Recent content by elderflower

Good to know, thank you! I've come to realise that their updates can be unreliable to say the least. I will stick to v5.03.020_240904 until safe to upgrade. Is this the case with the iPhone app? I am on version 6.6.5 but the latest iOS app version is 6.8.2. It says that it has "solved some...

Yep, I just did a reboot and the manual time sync on row 2 had cleared with the green bar across the top confirming "Time sync is normal". Thank you both for your replies :) I'm still on v5.03.020 and everything is working fine so far. I have no idea where the 127.0.0.1 came from too!

Hello, When setting up the NVR (v5), I used Google time servers to sync the time but then it stopped working so I tried the manual way which was fine. But then I changed it again to pool.ntp.org and everything was working well until I got the attached message saying that there is a conflict and...

I'm still learning to navigate around the minefield that is NVR 5.0! Like you say, the interface looks great and up-to-date but so many menus and options! I often find myself trying to remember where a particular menu item would be at before resorting to clicking on every single menu to find it...

Have Hikvision updates always been like this where they fix one issue but also create a few new ones? Why don't they allocate more resource to software development? Or just testing their updates before release would be another option! Seems like their updates are beta..

If that is the case, I'll probably get the non-hybrid version for the larger sensor for my driveway.

I'm a new adopter of Hikvision cameras and recently purchased the 8MP hybrid for my driveway. As it turns out, at night, the street light opposite my house provides enough supplementary light that the camera can stay in ColorVu mode. To me the quality is pretty good (as I don't know any...

Hi, just a quick one, I've opened up the camera but still not powered it up yet as I've been busy but will do this week. Just planning exact mounting location etc. so upon fixing the base plate to the wall, do I use the 3 screw holes (around the outer edge) or the 4 screw holes (on the inside...

This is my fault for not giving a more accurate title so apologies for that. However I have learnt a lot just from the two posts so I thank you both! Just to clarify I will be connecting the NVR (using the LAN port) to a PoE port on my managed switch. The 8 PoE ports on the NVR will be used...

This is kind of a follow on from my first thread about my set up and model advice here but I wanted to know the initial steps after I had the equipment. I think I have all 3 of your bullets covered! But hopefully this security system will last me a good few years and beyond. Ah just to answer...

It certainly sounds like something for the more advanced user which I am definitely not, so I'll be happily plugging the camera straight into the NVR! At first I thought that you could not gain direct access to the camera if it was connected to the NVR, but good to know that this is not the...

I've seen on other set ups where if there is a network switch (as in my set up), the camera plugs straight into it instead of the NVR (recording functions remain the same). Apparently it so that the user can connect directly to the camera? Is there any advantages/disadvantages to having it this way?

Fantastic, thank you for the swift response! So once the camera has been activated via the NVR, then do all the firmware updates?

Hello, I'm about to receive a new Hikvision NVR and camera, and will have both on my desk for ease of set up (next to my monitor), before moving them into their final positions. So after formatting the HD, do I connect the camera to the NVR straightaway or keep them separate until after both...

That's quite a handy little tool, thank you! I'll probably go with 4TB to begin with, more than enough for now.