Geovision Cameras with aftermarket NVR possible?

[rayt 0]

Is it possible to use a aftermarket NVR with geovision cameras?

[Soundy 1]

Theoretically, yes. It will depend in large part on the NVR itself, and whether it will let you select generic cameras and define custom URLs.

[rayt 0]

i am planning to put in a synology ds1812 at home, mainly for home theater, but saw that it was capable of surveillance storage as well, guess i won't really know until i try, since geovision isn't as popular as some of the other bigger brands here.

[Soundy 1]

GeoVision cameras are made by someone else and re-branded with the GV name. Couldn't tell you who offhand, but it has been discussed here before. Synology's Surveillance Station package (I have a DS412+) does have some capability to enter custom camera settings, so if you can find the proper URL, you might be able to make it work that way too.

[Korgoth Of Barbaria 0]

Try to add them like this: rtsp://:8554/CH001.sdp - it should work.

[rayt 0]

GeoVision cameras are made by someone else and re-branded with the GV name. Couldn't tell you who offhand, but it has been discussed here before. Synology's Surveillance Station package (I have a DS412+) does have some capability to enter custom camera settings, so if you can find the proper URL, you might be able to make it work that way too.

thanks, knew i should have sprung and spent a bit more for some other cameras, but at the time, geovision met my budget needs.

[rayt 0]

as an update, i managed to get my sd200-s added via onvif, and i believe my other 3 cameras can be added on via psia when i get those up.