Recent content by mkerton

Thank's Dan, just did that. My mistake. I should have known better than to just blindly follow the "upgrade path". I usually aim to archive other apps so a roll-back being not a problem, if/when things go wrong. It's a shame. Hik have great kit, (better than almost anything else out there)...

I "upgraded" from ivms v 2.0.0.12 to 18 and it crashes on my Mac 11.7 any idea how I could re-install v 12?

Thanks Dan. Of course, Hik in their wisdom use a few different words for password. I suppose "encryption key" should be intuitively read as "stream key" given the warning message presented in IVMS 4200! Ah well, it works. So onwards and upwards. By the way, the "stream key" does not accept any...

JB you are a star. Thank you. Also, I never considered reducing the DHCP pool in the router. It makes sense that most domestic systems would never need any more that 100 DHCP addresses.

Thanks JB. I've struggled to understand the proccess of adding a Hik cam to a local LAN. So, it seems to me the NVR "maps" one of it's PoE channels to a cam that's going on the LAN. So, that slot on the NVR is now taken. So the NVR must do all the IP addressing in MANUAL mode before the cam can...

Thank you JB. Fritz alocates: 20 to 200 as available DHCP addresses. But they are reallcated after ten days. No problem if you claim some as static. I like IP scanner. Thank you.

Dan, It's been a while! I hope this mesage finds you well. I am trying to add one of your Hik cameras-what a bind. I've replaced my Mac and can't get IVMS to work. I just want to add one cam at this stage. My NVR (DS-7616NII2-16P) can cope with 16 cams, so there's a long way to go from the 3/4...

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...