CCTV

supersunbird said:
What is the best way to broadcast the HDMI signals from my 2 DVRs to a TV screen where one could then just select the HDMI source to switch between the displays? Wired LAN available. the DVRs are at front and back side of house, the TV in the middle.
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There are a few ways to do this;
hdmi over cat5 - cost approximately R1500 for converter and cable
Coax cable with bnc’s on both ends and then just a rca adaptor on one end into your tv. Obviously not high definition.
Raspberry pi with static ip and setup pc application that comes with dvr
Android box and download app for viewing as you would with your cellular phone.
The last 2 being the easiest - wireless mouse needed
 
ManTech Security said:
There are a few ways to do this;
hdmi over cat5 - cost approximately R1500 for converter and cable
Coax cable with bnc’s on both ends and then just a rca adaptor on one end into your tv. Obviously not high definition.
Raspberry pi with static ip and setup pc application that comes with dvr
Android box and download app for viewing as you would with your cellular phone.
The last 2 being the easiest - wireless mouse needed
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Probably easier to buy 2 x Win10 PCs-on-a-stick to run Firefox with the required plugins. Not the cheapest but beats the interface issues with apps on a android box. Closest to a broadcast since it only uses LAN
 
supersunbird said:
Probably easier to buy 2 x Win10 PCs-on-a-stick to run Firefox with the required plugins. Not the cheapest but beats the interface issues with apps on a android box. Closest to a broadcast since it only uses LAN
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It depends on the Android app really. Hikvisions Android app is pretty good.

Updated. 16 camera setup on HikVision iVMS-4500HD Android app.
Will try to install on my Nvidia Shield if I have time to set up my camera today for testing purposes.
I am waiting to redo my ceiling before I set my whole CCTV unit up.
This is without the use of an NVR.
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I can connect to my camera on the ivms hikvisions app but not through the browser. Username and password is incorrect after I did a hard reset and set the uname and password up again... Still can't connect via browser.

This is what I see from the phone though.

Installed the Android app on the Shield but the app is not optimised for the Shield really.
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CamiKaze said:
This is what I see from the phone though.
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Nice visibility at 2am. Especially for a New Year's Day 1970 image. :p

I use the Windows Phone version of HIKvision iVMS-4500 app, for 12 cams. It's actually cleaner and slicker than the Android version (which is on my lab/test Nokia 8) and works very nicely for both live streams and reviews/playbacks.
 
Arthur said:
Nice visibility at 2am. Especially for a New Year's Day 1970 image.

I use the Windows Phone version of HIKvision iVMS-4500 app, for 12 cams. It's actually cleaner and slicker than the Android version (which is on my lab/test Nokia 8) and works very nicely for both live streams and reviews/playbacks.
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Struggling to log in via browser to fix the date and all that stuff.
 
Arthur said:
I realise that, of course. Sorry I don't have any solution to offer. It's very frustrating when these damn devices don't obey.
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Well, I changed the IP and I am trying to access via the browser using that IP. I get to the login screen, and no matter how many times I hard-reset my camera and add a new password, the damn thing just doesn't take it.

Do you guys add cameras on your android app via static IP or via the below cloud thing which seems to work perfectly.

The IP one above that is not working.

I am not using an NVR. It is connected straight to my switch.
 

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I don't talk directly to the camera but do everything through the NVR. For secure remote access I've changed the NVR ports, tweak the protocol in pfSense, and do a few secret scrambling tricks so baddies with port scanners can't get in.
 
Arthur said:
I don't talk directly to the camera but do everything through the NVR. For secure remote access I've changed the NVR ports, tweak the protocol in pfSense, and do a few secret scrambling tricks so baddies with port scanners can't get in.
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I think the static IP's will work best in the local network as opposed to using the cloud details of the camera as it goes to the cloud and streams from there (data wasting), instead of in your local network(Data saving).
 
Arthur said:
I don't talk directly to the camera but do everything through the NVR. For secure remote access I've changed the NVR ports, tweak the protocol in pfSense, and do a few secret scrambling tricks so baddies with port scanners can't get in.
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I am in the process of ordering my DVR/analog Hikvision setup. But I am not comfortable connecting my DVR directly to the real world in any way shape or form, just yet.

I think I will rather Setup a VPN Server and route all my mobile traffic via the home fiber network for now.

That being said, out of interest, have you had any issues with remote access attempts, or are you just being cautious?
 
D4N_CPT said:
I am in the process of ordering my DVR/analog Hikvision setup. But I am not comfortable connecting my DVR directly to the real world in any way shape or form, just yet.

I think I will rather Setup a VPN Server and route all my mobile traffic via the home fiber network for now.

That being said, out of interest, have you had any issues with remote access attempts, or are you just being cautious?
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Yes. A villain from Russia tried for two days to get in. He obviously knew the default HIKvision NVR deets and got in to the NVR but not past it to the rest of the network, thanks to pfSense. I wiped the NVR, updated the firmware to latest, and changed the ports to custom. Reading up afterwards I discovered it's apparently a big thing in some voyeur circles, with hundreds of thousands of cctv cams hacked and viewed in dark areas. I now have mail notifications set up on the NVR for various events, and pfSense pings me when the buggers sniff around.
 
Arthur said:
Yes. A villain from Russia tried for two days to get in. He obviously knew the default HIKvision NVR deets and got in to the NVR but not past it to the rest of the network, thanks to pfSense. I wiped the NVR, updated the firmware to latest, and changed the ports to custom. Reading up afterwards I discovered it's apparently a big thing in some voyeur circles, with hundreds of thousands of cctv cams hacked and viewed in dark areas. I now have mail notifications set up on the NVR for various events, and pfSense pings me when the buggers sniff around.
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Good to know, thank you for sharing. I will definitely get my proper Mikrotik network gear installed first then, so that I can properly isolate the DVR and monitor the network traffic to and from the DVR in detail.
 
Arthur said:
Yes. A villain from Russia tried for two days to get in. He obviously knew the default HIKvision NVR deets and got in to the NVR but not past it to the rest of the network, thanks to pfSense. I wiped the NVR, updated the firmware to latest, and changed the ports to custom. Reading up afterwards I discovered it's apparently a big thing in some voyeur circles, with hundreds of thousands of cctv cams hacked and viewed in dark areas. I now have mail notifications set up on the NVR for various events, and pfSense pings me when the buggers sniff around.
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I must look at a similar setup to protect my home network. Are you using the standard HIKVision method of remote access from outside of your home network?
 
Daytime view. HIKVision 2042cd-i.
Will add night time view tonight.

Prepping it before I start building my boundary walls and new gate and stuff which will happen this week
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Night Mode: (OK seriously... WTF is up with MyBB not uploading my image???)
 
I'm battling to view my Panasonic nvr remotely on a smartphone app. Cameras all work fine and I can view it on my wifi but not remotely. I've tried all the YouTube tutorials on router setup but still not working....

Any advice what I can do to get it working? Thanks
 
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