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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Yes on the Cobra. On the Empiretech I can only view the Reolink doorbell cam and the Loryta cam. (One of the other Reolink's has occasionally displayed on the Empiretech, but not both, and now neither.)
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Why can the cheap Cobra NVR access the Reolink cameras OK but the expensive latest-model Empiretech NVR cannot? The cameras are being accessed via RTSP.
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Perhaps I need to connect the 40" monitor directly to the NVR and just use the web gui for brief viewing and adjustments on-the-fly?
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    The timing-out of the NVR's Web gui seems to be worsening (shorter cycles) no idea why. I did add feeds for two cameras (Reolink, RLC-410W, RLC-510A) that are also linked to the old Cobra NVR - both show green under Status (in Remote Devices) but neither is responding on the web gui for the...
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    Cobra NVR with Reolink Cams - Use a switch?

    They can. I don't recall if I did. That may also explain some problems I'm having with displaying them via the Empiretech NVR web gui. EDIT: One was set up static, one wasn't. Just fixed that.
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    Cobra NVR with Reolink Cams - Use a switch?

    Lemme look at that ... they may be DHCP. Thanks.
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    Cobra NVR with Reolink Cams - Use a switch?

    The Cobra is, predictably (Harbor Freight), rather primitive. It's optimized for their own low-grade cameras.
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    Cobra NVR with Reolink Cams - Use a switch?

    I'm discovering that the only way the Cobra (Harbor Freight) NVR will communicate with Reolink cams is if they pass through the router - never direct to the NVR. I'm using several of the Reolinks as backup and less-critical security cams. Any preference to using a POE unmanaged switch, a POE...
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    User-friendly NVR and remote viewing?

    It appears that Tailscale, with github authentication, may be an acceptable and workable solution. Thanks!
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    User-friendly NVR and remote viewing?

    Remote access is on their cloud. That's a no-go. (If on my cloud, maybe.) Also, "Authenticate via OIDC: You will be redirected to an authentication page where you need to log in using your OIDC provider (currently only Google is supported)." - anything that involves the google/alphabet...
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    User-friendly NVR and remote viewing?

    We have the newer xxx.AI NVR from Empiretech. We're using a variety of cameras, some Reolinks, some from Empiretech, Dahua, etc. The plan is to use a browser on a phone, via RustDesk (or similar - sandboxed by Netguard), that functions, essentially, as a terminal on the home network...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    It is, very sadly, only functional in a MS version of windows. I only use Linux (and don't need the added complexity of the WINE interpreter to try to run such an app). Someone must have tried a Raspberry Pi to log in and display the NVR GUI. @EMPIRETECANDY EDIT: If they can do this then they...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    A related question - is there any reason that I can't use a Raspberry Pi to log into the gui of the NVR to display the Live feed(s) on a large monitor? (I want to be able to control the NVR and keep the images displayed. The only problem I'm thinking of is the video chip driving the 40" display.)
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    I'm logged into the NVR from my laptop - on the same network.
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Ooops, I thought that the 3x factory reset solved the problem, but just noticed it had timed out ... it was up for many hours this time. Note: I didn't put a zero in System "Logout Time" field this time. (Default is 10.) The next adventure will be to sort out zooming the Loryta Starlight...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    It didn't ask. 3 Factory Resets later ... yuck ... the Web GUI is back where it was. Now to see if it times out after a while ...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Log, Manager, and System Info. Under System Info there's a Manager Subfolder - with Update, Maintenance, Import/Export, Default, Advanced Maintenance, and Network Detection. Ha! Found it. Buried under Default is Factory Default.
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    There is no "Operation" window on my NVR web gui, only Live, Playback, Search, Maintenance, and Backup.
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    I did a search in the manual and no mention of a factory reset from the web gui. I also didn't find one after jumping around on the web gui. What am I not noticing, please?
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Will that delete the camera settings? Is there a way to save those settings - before the reset?
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Yes. From him. NVR8CH-8P-2AI / NVR5208-8P-EI Upload Date: 2024-08-08 Firmware Date: 2024-07-16 V4.005.0000000.1.R.240716 Mine is: System Version: V5.005.00000000.2.R Build Date: 2024-08-30
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Would that be AndyB or ?
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    It leaves the last moment of feeds displayed - so, if you don't notice that things aren't moving, or it's night vs day - you don't even know it's logged itself out and is no longer actively streaming the camera feeds. Should I try UPDATE on the Device Info pop-up window - or is it already the...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    Our Empiretech nvr8ch-8p-2ai NVR continues to time-out, making it nearly useless. Hardware Version: V1.0 System Version: V5.005.00000000.2.R Build Date: 2024-08-30 I can't be constantly logging back in - especially remotely. There must be a solution to this ... @EMPIRETECANDY
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    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    It's working. Thanks!
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    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    The NVR is ONVIF-compliant. I have everything checked: RTMP, HTTP, HTTPS, RTSP, ONVIF - might that cause any problems? It's set to AutoDNS by default. I set it to StaticDNS - same settings as the NVR. Does that sound correct? Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: set to the same as to router - but...
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    New Reolink Wired POE Doorbell Cam ?

    Might I need a different firmware to get my Reolink Doorbell cam to play nicely with the Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR? Mine is a wifi model but I have it wired & am using an external power supply. (I interrupted the POE wires to accomplish that.) The NVR recognizes the doorbell cam but no...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    That's what I think RustDesk will do - it's like AnyDesk and NoMachine. It's supposed to work on pretty much any OS (I need Android and Linux compatability).
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    I'm, apparently, being unclear. I have no problem at all on my two Linux laptops. I have an Android phone from which I want to access the NVR. From what I've read the provided NVR app may create some security flaws & I don't like apps in general. I get that something like RustDesk is an app...
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    EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI - Setup Questions

    I'm trying to access the NVR GUI from my phone - it's no problem to access from Firefox on a computer. Might I need to use something like AnyDesk - so that my phone browser functions as a terminal?
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