IP Video 9100A Plus Network Video Server (Black)

When I just couldn't get a wide enough outdoor IP camera I turned to the much, much cheaper CCD security camera market and found the perfect model. I then started trying to figure out how I would round up these CCD's with the rest of the IP cameras I have around my home. I found the IP Video 9100A being sold by Computer Geeks. Just looking at the generic product box made me wary but I figured I would give it a shot anyway. After all, I just needed a JPEG stream to pipe into my security software (Blue Iris).The product arrived on time and packaged well. Once I hooked it up to my network I found the device in my DHCP list on the router and I was up and running. The interface was horrible and it only really worked with Internet Explorer (No Firefox). I used Google to see if anyone was doing what I was and I found out that there were so many people using this gem because of a little third party firmware someone created and released for free! I had noticed that another reviewer here also recommended the same so I gave it a shot. The firmware is called Yoics [...]). Follow the directions! If you do not properly install the firmware and let it finish you can render your unit inoperable.Now that the new firmware is installed the interface is a dream to use and works absolutely perfect in Firefox. It also now gives me some images to clamp my security software to (which is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/usr/yoics0.jpg through yoics3.jpg for anyone wondering).This unit is so wonderful that I have just purchased another one for the other side of the house. I just wish the manufacturer would install Yoics as the default firmware!

I have two cameras connected over coax cable.ethernet connectedand the FTP service running to backup to my FTP serverThe device works great for 2 days, then it goes dead and I have to do a power cycle to get it running again.As I'm writing this review it's currently down.I can ping the device fine, but if I try to connect through my browser it doesn't prompt for a login, it just hangs there. If I power cycle it works again.I've tested the router to make sure it isn't a problem at that point and the router is fine.I suspected it could be the constant FTP uploading, because I have it set on motion detect and to upload images to an offsite location, but even with that disabled it makes no difference, within 2 days it's down again.Also to note.. the "motion detection" system is EXTREMELY sensitive even on the lowest sensitivity.It'll pick up leaves, cobwebs, bugs, changes in light.. anything and everything is considered motion.The device also has a cheap feel to it. It's not a concern for me, but I know some people rate build quality by the feel of the device. The only thing I would say to be careful of, is when you're plugging in your RCAs, it feels like it could break the jack.It's overall not a bad device to cover somewhere that isn't too important.. but I wouldn't recommend it for anywhere critical, you're better off getting a proper DVR.

It stopped working for me even with the better Yoics firmware installed. The network connection would always drop after a little while. I spent hours messing around with my router settings and device settings but nothing fixed it. I looked on the forums for this device online and saw that some people were having some luck after re-soldering certain ICs. I had a hardware technician at the tech company I work for take a look at the device, and he saw that many legs on the ICs did not look like they were properly soldered. Event after he reworked them, it still had the same issue. Save yourself the headache and get the GXV3504 IP Video Encoder. It has worked flawlessly for me so far and has much better features (note that it has BNC inputs instead of RCA).

JPG/STREAM URLS AT THE BOTTOM (but you must update firmware first)Does one thing, and does it well enough. Not great, but good enough. I'm giving this 4 stars because I can't seem to find anything else anywhere near this price range that still does.Works great for my old analog CCTV system with a BNC-RCA adapter. Enabled me to get those old video feeds into iSpy.Pros: Converts four RCA video streams into streams and images you can use in your own applications. Much cheaper than the alternatives.Cons: Doesn't seem to provide a stream or static image URL without updating to the YOICS firmware (keep reading), has a terrible GUI, and both the web server and the manual only work right in MSIE.You'll need to Google "YOICS firmware" and download that. Literally everything on the bundled CD is useless except the tools/IPEdit application (to find the camera's IP). Browse to that IP (only in MSIE), allow the plugin to run or the Configuration option won't enable. Select Configuration > System > Firmware Update and update to the YOICS firmware you found a moment ago. Install that and then browse back to the IP from MSIE again in about 30 seconds.Once you update the firmware, you can browse to IP/yoics[0-3].jpg for static images or IP/GetData.cgi?CH=0&Codec=jpeg&Size=320x240 for a live stream. If you're lucky, you'll never have to look at that godawful web UI again.