Samsung NVR

[ICU cam guy]

We have a client that purchased a Samsung SRN-4000 and 38 knock off ONVIF cameras. I am learning the camera and NVR side of our business. I have lots of computer hardware, software and networking experience.

The customer had someone else connect the cameras to 2 netgear smart switches. I was onsite last week and connected a laptop to the switch and was able to ping the cameras, but unable to hit their IP address using a Web browser. The NVR is on seeing 4 cameras in the registration screen. I am trying to remote in now and am able to connect to the NVR using a browser and the Samsung viewer software. The setup is a bit confusing.

Anyone have experience setting up this Samsung NVR or something similar?

Jeff

 

[alastairstevenson]

connected a laptop to the switch and was able to ping the cameras, but unable to hit their IP address using a Web browser.

Are you assuming that the HTTP port is set to 80?
Perhaps the 'other person' has customised some of the settings.

With ONVIF compatible cameras, the very good open-source Windows tool 'ONVIF Device Manager' from sourceforge.net will give you lots of useful info about the cameras.
Give it some valid logon credentials and you can see the various ports the camera advertises, such as the HTTP port, the top-level web page, live video etc etc.
It will find cameras automatically on the same LAN segment by broadcast and the ONVIF protocol.