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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**** ************ ******, **** *** ***, *** *** ******** * VMS.

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Key ********

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  • ***** ***** *** ********* ***** **** ******* ********** ***** *******, with ***** ****** ******* **** ** *******, ******, *** ********* them ** **** ***** ***** ******* *** ********.
  • ********* ******** *** **** ** ******* **, *********, *** ****** both ***** *** ********* **** *** *** ***** *-** ******* device ******.
  • ******* ******** ****** ******** * ***** ***/*** ****** ***** ********* to ******** ****** ******* *****. ********* **** *** ***********.
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ONVIF *******

*** ****** **** ***** *** ********* **** ******* ***-******** ***** streaming *******, ******** **** ***** ** ******* ** **** ** they ***** *** ***** ***** ******. ***** ***** ************* ******* (CODEC, ***** ****, **********, ***.) *** ** ********* **** *** VMS ******* ** ********* ***** ** ****** *** ****** *** interface, **** ** ********** ** **** *********.

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

******* **** ******* *** ********** *** ***** ****** *******, *** support *** ***** **** *** ***** ** *******. ** ********* to ******* ******** ***** ** ***** ****, ******** *****:

  • ***** ********* *-******* ***** ***
  • ***** ********* **-******* ******* ***
  • ********* **-********-** *-******* ***** ***

Milestone ********

**** ********* ******** *** **** ** *******, ******, *** ********* these **** ******* ***** ** ******* *************. ***** *** *** points ** ** ***** ** **** **** **** *********:

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**** ***** ***** * ********* **-********-** *** *** (***, **** channel) *** * ***** ******** *** *** (******, * *******) added ** ********, **** *******, *****, *** ******* *********.

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

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

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

**** **** ***** **** ******** ****** *** **** ** ***** their ********'* ********** **** (********* *****), ******* ** *** ******* port ** **** ** **** ******* *******.

**** *****, *** ***** ********, ** **** ** */* *** audio *** *********, ** ** ********* ********:

**** **** ******* ******** * ******* *** ****** *******, ****** XProtect. ************, ********* **** *** *** *********.

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

*********** ** **** ** ******* ** *** ***** **** (*** not *********, *** *****) *** ******** **** ******* ** *** DVR ** ** ***** ********** ***** * ************* ****** ** the ****** ***, ********* **:

#*******=*

***** * ** *** ******* ******, **** * ** **. Note **** ****** ********, **** ******* ******** * ****** *******.

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

*******: When attempting to add the Hikvision DVR to Exacq using the same method, we encountered critical errors requiring services to be restarted or server reboots in order to remove the DVR from the server. In one extreme case, our test server became nearly inoperable and required reinstallation. As such, we do not recommend trying to add these models to ExacqVision.

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

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******* ******** * ***** ***/*** ****** (*****), *** ***** *** not ******* ** *** *****.

Firmware/Software ********

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Comments (23)

Tedor Gligorich

| 12/05/14 04:43pm

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Ethan Ace

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

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Tedor Gligorich

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

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Undisclosed 1 Integrator

| 12/06/14 04:21pm

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Undisclosed 2 Integrator

| 12/07/14 11:22pm

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John Honovich

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

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John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 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 Admin | 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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Michael Bailey

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

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

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

Joe Nelson

| 01/01/15 03:43pm

*******,

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

Michael Bailey

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

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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

*******,

*** *** **** ** **** ******** *** **** ** *** the ***** *** ** **? * ** ******* **** ** right *** *** ** ***** *** *** ***********. ** ***** it ** ***** *** ***** ** ******. * **** **** 2 **-*** ******* ********* ********* *** **** * ******** ***** the ****** ****** ** **** *, * ** ****** *** same ***** ** **** *?

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.

Michael Miller

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

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

Undisclosed 3 Integrator

| 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 ******** ****.

***** ******* **** ******* * **** *** *** **** ****** for ******* *** ******* * ****** ****** ** ***** * was **** ** ******** * ******** ***** *** **** ****** syntax ***** *** ******** *** *** ***** **** *** * was **** ** ****** *** *** *** *** **** *** Main *** *** ******* ** *.*** ****** *** *** **** channels. ****** *****.

Simon Webster

| 08/31/16 07:56am

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

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