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I've recently moved into a house with 6 hikvision cameras on the outside of the house. the previous tenant took the PoE switch and the part that records onto a HDD. am i able to get these cameras working again? I've got no information on what models they are or what i need to get them working.    thanks 

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Sure, if you find the same PoE switch and DVR - if you have the previous owner's contact info, reach out to them.

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3 hours ago, Mel0nMan said:

Sure, if you find the same PoE switch and DVR - if you have the previous owner's contact info, reach out to them.

Why would it have to be the same switch and dvr? The cameras are likely very generic ip cameras that should work with a variety of different setups. 

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No problem, get new HIKVISION NVR, or setup your server with VMS or whatever you want as a recording device. Get PoE switch or NVR with integrated one, reset cameras to default (button on body or motherboard, if not than contact local hikvision support or some reseller/distributor in your area, they will help you. Shady internet guides work too), connect to your new recorder. Boom.

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Without knowing the password for the cams you can't get an RTSP stream and hence you are boned.

 

I would reach out to the previous owner and see if he will give you the password and IP address of them vs having to muss with tearing the domes off them and doing a factory reset. Big PITA. If he doesn't respond you have no choice but to do this. You will also need a PoE switch.

 

You don't need a dedicated Hikvision NVR. I prefer a spare PC and using Blue Iris with Windows (zone minder if you are linux minded). If you know the password and IP address of the camera you can pull up a live stream even on a Firestick running VLC. There's nothing proprietary about IP cams, but you need to know the password and IP. Technically if you know the IP address of one camera you can scan for the rest  since they will certainly be in the same range.

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