Problems with outdated firmware

[Figazz]

In your opinion, what are the most common problems caused by outdated NVR firmware? Thank you

 

[bigredfish]

People updating it.

Way more problems I've seen here and in personal experience in updating NVR and/or camera FW simply because there is a new version available than with actual security breaches or system failures because of outdated FW.

have there been specific incidents with specific FW versions that were a true problem and an update was vital? Sure, but few and far between. Very few

The old adage "if it aint broke dont fix it" is never more true than with technology.

 

[wittaj]

^+1 THIS 1,000 percent!

We get weekly posts here from someone that updated firmware just for the sake of updating and either bricked their device or lost a feature they used in the process.

 

[ludshed]

Not just firmware. The best commercial of all time was by apple mocking windows vista; “don’t ask what your computer can do for you, ask what all new devices you can buy for your computer!”

 

[Figazz]

People updating it.

Way more problems I've seen here and in personal experience in updating NVR and/or camera FW simply because there is a new version available than with actual security breaches or system failures because of outdated FW.

have there been specific incidents with specific FW versions that were a true problem and an update was vital? Sure, but few and far between. Very few

The old adage "if it aint broke dont fix it" is never more true than with technology.

Thank you

 

[Figazz]

^+1 THIS 1,000 percent!

We get weekly posts here from someone that updated firmware just for the sake of updating and either bricked their device or lost a feature they used in the process.

So if the problem is not outdated firmware, is it more likely that the time change to 01.01.2004 was caused by a dead cell battery in the NVR? So if the problem is not outdated firmware, is it more likely that the time change to 01.01.2004 was caused by a dead cell battery in the NVR? Is it possible to find out from the log files that the time has changed?

 

[H. Swanson]

But.must.have.latest.firmware.

 

[bigredfish]

So if the problem is not outdated firmware, is it more likely that the time change to 01.01.2004 was caused by a dead cell battery in the NVR? So if the problem is not outdated firmware, is it more likely that the time change to 01.01.2004 was caused by a dead cell battery in the NVR? Is it possible to find out from the log files that the time has changed?

The logs should show it, but you're not providing enough details to know what may be wrong?