7616ni-i2 alarm server

[J273]

Hi all,

I have a 7616ni-i2 on the latest firmware which I want to setup with home assistant but can't seem to find an alarm sever option.

Is there an alarm server option allowing me to send motion events to an IP?

Ive looked through all the menus but for the life of me can't find an option

Many thanks

 

[johnfitzy]

I have a 7616ni-i2 on the latest firmware which I want to setup with home assistant but can't seem to find an alarm sever option.

Is there an alarm server option allowing me to send motion events to an IP?

Hi @J273 ... this probably won't help because I have a DS-7616NI-M2/16P on V5 firmware... here is where an alarm host is setup on that model:

 

[JB1970]

Hi all,

I have a 7616ni-i2 on the latest firmware which I want to setup with home assistant but can't seem to find an alarm sever option.

Is there an alarm server option allowing me to send motion events to an IP?

Ive looked through all the menus but for the life of me can't find an option

Many thanks

There isn’t one directly on the NVR. There is an alarm server (normally) on the IP cameras themselves but this cannot be used if the cameras are connected into the POE ports of the NVR as they’re on an isolated network that cannot access your LAN.

Two options:

1 - fit a Poe switch adjacent the NVR. You’d divert the NVR LAN connection through that, unplug the cameras from the NVR and connect them to the switch. You’d need to reprogram the cameras with IP addresses to match your LAN. That would allow the cameras alarm server to reach the IP of your Home Assistant.

2- Use node-red on a Raspberry Pi or any machine that can remain on. You can use the Hikvision Ultimate pallet to configure flows that connect to the event stream of the NVR (no need to use the cameras alarm server). That will allow you to create flows that trigger events in HA.

I’m using Option 2 but with Hubitat not Home Assistant. node-red flows pick up events from the NVR that have the ‘notify surveillance centre’ option enabled. I use the flow to trigger the push of a virtual button in Hubitat, then use Hubitats Rule Machine to carry out whatever actions I want. In my case I’m using line crossing and intrusion to trigger security lighting.

 

[J273]

Hi @J273 ... this probably won't help because I have a DS-7616NI-M2/16P on V5 firmware... here is where an alarm host is setup on that model:


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Thankyou yeah I belive its different as I don't have that option

 

[J273]

There isn’t one directly on the NVR. There is an alarm server (normally) on the IP cameras themselves but this cannot be used if the cameras are connected into the POE ports of the NVR as they’re on an isolated network that cannot access your LAN.

Two options:

1 - fit a Poe switch adjacent the NVR. You’d divert the NVR LAN connection through that, unplug the cameras from the NVR and connect them to the switch. You’d need to reprogram the cameras with IP addresses to match your LAN. That would allow the cameras alarm server to reach the IP of your Home Assistant.

2- Use node-red on a Raspberry Pi or any machine that can remain on. You can use the Hikvision Ultimate pallet to configure flows that connect to the event stream of the NVR (no need to use the cameras alarm server). That will allow you to create flows that trigger events in HA.

I’m using Option 2 but with Hubitat not Home Assistant. node-red flows pick up events from the NVR that have the ‘notify surveillance centre’ option enabled. I use the flow to trigger the push of a virtual button in Hubitat, then use Hubitats Rule Machine to carry out whatever actions I want. In my case I’m using line crossing and intrusion to trigger security lighting.

Thanks. I have had it working before with home assistant and previously used habitat myself and im sure I had it working with that aswell through a alarm server option but can't seem to find it now.

I may be wrong but im sure I had the NVR sending events to habitat direct.