IPC with SD card recording

[KamirZG]

Hi,

I have a situation where i record stream from camera to NVR. Camera has SD card in her self.
When there is a lost comunication between cam and NVR, camera records on her self.

How can I set to transfer that part of playback when there was no connection between cam and NVR to NVR HDD?

I hope i explained good enough.

Thank you

 

[Kyle]

Hi @KamirZG

I do not think it is possible to transfer the micro SD card recordings to the NVR, unfortunately.

You can save the footage from the micro SD card to your PC or storage device by logging into the camera directly.

You will need to log into your NVR first and use the camera's virtual host links to access the SD card recordings. This guide explains how to do it:

Using a Hikvision NVR's "Virtual Host" Feature
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One of the most successful selling points of a Hikvision NVR to many small-setup customers is the "Plug and Play" functionality that simplifies the setup process of their surveillance system. However, plugging a camera directly into a port on the NVR unfortunately does not allow you to access the camera via its own internal LAN IP using a browser due to it being on the NVRs internal network, and this can significantly reduce the amount of configuration options you have access to. The NVR does allow you to configure many options for each connected camera, but some essential features are only accessible via connecting to the camera itself (such as audio codec options). This was of course a big problem previously.

With the advent of newer firmware and models of NVR, Hikvision have introduced a feature called Virtual Host. Activating this feature turns your NVR into a "host" for the cameras allowing you to connect to them via a browser. Essentially, the NVR forwards all traffic received from your browser to the appropriate camera you're trying to connect to, eliminating the biggest problem of plug and play functionality.

Note: Whilst Hikvision are working to update existing models of NVR to enable this feature, not all of them will currently have Virtual Host functionality. We recommend checking online and updating your firmware to see whether your model is compatible.

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First of all, access your NVR via a web browser. If you do not know the LAN IP of your NVR, download Hikvision's tool SADP here. It scans your network for any Hikvision devices that are connected and allows you to see and/or change their network settings, including the internal IP.

Once you've logged in, navigate to Configuration --> System --> Camera Management

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This screen displays all the connected cameras on your NVR. Notice that the final column labelled "Connect" is currently empty. We'll be coming back here in a moment.

Now, navigate to Network --> Advanced Settings --> Other tab and make sure you tick the option "Enable Virtual Host"

NB - when you click 'Save' your NVR will reboot.

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Now, navigate back to the Camera Management window from earlier. You'll notice that the previously empty connect tab now features links for each camera currently connected to your NVR.

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Simply click on any of these links to access the respective camera via your web browser.

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That's it, you're done!

This should help with those times when you want to access options on your camera that your NVR doesn't feature. If you have any further questions feel free to ask, we're happy to help.

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[KamirZG]

Hi Kyle,

thanks for response. One client is claiming that Hik have some option to enable that but i never heard about that, so I had to ask here while i wait for an answer from HIK support.

 

[Phil]

It's known as ANR (Automatic Network Recovery/Replenishment).
It's only available on certain model NVRs.

 

[Starstreak]

Hi @KamirZG

I do not think it is possible to transfer the micro SD card recordings to the NVR, unfortunately.

You can save the footage from the micro SD card to your PC or storage device by logging into the camera directly.

You will need to log into your NVR first and use the camera's virtual host links to access the SD card recordings. This guide explains how to do it:

Do you know an efficient way to transfer images from the SD card in the camera to the PC? If I use iVMS I can only see the 1st 140 pages of photos and have to download them page by page. There is no "download all" feature. Unfortunately the SD card seems to have a preset limit for how many images it can hold which I cannot change. It overwrites them so it would be useful to download them before that happens.

 

[Dan]

Hi @Starstreak

If you are dealing with that many images the fastest way to access and download them all would be to physically remove the card from the camera, fit it into a MicroSD card reader and then just drag and drop the image files to where you want them. You can also use the picture menu when accessing the camera from a browser to download all the images, but as this is downloading the photos over the local network it will be similarly slow going as it is with iVMS-4200 and it will always be quicker to have the MicroSD card physically plugged into the PC you are downloading to.