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[J_G]

Customer question....

If he was broken into, and say they took his DVR, is there a piece of equipment I could install as basically a secondary DVR elsewhere in the house, so all the data was not lost.

I have a Samsung SRD-1650DC DVR

Thanks.

[PeterJames]

Not familiar with the product, but most dvrs can be networked and some can be remotely recorded
The alternative is to use a lockable box or hide the dvr

[Rulland]

This old nugget again, the amount of cctv instals I have worked on where the dvr is below the 42" lcd, av tuner , vcr and sky box, laughable!, and by an insurance policy stipulated accredited security company, hmm!.

[fozzies]

Or another dvr

Edited by fozzies, 30 January 2012 - 09:38 PM.

[MrHappy]

got an even better whinge.....

stood in the bar playing back the cctv in front of the punters so a memeber of staff can bitch about another memeber of staff messing with there documents !

[jameswilson]

We use a dvr that backup alarm events or all event remotly to the cloud, but you have a finite amount of bandwidth so it needs careful setup.
Might be better to use something that allows ftp upload and use a nas box or something. Or setup 2 nas boxes as raid 1 in different locations (but on the same lan.

[Scotmod]

Get it installed to NCP 104 and all your worries will be solved.

[jameswilson]

Scotmod, on 31 January 2012 - 04:42 PM, said:

Get it installed to NCP 104 and all your worries will be solved.

while id agree with the sentiment, most worries would be solved but this particular one?

[Scotmod]

jameswilson, on 31 January 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

while id agree with the sentiment, most worries would be solved but this particular one?

NCP 104 requires all recording equipment and power supplies to be tamper proof and in a secured cabinet. Secured data cabinet bolted to the floor with the power supply located inside would sufficiently secure the dvr and not invalidate any insurance claims. Would still hold recordings of the incident.

However most installs have the dvrs plonked somewhere convenient and plugged into the wall...

[MrHappy]

Scotmod, on 31 January 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

However most installs have the dvrs plonked somewhere convenient and plugged into the wall...

I reckon you'd be lucky to see 5% of dvrs in box or cab ?

[Rulland]

Scotmod, on 31 January 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

NCP 104 requires all recording equipment and power supplies to be tamper proof and in a secured cabinet. Secured data cabinet bolted to the floor with the power supply located inside would sufficiently secure the dvr and not invalidate any insurance claims. Would still hold recordings of the incident.

However most installs have the dvrs plonked somewhere convenient and plugged into the wall...

I suppose you could cover it with a table cloth and cut the carpet round it, are the cabinets large enough for a 42" plasma to sit on?

Edited by Rulland, 31 January 2012 - 05:31 PM.

[jameswilson]

we use wall mount dvr's on domestics and put them in psu boxes, and commercially we use a rack, but still doesnt solve the op point imo

[Scotmod]

MrHappy, on 31 January 2012 - 05:28 PM, said:

I reckon you'd be lucky to see 5% of dvrs in box or cab ?

You'd be lucky to see 5% of cctv systems installed to NCP 104.

Rulland, on 31 January 2012 - 05:31 PM, said:

I suppose you could cover it with a table cloth and cut the carpet round it, are the cabinets large enough for a 42" plasma to sit on?

Stick it next to the Sky + box. No one would know the difference.

jameswilson, on 31 January 2012 - 06:42 PM, said:

we use wall mount dvr's on domestics and put them in psu boxes, and commercially we use a rack, but still doesnt solve the op point imo

OP is worried about thieves nicking his DVR. If its screwed into a locked rack bolted to the floor with a tamper proof PSU it's going to stay in there unless he is storing fort knox in the cupboard under the stairs.

[satsuma01]

heres one way of stopping the dvr getting trashed and nicked
http://i750.photobuc...41/Image636.jpg

Edited by PeterJames, 31 January 2012 - 08:24 PM.

[Rulland]

satsuma01, on 31 January 2012 - 08:22 PM, said:

heres one way of stopping the dvr getting trashed and nicked
http://i750.photobuc...41/Image636.jpg

Seen that sort of thing a few times, bedroom backs onto the small bedroom/boxroom, so they mount the sky box etc through the stud wall with shelves on the rear side supporting them-jeez it looks p1ss poor!.

[satsuma01]

Rulland, on 31 January 2012 - 08:28 PM, said:

Seen that sort of thing a few times, bedroom backs onto the small bedroom/boxroom, so they mount the sky box etc through the stud wall with shelves on the rear side supporting them-jeez it looks p1ss poor!.

i gather they didnt make good round the edges then

[whistle]

Lol

[MrHappy]

I just assume it was tat of ebay & the postie had jammed it in the letter box?

[norman]

satsuma01, on 31 January 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

i gather they didnt make good round the edges then

erm, neither did you, does your mum put her false teeth on the other side @ night?

[alterEGO]

Lol