carlton

I've been buying through the guys at cctv.net for years....my experience has always been fantastic.

Hi there - I've searched high/low and have even contacted Swann CS which was a bit of a disaster to find out if their NVRs support 3rd party cameras. I currently have 2 Arecont 3130s and am using Exacq, running on an ancient Dell laptop. I'm looking to add an additional 5 IP cams and would prefer to go the NVR w/POE appliance route. I am looking at this system (http://www.costco.com/Swann-8-Channel-HD-NVR-Security-System-with-2TB-Hard-Drive-and-4-1080p-IP-Cameras.product.100027599.html) but want to make sure my current cameras are compatible. Does anyone know if Swann/Lorex/etc support 3rd party cameras?

I have 4 Arecont 3130s that are running back to the communications closet of the house. I have them tied into a PoE hub which is running off a PC with an Exacq NVR. My challenge is that I'd like to transmit video to a remote monitor in the kitchen...and perhaps several other rooms. Unfortunately there's no possible way to run VGA or Coax, so my only option is to figure out how to transmit the video signal via a wireless connection. I've searched the forums, but have been unable to find a thread on this topic. I'm sure this is not that uncommon of a problem. Any help would be much appreciated.

I was having problems with my built in Linksys DDNS functionality and found that DynDns has a free piece of software called DynDns Updater that runs as a Windows service...it automatically refreshes your IP Address when your ISP reassigns an IP to you.

FWIW i recenlty been demoing Exacq, Milestone, and Luxriot, and in my purely non-professional opinion, Exacq seems to offer the best mix of camera support/user interface/& feature set.

Hi there....this forum has been invaluable. The discussion/advice is fantastic. I've been scouring the threads & the web to find an Exacq NVR dealer....I need a simple 4ch license....if someone on here sells Exacq, please PM me.