First 4 cameras cover the backyard gate entrance, the driveway SW, driveway NW and front door
RF Detector?
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What is COVERT?
Is Video Loss : 9 a camera? Could someone have unplugged the cam and plugged in a laptop? What was happening at 7:05 this morning?
I have always wondered if access could be made using the ethernet cable from a cam. I have always maintained that my cam system was not accessible from outside since it is not physically connected to the internet. But using the cam's cable, one could get into the network that way.
Is Video Loss : 9 a camera? Could someone have unplugged the cam and plugged in a laptop? What was happening at 7:05 this morning?
I have always wondered if access could be made using the ethernet cable from a cam. I have always maintained that my cam system was not accessible from outside since it is not physically connected to the internet. But using the cam's cable, one could get into the network that way.
Yes, channel 9 is a regular PTZ camera. Unless that someone is on a ladder 14 feet in the air, I doubt that's how they are accessing the NVR. I just think there's a failing connection at the camera since the camera pole mount is rusted. And there's another camera right below that PTZ that definitely would have captured the perp
Have NO idea what "Covert" means
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I think the "cannot delete reserved group" with "admin" and "user" groups is quite normal. Just sloppy phrasing by Dahua. Have any actual users appeared, and if so, what are they called exactly?
I have never heard of covert before. I wonder if it could be to do with the function where a live feed for a camera is hidden on the NVR monitor when no users are logged in. This basically: Hide cameras on a Dahua NVR when it is logged out - Learn CCTV.com. An easy way to test would be to find that setting, toggle it on / off for a few cams, save, and check the log, see if it generates the same entry.
The "Playback" event at 10:07 - was this you, or part of the mystery? Also, 5:38 actually!
What is the photo if the "Detailed Information - Record Search" - did this come up by itself? Or is the record search the oddity?
Finally, apologies if already mentioned but is the NVR a PoE model or not? Are the cams connected directly or via a switch?
The Record search events you mention were NOT me. The one at 5:38 happened while I was still sleeping and the one at 10:07 happened when I was away from the house doing my morning errands.
If you look at the details screen, you can see:
Record search details
Device: HDD
IP Address: Login Local
Group Name: user
User: default
I believe someone created or modified the "default" user group account so that they can gain access to the NVR. While they have no system permissions, the user group either automatically has access to Playback and Covert permissions, or someone has created access. Either way, the record search screen is activated by someone outside this household with the NVR not connected to the internet. Scary thought
And yes, this is a POE model NVR so the cameras are connected directly to it.
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