Exacq M Series Low Cost NVR Tested

**** ****** ***** ******** issues ******* **** *** cameras **** *** **** leaders*****************, ***** *** ************ seeking ************ ** **** low ****** ****.

*****'* * ****** ******* ** ********* *** cost ****** **** ***** and *********, ******** *****'* VMS **** * ******* recorder **** ***** ** PoE, ** * ***** point **** ****** **** traditional **/*** *********.

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** *** *****, *** Exacq * ****** *** had ******* *********, *********:

• ***** ********** ********:** **** **** ** record *** ********* ** Mb/s ********** ***** ************** local ******* *** ******** searching *** ******** ** video, **** ** **** in ********* ** ******* frames. **** ********** *** far **** **** ****** for * ******** ** our *****, ***** ******** below ** **/*.
• *** ********** *** ******:*** * ****** ****** easy ********* ** ******* via *** ***** ******, as **** ** ********** of *** ****, ******** not ***** ** ******* low **** *********.
• ****-******** ******** *************:******** *************' ******* **** automatically ********** *** ***** to *** * ****** NVR ******* *** *************, including ****, ******, *********, and ****. ******* *** cost ********* **** ************* add *** **** ***** of ******.

*******, ***** *** ******* key *********** ******** ** low **** ****** **** as ***** *** *********, as ****:

• ****** ******** *******:**** *** * ****** NVR *** ** ****** at * **** ** default, * ********** ** ExacqVision ***** ***** ***** loaded ** *** ***. By ********, *** **** NVRs ********* ***** ******** devices ** ** ****** simultaneously, **** ****** ********* in *** ******** ** recorders. ***** *** **** multiple * ****** **** by ********* ** ***** Pro, *** **** ******* costs ****** ** **** as *** ******** ******.
• ******* ******* *******:**** * *** * port * ****** ********* ship **** * ** max, ***** ***** *** Hikvision ********* ********* ******* options ** ** * TB, **** **** ****** supporting * ****** *****, not ** ****** ** the * ******. ***** says **** **** ***** to ********* ********* ******* options ****** *** *** of ****.
• ****** *** ******:******* ** *** *** PoE ******, ***** *** find ****** ********** ****** power ******* ** *** M ******, **** ** outdoor ** *****, ********** those **** ***** ** heaters. **** *** **** models **** ***** *** Hikvision ******* ****** ***-**** PoE ******** *** ******* for ***.***.
• ***** ***** ***** ******** features:*** ***** ******* ******** on *** * ****** lacks ******* ******** ******** found ** ***** ***/** Hikvision's ********* **** **** with ***** *** ********, such ** **************,****** ***********, ****, ***-*** *****, and ****. ***** ******** may ** ***** ** upgrading ** ***** ************, though **** ************* ********* cost.

****: *** * ****** runs * **** ******* of*********** *****, *********** ********* ******** to ******** **** ******** of *** ***. ********** readers ****** *** ******* **** ****** ** Exacq*** **** ***********.

User ********* **********

**** **** ** **** report ** **** *** reviewed *** **** ********** of *****, *****, *********, or ******. ***** **** features *** *******, **** preference *** ********** ************ heavily ****** ***** ** is "******" ** * given *******.

Exacq ****** ***** ******** ******

***** *** *** ***, if *** ******* ** cyber ***********************/********, * ******* ********* compared ** ********* *** Dahua, *** **** **** had ******** *************** ********* in *** **** *** years (************ ******** *******,******* ******** ********* ***** Recorders, *** ******** ** recent ******).

Potential **. *********/*****

*** ***** ******* *** a *** **** *** to ******* **** ********* or *****, *** * series ****** ***** ******** at * ******** ***** premium, ** **** ** broad ****** ***** *******, automated ***** *** **** manufacturers, *** *** *******, not ***** ** *** cost ******.

*******, *** ***********, ********** in *****-**** ******* *** storage *******, ** **** as *** **** ** advanced ******** ***** ** Dahua/Hikvision ********* *** ***, are ****** ** ** showstoppers *** **** *****.

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*** * **** * series *** ***** *** about $*** *** ******, moderately **** ********* **** 8 **** ********* ******, ~$400-500 **** *** **** drives (**-******-**/**-********-******-**/**-***). *******, **** **** comparable ********* *** ***** NVRs ***** ******* ** multiple ********* ************** ***** the * ****** ******** an ******* ** *** for **** *******, *** typically ******* ****** *** budgets, ****** ********* *****.

* ****** ******* ** about $*,*** **** **** the **** ****** **** Exacq ******, *** **, which ****** ****** $*,***. The ****** ****** *** ********** ******** *** ***** sells *** ***** $*,***.

Physical ********

*** * ****** *** two ******* ******** *********** from ******* *** ****:

• ***, ***, *** *** ports:** ******** ** *** PoE *****, *** * series ******** *** ***-*** ports, *** **** ** connect ** ****** ******* (connected ** ******** ******* of *** ** ***** ports) *** *** **** for ****** ** ******* LAN (******* ***) *** viewing *******, ***** ****** camera *** **********/******* ******* to ** *********. ******* NVRs **** * ****** LAN **** ** ******** to ** ***** *** ports *** ** *** separate **** *******.

• ****/****** **** ******:*** * ****** *** is ****** **** ** is ****, ******** ** the **** ****** ** typical ****, ***** *** typically ****** ** **** mount ***** (**"). **** form ****** ***** ** moderately ****** ** ***** the **** ** *** unit **** **** *******, as **** ***** *** closer ** *** **** of *** ****, *** may **** *** ** many *****.

** ****** ***** ******** features ** **** *****:

Major **********: ****** ******** *******

*** ** *** ***, users *** **** ***** from **** *** * series *** ** * time, * ********** ** ExacqVision *****. ** ********, Hikvision *** ***** ********/****** apps ******** ******* ** multiple ******* ************** **** no **** *********, **** limits ** ***, ***, 500 ******* ** ******* depending ** ***** ****** or ****** *** ** used.

***** *** **** ***** from **** **** *** recorder ** ********* * series ******** ** ************, a ~$*** ******* **** (estimated ****** *****), ******** the **** ** *** unit.

Other ******** ******** *******

** ******** ** *****-**** viewing, *** *** * series/Exacq ***** **** ******* other ******** ***** ** typical *****, *********, *** other *********, *********:

• ** ***** ******:***** ***** *** ********* include **** ***** ****** via ***** ***-******* *** Easy4IP *********, ***** ***** must ******** **** ******* (port *****) ** *** VPNs *** ****** ******.
• ** ****** ******* ***********:************ ********* **** ******** access ******* ******* ***** integrates **** ***** *** their ******** *** **** software **** ** ******* fees. ****** *********** ** available ** *****, *** requires *** * ****** be ******** ** ************.
• ** **************:* ****** **** ** not ***** *** *****-********* out ** *** *** (requires ******* ** ************), while **** ***** *** Hikvision's *** ********* ***** switching ******* **** ********** and *** ********** ******* (manual ****, *** *********).
• ** ****:******* ** *** ******** in *********** ***** (******* Professional *******), *** ******** in ********* ****-**** *** Dahua ********.

PoE ******/******

* ****** **** **** a *** *** ****** of ***, ****** ** supply *.** (***** *) PoE ** *** *****. This ** ***** **** many *** ****, **** as*********'* ****** ******** ******, ***** **** ***/**** PoE *****.

** *** ** ****** powering ******* ****** ** compact ******* ****** (***** bullets/domes) ** *** *****. However, **** ****** **** models **** ******* ****** to ***** ** *** to ****** ***** ************. Users ****** ** ***** of **** ********** *** plan ** *** ******** PoE ******** ** ********* for ***** ******.

PoE *******/**********

*** ***** ****** ******** an ********** **** **** connected ** * ****** NVRs *** *** ********** and *******. ***** *** see ****** ** ***** displayed ** ***** *** reboot ******* **** *** click (***** *****).

************, *** ****** *** current **** *** ***** below, ***** **** **** status:

Some ******* ***** *************

*** ********* ******* (*******, Axis, ********, *********, ******), users ****** **** ** plug *** ****** **** the *** **** *** the ******** ************* ******* it ** ******* *** adds ** ** *** VMS:

Most ******* ******** *************

*******, ***** *************' ******* must ********* ** ******** configured *** **** ********* to *** *** ****. The ******* ***** ** shown ** *** ***** interface ** *** *** when *********** ******* *** connected, ****** ***** ************ on *** ** *******. In *** *****, ******* from *****, *****, *********, and **** ****** ****** required **** *******.

Driver ********* *** ** *********

** **** *****, ********** cameras **** ***** ***** the ***** ******. *** instance, ***** ******** ********** Hikvision ******* ** ******** (above), *** *** ***** them ** ***** *** ONVIF, ******* ***** ***** a ****** ********* ****** available. ** ***** *****, the ****** *** ** manually ******* *** **-***** as *** ****** ******, but ***** ** ** way ** ****** ****** driver ******* ***** **.

Local ********* *** *******/*************

*** * ****** *** has * ***** ********* which *** ** **** for ******* *** *************, but ** *** ***** it *** **** ****** to *** **** *** Exacq *******/*** ****** ******* on ****** **** ********. For *******, ****** ******* the ***** ****** **** 20 ******* ** *** local ********* **** ***** normal **** (compared ** *-* ******* on ******** ******* *** OSX ******** ******. ****** cameras *** ******** **** live ** ************* ** playback *** ********* ********.

**** **** ***** ** a *** ******* ******** in *** * ******, but ** ** *** openly ***** ** ********* as * *******. ***** may ***** *** ********* command ** * ******** (available ** *** **** bar) ** **** ********, including *** ********* *******, in *** ******* *******:

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**** **** **** ******* runs ** *******, ** live ***** ***** **** MJPEG ** *********** *** configuration *** ** ******* for **** ******** ***** require *******, *****, ** other *******.

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** *** *****, ** were **** ** ************ record **** ** **/*, the ***'* ********* ********* spec, **** ** **** while **** ***** *** local ********* *** ******* and ******** ********* *** 8 ******** ** *****. Note **** ***** **** such ** ***** ** Hikvision **** ****** **********, but **** ** ********* aggregate, ********* ********* ** well ** ****** ******* streams.

******* **** *** ******* included *****, ***, *** and **. ******* *** bandwidth **** ***** ****** enabled *** ~** **/*. Cameras **** ****** ***** *********** ***** ** **** maximum ********** (** **/*+).

Fan *****

*** ***** ** *** Exacq * ****** *** noticeably ****** **** ******* PoE ****. ** ****** the * ****** **** 4 ******* ********* ** the **** *** ***** and **** **** ******* through *** ***** *********.

**** *** ******* ***** ~1' **** **** *** NVR, *** ***** * series **** ~****, ~**** above *** ******* **** noise ** ~****, ***** in *** ***** *****:

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