You can flash the firmware by going into the camera interface, you do this by typing the IP address into an internet explorer window on Windows or a Safari window on Mac. You can find the update firmware page most likely under the maintenance tab, although some cameras have it in different places. You can get the firmware update here: http://www.ltsecurityinc.com/downloads Go down to Product Firmware section and type in your camera model. Download the firmware update if it’s available. You’ll use that update area in the camera interface to hit “browse” and choose the file from the location where it was saved and hit “update.” It will go through the update process and then restart the camera. If it has the newest firmware already or this doesn’t resolve your issue, you can also do a factory reset within the maintenance tab, which will delete all settings on the camera, so you’ll have to re-add it and redo the date/time. Toll-Free: 1.877.DEALS.79 or 310.370.9500 x1 SMS/Text: 310-370-9500 x1 Fax: 1.310.876.1539
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Milestone XProtect Mobile server crashing can be resolved by not limiting playback streams and un-checking levels 1, 2, and 3. This feature should only be enabled if you have a lot of clients logging in bogging down the bandwidth otherwise it should be left at default. Here is the link to ONVIF device manager, and the link to the manual. This is useful for batch configurations. Billy Wang Technical Sales Phone: 310.370.9500 x102 Direct: 310.876.1537 Fax: 310.876.1537 Skype: live:billy_3055 Email: [email protected] Web: www.CustomVideoSecurity.com
Read Now Free Micro Health Checks in 2022-2023 For Milestone XProtect users who are currently running legacy software and/or hardware, Milestone is currently offering a FREE multi-point diagnostic “Micro Health Check” to help identify Milestone XProtect errors. This no-cost 1-hour service is conducted by an actual Milestone technician employed by Milestone Systems. He/she will check for ten different critical scenarios that could impact system reliability or the user experience: XProtect software version. Milestone Care status. XProtect hotfixes and patches. Video deletions due to low disk space. Video deletions due to media overflow. Antivirus presence. System CPU utilization. System RAM utilization. Failover configuration. Hardware acceleration configuration. This Micro Health Check will identify the required components to keep your Milestone XProtect camera system current. In case your server is more than five years old, we can also design a new server to run the updated software. The advantages to upgrading your software and hardware, outside of bug fixes, are the usage of H.265 compression on compatible cameras. This will save both hard drive storage space and network bandwidth. Additional benefits of keeping the XProtect software current are the updated XProtect rules system and the ability to take advantage of a newly integrated module called Rapid […]
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Dahua has a now free app (used to be paid) called gDMSS Plus (Android) or iDMSS Plus (iOS), both of which support 2-way audio communication. You could use wireless dome and bullet cameras for all of the cameras that don’t require audio. The fixed-lens cameras are typically available in 2.8mm or 3.6mm fixed lens options. For the cameras with audio, 2-way audio support would be required on the camera, and those are available in the Dahua N45 series as a motorized-lens WDR bullet or its dome counterpart, either of which would need to be wired, but you can use a wireless bridge to eliminate wiring from the PoE switch to the recorder. Wired cameras typically are much more feature-rich and will have better image quality over wireless cameras. You would connect a speaker and microphone to the camera with 2-way audio. Or you can opt for a speaker/microphone combo for easier installation. ETS makes a speaker/microphone combo, although it’s probably not the best aesthetic design. We have other options available depending on your desired finish, but the ETS runs around $129 with free shipping. You can use wired IP cameras as wireless if you add a Point-to-Point (P2P) wireless bridge and a PoE […]
Read Now There are two types of license plate cameras on the market: true LPR (license plate recognition) cameras, and standard security cameras that are capable of reading license plates. The second type of camera is commonly known as LPC, or license plate capture. True LPR cameras usually cost over $1000, have tested daytime and night-time reads of license plates on vehicles traveling at certain speeds, and have the ability to interface with some type of software database which has some type of reporting function. They are generally able to read license plates on one or more lanes of vehicles traveling at highway speeds and have some type of built-in or optional diffusable infrared to illuminate the license plate but not over-illuminate to the point where the reflection is all that is seen. Popular manufacturers of LPR cameras in this category include Messoa, Vivotek, Hikvision, and Digital Watchdog. Dahua offers ANPR (or automatic number plate reader) cameras, but as of the date of this post, Dahua’s offering only includes the reading of license plates (LPs) of vehicles which are stopped at gates; not those of moving vehicles. Most consumers and small to medium-sized businesses would rather spend no more than a few […]
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