Bosch Divar NVR Tested vs Dahua

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Oct 05, 2017

Bosch has a partnership with Dahua.

But what type of partnership is it? How much is Bosch's own vs taken from embattled mega-OEM Dahua?

We bought and tested a 16 channel Bosch DIVAR network 2000 to see how it compares to Dahua's own models, examining:

  • Software similarities and differences
  • Physical construction
  • Internal components
  • Hard disk mounting
  • Firmware features
  • Web interface similarities
  • Bosch/Dahua software discovery and operation
  • Cyber security issues

See our full findings inside.

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*******, ***** ** *** *******, *** ***** ***** ******* ****** offers **** *** ********** ******** ** ***** ****** **** *** based **:

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Similarities ** *****

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Web ********** *******/****** ********* *******

*** ***** *** ***** ******** *** ********** *** **** *******, sharing **** ** ******** (**** ** *******, *****, ***.) *** layout, ***** *****.

**** **** ***** **** **** ***** ** ******* ** *** Bosch ********. *** *******, *** ***** ************ ***** ** ***** models ** ******** ** ***** **** ** *** ***** ******, and **** ***** **** **** ***** ** * "*******" ****, more ******* ** ***** *******, ***.

Bosch ********* *** ***** **********

*** ***** ***** *** ********** *** *****'* ********** ******** ***** with ***** ***** *******, ***** *****.

********** *** **** ** **** *** ***** ************* *** ******** upgrades:

Bosch *** ********* *** ***** ***** ***

************, *** ******** *** ******** *** *****'* ****** ********, ********. Live, ********, ******, *** ***** ******* *** ******** ******** ***** this ****** **** *** ***** ***.

Bosch *** ****** *******

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Firmware ***********

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  • ********* ******** *******:*** ***** *** ******** * ******* ***** ************* ******* *** reinstalls ******** **** ***** ** *** ******** ******* *********. * second "*****" **** ** ******** ** ****** **** ***** **** the ******** ** *******, *** ****** **** ***** ********** ** detected. **** **** ** ***** *** **** **** *******, ** it ** ********* *** ******** *** *** ******* ****** *** time ** *** *******.
  • ***** *** ******* ******** ******* **** ***:***** *** ***** *** ******** ******* *** ******* **** ***** a ********** ** *** ******** *** *********, * ******* *** found ** ***** ****** (***** ******* ***** ** ******** ******** and ****** *** ****** ******** ****).

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***** ****** *** ******* *** ******** *********** ** ***** **** vs. ***** ******:

  • *********** ***** ******** *******:***** **** ********* *** ***** ********* *** ************* ****** ** a ***** *****, ***** ** ***** ******** ** *****, ** addition ** *** ***** ***** *** ******* **********.
  • ** ********* ********:***** ********* ** *** **** ****** ** ****** ********* ******** present ** **** ****/******* ***** *******. ** ******* ***** "*******" is *******, *** ** *** ** ****** ****, *** ******* defines ******** ** **** ***** ********* ******* *** ** ***** (PTZ *******, ****** *******, ***.) **** ** **** ** ****** into *** ***** *****/******* *********.
  • ******** *** *******:***** **** ****** **** *** ********** ** *** ******** ********* Dahua *******, ******** ******* ******** ********************* **** *******, ********* ***** ***** ******** ** ****.
  • ****** **************:***** **** *** *********** ****** ************** ** ********, ***** ** found ** *** ***** ******** *********, *** ***** ****** *** vulnerable ***** **************, ***** *** ** ****** ******* **************.

Bosch ******** ************

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Improved ******* **********

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************, *** ***** *** **** * ********** ****** **** **** than *** ******* ***** *****, **** *****:

Improved ************

***** **** *** * ************ ******* ******, **** * ****** layer ** ***** ** *** ****** ** *** ****, ******* isolating ******** ********** **** **** *** *********. ** ********, ***** chassis *** ******** ******** ***** *** ***** ************ ** *** bottom, *** **** ******, *********, ****, *** ****, ***** *****. Over ****, ***** ************ *** ****** ** ********* **** **** and ****** **** *** **** ***** ** *** ********.

Bosch *** ******* ****

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Comments (18)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

10/05/17 11:18pm

** ** *******, *** ***** ***** **** ** ** ***** what *** ******** ****** *** ** *** ***** ******...

**** ** ******* *** ****, **’* ***** *** **** ***** the ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 10/06/17 02:38pm

**** *******. *** ****** *** *** * ****** ** ******. Perhaps ***** ******** ** *** ********?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 10/06/17 03:01pm

******** *** ** ***** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 10/06/17 10:24am

******* ****-****** *******, ******** *** ******** *** ***** ** *** Cavalier ********.

*** ***** **** ** * ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 10/05/17 04:46pm

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Undisclosed #2

10/05/17 04:55pm

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Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 10/05/17 09:22pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

10/06/17 01:19am

***** * ***** ****** *******, *** **** ******'* **** ***** German ***** *** ** ** **** ** ** ***** * little ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

10/06/17 02:07am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 10/06/17 08:41am

*** ***** *** ***** **** ******* ***** **** ** **** than **** ******** *******?

**'* **** ** **** ** *** ** ************. ** ******'* be **** ** ********* ** ******** ********* ******* ******** *******.

** * ******* ****, ***** **** *** ************ ***********. **** claim ** ** ***** ****, **** *** ******** ************ *** which **** *** ************ ******, ** ** *** **** ***** we ************ ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

10/06/17 08:28am

***** *** **** ****** *** **** ** *** ***** *** Bosch ** *** ** **** * ******* **********?

********* ***** *** **** ***** ******* ***** **** ****** **** the ****** ******** ***** *** **** ***'* ***'* *** **** for ****** *****, ***** **** ** ******* ***** ** *** really **** ********* *** *** *** ******** *** **** **** a ******** ***********.

Undisclosed #6

10/06/17 09:55am

******.

***** *******, **** ** **.

Shay Fogel

10/07/17 08:08am

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Undisclosed #2

10/07/17 08:37am

...***** *** ******** ***** ******* * *** ****** ************ ****, while ***** ***** **** ****** ****** ******* *** ***** ******, such ** ****, *******/******, *********...

** ** ****** ****** ******* *** ***** *******?

***** *** ***** ****** *** ****** ******* *** ****/******* ***, could **** **** *******, *** ***** ******* **, *** ** you ******* **** ****'*?

Undisclosed Integrator #8

10/09/17 08:52am

**** ***** ** ******* **** **** ***** *** * ***** price/value *****, *** ************* **** **** ******* ** ***** *** systems ******* **-*** ******** ** **** ******* ****, **** ** cameras *** **** ** ** *** ***** ****** ***** *******.

***** ****** ** * ***** *** *** ** *** *** channels *** ** ***** * ** ******* ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #8 | 10/09/17 03:18pm

#*, **** ********. ***** ********:

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 10/09/17 09:51pm

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****'* **** * *** ********, *** ***** **** *** ******* of ********** **** ****** ****** ** *******. **. * *** of * ***'* ***** ***** **** */* ** *** ******* go ****.

Andrew Tierney

10/09/17 02:40pm

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