Anyone have a safe place to download Active X?

[Baitball Blogger]

[Soylent Brice]

1. here:

http://download.cnet.com/windows/activex/

: )

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Thank you!

[ChromeFoundry]

3. ActiveX is a MS Technology Framework

It is not a software package. It is the successor to OLE 2.0 and COM.
It is a framework that offers third-party accessible extensions with a common interface and threading specification (offered by COM+).

Perhaps you meant DirectX - including DirectShow, DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound, DirectSound3D ?

Or are you looking for a specific ActiveX component to download - like ADO, OLEDB, VBScript ?

[Baitball Blogger]

4. HI ChromeFoundry!

Perhaps you're right. I discovered I already have ActiveX.

What I want to do is be able to take "snapshots" and record clips from my videostream from my security cameras. For some reason, that feature isn't working. I can do playbacks, but I can't capture any of the data from my laptop. (I can make copies of set strings of data from the DVR, but not the laptop.)

I already applied the correct permissions from the DVR.

It's crazy how much money I've spent on this, but have such little support from the company that sold me the unit. It's like I'm on my own.

[ChromeFoundry]

5. Couple of things to check

First, if you are using a web browser to connect to the DVR... If it requires ActiveX you will need to use Internet Explorer 32-bit. If you upgraded IE, you probably need to uninstall the activeX components, reconnect to the DVRs and reinstall the ActiveX components.. you will be prompted at the bottom of the screen with the newr versions of IE.

If you are using the software from the company to connect and every thing is working except for capture... you may want to uninstall and reinstall the software. The probably have an RTSP ActiveX component that will capture the stream and write it to an mp4 or avi.

Who manufactured your DVR? (Samsung, Swann, Owl)
What DVR model? (DVR-3002)
What name and version of software or browser are you using to connect?


I hear you on the support from the company problem! The documents that came with my Samsung model were nothing short of garbage. When you are ready to push your video stream over your existing cable tv wire so you can watch your cameras on any tv in the house... let me know. I'm planning on doing this in the near future and have a few ideas.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. For crying out loud!

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Sometimes it's the littlest things that trigger the answer. You kept talking about the company's software and I kept thinking, he's right. There should be something more sophisticated to look at than an IP login. Well damn if the answer wasn't on the CD that came with the dern thing. It was there the whole time. I installed their software program and I am now able to do all the things I couldn't do. I can take pictures and record, for example. Why the tech never thought about it is beyond me.

The one thing that is disappointing, however, is that my DVR is only recording ten days worth of data. I only have two cameras and I'm worried that it will cut down to less than ten days once I add the other two. I have about a 500 gig capacity DVR. What could be eating all that space?

Oh, btw, it's a Honeywell hgr 450 or 45

[ChromeFoundry]

7. About drive space...

First setup your recording to overwrite oldest when max capacity is reached. This way you will record in a loop.

Next, setup motion detection and define motion detection areas. ignore areas where trees and other things have movement from wind. Detect areas where someone would need to be to break in or mess with your stuff.

Then, setup your recording to be at a lower resolution when there are no events. Events should trigger a higher resolution recording, usually 5seconds before event and 30 seconds to a minute after all events have stopped. This will ensure you capture quality recordings during event triggers.

If your have a 4 camera DVR and only 2 cameras, make sure you are not recording the static on the two unused ports.

I have a 4 camera system (Samsung) that each record at 520TV lines. IR night vision at 60 ft. 500 GB drive with a lot of events (city), and I usually can store about 13-15 days. With two cameras, you should be around 26-30 days. there is usually an option to add external storage either USB or eSATA drives. I wish mine supported over the network backups to cloud or NAS, but, this is marketed for regular home users so I can't complain. At least it has free cell phone apps to view the cameras while you are remote.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I do think I'm recording static on the other two cameras.

I'm just not sure how to stop it. Still have one more manual to go through, so maybe I'll find the answer.

Thanks for all your help! This is really a fun gadget.

[ChromeFoundry]

9. Mine has simple checkboxes on the channels

Usually under a Recording or Camera tab.
You should also be able to adjust the event activity quality of the recording.
A decent system should display "no signal" and refuse to record that channel... but who knows.

If you have the other two cameras... just plug them in for a few minutes. then go back into your history scan and view all channels.. if they record the video while they were connected, and also show that there is data before and after... you are recording static.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. I checked and it said record not found.

I am wondering if they sold me this unit because the price is beginning to drop on the DVR. They don't seem to know too much about it. But I do know where to look on the main unit to find the areas you're talking about. I'll give that a try and hope the harddrive is somehow format into four drives to prepare for four cameras.

[ChromeFoundry]

11. I don't think you want to partition

your drive, for each camera feed. Normally they are all stored together with the time tracking. This way, if you ever need it for legal purposes, it is in a format that is very difficult to alter. Your 500 GB drive should be a single ~480 GB partition.