![]() ![]() For older systems that use Night Owl Connect, you will need to connect your NVR to a TV or monitor for initial setup. Does my DVR need to be connected to a TV or monitor?įor devices that use the Night Owl Protect App, this is no longer a requirement as you can set up your system on your mobile device.Your DVR does not require an internet connection for basic operation, but you will need to connect the DVR to your router in order to remotely view your system on a computer or smart device. Does my DVR have to be connected to the internet?.I’m ordering 2 700tvl cameras for the front of the house.īy using motion sensors only, the 500GB hard drive hardly used, we only record ourselves when we go out the back yard, the front yard, the garage door and the porch. So, with the original 500tvl 19 months old cameras mounted the recorded videos still come out very clear with H960x480. The Night Owl Lite for both Android and Iphones work extremely well and easy to connect. The device ID is important for setting up Internet remote Night Owl Lite Android or Iphones or third party software. For the PC, I use netview2.0, the others are good too, but netview 2.0 download AVI instead of. So, as soon as the Network is setup, I can put the cd in and start installing PC and Mac software. Type “what’s my ip” on the address bar, it will show what IP address you’re assigned from your ISP. Now, if you want to use DMZ feature in the Router, you can use this IP address to assign to the DMZ ip address, then all you need is to connect to the IP address assigned by the ISP. The DVR will have an IP address assigned to it, this will be the one to use to connect remotely from internet. So, it doesn’t matter how easy the remote software work on the DVR, the network must be set once which includes RJ45 – Ethernet cable going from the DVR to the router or a router hub whichever the case may be. The hard drive is NOT included but the screws are supplied – very nice. I removed the 500GB hard drive from the Q-See DVR box and put it in the TL-DVR8, the hard drive SATA cable are a little short and tight, I could replace the cable with the ones I have laying around, but I was lazy to look the it, it works fine. The documentation on Lorex is poor, but Night Owl website is clear and to the point. Night Owl PC interface is identical to Lorex interface, these 2 boxes must be built by the same company with different features only. Software is abundant, all software work right out of the box, PC, Mac OS X, Ipod Touch, my Android pads which Lorex software wouldn’t work with my Thrive Android pads, I don’t have Android phones so I can’t try. Motion Sensors work very well, I use for all channels to save disk space.ĥ. I only use 4 channels, so I record them all at H960x480 23 fps (I must set the other 4 channels 5-8 to CIF 1fps).Ĥ. So it’s not really full 8 channels at H960. The TL-DVR8 doesn’t allow different format on different channels – if we chose H960, all channels must be recording with H960 format – Can’t mix match H960 and D1 formats. We do want the higher fps, the higher fps for more channels, the more expensive the box become.ģ. H960 recording 23 fps on 4 channels and less if more channels hooked up- The less fps (frames per seconds) the less smooth the videos become. No Alarm feature – I don’t really need it.Ģ. These are the specification of the TL-DVR8:ġ. TL-DVR8 has almost the same specs as L-DVR8, both have very little descriptions, but the important features that I need are 8 channels – H960 resolution capability (960×480) – D1 (720×480)- PC – Android – Mac – Iphones – Ipod Touch remote access. I found the DVR box TL-DVR8 from Night Owl for $127 including everything shipped to my door from. I decided to return the box to Costco because I didn’t really need all 8 cameras and I hated the tax I had to pay for $100 instant rebate. It was a very good system for the price: 8-700tvl cameras and a DVR box with all the necessary components for a camera surveillance security system. So, I came back to Costco and found Lorex H960 resolution camera system on sale for $399. Our Q-See DVR box seemed to die sometimes in October and the warranty was expired (later it revived by me), it’s been working very well for 19 months. There is no Night Owl lite on iOS any more. Using Night Owl HD App on Mobile Devices. ![]()
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