Recent content by daveb

There might also be a bug with the white light linkage that has returned as a feature. For smart events whatever I set it to when I go back to the screen it says 5s. However, the required value does seem to be saved as it functions correctly. I wonder if the feature itself actually remains...

I work for a company that provides email services (it's not Google/Gmail that I work for) and I can confirm that Gmail now only allows logging in for SMTP (which is what the NVRs and cameras use) with application passwords as @uvs-300 said. It's part of their attempt to increase security of...

I have the same issue. The only time the NVR sets the time on the cameras is when the cameras first connect to the NVR. After that they drift out of time over a period of days. I know that doesn't help resolve your issue but it may confirm that it isn't the way you have it set up. My solution...

I tried it on my cameras some time ago and it was pretty good at filtering general background traffic noise. It did nothing much for wind noise and it's the wind noise that made me turn sound off again.

Isn't this firmware for the G5 platform whereas the OP says he has Gen 2 which is the G3 platform (no (C)) mentioned. I have these cameras with the version B of this NVR and have no problems. I'm running v 5.5.800 on the cameras.

I think this is the only solution to the specific scenario you describe (using different types of event). However, in the end I decided to let the light come on during the day too as a potential deterrent and to show would be intruders the camera is actually active and working. That said, no...

This is my experience too. I don't think the data is streamed over the Internet if you are on the same LAN. When you are not on your LAN it goes directly from your LAN to your mobile device via whichever ISP you are using at the time. Hik-Connect is just another form of dynamic DNS update...

I've had a look at that but as far as I can tell you can't manage the cameras with it and it's really intended to take the video feeds from the cameras and do it's own video content analysis. It's very nice for what it does and I've considered it for doing things the NVR can't (like integration...

I've been using Parallels with Windows 10 and iVMS for a few months now. It's not perfect. One one of my Macs it's slow and on the other it is acceptable. It's a lot better than iVMS directly on a Mac though. If you can give it a try with a Parallels trial it's worth a go just to see how it...

I don't know if this is a sensible option, but the ColorVu cameras are pretty good even with a low level of light. Have you thought about some battery powered PIR lights you could mount on the fence (maybe the wall) to light the alley? I bought some of these back in July for the darker end of...

Yes, that sounds like a nightmare. We're going off topic a bit but I'll just mention this. I found that most times the the motion detection area was still stored in the NVR and all I needed to do was apply it again from there. If you are running the cameras without an NVR that's not going to...

You're right. For the first two weeks I thought I was doing something wrong when I saw the motion detection area had changed/reset. It's about time it was fixed. That said, it doesn't seem to happen on that camera I mentioned above which is part of the new confusingly named (C)/G5 series.

I've got v5.7.1 build 211009 running on a DS-2CD2547G2-LS and it's still the same rectangle as usual unfortunately. I would love it to be a polygon with more sides like the motion detection area is. What I don't know is if this would be different for your camera.

This may not be relevant given the comments you made about enabling email notifications but... I remember reading somewhere that Hik-Connect will only send you notifications one per minute and in my experience that's the case. Two close event generate only the alert for the first one, yet I do...

Have you considered the Hikvision door station products like this one: https://www.use-ip.co.uk/hikvision-ds-kis603-p-video-intercom-pro-door-station-kit.html ? If you don't mind me saying, you have a lovely looking porch and I would myself be reluctant to put anything larger in there just...