Hikvision IP camera problem

hik-user · Post by **hik-user** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:19 am

hi everyone,
i tried to use Hikvision DS-2CD886MF ip camera as Remote with ZoneMinder, but i can't find Remote Host Path, has anyone know it?

Well, i connected to camera through telnet and don't find any .jpg, .mpeg, or .cgi files, but i find file video0 in directory /dev (/dev/video0).

any ideas?
(maybe mount somehow /dev/video0 from camera to my host, i don't know how)

hik-user · Post by **hik-user** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:10 pm

still need help here

PacoLM · Post by **PacoLM** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:02 pm

Hi,

First, you need to setup your cemra as remote, then you need to provide the ip, port and path to the image, something like this:

General tab
Name: yourCameraName
Source Type: Remote
Function: Monitor (till you decide something like modect)
Enabled: Tick
Maximum FPS: 3 fps
Alarm Maximum FPS: 5fps
Remote Protocol: HTTP
Remote Method: Simple
Remote Host Name: x.x.x.x (The IP of the camera)
Remote Host Port: 80
Remote Host Path: /videostream.cgi?user=admin&pwd= (assuming you have an admin user on the cam with no password)
Remote Image Colours: 24 bit colour
Capture Width: 320
Capture Height: 240

Hope it helps, please post results,

PacoLM

hik-user · Post by **hik-user** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:58 am

thanks for your answer!
but it not really help (i tried many options, such as port 8000, different resolution), maybe because hikvision camera didn't support MJpeg (only Mpeg and H264), or because ZoneMinder server installed in 10.3.1.0 network, and camera placed in 192.168.215.0 network.
Camera also can RTSP through 554 port, so maybe you know about RTSP solution?)
Camera model is HikVision 2CD832F-E