Hikvision NVR IP range

[SAguy]

Being lazy and asking the question before researching, but maybe someone has done it.

I have a Hikvision NVR which has it's own POE ports. This makes using IP cameras pretty easy as it's plug and play. However, my NVR (which acts as a DHCP server to the IP cameras) has some default network CIDR that it uses to dish out IP addresses to the cameras - let's say 192.168.50.0/24.

My home network has a different CIDR, say 192.168.1.0/24. Now everything works fine on my NVR, it can see all the cameras - but I can't access the IP cameras directly from other devices on my network because of the IP range difference.

How would I best go about fixing this?

Off the top of my head I see my options as:
1. Changing the cidr range on my NVR to use the same as my home network (albeit just a smaller subset to prevent IP overlaps) - but then I essentially have two devices on my network acting as a DHCP servers?

2. Adding the NVR IP range route to my network (all my devices are Unifi) so that the NVR's IP range is routable

3. Other?

Essentially I want to continue using the NVR's POE ports (otherwise I need a bigger POE switch and my cabinet is full), but I also want to be able to reach the IP cameras directly from other devices on my private home network (such as home assistant or via a web browser).

I'll search around as well in the meantime

 

[PsyWulf]

Dont think the NVR's Ports are bridged to its LAN,i've always just powered the cameras with my own POE switch and thus on my normal DHCP range

 

[Peon]

Is there no LAN port on the NVR?

Buy a cheap mikrotik router and setup static routes? Let the MT route between your 2 networks, then you can browse the IP CAM individually as required.

 

[hilton]

Is there no LAN port on the NVR?

Buy a cheap mikrotik router and setup static routes? Let the MT route between your 2 networks, then you can browse the IP CAM individually as required.

LAN port is there but won't let you configure the onboard powered cameras. You have to physically work on the NVR to make any changes. Old school stuff.

Dont think the NVR's Ports are bridged to its LAN,i've always just powered the cameras with my own POE switch and thus on my normal DHCP range

Correct, this is a stupid design but I understand why they did it though. Analog CCTV/PABX guys struggle with networking at the best of times so this allowed them to plug and play.

It's 2021 now so just use Blue Iris on a PC, infinitely more flexible and powerful.

 

[chrisc]

Set up static addresses for the cameras on the NVR. Set up an address on the NVR using the same range

I did this on a Dahua NVR.

 

[SAguy]

I found an option to set

LAN port is there but won't let you configure the onboard powered cameras. You have to physically work on the NVR to make any changes. Old school stuff.


Correct, this is a stupid design but I understand why they did it though. Analog CCTV/PABX guys struggle with networking at the best of times so this allowed them to plug and play.

It's 2021 now so just use Blue Iris on a PC, infinitely more flexible and powerful.

For me it was more a cost and space decision. Buying the NVR with POE ports is cheaper and takes up less space that having 2 separate devices.

I found an option for virtual hosts on the NVR. The NVR assigns random port numbers to the cameras, so I can reach the camera's config page directly by going to NVR IPort Number.