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Being unfamiliar with this forum, please tell me if I will have better luck getting help if I ask the question(s) in a specific section of the site.
And. Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Oh. Sorry in advance for the long post. I want to provide as much info as I can to anyone who can assist me.
* My equipment:
Hardware is a (2014-ish) Night Owl NVR7P-4 with four (4) 720P PoE cameras. The system works fine. Video quality is adequate. It has been a good solution for my needs. Zero problems viewing feeds via the monitor I have connected directly to the NVR.
* My issue:
Remote viewing.
For years I have simply used the Night Owl Pro App on my iPhone to view a LiveStream of my property when necessary.
Well. On Dec 5th of 2020 Night Owl discontinued support of anyone their ‘Legacy’ systems - which includes ending the DDNS support. So. My App will no longer connect to the NVR.
* My ‘want’:
Remote viewing.
Ideally, I’d like to just use my current cameras...and view them through Apple HomeKit using the HomeBridge and the Ffmpeg plug-in. But. I think I’d be fine with just getting the Night Owl Pro App to work as it did before.
I have searched The Googles a LOT but cannot seem to locate the info needed to make this happen.
* Troubleshooting:
A LOT!
1. I subscribed to a 3rd-Party DDNS provider and applied all the appropriate Server information into the NVR to bypass the Night Owl provide DDNS. No worky.
2. Deleted & reinstalled the App (many times) and made sure all input info was properly entered.
3. Verified ALL connections & Network paths were configured properly.
4. Went back thru steps 1-3 countless times.
5. Purchased a PoE switch.
* Current situation:
NVR has its IP Address statically assigned from my router. Internally, NVR redirects to the the cameras and assigns them 10.100.100.xxx IPs and directs them to port 9006.
When I unplug the cameras from the NVR and plug them into the PoE Switch - and plug the uplink from the Switch into the router - I get ZERO indication of data transfer on the Switch. It’s as if nothing is connected.
I get LED activity on the uplink port. Nothing at all on the camera ports.
- When I plug the wires back into the NVR...all is proper.
Also. Using Network Scan Tools, like Angry IP shows nothing.
I am getting no indication of issues with ‘odd’ IP Address on my router when the cameras are directly (via the PoE Switch) connected to the Network.
* In a weird troubleshooting endeavor, thinking that ‘somehow’ the IP Address’ for the cameras are locked (into an eeprom or whatever?) - I went into the NVR and changed them from their assigned 10.100.100.xxx to 192.168.xxx.xxx that matches my Network. No worky.
Basically. I’m at a standstill.
I would SO like to continue using the cameras I have. Not because they are awesome. But because they are installed insuch a way that it’s going to be a nightmare to swap them for new stuff.
Again. Sorry for the insanely long ‘first’ post. If you made it this far, thanks. If you can assist, thanks more.
If I need to clarify anything, just ask.
Thanks,
Brad
Being unfamiliar with this forum, please tell me if I will have better luck getting help if I ask the question(s) in a specific section of the site.
And. Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Oh. Sorry in advance for the long post. I want to provide as much info as I can to anyone who can assist me.
* My equipment:
Hardware is a (2014-ish) Night Owl NVR7P-4 with four (4) 720P PoE cameras. The system works fine. Video quality is adequate. It has been a good solution for my needs. Zero problems viewing feeds via the monitor I have connected directly to the NVR.
* My issue:
Remote viewing.
For years I have simply used the Night Owl Pro App on my iPhone to view a LiveStream of my property when necessary.
Well. On Dec 5th of 2020 Night Owl discontinued support of anyone their ‘Legacy’ systems - which includes ending the DDNS support. So. My App will no longer connect to the NVR.
* My ‘want’:
Remote viewing.
Ideally, I’d like to just use my current cameras...and view them through Apple HomeKit using the HomeBridge and the Ffmpeg plug-in. But. I think I’d be fine with just getting the Night Owl Pro App to work as it did before.
I have searched The Googles a LOT but cannot seem to locate the info needed to make this happen.
* Troubleshooting:
A LOT!
1. I subscribed to a 3rd-Party DDNS provider and applied all the appropriate Server information into the NVR to bypass the Night Owl provide DDNS. No worky.
2. Deleted & reinstalled the App (many times) and made sure all input info was properly entered.
3. Verified ALL connections & Network paths were configured properly.
4. Went back thru steps 1-3 countless times.
5. Purchased a PoE switch.
* Current situation:
NVR has its IP Address statically assigned from my router. Internally, NVR redirects to the the cameras and assigns them 10.100.100.xxx IPs and directs them to port 9006.
When I unplug the cameras from the NVR and plug them into the PoE Switch - and plug the uplink from the Switch into the router - I get ZERO indication of data transfer on the Switch. It’s as if nothing is connected.
I get LED activity on the uplink port. Nothing at all on the camera ports.
- When I plug the wires back into the NVR...all is proper.
Also. Using Network Scan Tools, like Angry IP shows nothing.
I am getting no indication of issues with ‘odd’ IP Address on my router when the cameras are directly (via the PoE Switch) connected to the Network.
* In a weird troubleshooting endeavor, thinking that ‘somehow’ the IP Address’ for the cameras are locked (into an eeprom or whatever?) - I went into the NVR and changed them from their assigned 10.100.100.xxx to 192.168.xxx.xxx that matches my Network. No worky.
Basically. I’m at a standstill.
I would SO like to continue using the cameras I have. Not because they are awesome. But because they are installed insuch a way that it’s going to be a nightmare to swap them for new stuff.
Again. Sorry for the insanely long ‘first’ post. If you made it this far, thanks. If you can assist, thanks more.
If I need to clarify anything, just ask.
Thanks,
Brad