Key ****** *********
*** ***** ****** *****'* key ********* ***** ** challenging *** ********* ********* who ********** ****** * times **** *** ***** controllers / ********:
- ******** ********: ******* ***** *** ******, no ****, *******, ** confusing ******** *** ********. In *** ****, ***** always **** *** **** relays ********, **** **** multiple *********** **** *********. While ******** ********* *********** slowed **** ** ***** to **** ******* ** *** ****** ** ******** *****/********* increased, *** ******** ********** never ****** **********, ****** up, ** ****** ** perform **'* ***** ****** control ********.
- ******* ***** ********: ** ****** *****'* 'Emergency ********', '***-*** ******', and '***** **** ******' features, *** **** ****** reliably. ***** **** *****, basic ****** ******* **** not *** *****, *** fact **** *** ******** in **** ***-**** ******** for **** ***** ****** charge ********* ***** **** Dahua ** ********* ****** for ****.
- ***** ******* ********:***** ****** ******** *** photo ** ********* ********** with * ***** ****, so ** ** ******** to ******** ******* ********** holders *** ****** *** ones ***** ****** ****** at * ****** *** not ************ ***********.
Biggest ******** ** ********** *****
*****'* ******* ********** ****** is *** * ****** value, *** * ***** pricing **********. *** ********* differentiation ***** ****** ** low *****. * *** door ********** *** * street **** ** ~$***, a ******** ** *** $500 - $*** **** of ********** ***********. **** means **** ** ********* Dahua ****** ****** *** hit **** ** **** below ***** ****** *** many ********* ****** *********.
*** *******, ***** ** ~70% **** ********* **** Axis ** ***. *** example, *****'* * **** IP ********** ** * price ** ~$*** ****** the **** ***** ** a ***** ** ~$*** and *****'* ***** ****** RFID ****** ** ~$** versus ** *** ***** for ~$***.
*** **** ******* ******** against ********* ****-**** ****** kits, *** *** ***** *** ********* ******** Access ******* ****.
Key ****** **********
*******, *** **** ******* and ********** *** ********* to ***** ******:
- ****, *** **********, ***** Verification: *** **** **** system ******** *********** ** video ***** ********** **** access ******. *******, *** process *** **** **** 30 ******* ** ******* when * **** ** scanned *** ********* '***** out' **** ** ********* video. ***** **** ********** a ******** *********** *** available ** **** ***** free ** ***-**** ****** platforms, *** **** *********** means **** ****** ****** have ****** ** *** time ***** ********.
- ***** ****** *****, ** PoE: ** ****** ** furnish *** *** ***** transformer, ** **** ** sold **** *** ****. While ** *** ***** supplies *** *** ********* to **** *** ********* at **** **** $**, the **** ***** ******* furnishes ***, *** **** the **** ******* ***, power ******** *** ** extra **** ********** **** to ********. *** **** of *** ******* **** means **** ********** ************** needs ** ** *** to *** ****, * costly *** ***** ********* consideration *** ****** **** PoE ***********.
- ***** ******** ****: *** ********** ** only ******* *** *****'* free ***** *** ********, and *** ********** ****** be ********* ** ******* through *** ***** ********. This *********** ***** **** Dahua ** ******* *** be **** *** **** of *** **** ******** features, **** ***** ************.
- ******** ** ********: ***** *** ******* slow **** ********* ******* function **** **** **** than *** ********** ** being ****. **** **** performance ***** *** *** Smart *** ******* *** exceed *** ******** ****** in *** ******, *********** is ******** *** ***** activity ** *** **** is **********, ******** *** monitoring ******** **** ****** or ***** ***** *** take **** **** ** seconds.
- ** *********: ******* *** ******** - ** ********* *******. Events *** ******, *** they **** ** ******** filtered ** ***** **** fields *** *** *** exportable ** *********. **** access *******, **** **** targeted ** ***** *********** of ***** ********* ******* basic *******.
- **** ******* ** ***** Readers: ** ******* ******* types ** *******, ********* Dahua's *** ******* ******, and *** *** *** or **.** *** ******. The **** ****** *** connecting **** ** ***** units *** *****, **************, unsupervised *******. **** ******* systems*** ******* ****** ** ****** ** increase ******** ** *** reader ***, *** *****'* platform ******** **.
- ********* ****** ********: ** *** ****, wiring *** ********** *** confused ** *** **** no ***** '**** #' labels *** *********. ** order ** ********* ***** set ** ***** ******** belong ** **** * and ***** ******* ****** to **** *, **** trial *** ***** *** needed. ****** ********** ***** be ******** ****** ** the **** ** ***** contact ******.
Compatible **** **** ***** ********
*** ******* *********** *** many ** *** ****** down ****** ** ***** Access *********** ** **** work **** ***** ***, which **** ****** ***** the ******** ****** *** market ******* **** ******** but ***** *** *** install *******. *** ****** controller ***** **** ***** PSS, ***** ** **** only ***** **** ***** IP *******, ** ******** equipment ****** ** ********* into *** ***********.
***** *** *********** ** free *** ** ********** software ********* ** ****** to *** ******** **** installed, *** **** ** only ***** **** ***** hardware ** ***** ** turn **** ****.
** ******** ** *** party ***********, ***** ******** with * ********, ***** Mercury ******** ***** **** 20+, *** ***** **** 10+, *** **** **** 8+ ********* *******.
Controlled ****** ***** *** ********** **********
*****'* **** ********** ******** combines **** *****, ******, video ******** ******** ********.
*** **** ********* ******* performance ** *** ******** will **** ****** ** the ***** ** *** parent *********** *** *** many ** *******/***** *** app ** ***********.
*** **** *********** *** exceeded Dahua's ******* ***** [**** no ****** *********] ** ***** of **** *** ***** (our **** ******* *** an ** *** ** Dahua's ******* **), ** the ******* *** *** spec, *** ******* ******* GBs ** **** *** space. *******, **** **** just *** ********* ** camera *** *** ********* controllers, **** ******** ********* were **** *** **** 10 ******* ** ****** to ********. *** ******* number ** ********* ******* is ****** ** ***, so *** * ****-**** system *** *** **** be ~*,*** *****, *** slow ****** *********** ** likely ** ***** **** before *** ***.
** ***** ** ******* support, ***** *** ******** basic **********, *******, ********** video/access ***** ***********, *** manual **** '******' *** 'lock' ******** ******* ** other ***** ****** *********.
*******, **** ******** *** missing, **** ** ** ID ***** ********, *********** reports, *** ** **** multisite ** *****-******** **********.
Access ********** ******** ********
** ***** ** ****** construction, *** ***** ***** illustrates *** **** *** build ******* ** *** controller.
*** ********** ** ******** for *** **** ** wall ********, *** ***** an ********* **** **** other *******, *** ********* device ****** ** ******* if ******* ******* ** an ********** ********* *** included.
Teardown ****
****** *** **********'* *******, a ******** ***** *********** CR-2032 ***** *******, **** of ******, *** ******* 'TI' (***** **********) ****-** chips *** *******. (****** ******* ****):
No *** ********* *** *********** ***********
****** ********* **** * Dahua ******* ****** '*********', which **** ** **** as *** ****** ********** does *** ******* * webserver ** *****, ****** most ***** **** ***********.
*** ********* **** ** similar ** ***** **** on ***** ** *******. Once * ****** ** permanent ** ** ********, the *********** ** ** longer **** ** *********:
**** *********, ******* *** searched **** ****** ***** PSS, *** ***** *** use ******* ********** ********* or ************:
*** ******* ** ******* to ****** *****'* ** cameras, *** ****** ***** access ********* **** *** require ******** ***** ** be ***** ****** *** system ****** ****** *****, or ***** ****** ******* takes ***** *** *** controllers.*** ***** ***** ************ the ******* ** ******* detail:
Door ********** ****-**-**** **********
*** *** ********* ***** employs ** ********** ****** is *** ********** ******** direct *** **** ******** typically **** ** ********** environments. ******** ** * rail ******* ***** ***** in * ***** ***** enclosure, ** *** ********** itself ** *** ******* sealed *** *** ******* wired ***********.
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*** ***** **** ** the ********** **** ****** be **** ****** ** mounted ** * ******** enclosure ***, *** *** DIN ************* **** *** likely ** ****** *** the ******** ** *********** choosing ** **** ** enclosure ***** *******.
Vague ********** **** ******
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** *** ***** *****, contrast ** ***** ********, appearance, *** ******** ** compared ** **** ***** ***** ** **** ****** and ****** ** **** for '**********' ****** ********** than *** ***** ****.
Dahua's **** ********** *********
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*** ******* ** ****** cardholders *** ************ ****** is ******* ** **** access *********, *** ****** free ******** ****** *********, features **** ********* ** pictures *** ********:
*** ***** ***** ******** cardholder *** **** ******* creation ** *****:
********** ***** ************ ********, But ********** ******
*** '*****' *********** ****** Smart *** ** *** combination ** ***** ** cameras ** ******** *****. However, *********** ** *** feature ** ****, *** the ****** ** **** needed ** ******* ***** will ** ****** **** the ****** ***** ** the ******** ** *****. In *** **** **** one ********* **** ******, performance ** ******** ** video ******* **** ****** 40 ******* *** ********* timed *** **** ******* more **** * ***** window, ******* *** ******* will ******** **** **** access ****** **** **** take * *** ******* to ****** ** ********.
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*** ***** ***** ***** the **** ******* **** cameras *******:
******** *** *********** ******* doors *** ******* ** straightforward ** ** '*****', and ******* ***** **** video ******* ** *** every *****, ** **** on ******** ******** ****** like ****** **** ** invalid *********** ***** ****:
*** ***** ****** ************* Is *****
** *** ***** *****, we **** ** ******** readers ********* ***** ******* 13.56 ***, *******, *** Fingerprint ******. ** **** tested *** ********** ****** using ******* ***********, *** found *** ********** ******* supported ***** **** ***** units.
*** ******* ******** **** Dahua's ****** ******* **** ****, ***** ****** **** a ***** *********** ****** of ******** ****** *************.** **** ********* ******** and ********** ** *****'* companion ~$*** *********** ****** and ***** *********** ** par **** ***** *********** fingerprint *****. *** **** detailed ****** ** **** vs **** ** *** device ** ********* ** a ******** ******.
******** *** **** *********
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***** ***** *** **** access ********* ******* ********* to .*** ** .*** files, ** ******* *** formatted *** ***** ******** in ******** *******. ***** access **** *** ***** any ** *****.
****** ***** ************* ******** Not *********** *****
*** ****** ** *****'* performance ** ******** *** how '****' *** ******* are ** ********, *** how ********** **** *** to******* ****** ***** ********.
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******, *** ********** **** default ********* *** ********* during *******, *** ****** specific ********* ** **** to ******** ****, *** platform ******** ** ******* or ******* ******* ****.
*** ****** ** *** unit's ******** *** *********** and *** *** ******* formal *********** ******* ** sophisticated *********** ** ****** security, *** ***** *** vulnerabilities ** ***** *******, no ********** ** ******** or ****** ****** ****** be ********.
Comments (22)
Robert Shih
10/10/17 03:47pm
Branded is totally different I bet. </sarcasm>
*Inside joke with IPVM staff*
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Undisclosed Distributor #1
Hi everyone,
in our company we have install this access control in 11 doors. 2x stand alone and 3 x 4 door controllers have been used.
All running on SmartPSS V2.01 including about 30 various dahua CVI and IP cameras (from 1Mp up to 4K resolution, including fixed, ptz and fisheye).
I forgot to mention that the company VDP is also running there.
SmartPSS is split in 3 monitors were monitor 1 display 11 of the most important cameras in extra stream, monitor 2 display access control and monitor 3 has an e-map.
All the above are on a dedicated network, not shared with the rest of the company.
As you can understand we are using our company also for live demonstration purpose.
For the total of the report i generally agree. After all as you said it is low cost and give features of much more expensive products.
But it would be a pity to dont mention that so far we have not notice any slow down performance on SmartPSS and also in case of event the camera pop up in about 2-3sec. We never experience 40sec of delay!!
Also the feedback that we are getting from local installers is very positive. Biggest installation is about 100 doors.
I have no idea how the system perform in more than this amount of doors, but for the price i guess is very good.
p.s. 1
You can buy Dahuas DSS platform that is open to ONVIF cameras. SmartPSS is free and is reasonable to be "locked" to Dahua.
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Bob Schenck
Does Dahua list the power draw for the controller? If it is under 2A, you could use an external POE splitter. 12V POE splitters are $9 on Amazon. This is how ZK boards use POE.
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Jay Hobdy
I am no computer guy but wondering if anything else was running on the test computer that may have slowed performance?
Also the report says only Dahua cameras can be used. Does the camera need to be connected to Smart PSS directly or will an NVR work with the camera integration? Dahua NVR's work with various cameras so unless I am missing something, saying the access control only works with Dahua cameras may be false?
The product could be great but a few shortcomings make me look elsewhere. We are new to access control but we installed our first takeover a few weeks ago. One key feature was the ability to import a user list. This was for a HOA with 500 homes and exporting a list from DoorKing, modifying and adding to the new system was key. Exportable reports were key to.
One thing I didn't see is what kind of access levels were available and how granular could you control it?
It seems like it could be a great entry level product but like usual Dahua falls short on some key items and will probably never address them.
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Undisclosed End User #2
Integrated Video Verification Included, But Marginally Useful
Did you test playback to see if it was metatagged or equivalent properly? In other words, would the archived video contain the event, or did the delay cause the recorded video to be useless?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
The IPVM staff who did the intro in the physical overview video sounds really depressed/exhausted to me. I even felt chest pressure after watching the video.
Am I the only one?
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Undisclosed #4
No surprises here from Dahua.
Shockingly cheap but functional hardware with some random software thrown in for good measure...
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Don't disagree on any of the points listed.
They have a controller available in enclosure (ASC1204C) but the cost is more than double of the DIN rail version.
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Undisclosed End User #2
Let me rephrase my unanswered question regarding:
"Integrated Video Verification Included, But Marginally Useful
One 'tight' integration within Smart PSS is the combination of Dahua IP cameras to specific doors. However, performance of the feature is slow, and the length of time needed to connect feeds will be longer than the actual event in the majority of cases. In our test with one connected test camera, performance in bringing up video streams took around 40 seconds and sometimes timed out with nothing more than a blank window, meaning the feature will outright miss most access events that only take a few seconds to happen in realtime."
So my question regards the retained video associated with the event. Does or did it actually capture the event? I can understand the poor performance regarding live, but think that for the price, if it is able to properly record events like forced door and held open alarms, it could still be considered for certain applications or solutions.
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