HD Analog DVRs With Exacq, Milestone and Genetec VMSes Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Aug 23, 2016

HD analog offerings have proven to deliver HD video at radically lower prices.

However, the main limitation for professional applications is their recorders / VMS software. The advanced features and usability of Dahua and Hikvision's DVR / VMSes are not close to that of the Favorite VMS Manufacturers 2016.

In this test report, we share results of integrating Dahua and Hikvision HD Analog DVRs with VMS software from Avigilon, Exacq, Genetec and Milestone. Essentially, we made the DVRs act as encoders feeding video into the VMSes.

Some combinations worked, some did not, and one crippled a VMS.

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ONVIF *******

*** ****** **** ***** *** ********* **** ******* ***-******** ***** streaming *******, ******** **** ***** ** ******* ** **** ** they ***** *** ***** ***** ******. ***** ***** ************* ******* (*****, frame ****, **********, ***.) *** ** ********* **** *** *** instead ** ********* ***** ** ****** *** ****** *** *********, this ** ********** ** **** *********.

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VMS *** ***** *******

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Milestone ********

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**** ***** ******* *** ******* ** ****** ***** **** ** Milestone:

 

Genetec: ***** ***/*** ******

******* ******** ****** *** ******** * ***** ***/*** ******, ***** properly ********* ******** ***** ********* ** ******.

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ExacqVision: ********* *** ***** ******* *** *****

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**** ***** ***** *** ******* ** ****** ***** **** ** Exacq:

*******: **** ********** ** *** *** ********* *** ** ***** ***** the **** ******, ** *********** ******** ****** ********* ******** ** be ********* ** ****** ******* ** ***** ** ****** *** DVR **** *** ******. ** *** ******* ****, *** **** server ****** ****** ********** *** ******** **************. ** ****, ** do *** ********* ****** ** *** ***** ****** ** ***********.

Avigilon ** **********

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Comments (25)

Tedor Gligorich

12/05/14 04:43pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Tedor Gligorich | 12/05/14 05:05pm

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***, *** ******* **** *** **** ** *** *** *******. How **** *** ******* ** ****** ********* ** ** ** them.

Tedor Gligorich

In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/05/14 05:33pm

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**** = **** ***** ** *******, ********* *** **** ** in ******

Undisclosed Integrator #1

12/06/14 04:21pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

12/07/14 11:22pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 12/07/14 11:26pm

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

** *** ****, *** *** ******** ** *** *** **** required *** *******.

* **** ** ***** ** ********* ***** *** ************** / confirmation. * **** **** ***** ******** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 12/11/14 01:00am

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Tango Charlie

12/11/14 12:58am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tango Charlie | 12/11/14 01:01am

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Michael Bailey

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 12/11/14 04:07pm

* ***** *** **** ******** ** **'* **********, *** *** a ******* ****** ** **** ****. ***** *** **** **** recording **********, *** ******* *** ***-*** **** *** ** *** support ******* ****/***** ** ****** ********* ... ****'* ****** *** core ******** ** *** *** ******* **** *** ******'* .*** and *** ************ (** **'* ****).

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*****'* *** ****** ***'* **-*** *****, *** ****'* **** ** my '**-**' ****.

Michael Bailey

IPVMU Certified | 12/11/14 03:55pm

*'** *** **** **-*** **** ******* ** *** ***** ***** a *** ** ***** *** **** ***** **** ** ********, tied ** ***** ******* **.*. *** ***** ** **** **** an ****** *******, **** * ****** ** ******* ******* ******** streams ** *** ***.

******** *** *****, **** *** *** ******** ****** *** *****-********** using ******-**** ****** *********. *'* ***** ******* **** ************ ** the ****** ******* ** ********* *** *** ******** *** ***** "SmartPSS" *********. ***** *** **** ******-***** *********** ********* *** ***, but ** *** *'** **** *** *******' ******* ******** ** place. * **** *** ** **** *** ******* *** *** VMS, *** **** ** ** **** ****** ******* ******.

***** ******* ******* *** ******* ***********. ** ****** ****** *** All ****** ******** ** ***** ********- *** ****-****** ** ***-***** analog ******* *** *** ** ** ******** *** ***** ***** DVR *** ******* ** * ***-*****.

Joe Nelson

01/01/15 03:43pm

*******,

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

Michael Bailey

IPVMU Certified | 01/02/15 04:16pm

*** ***. ********* ******** ** *** *** ** ***-*******.

Joe Nelson

In reply to Michael Bailey | 01/30/15 06:41pm

*******,

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Michael Bailey

IPVMU Certified | 01/30/15 06:47pm

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*'** **** ******-**** *** *** *** ****. ***, ** *** arrived ********, *** * ****** **** **** *** ** ******** through *** ***-**-******* ***********.

Joe Nelson

In reply to Michael Bailey | 02/09/15 11:38pm

*******,

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Michael Bailey

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Joe Nelson | 02/10/15 12:07am

***'** **** ** ** ******* *** ** *** ***** ******** (5.5.22 *** **). *** *** *** ***** *******, *** **** Dahua ** ******. ***** *** '****** ** *******' ***, *** then *** *** ***** ** ****** *, **** ** ****** 2, ***. **** ****** ** **.

***, *** **** **** *** **** ******** ****** '*********' */* the ******* ** **** ** ** *******.

Joe Nelson

In reply to Michael Bailey | 02/10/15 01:54am

****** *** *** *************. * *** ********** *** ** ** just ** *** ********* *** *** ******* *** **** **** image ** **** * & *(** ** ****). * ******* both **** ** *** **** ** ******* ****, ***** ** work **** ***.

******!

Joe Nelson

01/30/15 07:24pm

**** ****** *****. ** **** **** ** *** ********** ******* VI & *****.

* ** *** **** ** ***** * ** ******* ********* in *** ************* ** *** ***** ****. *** *** **** the ******* **** ** *******, *** ********** ** ****** *** motion *********. ***** ** *** ******* *****, ** ***** **** it *** ******* ** *** ***/** *******, ***.

** **** **** ********* **** ** *******, * **** *** had ** *********** ** **** **** *** **-***.

* ** ******* ** *** **** *** **** **** *** PTZ.

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Michael Miller

The Wire Guys LLC | 08/23/16 01:36pm
  • ******** ******* ****** **** *** ******* ** ****** ************'* ***, displaying **** *** ***** ******* ** ***** ****, *** ****** out **** ********* ** *********.

** **** ** **** ** *** *** ** ******* ** both ********** *** ******** *** *** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

08/23/16 08:58pm

* **** ****** *** *** ****** ** ******* ********* ** TURBO *** **OnSSI ******** *.* and it works great!

(***** ******* *)

KV Swami

08/28/16 04:18pm

****** *** ******* **** ******* ** ** ********* ** ** figure *** * *** ** *** * ***** ** **** Brand * ******* *** ******** ** ** ******* ** * can **** *** * ********. ****** ******* **** ******* * had ******** ** ***** *** ***** ******* *** *** **** getting ***** ******* * ** *** * ********. * ***** get *** **** *** *** ****** ** * ** *** 4 ******** ****.

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Simon Webster

08/31/16 07:56am

***** * ** ***** ** ******** **** ******** ****** ****** to **** **** *** ******** **** *********** * *** ***? Does *** **** ***** ** ***** ***'*? * ***** *** reports ** "***********" **** *** ***** ***'*, ******* *** ****** drops *** **** ** ***** ** ******** *** ***** *************, like ***** *********** *** ***** + */*. * ****** **** ONVIF *****'* *********** ******** (***, * *****....*******-*....), *******, ****** *** ability ** ****** **** *** ****** ******** + *** ***** VMS ****** ************* ** ***** ** ********* **** ***********. * suspect **** **** *** ***'* **** ***** ***/*** *********** *** those **** **** ** **** ** ***** *********.

Ameen Abdul Khader

IPVMU Certified | 02/10/17 05:13pm

***** ****, ***** ** ***** ** **** ** ******* **** report

Dave Arnould

02/23/17 08:45pm

**** ****** **** ** **** ***** *** *** ***** ***/***? I **** * ***** *** **** **** ******** ***** **** great ** *** **** **** ** ********* *********.

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