Recent content by Sybaris

Having trouble deciding between ...... iDS-2CD7546G0-IZHSY 2.8-12mm and PCI-D14Z2HS 2.8-12mm Data sheets attached. Using it to see front yard and out to the tree line across the road, maybe 100ft distance. I don't see a whole lot of difference between them except one is $200 more and...

Thanks Mr. Obvious

I have this one connected to my NVR. Works great. I have also had it hooked up when I used to use BI and it worked fine then too. https://us.hikvision.com/en/products/accessories/keyboards/usb-keyboard-joystick-ds-1005ki

That's fairly common knowledge but I was never one to ask permission. :)

It's not metered. It's just a monthly charge. $8 a month for the 60W LED .................. if you want it for peace of mind. If you can show that it would actually improve safety, I think I have a case for traffic safety, then no charge. Failing that I could probably buy a solar powered light...

I need more light. My local electric company offers dusk-to-dawn security light installation on existing poles. I was thinking that instead of buying additional lighting or IR illumination I could just have the electric company stick a light on a pole on my property. The choices are: 100-Watt...

I got this same indication (3 long, 2 short) when reconfiguring my layout. It happened as soon as I plugged in a certain camera. I changed its IP address and the beeping stopped. Apparently its original address was in conflict with something on the NVR that already had that address.

I have 3 Hikvision cameras, well actually 6 but one unit is a Panovu so has 4 inside it. I also have a spare PC, a switch, an NVR (Hikvision), spare monitor, keyboard, mouse and a wall plate close by with 3 open jacks where I could connect anything directly to my router in another room. I had...

Same unit. I went back to IVMS-4200 and don't have any issues. I wish it did work with BI as it was much simpler to use and you don't need an NVR.

I've never had Xprotect and tried to load the latest version several times but it always hangs up on IIS. I get the message that IIS must be loaded manually so I configured it exactly as Milestone shows. Still won't complete install. I have even done as above and completed deleted all remnants...

I turned that off. Still no load

I've downloaded XPro Essential+ and tried to load it several times. It always hangs up on IIS. I've gone to the Milestone site and set up IIS on my machine exactly as it shows on their site. Still no load. Is there possibly an undocumented trick to this?

Old topic but an update of sorts. I had to send the unit back to Hikvision a couple times for repairs. After the second time they sent me a whole new unit. I thought maybe the first unit had a bug that made it incompatible with BI so I tried it again with the replacement. Unfortuantely I get the...

Thanks for the input. I guess I should have said I don't really need something that's going to zoom in and track on a face on a cloudy night like this guy ...... DS-2DF8C842IXS-AELW plus I couldn't mount that anywhere. Going with your suggestions I think maybe the DS-2CD5546G0-IZHS will work...

I have a rental home next door that I need to keep an eye on as it's a magnet for vandals when not occupied. The furthest distance I need to clearly see a face at night is about 120ft. There is a single light source that marginally illuminates about the first 60ft of that. The HFOV I need is...