Recent content by Ben Bullen

I'm trying to achieve the same result as this thread, but also having problems. I wonder if anyone can help please. So I have a HikVision DS-7616NI-K2/16P NVR. I have seven cameras plugged directly into the back of this unit (via the PoE ports). I am toying with the idea of getting rid of the...

The solution which worked for me was to take the camera down, bring it inside (in the warm), undo the SD card cover, power it up, leave it running for 24hrs, then close the cover and reinstall outside. No problems since!

Hi, Update: I installed the SADP tool and the only thing that comes up on the list is the NVR itself. None of the cameras. Any ideas?

Thanks Phil. I did see that post the other day actually and, looking at my camera boxes, there's no sign of any Chinese writing etc. I've downloaded the SADP tool and will check tonight when I get home...

Hi Phil, Well... It appears to be a mixture of oddities. In short, yes, I think I've fixed it... After much messing around. It started to unravel as follows: If my phone WASN'T connected to the same LAN as the NVR, the two cameras were offline. I then removed the NVR completely off the app and...

Would be interested to hear if you've solved the problem as I am suffering exactly the same thing! i.e. I have the NVR and 3 cameras running. All though PoE. All work fine on the NVR and are recording etc. I set up hik-connect app and, at first, everything was fine for 10minutes. Then the app...

That would be silica gel I suspect which is the common answer I seem to keep on finding on the internet. My turret cameras didn’t come with any packs in them though so not sure if I’m missing them or if they may already be inside the turret! Might take it apart today and look inside...

Hello, I hope you can help/advise. I purchased a number of HIK turret cameras a few weeks ago. I’ve only just got round to starting to install them over Christmas. The first camera is now up and running but I’ve noticed that when it got dark outside the lens has fogged up with moisture on the...

Ok, I've got a bit more to learn it seems! So if I were to (eventually) install 8 IP cameras, do I need a separate injector for each camera? Is there not an 8 port injector that covers the lot? Does a POE switch provide power injection instead?

Thanks Phil. I think that might be the solution we'll try. I've just watched the video on turret cameras. I like them a lot! One question is can they be mounted vertically on a wall or do they need to be mounted via a wall mount bracket such as the DS-1272ZJ? The other question is that when it...

Thanks for the reply. Sorry for not replying sooner. How much of a broadband connection could I get away with if I simply wanted to look occasionally at cameras rather than stream constantly? Would 1.5-2mb connection work? I'm just wondering if that's the best solution to go down rather than...

I'm sure there are actually loads of reccomendations on here already, but my situation is quite specific so any advice most welcome! I've currently got an old SWANN cctv system in operation at my house, but it's a little rubbish now in all honesty. The resolution is really bad and, although it...