********* *** ******* *** ***** ******** market, ****** ** ***** *** **** to *** ****** ** * ***** new ********.
** *** *** ** ****** **, we ****** *** ****** ***** ****** resistant **** *******, *****-******-**, ** *** *** ** ******** to *** **** *****-* **** ****, testing:
- **** ***** ***** *******
- *** ***** ***** *******
- *** ***********
- ***** *******
- *** ***********
- ****** *** ***********
- ************ ******
*** *** **** ******* ******.
********** ******* ****** *** *** **** tests ** ***** **** ******* ******, including:
Key ********
***** ** *** *******, *** **-******-** had ******* *********:
- ******** **** ******:*** ** *** ***** ** **, the ******-** ******** ************ ******* ******* in **** **** ****** (stations in **** ***** **** *** (****, Doorbird).
- ****** ***** **********:*** ****** ********* ** *********'****-******* ***** ************** **** **********, ******** ***** ** answer ***** **** ***** ****** ****** and ****** ***** **** **** ****** *****.
*******, ***** **** ******* *********, ** well:
- **** *****:**** *** *** ******* ***** **** weak, ******** *** **** *******'* ********** in ***** ************, **** **** ***** levels at their ******* ********.
- **** ***:*** ****** ******** **** ******* ***, resulting ** ******** ************ ** ******** against ****** *********/********.
- ******* *** ***********:**** **** *********** *** ******** **** third ***** ***** (***** *** *****). Despite ****** ** ***** ******* ***** *****, *** **** ******* *** *** connect ** *** *** ****** *** ONVIF ** ****** ******* *** ** listed ** ********** ********** ** *****.
- ************ ******:*** ******'* ***** ***** ***** **** installation ***********, **** ** *** ** lock *** ****** ** ***** ***** attaching *** ********* *** * *****, difficult ** ****** *** *****.
*****
*** **-******-** ***** ***~$*** *** ******, ************* ***** **** ***** ********** door ******* ******, **** ** ******* *****(~$*** ******) **********(~$***).
Physical ********
*** ****** ** ********* **** **** door ******** ** **** ******, ***** three ******: * ******* ******/****** ****** which ******* ****** * ******** *******, which ** **** ******* ** * wall *****. **** ****** ***** ** some ******** ******, ********* *****.
*** ****** ******** ** **° ****, narrower **** **** ***** ****** ***** use **** ***** ** ********* ******. Also ****** ****, *** ******* ******** 940nm "*********" ** ************, ***** ******** dark ***** *********** (********* *****).
*** ***** ***** ******** * ******** overview ** *** ********* ******:

******** ** *** **** *****-*, *** KB8112 ** ********** ******, ********* ******* from *** ****, *** *** **** to ** ******* ******* (********* ********** a ****** **** *** *** ********). However, *** ****** ** **** ***** for ****** **********, ***** *** *****-* is *** ** *****.


Installation ******
*** ****** *** *** *********** ************ issues:
- ********* ***********/********: ******* ** *** ***** ***** construction, ** *** ********* ** ******** the **** ******* ** *** *****, then ***** ** **** *** ********* without ** ******. **** ******** ** the ******* ********** ******** ********/*****, ** sometimes ******* *** ** *** ******** slots ********.
- ***** *** *****: *** *** ***** in *** ****** ** *** **** station ***** ***** ** ** *** mounting ***** *** * **** ***** hex **** (~*/**") ***** *** ********* to ****** **** **** *** ******** hex *** ******** ** *********.
********** *** ****** ** *** **** to ***** ****** ***** ********** ******* stations, *** ***** ************ *** ****** to ** ********** *** ***** ********** time ********** ******** ** ***** ****** with ******* ********. ** ****** ***** issues ** **** *****:

Weak *****
***** ** *** ****** *** **** in *** *****. **** *** ******* standing ** ~*-*', ** *** ************, though *****, **** **** *** ****** turned *** *** *** ** (*****). The **** *** **** ** ******* audio, **** *** ******** ************ *** soft. ***** ** ***** ************ *** find *** ******'* ***** *******.

Image ******* ***********
** ****** *** **** ******* ** a ******** ******** ** * ********, a ******* ************ *****. ***** ** the **** ***** ** ****.

** **** ***** *** ********* ******** enough ******* ** ******** *** *******, however *** ****, **** **** ***, was **** ** ******* **** ****** both ** *** ******* ** **** as *** **********.

Even ********: ********* ******* *******
****, *** **** ******* *** ****** in * ********* **** **** **** lighting, ****** **** ****** ******** ** one ****, ***** *****:

** **** *****, *** ********* **** station ******** ******* ******* ******* ** *** **** A8105-E, **** ******** ****** ******* *** no ********* ********** ** *********** *******.

Low *****: ********* ***********
** ***** **** ******** ****** ********* ~12lx *** ********* ******** *********** *** subject, ***** *** **** *****-* ******** clear *******. ** **** ***** *****, though ***, *** ********* ****** *** not ****** ** ***** **** **** IR **, ******* ** ***/*****.

Dark: ********* ****** *******
*** ** *** ***** ** **, the ****** ******** **** ****** ****** than *** **** ***** **** *** scene ** **** ****, ~*.**** ** this *******. ******* ******* *** ***** ** the ********* **** *******, *** ******** by ***** ** ****.

Limited *** ***********
******** ** *********** ******* ** *** **** ******, *** ****** ** *** ******** on *****'* ********** ******* *******.

** *** *****, ***** ******* *** poor, **** **** ***** ****** ******* (ODM) **** ** **** *** **** station ***** ******. ********, *****, *******, Milestone, *** ******* ***** **** ****** to *** ******* *** ***** ** direct *******.
**** ********* ** *** ***** *** audio ******* ****** ******* ******.


Limited ********* *** ***********
********* *** ******** ******* ******** *** their -* ****** **** ** ********* the ******, ********* ** ***** *******. However, **** *********** ****** ******** **** indicated ** ******** ***** ** *** live **** ** *** ***** *** user ********* (***** *****). **** **** is *** ********* ** *** *** interface ** ****-****.
************, ***** ** ** *** ** search *** ***** ****** ** *** UI (*****, ***, ** ****** ********).


Hik-Connect ***********
***** *********** **** ***** *** *********'* own **** *** *******, *** ****** worked **** **** ********'* ***-******* ***** platform, ******* ***** ****** ******* *** incoming *****, ******** *** *** ***** and ********* ** *** ****.

Master *******/**** ******* ***
**** **** **** **** ******* **** on *** ****** **** ** * standalone *******, *** ********* *** **** released ****** ****** *********** **** ******* ***** ** ***** intercom ***. ** **** *************, ***** may ** ******** **** *** ****** station ******* ** ***** ****** *** or ***** ********, **** ******* ** education, *****-****** *******, *** ****** ******** applications.
Test **********
*** ********* ******** ******** **** **** ** this ****:
- ********* ******: **.*.* ***** ******
- **** *****-*: *.**.*
Comments (18)
Brandon Knutson
I expected better. Poor WDR and audio make this a fail.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
This is interesting. We tested another hik doorstation and it needed the external monitor to connect to Hik-connect and there was no RTSP stream at all. I wonder if this is different per models or different firmware.
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Campbell Chang
I've never seen this model before.
Dealt with the KV-8102 and the KB6003-WIF doorbell the latter which would appear a closer match to the Axis unit.
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Dennis Ruban
I've got that intercom from adi and I was trying to connect it to ivms-4500 to make the calls with no luck. Has anyone successfully used 4500 instead hikconnect? I don't trust chinese cloud services and I'm just trying to avoid using those
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Fabian Muyawa
IPVMU Certified | 12/03/17 03:57pm
This is a step forward and it leaves a room for greater improvement. Further push will lead to significant advancement towards better product.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Seems like it would also be a competitor to 2N's doorstations. Any thoughts on how that compares.
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Undisclosed Distributor #3
Looks like a knock off of the Beward unit that has been around for about 4 years
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Am I the only waiting to hear about the backdoor hack on this unit? That truly is a scary thought when you start getting into access control tie-ins.
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Gerald Spradlin
Stunning actual Americans would even quote/install Hikvision products.
I wonder how many installers tell end users, by the way, this brand majority owned by the Chinese communist government. It's pretty sickening people sell their product to unknowing customers. 10,000 brands out there and Americans sell a communist owned brand? Fascinating.
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