What Would You Do?

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I have the following (all Hikvision):

 

DS-2CD2232-I5 X2

 

DS-2CD2312WD-I X1

 

DS-2DE7530IW-AE X1

 

DS-7604NI-E1/4P X1 (NVR)

 

DS-1005KI X1 (joystick)

 

Right now all the cameras are connected to the NVR except the joystick because apparently the joystick only works with certain Hikvision NVRs but it does work through iVMS-4200 (management software) so I have read. The video is displayed on a second monitor I have on my desk.

 

This is what I think I want to do but don't know enough about best practices to know if it is the right thing to do.

1. Utilize an extra PC I have, install a NIC card and get it on the network (hard wired instead of WiFi because I have read iVMS-4200 has trouble seeing your cameras if you have a WiFi card in your machine. I could never get it to work either)

2. Connect the NVR to the Ethernet port on the PC

3. Connect the joystick to the PC (I really want it to work with my PTZ instead of having to use the mouse and onscreen control buttons via the NVR)

4. Load iVMS-4200 on the PC and manage the system through there.

 

Any suggestions much appreciated