What type of CCTV is best for surveillance?
Whether you are looking into purchasing a camera for your residence or business, you might have to look at multiple brands to find your perfect camera. But what type of CCTV is best for surveillance?Truth be told, this question can be taken on a personal level. The best camera is the camera that fits your […]
How to choose the best PoE switch for IP cameras
If you are working on a new surveillance project, you need to learn how to choose the best Poe switch for IP cameras. Let’s talk about this topic.First, you need to consider the number of ports necessary for your projects, but this is not the only factor that should affect your decision on which model […]
Hik-connect status offline 0x1007 (solved)
If you see the Hik-connect status offline, chances are your devices are having some problem to communicate to the Internet. Let’s see how to fix the problem…Usually, you can see a message with the error code 0x1007 that indicates the network problem and you need to address the problem to get the Hik-connect online.To solve the problem check […]
Wyze Cam on Blue Iris (quick setup)
If you want to have the Wyze Cam on Blue Iris, this article can help you.The Wyze Camera is usually used with its own app but sometimes people want to use it with a professional surveillance software such as Blue Iris.Here you will find more information about this topic, just keep reading…How to add Wyze […]
Dahua config tool for IP camera (Download)
You can use the Dahua config tool for IP camera to find your devices in the network and manage them remotely.This a smart way to deal with IP cameras and recorders and Dahua gives you this tool for free, which is an incentive to purchase Dahua cameras 🙂But in fact, you can also use this […]
XMeye CMS Setup (step-by-step)
You can use the XMeye CMS on your PC to connect to generic H.264 DVRs and other models such as the Annke series.If you have a cheap non-branded H.264 DVR and are looking for software to manage it via computer, you are in the right place. 😉​In this article, I talk about the XMeye CMS setup. Let’s […]
How to reset the Annke DVR (and use the default password)
In this article, I show how to reset the Annke DVR to recover from a lost password. The process is very simple and takes less than 5 minutes.After this procedure, you can use the device default credentials to log inThe Annke DVR default password and username are:Username: adminPassword: 123456How to reset the Annke DVR passwordThis […]
DVR default password list (2020)
Here you can find a DVR default password list for the most models.Be aware that for the new DVR models, some manufacturers changed the way the password is handled and you have to create a new one during the setup.This list was updated in 2020 and it’s working. Here it is…DVRUSERPASSWORDAlphadigiadmin<empty>American Dynamicsadminadmin256Amcrest HDCVI DVRadminadminAVTECHadminadminBSCadmin666666COPadmin<empty>Citroxadmin<empty>DahuaadminadminDK Segadmin<empty>Citroxadmin<empty>DSSadmin888888Everfocusadmin11111111Foscamadmin<empty>FVNadmin123456HDLadmin12345Hikvisionadmin12345HoneywellAdmin123456Ivioadmin<empty>Multitocadmin88888888Multiviewadmin<empty>Pelcoadmin<empty>Pentaxxyadmin86244455Posonicadmin<empty>Posonicadmin888888Posonicadmin111111Posonicadmin666666Posonicaa11Posonicguest<empty>Posonicguest888888Posonicuser666666Q-Seeadminadmin […]
FTP server for IP camera (easy setup)
Let’s set up an FTP server for IP camera. You can use a trial version to test it out!In this article, I show how to configure a security camera to send files to an FTP server on the Internet. The process is very simple and takes less than 5 minutes.You can see the configuration for […]
Angelcam pricing and alternatives
This article is about Angelcam pricing and a quick comparison to the competition.Security camera cloud storage cost is always a concern, so I’ve tested the Angelcam platform and I now I decided to compare it with 3 other similar services.If you are looking for Angelcam alternatives, here you can find useful information to make up your mind […]