Easiest plug-n-play NVR to pair with the Z12E?

[CliffBrown30]

I would like to have the z12E for license plate capture and and have maybe up to 3 more cameras set up outside of my house.

I am wondering what is the easiest NVR to set up and use. I don't want to install plugins or use the command line if possible. I would like to detect and timestamp cars but I don't need ANPR or any of that stuff. I just want to be able to go back and look at license plates any time that a neighbor tells me that something happened. Any suggestions?

 

[bigredfish]

No guarantee on various camera models plugin requests with Dahau , but a simple PoE NVR sounds like all you need.

This is a favorite Vendor here on the forum who sells his own branded Dahua equipment, Same stuff different sticker

EmpireTech NV41AI-8P-4KH 8 Channel Compact 1HDD 1U 8PoE Network Video

Support multiple decoding formats Supports adaptive decoding AI by NVR AI by Camera Connected to third-party network cameras Security baseline 2.3

empiretech01.com

 

[wittaj]

+1 above.

We have found that brand new cameras and NVRs released in 2024 still require plug-ins in some instances.

It is just a way of life if you want better cameras.

Try to capture plates with an arlo or nest that don't require plug-ins....

One of these days we may get away, but until the manufacturers completely start new with firmware, they are building upon firmware developed around Internet Explorer and plug-ins.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

If connect to the monitor directly then no need plugin. any web gui will require plugin.

 

[CliffBrown30]

If connect to the monitor directly then no need plugin. any web gui will require plugin.

Do you have one that you'd recommend?

 

[steve1225]

If You have only video storage or simple IVS events - then cheap 4208 NVR from any series will work..

But if You want something like in this my post below - then You need proper 5xxx-EI series to receive VideoMetaData records from camera.

Post in thread 'Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera'

Oct 3, 2024

To show everyone, about what we have discussion here....
this is 5442-z4 which I installed on a new site a few days ago..
it's not even fine tuned for a night image (I didn't have time for that)..

Configured to FULL Video MetaData, no AcuPick, no IVS, no SMD...
Data received by 5232-EI, but any 5xxx-4KS2 here will work the same...
Some parts of faces and plate numbers are cut/blurred by me (this is EU - we have strong privacy law here)..

Vehicles at day & night:





non motor vehicles:


humans (some with faces if they were front to camera)...

• steve1225

5208-EI is minimal one, but the golden rule about buying NVR is that always buy 2x bigger model as You want - You will need that in future.

So 5216-EI...

Versions without/with POE switch:

EmpireTech NVR16CH-AI 16 Channels 1U 2HDD Network Video Recorder

Supports Smart H.265+, H.265, Smart H.264+, H.264 and MJPEG decoding formats. Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 16 × 4MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps incoming/recording/outgoing bandwidth. Supports IP cameras with a resolution up to 32 MP. Supports AcuPick with up to 16 channels...

empiretech01.com

EmpireTech NVR16CH-16P-2AI 16 Channels 1U 16PoE 2HDD Network Video Rec

Multiple decoding formats Support AcuPick with Max. 16-Channel Support N+M cluster AI by recorder AI by camera Security baseline 2.3

empiretech01.com

PS. there is no difference in how easy it is to set up/use between the different NVR Dahua models