TomL

iVMS-4200 supports up to 1024 channels. May I ask if you have potentially installed HikCentral Lite (which, has a much lower limit)? If you've hit the 1024 channel limit - you're either going to need another PC, or move to HikCentral/another VMS anyway.

Food for thought when your EE (contract?) is up: I recently advised an implemented a 'Three' 4G/5G Backup solution for a local business for if their Primary WAN (BT) fails. The primary reason we went with them is you can change the APN to receive a Public IP rather than via CGNAT. Apparently, the Three APN is available for both Business and Personal Customers. It's been working fine for them since August last year. VPN traffic (inbound & outbound), etc works great as well too. Not (strictly!) helpful given your existing (contract?) w/ EE - but, potentially a viable option for you to explore if/when you're able to leave EE's network (and, of course if you're able to get Three in your area). I anticipate (given the Vodafone/Three merger) that signal is likely to improve in certain areas over time.

If you're running Data Cabling out to the location of the doorbell - you've pretty much got a pick of anything. We've done/used Hikvision/Paxton/UniFi all in the past (+ others too - just keeping on-par w/ the brands others have mentioned here already)). Hikvision's probably the cheapest. Paxton's probably the most expensive. UniFi's somewhere in between. The only 'advantage' to Hik is their product selection - you can have the Indoor Screens etc (UniFi has these too - but, they're smaller). Plus, you can take the in-built camera's RTSP feed & either pipe it out to a monitor (or, if you have an NVR (to there) either as ONFIV (or Hikvision's own protocol if you've got one of their NVRs)) and it'll record as a CCTV Camera.

I agree w/ the above. Context is important, etc. If you were on Google and typed in "count" (minus the 'o') - then, yes - chances are that'd be picked up by someone, somewhere, at some point depending on your Web Filtering. If you were, for example typing in a Word Document and forgot the 'O' (and I saw it) - I'd probably laugh and move on. If it was clearly nothing malicious, and otherwise a cause for concern - that'd be the end of it (if I was running shop and there were no policies explicitly addressing instances similar to your situation). I remember someone did (close to) what you described back to me on my PC when I was a Student in the Early 2000's. I went to the toilet (and, our Network Manager at the time didn't enable 'Lock Computer') so the machine was unlocked. Nothing ever came of it. Context and discretion are important in any scenario. As a TL;DR - I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. To give any further, more specific advice - you'd have to disclose what you were doing at the time you made the error. Who knows, you network manager may well be a member on this site! Failing all-else, you'll likely gain some feedback from those who do the NM role day-to-day.

It's probably worth giving Paxton a call directly: +44 1273 811011. If I've ever had trouble during an Installation, I've just given them a call and they've been fantastic. Not too sure if they have Remote Support available for Windows (but, worth giving it a try...!). I haven't played w/ Salamander for years. I know Paxton did change something w/ their API Integration before not too long ago (another thread on here). Is all of the Salamander bits fully updated, etc?

Are you using Paxton Net2 Tokens (or, third-party MIFARE tokens/cards)? The only thing similar to what you're describing is when an old client of ours had used Switch2 Tokens on a Net2 System. They previously had a Switch2 System, upgraded to Net2 & attempted to re-use their old tokens. This can work but, Installers/Engineers need to be mindful: When buying a multipack of Switch2 Tokens - occasionally, a few get issued w/ the same code on them (from the multipack). They're more distinguishable than the Net2 Tokens (by their different colours) and are 'compatible' with Net2. However, you can only have 1x user (using the same token). This is what caused them errors (and, inevitably - cause a need for them to buy new tokens). Wishing you the best of luck in getting it sorted.

Would you be willing to DM me about this too? Very interested! Many thanks.

Seems to be back working as normal now.

I was just about to post exactly this but was checking for a duplicate thread first incase it was already reported! Can confirm this is still happening (and has been since, I think yesterday).

Not in EDU, but manage several SMB's w/ multiple sites. The short answer in many ways depends on the license-tier of Net2 that you have. If it's Lite - you're stuck w/ one server anyway (per-site). If it's Pro - I see value in having multiple servers (either, per-site or for replication purposes etc). The controllers remember their settings if the server goes offline, so there's nothing to loose by having more than 1 (if on Pro). I'm pretty sure (unless using analogue-style Relays linked separately to Fire Alarm etc) that Net2 Pro is highly advised in Enterprise/EDU settings anyway for purposes like this. Like anything - if you can provision extra servers for redundancy etc, it's worth it.

Thanks for sharing these! (Potentially) daft question; but when it comes to mounting - how does it work w/ the spacing? Are the 2U rails really enough to hold all of that weight? I'm gathering that I mount the rails in the middle & then use normal rack screws to affix it into the front of the rack too? So it gets rail + front ears support? Thanks for the help - appreciated. Normally I'd have gone for a shelf; but I'm limited on Rackspace; so can't afford to loose another U (or two) on a shelf...

Hi all. Happy Christmas. I've recently inherited an APC SMX3000HV for use at Home. I'm unsure as to which rack rails I need to buy as this is a 4u appliance. ChatGPT/BT/Currys etc is recommending Part #SU032A. However, this is 2u set of rails - not 4u (as I think is required for the UPS). Attached is a picture of the UPS. Does anyone know which part(s) I need to buy? I've got the front rack ears (as pictured) but nothing else. Installation will be in a server rack w/ correct depth required. Cheers!

It depends on the NVR you're using. With certain manufacturers, you could use a Firestick (for example), side load the APK (i.e HikConnect for Hikvision) & then you get the App on your TV. If you go UniFi, Protect has an Apple TV app. Both options work on WiFi. If you were going to run Ethernet in the future, HDbitT is your best bet (I've used IP versions & the 'straight' Point to Point patch).

With Apple's own Keyboards the Touch ID only works w/ Silicon Macs. Depending on which Keyboard you were looking at - it may be related to that. I believe it's related to the security handshake they do when communicating. Intel Macs had the T2 chip in as a stop-gap; but as I said above - they're likely to bite the dust before not too long support-wise. In my own use case - my production system is still running Sonoma. I bought the new Apple Magic Keyboard w/ USB-C. Even though I'm on an Apple Silicon machine - the Touch ID portion still won't work until I update my OS. I'm not too bothered given Touch ID is a convenience rather than anything 'mission critical'. You are right that Apple is a bit odd when it comes to certain accessories and their compatibility. Even some Dell Displays (for example) don't fully work on macOS. There are certain specifics that cause quirks (i.e screen flickering, etc). This is documented by Dell themselves (although, strictly speculatively - it may be done to upsell their higher spec'd displays!). The hardware issues do exist though in the real world w/ certain makes/models. But, that's not to say that in (probably) 98% of cases - you'll be fine plugging in what you want with them.

If the two cameras they've got are recording to the CloudKey - you'll need to keep it running/replace it with something else (i.e a UNVR) to keep it working. For the sake of a couple of quid short-term, I'd just replace the disk. UniFi have brought in ONVIF to their own ecosystem lately (still in labs); but it doesn't (yet) work the other way round w/ using a third-party NVR. If the cameras you have are UniFi - you're stuck in their Ecosystem w/out having to do some messing around ( ) Given that it's only two cameras - I'd look to replace them with something else entirely and then you can power down the CloudKey & use the VM you're planning on provisioning.

I was about to say the same as those above me. Monterey is the last supported version of macOS on that machine; so you're already on borrowed time w/ it. If they're 100% wanting macOS & don't need a portable machine - the new Mac mini (for once!) presents half-decent 'value for money' on a price : performance ratio. Otherwise, you're probably on M1 MacBook Air territory. Even today, that's getting on a bit. Potentially M2 (w/ the new redesign) is more viable. Intel's likely 100% dead in Apple's book by this time next year.

There's two types, Paxton10 and Net2. I believe the Cameras are just re-flashed Hikvision w/ their own Firmware. I'd advise against Paxton10 (in my own opinion). It may be a great product but the time I've used it I'm not really sold on it. Net2 is the better solution (& infrastructure-wise, I don't think Paxton10's all there yet).

Not in EDU but Servers here are either RAID 6 or 10. I've inherited a few Servers in my time & the odd few only have 1x array; with the OS just being a separate 'partition' to that of the Data. Do people still use 2x "Small" drives for boot volumes these days; or is a single array more common practice (w/ partitions)?