Below are step by step instructions to setup your DVR or IP Camera for remote viewing.

1.) First Make sure your DVR or IP Camera support remote viewing

2.) Second you need to obtian the ip address and the port of your DVR or IP camera. Typically you can find this under network within the system menu of your DVR or IP camera.

3.) Once you have the ip address and port info for your camera log into your router. Now click this link and find the port forwarding instructions that correspond with your routerhttp://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Internet-Surveillance-Setup-s/156.htm

4.) Now that you have the port forwarding setup, go to this web page http://videos.cctvcamerapros.com/check-open-port-forwarding-tool. Check and make sure port 80 is open.

5.) Take the ip address you get from the open port tool and type that into your web browser or Client software.

A customer contacted us recently looking for a surveillance system that supported remote Internet viewing through through a computer as well as a Blackberry. Although NUUO is scheduled to support Blackberry access in October of 2009, as of right now, Geovision is the best choice. Customer's can buy Geovision DVR cards if they want to build their own system:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Geovision-DVR-Cards-s/27.htm

or CCTV Camera Pros build complete Geovision surveillance camera systems:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Geovision-Camera-Systems-s/26.htm

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Geovision-DVR-Computers-Geovision-Surveillance-DVRs-s/60.htm

Below are the setup instructions for the Blackberry remote camera access using Geovision.

Geovision Blackberry Access Setup

The Geovision software CD included with Geovision DVR cards and Geovision IP camera software includes a program on it called BBView. BBview is the blackberry application that needs to be installed. To install BBview, please follow these steps:

1. Unzip BBView.zip
2. Browse BBView folder which you have just unzipped, double-click and run Setup
3. Proceed in each step. Select installation path and select Next to continue
4. Proceed until installation has finished
5. Connect your BlackBerry via USB to your computer and launch BlackBerry Desktop Manager
6. In the menu, select Application Loader, which will display all the applications currently loaded on your Blackberry
7. Locate Add button above the applications, click on the button to bring up add application dialog box
8. Navigate to the folder as selected in Step 4. By default, the path is C:\program files\geovision\bbview. Locate the file in the folder with .alx extension
9. Choose OK and this application will appear in the list along with the other software installed previously
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10. Once all desired applications have been introduced into the application loader, verify that each of the application has a check mark next to them.
11. Click Next which appears below the list of applications
12. BlackBerry Desktop Manager will perform synchronization and your BlackBerry may restart
    Upon rebooting, GeoVision BBView should appear on the applications screen of your device

Connecting the Blackberry to GeoVision DVR

To connect your BlackBerry phone to GV-DVR, follow these steps:

1. To activate TCP/IP connection on your BlackBerry, check with your phone service provider for the correct APN (Access Point Name) and configure the APN on your phone. (e.g. go to Options and TCP)
   For example, T-mobile APN is wap.voicestream.com No username/password is neede
2. To connect to GV-DVR, select BBView application installed on your device (normally on Blackberry desktop)
3. Select Create Live Connection. In the login screen, enter the IP address, port number, username and password used by GV-DVR.
   The default port number is 8866. Select Connect to initiate connection

We recently had a customer contact us with this question regarding accessing security cameras remotely from Geovision using a blackberry cell phone.

Q: I attempted to install the BBview app on both a Blackberry 8900 and the new Bold 9700 with no luck. When I try to connect to the DVR I get the following error message:

TCP Connection Error

TCP Connection Error

RUN ERROR:java.io.IOException: Invalid url parameter

A1: As of now, Geovision supports up the latest Blackberry OS version 4.7. Is the Bold running on version 5.0 or later. If that is the case, then we do not have support for those mobile phones yet. GeoVision is currently working on a new BBView application release that will support OS version 5.0 and above.If you are running 4.7 or below follow steps below.

A2: Try a direct TCP connection. This will be under the APN information the user has configured under Options, Advanced Options, TCP. This should allow you to connect using BBview.

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros and asked if we had a stand alone surveillance DVR that supported viewing the security cameras remotely from a blackberry mobile phone.

Here is our response:

CCTV Camera Pros iDVR stand alone DVR series supports blackberry remote viewing as well as iPhone and widnows smart phone.

Here is a link to the DVR series:
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/H264-Stand-Alone-DVRs-s/358.htm

Here is a link to some screenshots of the Blackberry DVR viewer.

To access the iDVR from a Blackberry phone, please follow these instructions:

Enabling Javascript with Blackberry:

1. Make sure you have at least BlackBerryOS Version 4.0 or later (not 3.7 or older). You can see the version in your Blackberry by selecting Options->About.
2. Enable javascript on your Blackberry web browser. Go to Browser->Options->Browser Configuration->Scroll down->Enable "Support JavaScript". Save Options
   This will enable JavaScript in your BlackBerry Internet Browser.
3. In your browser, go to http://idvrviewer.com
4. Enter the login information for your DVR and click Login

Please let us know if we can help further.

Sincerely.
-Mike

Here is a copy of a recent email response to a customer that was asking questions about CCTV Camera Pros iDVR-E8 - 8 channel stand alone surveillance DVR.

I am interested in the iDVR-E8, however, there are some questions that you may be able to help:

1. 8 channel video input - what connectors BNC or RCA?
   The DVR used BNC connectors.
2. What NIC (10/100/1000) is supplied to connect to a LAN router for network viewing?
   The DVR has a 100MB network card
3. Is there provision to install a SATA/IDE DVDROM drive?
   There is a USB port is you want to use an externa, DVD drive to export video.
4. What frame rate when recording ie 120pps/8 = 15pps per channel?
   You are correct. All iDVRs support 120 frames per second recording. So for an 8 channel DVR, that is 15FPS per camera.
5. I have already an installed security camera system connected to a DVR H.264, can I replace my DVR with the iDVR-E8, by connecting all my existing cameras to it? My camera are not IP cameras. They are 1/3'Sony CCD IR cameras.
   Yes, you can use your existing CCTV cameras as long as they use either a BNC or RCA type of connection.
6. I am an Australian Cumstomer , will you post to me./
   Yes, we can ship to Australia.
7. Is software supplied for internet access and iPhone 3Gs viewing?
   Yes the remote viewing software is supplied for both remote computer access as well as 3G mobile phone viewing.

Please let us know if we can help further.