Connecting HC3 to a Dahua NVR / Cameras behind NVR

[tzimber 3]

Hi Everyone,

I couldn't find any thread on this issue.

 

So,

connecting an IP camera to HC3 seems to be pretty simple.

what can I do when I have a POE NVR ?

 

I have a Dahua 5XXX series NVR, with POE enabled.

so basically, all the cameras connect directly to the NVR, and the NVR switch is the one that provides them addresses.

the address pull would be 10.0.0.X / 250.255.255.0

my router is using a different network (that's the way it should be) - 192.168.2.X /255.255.255.0

 

The NVR is connected to the router, it has internet connection, and I can connect to it and all the feeds.

when looking on the add camera option on HC3 it askes for an IP address.

obviously, HC3 that is connected to 192.168.2.X will not be able to get to a camera that is on 10.0.0.X

so the only way to get to the video feed is if there is a way that the HC3 can connect to the NVR, and not directly to the camera.

 

I find it hard to believe that there isn't a solution for this as many people use POE NVR this days..

so if anyone has an idea, ill appreciate it.

 

Thanks !

 

 

[morpheus75 77]

the simple answer is you cant do it coz on 2 separate networks and they cannot see each other.

only option is to get a standard poe switch and connect cameras to network and configure them all with static IP.

then connect NVR to same network and point the NVR to the cameras from the menu system.

then point the HC3 to the same cameras using the plugins.

 

both nvr and hc3 will see the camera streams.

 

thats the only way

[tzimber 3]

1 hour ago, morpheus75 said:

the simple answer is you cant do it coz on 2 separate networks and they cannot see each other.

only option is to get a standard poe switch and connect cameras to network and configure them all with static IP.

then connect NVR to same network and point the NVR to the cameras from the menu system.

then point the HC3 to the same cameras using the plugins.

 

both nvr and hc3 will see the camera streams.

 

thats the only way

Hi,

thanks for the answer.

yea, that solution will work, but I want to use the NVR's POE...

I was thinking that there might be a way for Fibaro to connect to the NVR (like the NVR APP does) and get the video feed..

maybe via an API or something like that.

 

[tzimber 3]

OK, 

so I solved it !

I will write the solution here for others.

 

It seems that HC2&HC3 support only MJPG and JPG.

so, what i did is.

1. on the camera GUI itself i have changed the sub stream to MJPEG.

2. then i used the following MJPEG path with the NVR address:

3. under IP put the NVR IP.

    under MJPG path put the following:

   cgi-bin/mjpg/video.cgi?channel=1&subtype=2

   in the "=channel1" you can choose the desired channel.

   "subtype=2" needs to stay as is, as the sub stream is what i set up as MJPEG on the camera.

4. i have added this in HC3 by using "other" camera template, used the NVR IP, user and password. and it works!

 

So,

this is possible and working great.

its completely bypass the need to connect directly to the camera over IP as this is not possible when using NVR with POE embedded.

 

 

[hvid 0]

On 30.4.2022 at 21:49, tzimber said:

OKAY, 

så jeg løste det!

Jeg vil skrive løsningen her til andre.

 

Det ser ud til, at HC2&HC3 kun understøtter MJPG og JPG.

så det jeg gjorde er.

1. på selve kameraets GUI har jeg ændret understrømmen til MJPEG.

2. så brugte jeg følgende MJPEG-sti med NVR-adressen:

3. under IP sæt NVR IP.

    Indsæt følgende under MJPG-sti:

   cgi-bin/mjpg/video.cgi?channel=1&subtype=2

   i "=kanal1" kan du vælge den ønskede kanal.

   "subtype=2" skal forblive som den er, da understrømmen er det, jeg konfigurerede som MJPEG på kameraet.

4. Jeg har tilføjet dette i HC3 ved at bruge "andet" kameraskabelon, brugt NVR IP, bruger og adgangskode. og det virker!

 

Så,

dette er muligt og fungerer godt.

det omgår fuldstændigt behovet for at oprette forbindelse direkte til kameraet over IP, da dette ikke er muligt, når du bruger NVR med POE indlejret.

 

 

Hi What kind of qa are you using to connect to your NVR