Dahua (Amcrest) Control4 Camera Driver
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Do not update to v3 if you are using a Houselogix key. V3 ONLY removes support for Houselogix license. No new features of bug fixes
**Note: if you are having problems with the snapshot loading, please change the sub stream from MJPEG to H264 and that will resolve the snapshot issue**
This driver allows you to integrate Dahua (Amcrest) Cameras into Control4 Navigators. The driver allows you to view video on the different navigator interfaces and also allows you to use motion to trigger events. PTZ (if supported by the camera) is also supported by this driver.
Dahua is an OEM that makes cameras for a number of brands including (please test before purchasing):
- ADT
- Advidia
- Amcrest
- Ameta
- Annke
- Aposonic
- Bosch (DVRs)
- Bticino
- Cantek
- CCTV Security Pros
- CP Plus (Orange Line)
- DH Vision
- Dotix
- DVR Unlimited
- eLine
- FLIR / Lorex
- GSS
- Honeywell
- IC Realtime
- Impath Networks
- Inaxsys
- IndigoVision
- Infinity CCTV
- Innekt
- IntelBras
- KBVision
- Legrand
- Lumixen
- Maxron
- Panasonic
- People Fu
- Q-See
- Raster
- Rhodium
- Riva
- RVI
- Saxco
- SavvyTech
- Security Camera King (Elite)
- SecurityTronix
- Sentry360
- Speco
- Techpro
- ToughDog
- Tyco Holis
- Tyco Illustra Essentials
- Ura
- VIP Vision
- Watashi
- Watchnet
- Winic
- Loads basic camera meta-data into Control4® Composer
- Allows automated reboots of the camera
- Home is set to preset1
- Supports full range PTZ controls (assuming your camera does)
- Supports jumping to 6 presets
Do not update to v3 if you are using a Houselogix key. V3 ONLY removes support for Houselogix license. No new features of bug fixes
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Release Notes
Fixed problem with trial mode Fixed version number showing wrong
Version 3.0 - (August 29, 2020)Removed support for HouseLogix licenses Fixed Blackwire auto trial
Version 2.0.7 - (October 17, 2017)- Log into your camera
- Select setup
- Under the Camera section select video
- Under the mainstream configure the following
- Encoding Mode: H.264B
- Resolution can be set to a MAX of 1080p. Anything over that will not display in Control4
- Frame Rate: 10
- Bit Rate: VBR
- Click Save
Do not update to v3 if you are using a Houselogix key. V3 ONLY removes support for Houselogix license. No new features of bug fixes
- Add driver to Documents\Control4\Drivers directory.
- Launch the Composer Pro application and connect to your project
- In the ‘System Design’ page select the ‘Search’ tab on the right hand side.
- Select ‘Camera’ as the device type.
- Double click on ‘Amcrest’ to add to the camera
- Note: you will need 1 instance per camera
- In the driver properties enter the correct license key.
- Trial will auto start without entering a key
- Enter the IP Address, http, rtsp ports for the camera
- Enter the correct credentials and select Digest as the authentication method
- Go to the Actions tab and select “import camera name” if you would like the camera name to be the same name from the camera
- On the Actions tab, select ‘Update Properties’ to populate the meta-data.