I am looking for some advice for proactive identification remotely of a single camera disconnect (not the NVR being offline). Is there a tool anyone has used that is effective for this versus having to do a daily audit of all cameras?
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Looking For A Tool To Identify, Proactively And Remotely, Cameras Offline
John Scanlan
Apr 30, 2018Hello U1 - You may want to check out this guide on SNMP for Video Surveillance. You can monitor much more than just cameras.
You can receive alerts for an outage, but also receive alerts that are likely to cause an outage (memory usage, CPU utilization, tempature, etc.).
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Apr 30, 2018UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Apr 30, 2018I would recommend using SolarWinds if you have the time and wherewithal to setup everything up. We monitor over 2000 cameras via this method and it has a pretty high success rate.
Ross Vander Klok
May 02, 2018I agree that SolarWinds is a great solution, but unless you are in a corporate environment I have heard it is pricey. I used it at my previous employer and I am setting it up here as well. Works great, but again I think it is a higher end solution.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 02, 2018I got very lucky with the customer that is currently running SolarWinds. They were already utilizing the software for other IT Devices on the network and we came to an agreement with their IT Department to have the CCTV System added to the software.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Apr 30, 2018Are you looking for an automated health monitoring system for NVR/DVR devices or computer/server based NVR's?
Josh Hendricks
Apr 30, 2018Are you looking to verify that the cameras themselves are network addressable/ping-able?
Or are you looking for something more in-depth like verifying live/playback is available on the NVR/VMS?
Do you have any particular cameras/NVRs/VMSs in mind? Or are you looking for something that is agnostic or ONVIF-only for example?
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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Apr 30, 2018Check out Neptus. Specifically for the security industry. Even saves snapshot images of cameras for customisable durations.
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May 01, 2018JH
Jay Hobdy
May 01, 2018We are trying a product from SnapAV called ovrc.
What I like is it creates a connection to the device so you can access it's GUI. They also have a line of switches and power supplies that can auto reboot or be managed remotely.
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Michael Miller
May 01, 2018We use Connectwise Automate to monitor our systems.
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
May 01, 2018Check this solution: Check my CCTV
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