![]() ![]() The ability to playback and view live/recorded footage was very intuitive. The QVR Pro Client software for the Windows PC was fantastic, I will say, much better than Hikvision's software. This setup worked pretty well, but the QVR Pro alerts did not work well. I set up the camera without an NVR and used QNAP QVR Pro software on my NAS to record 24 hours with various motion, intrustion and line crossing alerts. ![]() I started with a Hikvision 2CD-DS2142-FWD-IS camera. Dahua mostly by 50/50 chance as they both seemed to be popular choices with similar price points and feature sets. I quickly returned the Ring and looked into various surveillance options. The video quality was poor, the WiFi connection was spotty, and I could not directly access the feeds without the Ring software, or record 24 hours. I quickly realized the Ring products were woefully inadequate for my needs. My journey began several months ago with a Ring Pro Doorbell. ![]() I am writing this post to share what I have learned about setting up Hikvision cameras, NVR and the various software packages available. After several months of playing around with various hardware, software and network configurations, I have finally arrived at a setup that works well for me. ![]()
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