I decided to take your advice and unlock my AD110 by rebooting it. Reboot failed and screen said to do a hard reset. I did the hard reset, but the flashing blue light never came on. I have gone through the routine several times. I think I have a brick.
Regards, Jim
None of my Cameras Record
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So when you reset the Doorbell you heard that it was resetting? what is going on? After a Reset you have to tap the button the side again to get it to go into setup mode..
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About it being easier in ASP to play back videos, That is interesting.. I mean using the both the WebUI and the NVRs GUI is much easier to look at cameras feeds and playback.. There is less clicks that are needed to change from 1 day to another. For instance, when you lets say want to look at footage for camera 4 on your system starting from 2 months ago looking for something that you know happened between 2-4pm. In ASP you have to bring up the date area every time and enter a start and stop time and what day you want to look. IN GUI and WebUI I click on the camera I want only 1 time ASP every time you want to look at another day... GUI and WebUI just have to click on the day in the calendar to change from 1 day to another. If you want to list the events in that day press the list button.. ASP have to click camera, click on start day and time then search. Want to look at next day, click camera, click day and time enter info and press search.. To be honest lets say you had 2 events each day that recorded 10 seconds each clip. My guess is that using GUI and WebUI method I would be able to look over both weeks before getting though 5 days in ASP..
In GUI and WebUI to be honest I could do 2 weeks in maybe less time in WebUi before playing back 2 days using Edge in IE format, Just by using backup function of the NVR.. For instance, Starting on 11th at noon on my Ai NVR on 1 channel for last 2 weeks it has 3600 events. On my 4116E-HS doing a search for one of my cameras from 11th 1pm to current day it has over 2502 events.. All being able to be seen on 1 screen. So if I wanted to look at just events starting at 1pm on othe 11th, After doing that search in 1 place, I look at the 2 current events, then scroll down list until next day at 1pm and watch them events and so on, All from 1 search playable from 1 area..
In GUI and WebUI to be honest I could do 2 weeks in maybe less time in WebUi before playing back 2 days using Edge in IE format, Just by using backup function of the NVR.. For instance, Starting on 11th at noon on my Ai NVR on 1 channel for last 2 weeks it has 3600 events. On my 4116E-HS doing a search for one of my cameras from 11th 1pm to current day it has over 2502 events.. All being able to be seen on 1 screen. So if I wanted to look at just events starting at 1pm on othe 11th, After doing that search in 1 place, I look at the 2 current events, then scroll down list until next day at 1pm and watch them events and so on, All from 1 search playable from 1 area..
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Yes, the speaker said it was doing a hard reset. Instructions say wait about a minute and when the blue light starts spinning, proceed with the setup. The blue light never comes on. Then if I tap the button, it says Hotspot enabled then a second later it says hotspot disabled. I take that to mean the hard reset failed.
Regards, Jim
Regards, Jim
Re: None of my Cameras Record
No the Camera is not bricked.. Do another reset and try again. When the camera is bricked it is done over there will be nothing the camera will do meaning it won't even say that it is entering the hotspot
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I will keep trying!
With regard to using the NVR GUI. Can you tell me why pressing the play button does nothing on any of the cameras in the list?
Regards, Jim
With regard to using the NVR GUI. Can you tell me why pressing the play button does nothing on any of the cameras in the list?
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Can I see pictures from your ASP. Because if ASP has footage from your NVR and yet your NVR don't have any footage then it must be that your ASP is recording using PC-NVR...
No footage seeing you just Formatted your HDD you said..
In my last picture you can see where I listed the ch16 from the 11th till today and have had over 50 more events since the last time I replied lol.. That isn't normally that busy of a camera.. On the first right pressing the playback button it will play the event..
No footage seeing you just Formatted your HDD you said..
In my last picture you can see where I listed the ch16 from the 11th till today and have had over 50 more events since the last time I replied lol.. That isn't normally that busy of a camera.. On the first right pressing the playback button it will play the event..
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PC-NVR disabled. Most of your screen shots look like mine, but you seem to have more in the name than just D1, D2, etc.
I have delayed until tomorrow to do any more on the AD110. Mountain Time zone.
Regards, Jim
I have delayed until tomorrow to do any more on the AD110. Mountain Time zone.
Regards, Jim
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OK, after repeating hard reset, enable hotspot several times, I finally got the AD110 working.
But, I still have no recordings. I need better understanding about how this stuff works. Like what controls recording? Do individual cameras control recording? I am sure they control recording to the micro-SD cards, but do they have any control over what goes to the NVR?
Does ASP communicate with the NVR? The NVR seems to just scan the network for cameras independent of the ASP. On the other hand, ASP is dependent on the NVR for recordings except for the micro-SD card.
My 4108 scans the network and finds all of my cameras. Has the correct IP address', etc. But when the 4108 adds the cameras to the internal device list, they are offline, and I can't find any way to get them to go online.
Anyway, just me rambling.
Regards, Jim
But, I still have no recordings. I need better understanding about how this stuff works. Like what controls recording? Do individual cameras control recording? I am sure they control recording to the micro-SD cards, but do they have any control over what goes to the NVR?
Does ASP communicate with the NVR? The NVR seems to just scan the network for cameras independent of the ASP. On the other hand, ASP is dependent on the NVR for recordings except for the micro-SD card.
My 4108 scans the network and finds all of my cameras. Has the correct IP address', etc. But when the 4108 adds the cameras to the internal device list, they are offline, and I can't find any way to get them to go online.
Anyway, just me rambling.
Regards, Jim
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What you are asking is kind of Complex
An IP camera with a WebUI provides direct access to its settings, live feed, and playback options through a web browser. This WebUI is hosted within the camera's firmware, allowing users to configure settings like motion detection, video resolution, and networking without needing an NVR (Network Video Recorder). For users with an NVR like your 4108, the WebUI serves as a secondary way to manage the camera, while the NVR takes on the role of centralized recording, monitoring, and playback. This setup lets users manage multiple cameras from one interface, simplifying the user experience.
When connecting to an NVR, the camera sends video data over the network, enabling the NVR to handle recording schedules, store footage, and allow remote access to live or recorded footage from multiple cameras in one interface. The camera’s onboard microSD card is often used as a backup for recording—usually as a redundancy measure in case of network issues. Recordings on the SD card remain independent of the NVR recordings, which means footage saved to the microSD card can be accessed directly from the camera, even if the footage on the NVR is deleted or altered.
Smart home devices in this case are IP cameras without a WebUI often function similarly in terms of network connection and data flow to an NVR. Instead of using a WebUI for configuration, these devices are typically managed through a mobile app *Amcrest Smarthome* . They still communicate over the network to transmit video streams to an NVR or can send to cloud storage servers, while recording independently to a microSD card. The NVR doesn’t depend on the microSD card for storage or access to footage, allowing users to control recordings centrally while using the SD card as a local backup, much like in cameras with WebUIs. This setup maximizes flexibility, making it easy to retrieve footage even if a device temporarily loses its network connection.
About ASP software, acts as an extension of the devices’ native GUIs, replicating their core functionality within a centralized software interface on the PC. This setup provides flexibility, as users can manage and monitor everything from one location, leveraging the hardware capabilities of each device while enhancing the overall monitoring experience. Even able to access and control DVR/NVRs and IP cameras that are not local to them.
If you are using PC-NVR *I know you said you were not* but if you were and for the others that might read this and are, That when setup correctly can act as a local storage spot for devices you give access to. Meaning they have to be added into the recording feature before stored footage could be viewed. Just having the DVR/NVR and IP cameras connected to ASP will give you playback and viewing ability off the devices it self..
In short, If in ASP you were to turn off Motion detection, Then the camera will no longer record to the NVR or the Local Micro SD, If you enable a feature using ASP, It would be turned on in the Camera and if the camera is connected to a NVR that supports that feature then it would setup there as well.. 1 thing missing from this however. Lets say that your NVR was AI but you didn't ever setup your channels to record using AI then it wouldn't record in the NVR because that part would need to be turned on in the GUI or WebUI of the recorder not just by turning on the feature within ASP..
Now I know your NVR isn't using AI I wanted to add that in to be complete for others that might be using AI type recorder 4108-A2, 42xx-AI, 42xx-E1, 52xx-E1 44xx-E1 and the like..
If I didn't answer enough of your question or missed what you were looking for please let me know needs to be expanded on.
I will say that using all of my Amcrest DVR/NVRs to install my ASH47 and my Ad110 using GUI and WebUI is very easy to add to the recorders. If motion is enabled on the Camera then it would be enabled by default in the recorder. If you turned motion off because you were getting to many alerts in the Smart Home app, then the recorder will not have motion enabled. You can not enable motion in the NVR without it being enabled in the Camera.
An IP camera with a WebUI provides direct access to its settings, live feed, and playback options through a web browser. This WebUI is hosted within the camera's firmware, allowing users to configure settings like motion detection, video resolution, and networking without needing an NVR (Network Video Recorder). For users with an NVR like your 4108, the WebUI serves as a secondary way to manage the camera, while the NVR takes on the role of centralized recording, monitoring, and playback. This setup lets users manage multiple cameras from one interface, simplifying the user experience.
When connecting to an NVR, the camera sends video data over the network, enabling the NVR to handle recording schedules, store footage, and allow remote access to live or recorded footage from multiple cameras in one interface. The camera’s onboard microSD card is often used as a backup for recording—usually as a redundancy measure in case of network issues. Recordings on the SD card remain independent of the NVR recordings, which means footage saved to the microSD card can be accessed directly from the camera, even if the footage on the NVR is deleted or altered.
Smart home devices in this case are IP cameras without a WebUI often function similarly in terms of network connection and data flow to an NVR. Instead of using a WebUI for configuration, these devices are typically managed through a mobile app *Amcrest Smarthome* . They still communicate over the network to transmit video streams to an NVR or can send to cloud storage servers, while recording independently to a microSD card. The NVR doesn’t depend on the microSD card for storage or access to footage, allowing users to control recordings centrally while using the SD card as a local backup, much like in cameras with WebUIs. This setup maximizes flexibility, making it easy to retrieve footage even if a device temporarily loses its network connection.
About ASP software, acts as an extension of the devices’ native GUIs, replicating their core functionality within a centralized software interface on the PC. This setup provides flexibility, as users can manage and monitor everything from one location, leveraging the hardware capabilities of each device while enhancing the overall monitoring experience. Even able to access and control DVR/NVRs and IP cameras that are not local to them.
If you are using PC-NVR *I know you said you were not* but if you were and for the others that might read this and are, That when setup correctly can act as a local storage spot for devices you give access to. Meaning they have to be added into the recording feature before stored footage could be viewed. Just having the DVR/NVR and IP cameras connected to ASP will give you playback and viewing ability off the devices it self..
In short, If in ASP you were to turn off Motion detection, Then the camera will no longer record to the NVR or the Local Micro SD, If you enable a feature using ASP, It would be turned on in the Camera and if the camera is connected to a NVR that supports that feature then it would setup there as well.. 1 thing missing from this however. Lets say that your NVR was AI but you didn't ever setup your channels to record using AI then it wouldn't record in the NVR because that part would need to be turned on in the GUI or WebUI of the recorder not just by turning on the feature within ASP..
Now I know your NVR isn't using AI I wanted to add that in to be complete for others that might be using AI type recorder 4108-A2, 42xx-AI, 42xx-E1, 52xx-E1 44xx-E1 and the like..
If I didn't answer enough of your question or missed what you were looking for please let me know needs to be expanded on.
I will say that using all of my Amcrest DVR/NVRs to install my ASH47 and my Ad110 using GUI and WebUI is very easy to add to the recorders. If motion is enabled on the Camera then it would be enabled by default in the recorder. If you turned motion off because you were getting to many alerts in the Smart Home app, then the recorder will not have motion enabled. You can not enable motion in the NVR without it being enabled in the Camera.
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