I purchased 3 identical IPC-HDW4431EM-ASE cameras from the same seller on AliExpress. They are advertised as original Dahua English version camera with upgradable firmware. I assumed they are legit international version cameras but I'm questioning if that's true...
1) Two of the cameras have a older firmware version loaded (2.460.0000000.16.R), whereas one has a new firmware (2.622.0000000.18.R). Yet clicking the 'Manual Check' button for firmware updates in the menu for all three units returns a message you have the latest firmware already. --whats going on here?
2) All three cameras have identical MAC addresses printed on the outside sticker and the MAC address printed on the sticker doesn't match the actual MAC address of the devices
3) The serial numbers on the box and sticker match, but they are different from the S/N listed in the camera's web menu.
Any thoughts on whats going on here? Do I have fake camera's; china region cameras loaded with bootleg English firmware; or legit international version cameras with some quality control discrepancies?
Also if 'Manual Check' for firmware updates doesn't work for these cameras, how do I update them to the latest firmware. DahuaSecurity website has the older firmware version posted. Where do I get the latest one?
1) Two of the cameras have a older firmware version loaded (2.460.0000000.16.R), whereas one has a new firmware (2.622.0000000.18.R). Yet clicking the 'Manual Check' button for firmware updates in the menu for all three units returns a message you have the latest firmware already. --whats going on here?
2) All three cameras have identical MAC addresses printed on the outside sticker and the MAC address printed on the sticker doesn't match the actual MAC address of the devices
3) The serial numbers on the box and sticker match, but they are different from the S/N listed in the camera's web menu.
Any thoughts on whats going on here? Do I have fake camera's; china region cameras loaded with bootleg English firmware; or legit international version cameras with some quality control discrepancies?
Also if 'Manual Check' for firmware updates doesn't work for these cameras, how do I update them to the latest firmware. DahuaSecurity website has the older firmware version posted. Where do I get the latest one?
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