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Sirtoddius

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  1. Hi 

    has anyone had any experience adding Hik ip cameras to a hybrid Bosch divar 3000. They are both the same onvif profile, I’ve enabled onvif on the cameras but can’t get them to be seen on the Bosch Dvr. I’ve tried dhcp and I’ve tried assigning both ip addresses in the same range but I can’t get them on.  Bosch have said they can’t help as they don’t offer support for adding non Bosch cameras. 

  2. 55 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

     

    I think it's right we should question the integrity of equipment installed.

    Totally agree. 

    Especially when it is potentially to do with national security. 

    I will have to try and find the article I read that said about a way they can dial into a networked Dvr/nvr without passwords etc.  

  3. 52 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

    5G network is still up in the air I believe.

    There's plenty of kit that's not Hik or Dahua you just have to shop about. Axis, Pelco, Bosch, Techwin, Vivotek, Honeywell to name a few.

    They don't have a preferred kit there is just a list of blacklisted manufacturers AFAIK.

    I think it's right we should question the integrity of equipment installed.

    Yeah. Dahua is another big one banned from the states. 

    Although i did see that in a few casinos out there.  

  4. 7 hours ago, MrHappy said:

     

    around 70 according to google

     

    which is why a blacklist of anyone but hikvision is pointless

     

     

    I agree but unfortunately we are governed by our biggest customers. I think it's following a ban that's been put in place in the USA. There is Already hik stuff fitted in high security government buildings. 

    We done a lot of work with huawei and they was stopped from doing the wifi on the underground due to security fears. So virgin got the contract. Now they are going to be providing the 5g network. 

     

  5. 11 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

     

    what the point ?

     

    If they don't want hik they must have spec of want they do want ?

     

     

    The local councils we work for are not security experts. They are entrusting us to provide them with good equipment. It’s nothing to do with spec. 

     

    Due to the Chinese government ownership of hik and the fact that they can dial in regardless of what security end users set up we have to come up with a alternative option. 

  6. Evening guys. 

     

    What brands of cctv for commercial properties do people use. 

    The company i work for uses mostly hik(and very occasionally some unbranded tat).

     

    I need to find a hik alternative as most of our work is in NHS/ government buildings and your not allowed to use hikvision in those type of buildings. That’s government law.  

     

    Cheers

     

  7. On 26/11/2018 at 11:00, PeterJames said:

    Three times my domestic CCTV has helped me out, neighbors hit my car on two occasions, kids breaking into cars down the road came onto my drive and were identified. Three times at my business premises, mirror knocked off my car, kids attempted break in, and fly tippers here. All caught and prosecuted apart from the mirror the company whos van it was paid for a new one.

    It does have its uses. I always use mine to see when my takeaway driver is pulling up so I can be ready and waiting at the door for him ( or her)

  8. On 25/11/2018 at 22:29, al-yeti said:

    Plenty CCTV even the mobile phone operators getting in on the action

     

    Decent CCTV systems dying trade 

     

     

    I agree. That's why I don't do private work and pass it all over to someone else.  Everyone wants Yale alarms and Swann cctv systems that they have seen in aldi or screwfix. When you tell them how much the kit alone will cost they always refer to these diy kits they have seen.

     

     

  9. 9 hours ago, satsuma01 said:

    I've used a Samsung DVD writer external with no problems on my Hikvision dvr as I used the DVS writer space for additional storage HDD this a link to a Samsung DVD writer unit if its of help 

     

    https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Samsung-8x-Slimline-External-USB-DVD-RW-DVDRW-DVD-Writer-SE-S084C/192627842398?epid=1905148408&hash=item2cd9839d5e:g:F-MAAOSw5UZY-I7r

    Thank you very much. That looks perfect. 

  10. 33 minutes ago, al-yeti said:

    I assume mostly hd and your not saving much to a disk? What's the point? 

    We deal a lot with mental health so they have a lot of incidents (a few a day)that need to be backed up onto DVD for tribunals police etc. It's not the occasional one or I wouldn't bother. 

  11. Hi guys. 

    Does anyone know of an external DVD writer that can be used with hikvision nvrs/dvrs preferably a slimline model. Most of the units We fit tend to not have built in writers so a backup has become a two step process. We are now having to burn to USB stick then use a laptop to burn to disc.

    'I have contacted hikvision and they sent me a list of compatible writers but I think the list is old as iv searched for them online and most of them are no longer available to buy. We are not able to even buy loads of cheap USB sticks as the NHS trusts and local councils we work for block these on their staffs pcs 

     

    Cheers 

     

  12. On 8 May 2017 at 7:13 PM, goncall said:

    Think the op might be looking for a new job soon,you don't air dirty laundry in public

    Yeah I fully understand not airing dirty laundry but iv not mentioned the company or the site where the work was. And the cable was in a public area so plenty of people have probably seen it. 

     

    And if someone from my company stumbles across this hopefully they will be more outraged at the fact that this standard of work could be carried out on a site which is part of our biggest contract by a senior employee. 

    Reputations take years to build and when people see shoddy work they don't think that was Dave and Bob who fitted that, they think that was X COMPANY who fitted that. 

     

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  13. Peter I haven't knocked approved companies. I have merely stated that the work was carried out by a approved company. Which is a fact. 

     

    Regardless of what you say about one side to the story i know factually that the cable was run In a few months ago and that was the finished article. No return visit planned. The customer was told that there was no other route which isn't the case. 

     

    There are not lots of problems within the company like you assume just the odd few which I'm sure every company experiences. 

     

    I'm not biased. If I would come on and report poor workmanship from another company then I do not feel my company should be exempt. 

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  14. Didn't want to admit this as it's embarrassing and I don't want to be tarred with the same brush , but this was fitted by 2 service engineers from the company I work for. One is a manager and second only to the director . :-(

     

    Iv reported it to my manager who's reported it to the big boss and now it's me and my colleague who have to go back and rectify it. 

     

    I I think I'll just need to put a cable tie around them and a label saying please do not cut. 

  15. 4 hours ago, MrHappy said:

    Are both intruder & cctv done by the same mongs ?

     

    22 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

    Who said it was installed by an approved installer?

    Unbelievably this is indeed a Nacos improved installer. 

     

    Many favourite part of the install is the chest high entry point for the cables. good for visual maintences. 

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