Rebooting IP Camera Statistics And Practices

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 10, 2017

Dahua cameras automatically reboot weekly, by default.

Is this an innovation by the Chinese mega-manufacturer or a sign of a problems?

125 integrators told IPVM what they do about rebooting cameras, either never, on a schedule or for certain specific reasons.

Statistics Summary

Overall, only about 1 in 8 integrators reboot cameras on a schedule:

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  • "*****, ** **** *** *** ** ********* ** *******'* ** necessary."
  • "*'* ******** * *** ********* ** *** **** **** ********** reboots *** * ********* **** *** ******."
  • "***** ****** ** **** ** ***** **** ******** , ** don't **** ********* ** **** **** ** *****."
  • "*** **** *** *** ***** **** ** ******* * ******** which ******* ***/** ****** ******** **** ** ** ******** ** a ********. **** ***** ***** *** *** *** ********* ** the ******/******* ***** **** *********."
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  • "** ***** ** ******** *** ** ****** *******. **'* *** first **** ** *************** **** * ****** *** ***** *** is *******."
  • "** **** ** * ****** ****** ** *** ** ******* camera ****** ** **** ** ******* * *****."
  • "********* **** ** * ****** ** ** **** **** ********* is **** '***' **** *** ******."
  • "******* *** ********, ** ***** ** ** ***** **** *** images *.* *********, ***** ** ********** ******, ***** ******. ********* reboot ** ****."
  • "****** ** **** ** ** ****** *** ******* ****** ***** is ******* ******** **** * ****** ** *** ****** *********** in *****."
  • "****** **** *** ***************. ** ***'* ********* **** ********* *******. If * ****** *** **** ************* ***** ** ****** *******, then ** ***** ********* ****** *** *** ** **** ******** the *****."
  • "** ***** ** ******** *** ** ****** *******. **'* *** first **** ** *************** **** * ****** *** ***** *** is *******."
  • "********* ** *** ** *** ******* *************** ******* *** **** situations. ** * ******** ***** **** * ***** **** *****, we *** ** ******** ****** *****. ** ** ****** ****** the ******* ** ******* ******, ** **** *** *** ******** to "**** ******". ** ** *** ******** ** ****** ****** to ******* * ********* ******, *** **** **** ******* ** the ************ ** *** ******."
  • "*** **** **** ** ****** ******* ** ****** *************** ** a ***** ****. ** *****'* **** * **** ** ****** on * ********."
  • "** *****'* ** ***** **** * ****** ** **** ***** power ***** *** **** ** *** ****** ** *** ** the ******* ******** ******. ** ** *** * ******** ****** we ****** ***** ***** ***** *** ****** **** ** *** camera *****'* ***** *** ***** *****. ***** **** **** ** don't *** **** *** ********* ** ***** *****."
  • "*** ******* ** *** ** ********* *** ****** ****** ** a ****** ** ********* ***** ***** (******* ******** ****** *********** and ******* **, ** **** ******* ******). ** ** *** have *** ******* *** ** ****** ** * ******** ** a ******* ********** (*** **** **** ** ****** ** * schedule ** ** ** **** *** ********** *** ***** ** RTSP ********, ** ** **** **** ****** ** * ******** to ******** *** ****** ** **** ******** ****** ** **** a ********* ***)."

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  • "*** ***** ** ********, *** ******* *** *************/******** ******."

Integrators ****** *** ****** ****** *************

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  • "** ****** ****** *****."
  • "* ****** *** ******* **** ***** ********."
  • "***** *** ****** *** **** *** ******* ** ** *** password *** ***** ****. ** ******* ** *** **** *** power ** ***** *** ** *** **** ***** ******** ********* schedule."

Integrators ***** **** **** ****** ******* **** ******* **** ******

**** ** ****** ****** ** *** ***********:

  • "******* ***** *-* ******* ******* **** ****** ******** **** ******* reboots."
  • "**** *** ******* *** ******** *** *** ** ****** **** often ** ***** ** ******."
  • "******* ** *** ************... **** & **** ******* ****** *** only **** **** **** ****** **. ***** ****** ** **** tried ****** ** **** ** **** **** *****, ** ** rarely ******* ******** *** **** *******."
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  • "*******, ***** *******, *** **** **** ** **** **** **** issues *** **** ** ** ******** *** ****."
  • "**************, ********* ** *** ************."
  • "********* *** ******* ** *** ******* * ******. ** ***** brands **** **."

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  • "**** **** ** ** ******** ******* ** **. ** *** currently ******* ** ******* ** * ********, *** ** *** growing ********* ** ********* ******."
  • "** ****** ******* *** ***** *** ***** ** * ********, just ** ******* *** **** *** ******* *** ****** **** any ******* ** *** ****."
  • "** * ********, ** *** ****** *** * ******* *********** agreement. *********, ** ******* ***** ***** ** ***** *********."
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  • "***** ** ******* ** ****** ** * **** ** ********** maintenance. **** ** ** **** ******** ** ****."
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  • "** *** ***** ***** **** ** ** *** ******* *** need ** ***** ********* ******* **** ***** *** **** ******. We *** ****** **** **** ** **** ** **** **."
  • "***'* ** * ******** ****** ** **** ****** ***** **** could ** **********."

Comments (21)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

08/10/17 04:15pm

**'* * *********** **** ****** ***** **** ****. ******** ** was * **** ** *** *********** **** ** ******* ** number ** ******* **** ***********. ***** **** **** ** ***-****** FW ******.

Dirk Hedlund

08/11/17 05:13pm

******* ******* ************* ****** ******* * *** * ** ** part ** *** ******* *************. **** *** ********* ****** *** have **** *** *****, **** ** ********* *** * ***** innovation. *'** *** ** ***** ********* ****** ******* ** **** of *** ******* ***** ******* ** ***, * ***** **'* good ********. ** ******, * ** **** * ******** ** the ********* ** '** ** ***'* *****, ***'* *** **.'

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Lynn Harold

In reply to Dirk Hedlund | 08/11/17 07:26pm

* *** ***** ** ******* *** *** ******* ***** ******, you **** ** ** **. *******, *** ****** **** **** to **** ** *** ******* *** ****** ********** - ********* at **** *********?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Lynn Harold | 08/11/17 07:36pm

*:**** - **** ** **** ****.

*:**** - ***** ******* ****, *** ** **** **** *** while ******* ******. ***** *** ***.

*:**** - ***** **** ****, ***** ******.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/11/17 08:27pm

*:**** - ***** ******* ****, *** ** **** **** *** while ******* ******. ***** *** ***

*** ********* ******** ******* ********* ******* ** ****-********* **** ******* the ******* ****** ****** ***** ** ****** **** * **** ;)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/11/17 08:41pm

*** *** **** **** ** ******** ***** ***** ******* ********** being **** ********** **** ***** **********. *** *** **** ** admit, **'* **** ****** ******* **** ******** **** ** ****** default *********, *** ***** ****** ******* *** ****** *****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/12/17 02:18am

***, ******* *** **** *** ********* ******* ******** ***: "*******"

****, *** ***** *****, ***** ********* ****** ** ****** *** password *********** ****, *** **** ** ******* ***** ******, *** "one *** ********", *** *** ******* * ***** ** ******* if *** ****** **.

Daniel Kabs

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/15/17 03:40pm
*** *** **** ** *******, *** ******* ******** *** ******* cameras **: "******"

Daniel Kabs

In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/15/17 03:48pm

**** ********* ****** ******** *** **** ******* ** ***** * years ***: ** ******* *******, * ******* ****** ************* ******* once * **** (* ***** *******)at * ****** **** between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Dirk Hedlund | 08/11/17 08:57pm

**** ** ********* *** * ***** **********

*** **** '**********' ** *** ******* *** ****** ***** ** sarcasm. **** *** ** ***** *** *** ****** ** *****. It **** *** **** *** '**********' ** ****** * ********. It ** **** ** * ************ ********.

Rodney Thayer

08/13/17 08:44pm

**** ****** ******* *** ******** ** *** ****. *** * good **** ***. ***** *** *** ********* *** *****.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 08/14/17 11:59am

******, *** **** *** ****** ****** * **** ******* *** reboot ** *** **** ** *** ******...? ** **, *** don't *** ***** **** ** * **** ****?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/14/17 04:34pm

**** * ***** *** "** **, *** ***'* *** ***** that ** * *** ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

08/14/17 03:16pm

********* *** ***. **** **** ***** ******** ******** *** ***** used ** **** ** ****** ********* ** *** ***** ********* would ********** ***** ** **** ** ** ********** ****. . A ********* ****** ***** ******* *** ***** ** ******** ****** without ****** ** ****** ** **** ************.

Undisclosed End User #4

08/14/17 05:18pm

****** ** ******** ****** **** ** **** **** *** ******** of *** *******. **********, *** *** *** *********** ** ** opinion.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 08/14/17 05:31pm

****, * ***** ******** * **** ******, *** ** ****** be ** ******, *******. *** ***** ** ***** *** **** for * ************ ** ******* ***** ***** ** * ******* with ***** *******, ***** *** ********. * ********* ****** ********** the ******* ** ***** ***** *** ***** **** * ***.

***, ********* * ****** ** ** *** * **** ****, say * ******, *** ***** * ****** ** ** ** a **** ****** ******* * ******. ***** * **** ******* reboot *****'* "***** *** *******" *** **, *** ** ***** it ***** ** **** ****** ***** **** ** ******** ** a ****** ****** ***** **, *** *** ***** *** ***** how **** ****** ******** ******* ******* **, ***** **** ***** an ******** ********.

Undisclosed End User #5

08/14/17 08:00pm

** ***'* ** ** ** * ********, *** **** * location ****** ** **** ******** **** ******* **** **** **** up *** ** ******** ****** ** **** ** **** *********** reboot ***** ****** ** **** ****. ** ****** ~**,*** ******* (almost *** ****) *** ** ** ********** *** ******** ** see ******* **** ** ** **** ** *+ *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

08/15/17 01:41pm

* ***** ***** ***** ********* ******* ***** ***** **** ******** than ********. ** ***** **** ******* ** **** *********** ** this. * *** *** ***** *** ****** ** ****** * camera ************* ** ** ***** ************ ***** ***** **** *** a ****** **** ****** ******* *** ** ** **** ******* some ***** *****. *** ** ********* ** ******* ** **** out ** *** ***** * ***'* *** *** **** *** I ***** ******* ********* **** *** ***** ***** * *** more **** **** ****.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 08/15/17 02:59pm

***** *** *** ** *** **** ****. *** ** * camera ** ***** ** **** * ******* *********, * ***** it's ****** ** **** ** ****** ***** *** *** ***** doing ******* ******* *** *** ******* ** ***********, ****** **** it ****** *** ***** ** **** * *******, *** **** it ***** ****** ** **** ****** *** ******.

Undisclosed End User #4

08/15/17 05:30pm

****** ******* ** ******** ****** *** ** **, *** ** course *** *** **** ********** ***** ** ** ********. **** during ******** ******* *** ** **.

********...

Undisclosed #7

08/27/17 05:17pm

* **** ** *** ****'* ** ********** **** *** ****** network ******** ******... ******* ** ****** *** **** *****, ** made * ****** ** ****** *** ******* **** **** ********** detected, ** ******* *** *** ** *** *** ** *** switch ****.

** ****** **** ** *** *******, ****** **** ***** ****.

***** ** *** ***** ** "** ****** ** *** ** reboot", * ***** **** ***** *** **** ********** ** ** avoided...

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