network? this time we were lucky they deleted the files because the probably would have taken the computers and in that case any on-site recordings would have been compromised. does anyone have any experience with these types of situations that could offer help? i'm hoping for a quick and easy solution (most importantly not too expensive) that would allow us to retain our records even if someone went to the extent of stealing the computer. i appreciate your help! Thank you!