Here is the text image of what the digicap.dav looks like in hiktools
HIK firmware header converter 0.4R
Head raw data(108b) :
00000000 E9 9A F7 B6 B4 F7 DD D3 A6 B8 A3 AB BA CB B5 BE ................
00000010 CF BC FE D6 C8 DD D3 BA 46 5C 54 40 34 4A 41 45 ........F\T@4JAE
00000020 43...
So i have had one hell of a time with this! After successfully downgrading it to 5.1.8 En for hikvision europe. I decided to try loading the same 5.1.8 English software through the web interface. A crazy thing happened. It loaded to 100% rebooted and was in English. Then I was prompted to update...
Update - I was not getting a response from the TFTP screen. A quick look through SADP showed the camera back to 5.1.8 firmware. Although it is still in Chinese only via web browser and I am still getting an Error - Language mismatch.....
Should I try updating the 5.1.8 En firmware again that...
I am looking at the TFTP auto update tool. There is a config file. Inside the file is text:
[lang]
rc=tftprc_en.dll
Will this cause a problem with a chinese camera?
Am I using the wrong firmware file? I am using the Baseline IPD_Raptor_En_V5.1.8 140616(Released).zip from Hikvision Europe. Do I need to install a Chinese 5.1.8 first and then updgrade back to the English version? Or can I mod the language value in the digicap.dav file?
whoslooking - Thanks for your help. I downloaded the Hikvision US TFTP auto update. Although using a desktop on a LAN will be very difficult. I have been able to get the TFTP going on my laptop w/ LAN. Wifi and Firewall are off. I have tried directly to the camera and through the a switch. I...
Thanks for the reply. I tried using the TFTP tool and following directions. It never seems to find my 7284 instead sees my NVR. Even when I am only connected to the camera.
So far I put TFTP file and the 5.1.8 dav in the same folder on my C: Drive. Changed my 7284 IP and IPV4 to 192.0.0.64...
New to the forum. I have already found so much useful information here. Here is a list of equipment and history if it helps:
I am running a 12 IP camera system consisting of the following:
NVR - 7616NI-E2/8P w/ 8TB
1 x DS-2DF7584-a PTZ
1 x DS-2CD2532F-IWS
2 x DS-2CD2432F-IW
4 x DS-2CD2132-I
4...