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USB mouse for CCTV DVR 7m away [duplicate]

I have a Swann DVR which is located in another room to a screen used to monitor the cameras (connected via HDMI). However I wish to use a mouse with it but it does not support Bluetooth devices via ...
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DVR error: kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer

My DVR is connected to internet but when ssh, the error is kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer. It is port 22 and I cannot access the Linux terminal. The system cannot be ...
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How to get ivms-4200 soft to reconnect to remote DVRs after Internet connection is reestablished?

I've set up a computer to receive the video flows from several remote Hikvision DVRs. To do that I installed the IVMS-4200 software and I configured it to connect to the remote DVRs through the ...
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Convert power + BNC CCTV camera to use PoE (power over ethernet) and have it able to obtain IP addresses

I have an old power + BNC(video) style CCTV camera that I would like to convert to a camera that uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) as well as being able to be assigned an IP address. I've seen some cheap ...
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Add current date to a file via task scheduler

I need to automate some CCTV stuff, since the software of the manufacturer doesn't work properly. I found this: Automate VLC schedule recording I scheduled it daily and it works fine, but it ...
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Bridge cameras and connect to LAN

I'm hoping to connect two H.264 cameras (with ethernet ports) to the main LAN wirelessly. Can a cheap switch be used and somehow have it connected to the LAN via WiFi? Perhaps a wireless bridge? But I ...
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ffmpeg on raspberry to stream to chromecast

I am looking for some help to stream security camera (incl audio) to a google smart display (Lenovo smart display, which has a chromecast included). I am able to view, with VLC, the security camera, ...
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Hikvision cctv video time issue

I extracted video from hikvision nvr, on these videos sometimes time gets skipped 3 minutes and goes back 3 minutes, although there is no frame skipping, videos plays smooth. Why this happens?
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Issues when RTSP streaming from CCTV cameras over Wi-Fi

I'm working on a project where we will be using UniFI AC-HD and AC-Pro access points to RTSP stream CCTV video. But we are having issues... With the UniFI AC-Pro we are able to do two continues ...
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7z.exe in CCTV Surveillance Progam Files Folder

The CEO of my company installed 7zip to his system. Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 notified him of vulnerabilities report. He then updated the program to the latest version but it didn't help so he ...
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How to convert .raw video file to .avi using ffmpeg?

mediainfo on the file gives the following output - General Complete name : 0x5C3C6393.raw Format : AVC Format/Info ...
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How to check fps consistency for an ip camera

Blockquote How can i check the number of frames captured by an ip camera? Background: I'm not much experienced in IP cameras, but my work right now is to fix an fps inconsistency of a grabber module ...
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Accessing IP/WiFi CCTV camera using browser

OK, I have a CCTV camera that works either with cable or wifi, but my issue is that I know the IP address but when I input the address in a browser it comes back that it can't find. I can use the ...
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How much storage do I need to save a month's worth of video recording?

I'm planning to set up a video surveillance system in our house. The model for the cameras is Hikvision 4MP Camera. I want to record continuously for 30 days at 4MP. How much storage does this setup ...
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How much storage I need for this CCTV system and what capacity it has?

I'm planning to buy DS-7604NI-E1 / 4p. In the website it says that it can handle "Up to 4TB for each disk" So does that mean that I can have 10 4TB attached to this NVR? I searched Google ...
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Home Network Topology performance with CCTV

My home network is evolving over time and is starting to get a little messy. I have added a set of CCTV cameras and a new POE switch and am using my Synology NAS DS916+ as the NVR (Surveillance ...
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how do i fixed this "Ports are being used. Please change ports numbers." in samsung all in one security system?

I have a samsung all in one security camera system and I had set up my camera system online and it was working perfectly almost a week. One day i wasn't able to view my camera online so just checked ...
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Efficiency of using external IP to reach LAN device

I have a CCTV DVR that I use with a phone app. My home router updates DYNDNS, so the phone app uses to [email protected] as the IP. Here's what I have always wondered: If I use the phone app while ...
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CCTV plugin not loading in Firefox

We use Vivotek CCTVs, and we need to view the video stream in our browser. I have a problem with one our offices' CCTVs in Firefox. I think I blocked the website plugin from running on this site, so ...
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Will 1080i video capture card support 1080p @ 30hz camera?

I've a CCTV camera with an analog 1080p @ 30hz output and am wondering if a 1080i video capture PC card will support it. Since the camera's output is only 30hz, the 1080i video capture card (e.g. HVR-...
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Analyzing h264 100GB video stream

I have a big file, an h264 stream video of a CCTV. I analyze this file with ffprobe and the result is this: [h264 @ 0000000002d24480] no frame! [h264 @ 0000000002d24480] non-existing PPS 0 referenced ...
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What is needed to access a CCTV system (based on a static IP)?

I was wondering (since I'm a beginner or intermediate in computer networks), what do you need to access a CCTV system. Let's suppose we have a CCTV system configured with an username and password on a ...
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Opening a H264 stream from DVR using VLC/FFmpeg

I've been tinkering with ITX's DVR for the past few days, trying to connect to its RTSP stream using the SDK that manufacturer provides. The official syntax goes like this: PLAY rtsp://192.168.100....
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how to watch / convert cctv footage with apparently no extension on it?

someone brought me a footage from a cctv (regarding some minor robbery) and is asking me to show him the thief, all I have is a ~1 GB file with no extension, and a windows software (apparently came ...
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How to locally (within LAN) and publicly (over internet) access an IP camera using only one IP?

Is this possible? If so, how to set it up? Currently, I access my IP camera via 192.168.1.2:8888 when at home, and some_public_ip:8888 (portforwarded) when out. It's really a hassle having to switch ...
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How can I view the video camera stream from my DVR?

I have a HANBANG HB7008KC DVR. It comes with a Windows IE ActiveX software to view the cameras. They don't support Linux. I have a Linux machine and i want to connect to the DVR. I use DvrSeeSee App ...
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CCTV BNC to usb for mac

I was wondering what is the best way to connect a CCTV camera with BNC cables to a Mac computer. I tried to go BNC TO VGA but the VGA port on my computer seems only to be an output and not an input.
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Connect CCTV Camera With BNC Cable To Computer and Make Appear As Webcam

Does anyone know the best way to connect a bnc cable(I think it's called bnc), this, to a computer (windows 7) and make it appear as a webcam so that the Vitamin D CCTV Software will see it and work ...
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Can I use Cat 6 cable with CCTV camera for video output

Can I use the 8 cables inside the Cat 6 cable to get the video from 4 CCTV cameras. I find it very bulky to have one big wire for every camera. I thought if its possible to use 4 pairs to tranfer ...
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Router with Dynamic IP Address - How to point it to my domain. For my CCTV

I have CCTV in my office and port-forward its ip to router. my router ip is dynamic how can i access my CCTV with my own domain name.
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How to record PC screen activity with a DVR?

I was asked how would one be able to record PC screen activity to a standalone DVR (to sync it with CCTV cameras). 2 different solutions came to my mind: A software installed on the PC makes the PC ...
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Webcam Security Software Running on Computer - Any OS?

Are there any security room-monitoring software that runs through a webcam on the computer? (This thread isn't a duplicate of Free CCTV software using webcam running on Windows) The features I'm ...
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Turn webcam into a CCTV? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: WebCam as a security camera. is that possible? Is there a software that can do that?
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Free CCTV software using webcam running on Windows [closed]

My wife asked me to film our hamster when he's active at night. I've got a webcam and a pretty bright infrared LED already, the only thing missing is some software. There are plrenty of programs out ...
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