Do all DVR's have to use Internet Explorer over the net?

[PilotGuy 0]

Hi i have been looking at a few DVR's, one thing i have notised is that when you view them over the Net you have to use Internet Explorer and install software for it to work. Now to me this looks crappy, i was wondering if all DVR's have this or can you get ones with built in web servers?

[Soundy 1]

Video Insight will work with any browser, including most mobile browsers.

[Soundy 1]

"WEB"server by definition implies at least HTTP. Vigil's client does not use HTTP, and no browser will connect and view it on any port. The client streams data directly from the server app; the HTTP server isn't even installed. Ergo, no webserver.

 

Video Insight's standalone client app, likewise, does not use HTTP and does not require the IIS package to be installed at all. IIS is required if you want to use the Web Client, but not the standalone client. So again, no webserver is used for the basic client.

[Sawbones 0]

It's already been said, but viewing the DVR via a web browser generally requires some sort of web server on the other end (IIS, Apache, etc). Most browser-based connections go over port 80.

 

On the other hand, DVR client software can use any agreed-upon port, and there is still a client-server architecture in place, though it might not be technically correct to call it a "web server." It would probably be more correct to just call it a video server... just like an FTP server takes FTP requests, and a mail server relays mail... a video server serves video.

 

But to answer the OP's question...

 

What interface you need to use (client software versus web browser) depends entirely on what software or camera manufacturer you use.

 

Dedicated Micros? Active-X or Java... eg. firefox will work.

Panasonic network cameras? Active-X only

Acti network cameras? Active-X only

Axis? Active-X, Java, or even some mobile phones

Mobotix? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

Luxriot? client software.

 

Etc, etc.

[jjsafeware 0]

Hi i have been looking at a few DVR's, one thing i have notised is that when you view them over the Net you have to use Internet Explorer and install software for it to work. Now to me this looks crappy, i was wondering if all DVR's have this or can you get ones with built in web servers?

hey guys, don't get carried away by the terminologies.

 

"i was wondering if all DVR's have this or can you get ones with built in web servers?"

yes, almost all DVRs has one "http/web server" built-in.

 

"when you view them over the Net you have to use Internet Explorer and install software for it to work"

no, you an choose not to install "another" software for it to work, however, you do need to accept what IE tells you to run, as ActiveX control(s).

 

that's how the browser is designed to work with contents that are not static html; and for video transmission, the one, or a few accept "clicks" are already the least effort you have to pay. i failed see anything crappy with that.

[cglaeser 0]

Dedicated Micros? Active-X or Java... eg. firefox will work.

Panasonic network cameras? Active-X only

Acti network cameras? Active-X only

Axis? Active-X, Java, or even some mobile phones

Mobotix? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

Luxriot? client software.

 

exacqVision? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

 

Best,

Christopher

[Soundy 1]

Short answer to the OP's question: "No."

[DrtiBird 0]

Short answer to the OP's question: "No."

 

Does that mean there are no DVRs that can provide Internet access without going through a PC/Mac?

 

Someone answered my question in another thread.

 

Thanks!

Edited April 28, 2010 by Guest

[thewireguys 3]

Dedicated Micros? Active-X or Java... eg. firefox will work.

Panasonic network cameras? Active-X only

Acti network cameras? Active-X only

Axis? Active-X, Java, or even some mobile phones

Mobotix? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

Luxriot? client software.

 

exacqVision? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

 

Best,

Christopher

 

Exacq works with everything!!! Windows, Linux, Mac

[Sawbones 0]

Dedicated Micros? Active-X or Java... eg. firefox will work.

Panasonic network cameras? Active-X only

Acti network cameras? Active-X only

Axis? Active-X, Java, or even some mobile phones

Mobotix? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

Luxriot? client software.

 

exacqVision? Pretty much anything, including mobile phones.

 

Best,

Christopher

 

Exacq works with everything!!! Windows, Linux, Mac

 

A major strength of that product, IMO.