Remote viewing of security cameras

Socksitis

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I am so please with myself, I have (nearly) sorted the remote viewing of some security cameras, but I can only view one of the two. They are both listed on the software, it is something very small that I have missed - but what?

Now I can view the other camera but not the first one, so it is something about viewing two cameras in the split screen?
 

antares100

Member
I read somewhere recently that some of these camera systems can be hacked into, maybe it's down to the security on whatever type router you have, I have a fixed system myself but the remote viewing option would be great as long as it's secure.
 

HDAV

Member
I am so please with myself, I have (nearly) sorted the remote viewing of some security cameras, but I can only view one of the two. They are both listed on the software, it is something very small that I have missed - but what?

Now I can view the other camera but not the first one, so it is something about viewing two cameras in the split screen?


I may be a limit of the software how are you viewing the cameras? Sometimes the software only supports A single image stream unless you upgrade to a paid version
 

Clive

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Arable Farmer
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I am so please with myself, I have (nearly) sorted the remote viewing of some security cameras, but I can only view one of the two. They are both listed on the software, it is something very small that I have missed - but what?

Now I can view the other camera but not the first one, so it is something about viewing two cameras in the split screen?

have you opened the port in your router to allow remote viewing for both cameras ?

long time since I did this but I recall that was the issue when I set ours up
 
I am so please with myself, I have (nearly) sorted the remote viewing of some security cameras, but I can only view one of the two. They are both listed on the software, it is something very small that I have missed - but what?

Now I can view the other camera but not the first one, so it is something about viewing two cameras in the split screen?
Possibly a port forwarding mismatch on the router. Each camera will require a separate port number to be opened on the router, and each of those will then forward to a fixed IP address allocated on your LAN for each respective camera.

I don’t bother with that malarkey now.

All our cameras record back to a Synology NAS box, I have a free Synology DS Cam app on my phone which I can securely connect back and view any or all the cameras (or their recordings) in real time from anywhere I can get an internet connection. It works well.

Bear in mind that our primary internet connection is via 4G which doesn’t work with port forwarding. Nor is that actually particularly secure nowadays anyways.
 
What is a Synology NAS Box?
Bunch of hard drives in a box that you attach to your network to store stuff (including video from your cameras)....
 

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Dman2

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I have 6 cameras plugged into a dvr and another 6 which again are plugged into another dvr which I access wirelessly.
Would one of those units suit my system.
On cheap dvrs at moment and want to update
 

HDAV

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Unless you have IP cameras then not really the NAS is just a network storage device full of drives, your DVR is a video recorder with a drive so if DVR fails the NAS won't help might as well wait and replace the system with IP Dahua do some reasonable cameras with video and ip outputs if replacing any cameras get dual types (need network cables) there are some hybrid DVR and NVR units so consider one of those

Something like this supports 16analogue camera and IP cameras on same box and really good web/app interface
http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/hcvr7216an-s3-5241.html
 
Unless you have IP cameras then not really the NAS is just a network storage device full of drives, your DVR is a video recorder with a drive so if DVR fails the NAS won't help might as well wait and replace the system with IP Dahua do some reasonable cameras with video and ip outputs if replacing any cameras get dual types (need network cables) there are some hybrid DVR and NVR units so consider one of those

Something like this supports 16analogue camera and IP cameras on same box and really good web/app interface
http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/hcvr7216an-s3-5241.html
Do you know if you can you remotely access the Dahua box from your phone or web browser? That’s what I really like about the Synology solution - the network video recording function (surveillance station) is simply another app/program you can easily install from their app store, so they have well sorted remote access etc for all the other functions the box can perform. The whole thing very much is designed like a smart phone app in the look, feel and ease of setup.

Do Dahua support any more than the two built in drives - for extra storage and better hardware redundancy?

Again I like the Synolgy solution here as you’re free to put in whatever size drives you like so expansion is pretty easy, and the larger number of physical drives on certain models offer better redundancy. Just put the right sort of drives in (learnt that lesson the tough way),

There an NVR selector tool here (well Synology model actually) which suggests which particular Synolgy NAS unit depending on how many IP cameras you have and how long you want to keep recordings, resolution etc.

Finally the box can perform many, many other functions beyond a simple network video recorder - there are literally hundreds of free apps for backup, multimedia, email, that can be installed on them. So it’s easy to re-purpose the box to do something else.
 

HDAV

Member
Yes you can access dahua from phone/web it's a pro grade DVR/NVR yes you can have more drives, it's dedicated cctv colution not a general NAS as such it's designed to record and store video importantly works with nomen ip cameras has ptz control and a load of other cctv specific functions. It's not a solution for storing your music collection or backing up your PC it's cctv specific and the range is broad to cover the uses from small 4 channel machines up to many many channels the web interface is much better than you get on low end DVR in my opinion.

If you have a lot of analogue cameras and don't want to replace them all with IP units a hybrid solution can be the answer
 
Yes you can access dahua from phone/web it's a pro grade DVR/NVR yes you can have more drives, it's dedicated cctv colution not a general NAS as such it's designed to record and store video importantly works with nomen ip cameras has ptz control and a load of other cctv specific functions. It's not a solution for storing your music collection or backing up your PC it's cctv specific and the range is broad to cover the uses from small 4 channel machines up to many many channels the web interface is much better than you get on low end DVR in my opinion.

If you have a lot of analogue cameras and don't want to replace them all with IP units a hybrid solution can be the answer
Who sells them? What sort of money are they?
 

HDAV

Member
It's prograde cctv kit available through most cctv resellers Midwich distribute them, as do Oprema.

I'm out of touch on pricing so best find a unit you like the look of and get a quote
 
Have a single Flir wi-fi camera, currently set up on phones and a tablet, with variable results. Can it be adapted to work with a small LCD TV ?
What's the problem with it?

If its a WiFi (Internet Protocol, IP) network camera then you need a computer (PC, phone, tablet) of some sort to view it.

On the other hand an LCD TV will typically only accept an composite (analog) video input, so the camera would need an analog video output. I don't think yours does.

Usually network camera problems are down to......the network; poor wifi signal strength or out of range. Have you tried using it on the same access point as your phone/tablet in the immediate range (like setup next to it)?
 

HDAV

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Have a single Flir wi-fi camera, currently set up on phones and a tablet, with variable results. Can it be adapted to work with a small LCD TV ?
As above unlikely but post the the model number and will tell for certain, Wi-Fi is normally much better than "wireless cctv" but range is limited and effected by factors such as weather.
 

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