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Comments (27)
John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 03/18/16 01:18pm
I am curious, could they be referring to the public IP address? Everything has a public address, but is it possible it isn't stored in their system?
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Chase Whitten
Updated: comment....
My original comment has been deleted as I have now read the actual press release. IPVM has left off the rest of Hikvision's/EZViz statement:
It clarifies it right there that they mean web connections. So "IP address" is misleading because of course it has an IP address but I feel readers should see the whole comment including:
That is a key difference for most professional IP cameras. Might not be for cameras like dropcam/nestcam. (if this is true, I have not tested this to see if the video feed is indeed encrypted).
The thing that I think is important though is that this says the video is actually encrypted too. Most professional security cameras don't even do that yet, do any? (and many integrators don't even realize that). Most people don't realize with most IP cameras someone can capture the video feed of a camera if they recognize the stream and reconstruct it to see what's going on. They might not be able to capture the password but once the stream has been started, it's just a matter of putting it back together.
I don't want to defend EZViz but the more important part about EZViz to me is that this cheap solution provides higher security than some of the highest end professional cameras out of the box.
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Undisclosed #1
Though they are technically wrong, insofar as their IP cameras must have some internal, private IP address, do you feel that the are really misleading anyone?
The typical consumer most likely cares only that there is no shodan style IP address that hackers can probe their cameras with.
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John Honovich
Yes, by definition, they are misleading people because Ezviz IP cameras do, in fact, have an IP address, contrary to their claim.
The fact that you, as a technologist, understand that all IP cameras must have IP addresses, does not mean that consumers understand what an IP address even means or whether or not Hikvision / Ezviz has developed some technological breakthrough that could eliminate the need for an IP address.
What the consumer does know is that this vendor is marketing that having 'no IP address" is a "critical element that distinguishes EZVIZ's security measures from others". It creates a false sense of security for consumers.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
They do this all the time even about IR where they claim their PTZ has a rage of 300 to 1000 meters. I guess they have redefined the laws of Physics. We tested and tried their claims and found out the max the range is 80 to 120 meters When we asked them for a answer they just refused to answer not unusual.. !!
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John Honovich
Update, It has now been changed to:
"One critical element that sets EZVIZ's security measures from many others is that EZVIZ does not allow customers to access the camera over the Internet by entering the camera’s IP address in web browsers"
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