Just received and installed. Cameras have narrow view, but work good in daylight. At night you will need to have a light near by to get any decent video. I Was able to connect my windows computers, tablets and phones through LAN. I am still not getting remote access, appears to be because I have an airport extreme. This product is not Mac friendly (can view using IE, but not safari). For My IPad, IPad 2, iPhone and Samsung galaxy s2 I used an app to get working on LAN. If you are installing your own hard drive it must be Sata, installation of hard drive was easy and directions were found in the owners manual. I will definitely be upgrading cameras over time to get wider views and audio. For the price I am satisfied. From what I can tell to get remote access you will need a DDNS name and server, which I am struggling to get working on my airport extreme. I might try a different router I have laying around just to see if I can get remote access working. I will update if I have success with remote access (outside of my LAN).
I receive a error message when I try and log into the dvr with the included software or through my iPad. No LAN or Wan access.
The time keeps changing. The cameras don't display correct colors.
In short this is a piece of sh%t.
I wasted money on zmodo.
Buyer beware......
Update; after contacting seller, they say they will gladly refund or exchange my item, I am only looking for an exchange, and happy they are very willing to work with me.
Well, after dealing with the seller who gladly accepted an exchange, only I find it was repaired and not replaced. I was not too happy, considering all the issues I had with the DVR. I could not ask for a refund because, I was too quick to install the cameras before testing out the unit.
I still have no access on my iPhone, I own a Mac computer so I can't access the cameras on my computer either.
I had to contact the seller to find out which iPhone App is for the unit. I was told Aplayer, I downloaded the App, only to find I still can't login to see my cameras, now I think I am pretty savvy with Electronics, I have a degree in Electronics Technology, I have worked for F.D.O.T. on the Turnpike for five years installing and servicing CCTV cameras, and equipment, and could not get this Zmodo model to come up on the App.
Bottom line is I bought a paper weight. I replaced the junk with a CIB brand and got much better results and was online in a matter of minutes.
Me personally, I would not recommend this brand or model.Difficult to setup remote viewing and difficult to get the recording going. No finding enough support resources to help you setup.I purchased a 500G HD to go with the DVR and it recorded for 16 days 24/7 before it started overwriting from the beginning.
Perfect color video. Decent night vision. Easy to use and install.
For the low price I paid it was avove my expectations.Overall, the product is decent for the price. The cameras have good quality during the day, but at night you can not see anything unless a light is nearby. The cameras do not have a wide view if that is what you need. The monitor that is shown in the picture does not come with the system. It is not listed in the included part, but does make it a little confusing. The cameras are not audio capable, but you can buy a camera with audio or a microphone and hook it up to the system.
The instructions are not clear and have technical terms. I would describe the directions as a brief overview of how to set it up. I recommend calling the company to help assist you to set it up correctly.
In order to hook this system up to your computer, you will need to buy two Ethernet cables. One from your router to your computer and one from the router to the DVR. For you to use the mobile app you will at least have the router connected to the DVR with the Ethernet cable. The mobile app is very easy to use, but again you should call the company to set it up.
This surveillance system does include a hard drive, which you need to record any video/audio. You can not just use a flash drive to save data. The flash drive can only be used for a back up. The hard drive costs anywhere from $50 and up. Without a hard drive you can only view the cameras on your monitor.
I don't know if I would buy another surveillance system from Zmodo because of how difficult it is to set up to the computer and mobile app. I am very good at setting up stuff for the computer and not illiterate in that area at all. I can normally figure it out myself, but I could not figure this system out at all! Other than that it is a pretty good system.
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