Hikconnect issues / VCAs

[JB1970]

I have the 7604 NXI mate , is there a way to take off the min/max ? I’ve tried not drawing one and clicking save but it just keeps reappearing and if clear all and try redo it , it is full screen as standard lol

That's fine. Max as full screen is normal.

 

[Smoggie89]

That's fine. Max as full screen is normal.

I’ll redo it that way tomorrow, im gonna see if it gets triggered tonight with any cats etc.

On a side note do you know what the new AI detection is compared to the usual line crossing/intrusion etc? Only noticed it since updating the NVR the other day.

 

[JB1970]

I’ll redo it that way tomorrow, im gonna see if it gets triggered tonight with any cats etc.

On a side note do you know what the new AI detection is compared to the usual line crossing/intrusion etc? Only noticed it since updating the NVR the other day.

I don't know - there's no detail about that in the release notes for 4.84.100 which is the latest version.

 

[badayuni92]

@JB1970

I hope you’re doing well.

I was wondering if you could help me please.

On my g3 colour cameras, the limit gain was set to 1000. I’ve turned this down to 65 now the colourvu light doesn’t come on.

I want the colourvu light to be always on when the camera goes in to night mode

Does changing the limit gain setting affect the colourvu light.

Thank you

 

[JB1970]

@JB1970

I hope you’re doing well.

I was wondering if you could help me please.

On my g3 colour cameras, the limit gain was set to 1000. I’ve turned this down to 65 now the colourvu light doesn’t come on.

I want the colourvu light to be always on when the camera goes in to night mode

Does changing the limit gain setting affect the colourvu light.

Thank you

Lowering the Gain wouldn't usually prevent the ColorVu from coming on. The lower the gain setting is, the more light is needed to produce a sufficiently exposed image, so generally it would increase the likelihood of the ColorVu light being used.

Just log in to the camera directly using Virtual Host and set the 'Supplement Light Mode' to 'White Supplement Light'. As it's a supplementary light, it'll only illuminate if needed. If it's not coming on you'll need to set a faster exposure time. For example 'Shutter Range' on one of mine is currently set at 1/100000 sec - 1/50 sec. As I'm using photocell lights on the drive I don't want/need the ColorVu light but if I wanted to force it I'd alter that 1/50 sec to 1/100 sec or maybe faster. ColorVu cameras often ship with a slow exposure of 1/12 or 1/25 sec.

 

[badayuni92]

thanks a lot for the reply.

It’s currently set to the same range as yours with 1/50

I’ll see if changing it makes any difference.

Yeah white supplement light is selected.

It’s weird because as soon as I put limit gain back to 100 it comes on again that’s what made me think the 2 are related.

The reason I turned down the limit gain from 100 to 65 is at night the images just look way to bright and then that was cresting ghosting and the images although bright don’t show any detail at all.

 

[badayuni92]

Yeah apparently Virgin do it a bit differently and the ONT is actually part of their Hub 5 (they have a different version of the Hub 5 with this functionality). Apparently there is a workaround using a flashed SFP module. That allows you to put the SFP into a switch or router and connect the fibre directly to that. All detailed here:

fttppro - VM XGSPON Workaround

It could be some time before I need to worry about that. Until then I'll put up with my DOCSIS coaxial broadband and it's inherent latency :-(

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I just checked the Openreach site. As usual 'planned', 'could be in the next year' etc. I won't hold my breath:

• We're planning to build in this area​

  This means that while we're planning on building to your area in the future, our plans to build to this property aren't confirmed yet. But they could be soon as we're aiming to build Full Fibre to 25 million homes and businesses by December 2026 and we're not stopping there.
  
  
  We intend to keep building after that too. That's further and faster than any other broadband network in the UK.
  
  
  If you register your interest, we’ll keep you updated and let you know as soon as Full Fibre is available - so you can upgrade to the UK’s most reliable broadband technology.

@JB1970

Interesting insight re the ping and latency for virgin docsis.

Id say that at the very least you have that and aren’t stuck with adsl.

Hopefully you’ll get upgraded soon.

Openreach fttp is solid from my testing so far

Min ping 9ms
Max ping 13ms
Average 11ms

I’ve not had a single drop in connection since installed.

The Unifi kit is great also I ended up going with

Cloud gateway fibre
8 port usw Poe switch
3 x u7 pro xg access points.

I’m liking the amount of customisation that you can achieve as well as full visibility of the network.

My only disappointment is the range on aps isn’t great at all. I’ve got them ceiling mounted and speeds in the same room are perfect. As soon as you move to a different room they take a nose dive. I guess that’s to be expected as these are more designed for high availbilbilty then raw speed