Adding another card question

[snma 0]

Bear with me as I am not tech savvy and new to cctv stuff.

 

I have a GV-800 with 16 channels and I wish to add 6 more cameras, maybe more after that in the future.

 

Now do I have to buy the exact same card in order for both of them to work together? Or can I mix and match, ie. gv-800 and gv-650.

 

Also will I have to do anything special when installing the 2nd card and additional cameras? Or will it detect the other cameras once the card is installed and the cameras plugged in meaning just plug and play.

 

I may have some more questions but these are the only ones that come to mind at the moment.

 

Thanks in advance

[Soundy 1]

I don't know about the Geovision specifically, but in general, your software has to be able to support >16 cameras as well. Not all software does.

[snma 0]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Would I not be able to do so once I get the newest/proper drivers?

 

I was browsing through the threads and there was mention of a 8.2 and 8.3 where the latter was able to support upto 32 cameras. Could I not just download the 8.3 version and be able to get my desired configuration to work?

 

I will be getting another gv-800-16 card.

 

Thanks

[Soundy 1]

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Would I not be able to do so once I get the newest/proper drivers?

 

That won't change the software. Drivers merely provide "translation" between the hardware and the software (or in most modern cases, the operating system itself). The software that does the actual recording, still has to be able to handle 32 channels of video. If you look at the software, it has options to configure 16 cameras, and to view 16 cameras. Plugging another card in won't (necessarily) make it magically show an extra 16 cameras (disclaimer: some software WILL do this, but as I already said, I'm not familiar with the GeoVision system *specifically*).

 

I was browsing through the threads and there was mention of a 8.2 and 8.3 where the latter was able to support upto 32 cameras. Could I not just download the 8.3 version and be able to get my desired configuration to work?

 

That I don't know. It may TECHNICALLY work, but there may be licensing issues involved if you want to be LEGAL.

 

I will be getting another gv-800-16 card.

 

I'd suggest waiting until someone responds with a definitive answer whether this will actually work with the GV systems... otherwise you may end up with a card that won't do what you want.

[snma 0]

When I purchase the new card, if what I'm trying to do is possible, I will be purchasing all necessary software as well. But I just wanted to make sure that I won't have a problem if I do purchase a different card than what I have now.