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macman, thanks for all the advice. Managed to get all four cameras working on IVMS-4200 although one seems a bit temperamental; the same one i can't seem to get working on HIK Connect app. Is there a quick and easy way to update the camera firmware. A step by step guide would be appreciated...

Morning macman, First of all, thank you for taking the time to reply. Problem 1 and 2 Solved - it was a faulty cable connection. All 4 cameras can now be found on IVMS-4200. Problem 3, 4, 5 and 6. I tried "Add to Client" using a new and unique IP but the result is just the same. When doing...

Cameras installed, everything switched on and IVMS-4200 for mac downloaded. Problem 1. When I connected the system to the router and turned the HIK POE switch on I noticed that the lights (green and orange) on the switch came on for only 3 out of the 4 cameras. Am i right in presuming there...

Hello Kyle. A picture is worth a thousand words. The cameras I'm going to install are a mixture of DS-2CD2722FWD-IZS, DS-2CD2742FWD-IZS and DS-2CD2H43G0-IZS. This is the one of the 2722's: The boxes containing the 2722 and 2742 cameras also include a mounting plate shown below: I will...

The DS-2CD2722FWD-IZS cameras I bought come with a what is described in the Quick Start Guide as a 'Mounting Base'. This is about 10mm thick. As I am going to be installing junction boxes (DS-1280ZJ-DM21) do I also need to install the Mounting Base between the camera and junction box, or does...

Thanks for the advice and very informative answers. I might be back with more.

Apologies in advance if some of my questions don't make much sense, but this is my first adventure into security cameras. I intend to set up four cameras around my house and today I bought three new HIK Vision DS-2CD2722FWD-IZS on eBay. I'll be buying one more camera (probably again from eBay)...