Northern cms dvr drivers#
Users should be careful to use direct Hikvision drivers where avialable, as ONVIF may not provide camera side VMD support. Like W Box, when added to VMSes via Hikvision drivers, the Northern IP camera functions as a Hikvision camera. The Northern camera and NVR UIs are extremely similar to Hikvision, with very few changes, even using the same color scheme, as shown in the gif below:
Moreover, they are discoverable by the same software, Hikvision's SADP, and compatible with Hikvision's iVMS-4200 CMS, both of which Northern offers on their website.
Northern cms dvr mac#
Looking up the Northern IP camera's MAC address, the OUI clearly belongs to Hikvision, seen below. Users should be sure to change default Northern passwords as their older firmware version is essentially as vulnerable to hacking as pre-5.3.0 firmware Hikvision product. With performance, warranty, and VMS compatibility similar to Hikvision, and stock at Tri-Ed branches, Northern's IP camera line is a solid low end choice for integrators.Įnd users may still prefer Hikvision, however, as it is readily available online, unlike Northern. Users may see and compare all of Northern's models in the IPVM Camera Finder.
Some online stores are selling these cameras as well, though they are not authorized.Ĭompared to Hikvision and W Box, this pricing is similar, with all three in the ~$100 range. No special dealer sign up is required, only a Tri-Ed account. Northern IP cameras and NVRs are available from Tri-Ed, though curiously not from parent company Anixter. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Like ADI's W Box, we expect Northern being stocked at Tri-Ed branches to cut into competitive sales, as well. Tri-Ed's Northern line provides yet another means for integrators to purchase Hikvision cameras at low prices, furthering their market penetration in a segment which they already lead. Northern cameras may not be flashed with Hikvision firmware, nor vice versa. Northern's latest firmware for these cameras is nearly a year old. In our tests, Northern, Hikvision, and ADI's W Box were extremely similar in image quality, VMS compatibility, discovery tools, etc., making equivalent models essentially interchangeable.įirmware used by Northern is older than current Hikvision models, and prior to Hikvision's "anti-hacking" features. Tri-Ed's Northern IP camera/NVR line is a direct Hikvision OEM, with very few changes aside from aesthetics, even down to the MAC address OUI. We bought a Northern IP camera and POE NVR to see how they compare to models from Hikvision and ADI's W Box in image quality, integration, and more. ADI is an IP video manufacturer now (see IPVM's ADI W Box test results).Īnd now, their top rival, Anixter's Tri-Ed arm has also entered the IP video manufacturering business, under the Northern Video brand name.īut can Tri-Ed really compete with their video surveillance manufacturer partners?