Dahua NVR 5208P Randomness and IP-HFW2100

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Random issue and a question

1) can I reassign which channel I want each camera to go to?

2) some cameras don't work on some POE ports. Like its random. I can plug a camera into port 1 and it shows up as camera 3. Move the same camera to port 5, doesnt show up at all I know the camera is powered up because it goes through the motions and the IR lights are working.

 

I think I got a bad camera. Was working fine until I decided to re-arrange my cameras thinking I could change which camera they registered to... and now that camera won't come back up. Tried the whole hold the reset button down on the camera and now that camera doesnt even respond.

 

Thoughts?

 

already contacted my venor (hdsecuritystore.com) very curious to see their response.