Recent content by mkerton

My plan was to install a secure and robust professional CCTV system, and not buy into a "hobby" "project". Hikvision seems, at the moment, rather flakey. One minute it works, the next poof!. Off line and no warnings re Hik-Connect. One minute I get loads of "motion detection alarms" on...

Thanks Dan for your prompt reply. Yeah, one key disarm is simply a pair of wires from the no1 N/O contacts on the back of the NVR. Useful in a system where all cams are in say a warehouse. Disarm in the morning-arm on the way out, via a keyswitch, or whatever, to close/open those contacts...

HI, I had a turret cam go off-line, not sure why but I was messing around. Am I right that SADP will only find devices on an NVR if the computer is plugged directly into a NVR PoE port? It's a damn nuisance trying to press reset button on an inaccessable cam. so: Pull the errant...

Hi, I’m familiar with the one key disarm I/O on the Hik I series 16channel NVR. Updated with latest firmware. Is it possible to “zone” the disarm? OK, the scenario. I have a house with some cams. Then I have a 30metre distant workshop, hard-wired with cat6 back to the house NVR (or router)...

I know this thread is a bit "mature", but one-key to disarm the entire CCTV system is a great idea. As I read this, you use one of the NO I/O contacts on the back of the NVR and run a pair of wires to perhaps a keyswitch located at the front door. So you can disarm during the day. Well, why not...

Phil, the event config help file is very useful. The problem I have is the old eyes are not as sharp as they used to be. Is there a larger typeface copy available? Regards Michael

How many time a day does a man get round to thanking a stranger? Again, thank you JB1970 the penny (or should I say Yuan) is finally dropping. I most appreciate your input. Best regards Michael

Yep. Untick "turn on audio and light alarm" in linkage action. Re-tick audio for front door and that works fine now. I'm curious though. Imagine a 16 cam setup why have a front garden strobe go off when a workshop 150metres away was being burgled? Do you know it possible to set up separate audio...

Upgreade was simple. I didn't bother to put the firmware .dav file on the root. I went for the easy option. Create new folder on desktop drag the zip file, unpack and go to cam via Firefox and maintenance, browse and voila! Thanks chaps

Jb1970. That's defo what I have done. I assumed the linkage actions were bound to each cam, rather than global. Simple solution. Thank you for the heads-up Michael

Ok, Now sorted the .cpgz extension. The zip file was corrupted. I pasted the link into Safari and downloaded the 78mb file. Unzip and voila! I get a .dav file. Hik don't like to make things easy do they? I did notice the C appended to the firmware file. Yep, I get it, the C refers to the new...

Dan, Confused is right. I keyed in the model number in Hik search in their UK download portal, and that was what they offered. OK, it was easy to upgrade the ISU previously, so download the zip move to a new folder and unzip. But not the 5.5.801_21105. Oh no, it unzips into a .cpgz file. I was...

Hi, Bench testing: My NVR DS-7616NI-I2/16P (FW 4.51.007:210818) I have one Acusense fixed turret DS-2DC2386G2-ISU/SL (F/W 5.5.800:210628 working OK. Flashing strobe/audio warning on line crossing. (garden). I set up another Acusense, this time DS-2CD2386G2-IU (FW 5.5.131) on another POE...

Oh dear, so changing settings on AcuSense (ISU) cams attached to I-series NVR. But the NVR GUI doesn't support manipulation of all smart functions of the cams. So tweak cams via web, or iVMS. But then reboot NVR to synchronise each time cams are tweaked. But how does that work in real life...

Dan, Sorry, I did attach an image honest! Yep, I hace a 6U cab. Going to install UPS and a patch panel, eventually. I'd appreciate you giving the image a once over. It's a JPG. I hope that's ok. Michael