List Price: $899.00
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I bought this unit after someone tried to break in to our house in the middle of the day. (My wife was home and scared him off.)
I wanted a network video recorder because I would be able to monitor the cameras from a computer/iphone while away from home. Overall I like what I bought, but it was a tad challenging getting the ports forwarded which is something you have to do in order for remote monitoring to work. The instructions were good and I had to be very meticulous in following them. Even after I thought I had followed them exactly, I realized I missed a step. The app for my ipod-touch works fine and I can log in to the NVR from my Mac but the application is a "lite" version (due to me having the latest OS) and I can't do all the functions that I can at the NVR itself like changing the motion detect.
The product comes with two 100' ethernet cables which was plenty for where I put the cameras. However, be very careful when fishing and running the cables. I brought the cables into my attic and then down the interior wall next to where the NVR is located. In doing so, I must have broken or damaged the wire(s) inside because one of the cameras was not showing up on the monitor. I bought another cable and had to go through the hassle of rerunning it. Once connected all was good with that camera. I was adjusting the cable for the other camera so it would be secure to the facia board and somehow I damaged that cable. Instead of buying another 100' and rerunning, I bought a crimper, some CAT 5 connectors, cut off about 6' of existing cable and fixed it myself.
I found the customer support to be pretty good. One Sunday, I was able to talk to a support person who actually contacted me to arrange the call on a day they don't make calls.
All in all i like the unit but I would like a more robust software version for my Macbook. Oh, and I should mention that the NVR fan is a tad loud
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