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    HIKVISION DS-2CD2432F-IW - Repairing (replacing) IR LED

    Awesome! Glad it worked out for you. I'm going to order a couple of the same ones you did. I'm pretty sure one of mine is dead.
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    HIKVISION DS-2CD2432F-IW - Repairing (replacing) IR LED

    The part you found on AliExpress looks good to me. Hopefully the polarity of the back part is correct for you. It would be much easier that way. As far as which way they go, I don't remember it being obvious. I used a multimeter to check the polarity of the voltage the camera produces, and also...
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    HIKVISION DS-2CD2432F-IW - Repairing (replacing) IR LED

    Next update: Got the IR LED in the mail the other day. I tested the new LED with wires before actually installing it. Judging by the fact that the LED barely feels warm to the touch after 10 minutes of being on, it may not have to be mounted with something thermally conductive. I will error on...
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    HIKVISION DS-2CD2432F-IW - Repairing (replacing) IR LED

    I wasn't able to find anything on the web. I have another Hikvision cube camera (2cd2432) which I tested. The specs were 1.63V, 0.264A. The IR angle seems to be greater than 130 degrees. The LED illuminated an 8.5" circle from 2" away. The light seemed to be restricted by the hole in the PCB...
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    HIKVISION DS-2CD2432F-IW - Repairing (replacing) IR LED

    I have a Hikvision cube camera ds-2cd2410f-iw that the LED has gone bad in too. If I figure out where to get an LED or any specifics about it, I'll update here.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    On another note, H.265 cameras are supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. So if you're looking to buy, research H.265 first.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Just an FYI, I used the above method to flash a swann nhd-820 cam to Hikvision software. Most of the original links in the post are dead now. I encountered an issue trying to flash version 5.1.6 firmware to the camera, where it successfully flashed, but was all but bricked. I ended up flashing...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    The guy I bought from one from was cctv camera china. The link to their store is http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c1Xwca5i I'm not sure who everyone else is buying them from, but I do remember the words cctv and china. If you google hikvision seller and aliexpress, I'm sure you will find a forum...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    That does suck. I guess I got lucky with the one ebay seller from china that I bought from. I bought one from aliexpress.com also. I had good luck there. A lot of people buying Hikvision cams get them at aliexpress. If you decide to go that route, research the seller first. Most people buy only...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    That is actually awesome to know that POE will work. That means if I want to reflash any of my cams, I won't have to take them down and find a power adapter.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    In my opinion, the crossover cable is much simpler. You won't need the switch then.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    I believe the camera needs to be powered by the 12Vdc wall adapter while it is being flashed. You will also need a CROSSOVER ethernet cable or 2 regular ethernet cables and a gigabit ethernet switch. I used Windows 7 when I did mine. All of this is outlined in the guide I posted.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    I used regular gigabit switches and then put a POE injectors inline with the cameras. I looked a little at POE switches, but they cost more than a switch and an injector.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    So my network traffic is 33Mbits/sec with three 1MP cameras and seven 3MP cameras. The 3MP cams use about 2.5 times the bandwidth that the 1MP cams use. I will let someone else figure out the numbers, I've been up all night and am very tired.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Dilbertic, does your POE switch have a gigabit uplink port?
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    I know there are newer versions of firmware. In my post, I provided a link to the Hikvision Europe site. I believe the newest there is 5.3. I only tested the firmware in my guide, feel free to test the newer firmware and post back here if it works out for you.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    My very rough math comes up with 6.9Mbits/sec for a 3MP cam. Though for some reason 3Mbytes/sec sounds right in my head. I'll look and my network traffic when I get home. In either case, most ethernet is gigabit which is approximately 1000Mbit or 100Mbyte. So, maybe like 30 cams per network...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Dilbertic, as far as remote access for viewing, it is all about setting port numbers in the cameras and forwarding those ports in your router. I only forwarded the RTSP port to the internet, so I can only view the live video, I can't playback video that has been recorded, unless I'm at home. I...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    My mistake, I actually use IP Cam viewer by Robert Chou. I liked it enough I bought the pro version for $4 The app is here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid&hl=en IP Webcam is another awesome app that turns your old android phone into an IP webcam. It...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Dilbertic, Yes all of my Hikvision 2032 cameras get warm when in use. The main reason for me to flash the Hikvision firmware, was so I could access the lower resolution video substream. This allows me to view the video with my android phone when I'm away from home on a 3g or 4g network. The...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Please post if you use these instructions and they work for you.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Other OEM Hikvision firmware versions are available at http://www.hikvisioneurope.com/portal/index.php?dir=Product%20Firmware/Cameras/DS-2CD2xx2/ From my understanding the one I referenced works on Chinese cameras as well as English ones. I did not test the described procedure with any other...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Sorry for the long post. Okay, I got the official Hikvision Firmware installed on my Smartvue cam from ebay. It is actually easier than my guide makes it sound. I used the official Hikvision Auto Updater TFTP application from: http://www.hikvision.com/europe/download_more.asp?id=1336 The...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    The other plug if for a 12vdc power supply if you choose to use that instead of power over ethernet. So far the options that are missing is the ability to change the frame rate and resolution on the sub-streams. Another problem I found today is that there is no way to access the sub-streams via...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    Near as I can tell, the ones we bought are rebranded Hikvision 2032.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    So is that Smart Vue one special or something? I saw it is a dual bay that is hot swap with 1TB of storage. Doesn't sound special to me.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    $1000 for an NVR seems insane to me. I have $170 in my FreeNAS box, NOT including hard drives of course. I am running 4 drives (with room for 8) with raid Z1 and it consumes ~35W from the wall.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    $45 an awesome deal for sure! Guess I should have started lower.
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    I use FreeNAS just as a network storage device. Other than for playback, I don't really see a need for any other features besides what is built into the cams. I considered looking into Blue Iris, but from what little I read, it sounds CPU/Power intensive. I really am trying to stay low power on...
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    smartvue SVC-B-3 - bought for cheap on ebay

    I would have to look again to be sure, but I don't think mine had rivets in the mounting holes. I tried "upgrading" to the latest Hikvision ds-2cd2032 firmware, by logging into the camera. It immediately failed to update though. I think maybe I have to use the tftp method to flash it, but it...
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