You're right. It just seems very inefficient. I thought that the camera would start streaming only when an event is triggered. Is this a part of ONVIF standard or Synology software? Do all IP cameras/NVRs work like this?
Yes, I see 500 kBytes/s (4Mbits/s) sustained stream per camera when NOT recording. I do have a 1G network so it is not a big burden, but I would still like to know if there is a setting that I'm missing...
I just installed four Hikvision cameras (DS-2CD2032-I) and I noticed that even when they are not recording there is constant network traffic (inbound from cameras) It is about 500kB/s per camera.
The motion detection is done by cameras and all notifications are turned off.
Any ideas?
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For the price ($85) it is well worth it. The hardware is the same and I can order a spare for each camera and it will still be less expensive than getting them from an authorized distributor.
Just received four new DS-2CD2032-I cameras from aliexpress.com (Store No.939282). Manufacturing date is Jan, Feb 2015, firmware version 5.2.0 build 140721. This appears to be the latest as published on hikvisionusa.com site. I noticed that there are newer ones floating around. Are they region...