I recently ran some tests to see if there are Lorex compatible IP cameras available from 3rd party manufacturers. CCTV Camera Pros gets calls from Lorex customers all the time; customers want to know if we have security cameras compatible with Lorex NVR. After running some tests, I found that Lorex NVRs support ONVIF compliant cameras.
I tested with the following IP camera manufacturers. They all support ONVIF.
In this article I will be going over how-to connect an ONVIF compliant IP cameras to a Lorex NVR.
If you are not familiar, ONVIF is a protocol that allows for easy integration between 3rd party devices. Although Lorex does not advertise it, as I am sure they would like you to believe their NVRs are only compatible with Lorex cameras; we found after in house tests their NVRs do support ONVIF protocol. So, hypothetically any ONVIF compliant camera should be compatible with Lorex brand Network Video Recorder. This is great news for people that do not want to be locked into Lorex brand cameras.
Supported cameras. This page provides information about the cameras supported by OZEKI Camera SDK. For more details about a brand please click on the link of the preferred brand. Here you can find information such as models, connection type, example URL or audio supports that help you to connect to your camera.
Prior to purchasing a camera we recommend that you ensure your Lorex NVR does support ONVIF protocol please go to SETUP > REMOTE DEVICE > MANUAL ADD > Click the PROTOCOL drop down and ensure ONVIF is listed as one of the protocols.
- To add a camera, use the add device option in the Homey app, select the ONVIF app and follow the prompts. The app uses the ONVIF discovery protocol to detect compatible cameras on you network. The cameras have to be on the same subnet as Homey. Therefore you will have to configure the cameras as directed by the manufacturer first.
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- Supported Cameras Luxriot is a leading software in the number of hardware devices supported: 5000+ models of network cameras and network video servers from over 140+ manufacturers, as well as fully ONVIF Profile S compliant — a most comprehensive choice available in the market.
- ONVIF Compliance in Plain English. Will an SCW camera work with ? This is a question about ONVIF compatibility. The surveillance industry has created an open standard protocol called ONVIF that allows cameras to communicate with each other and with network recording devices. ONVIF has different versions of compatibility that dictate which features can be integrated into the system.
Onvif Supported Cameras
NOTE 2: The below method of adding a camera was done via the Lorex NVRs web interface. The DVRs GUI looks a bit different, however the method is the same. Iphone movie maker.
Another thing to note is if the camera is connected to the back of the NVRs POE ports with Ethernet cables, the NVR will automatically find the camera and connect to it as long as it is ONVIF compliant. For the sake of this article we did not plug the camera direct to the NVR . The cameras are connected to our main network via a separate POE switch and the NVR is plugged in via its LAN port to the same network.
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