Re: Geovision users - Question...

["Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Um,

I can perhaps shed a little light on the topic. The dongles were introduced
I think for some hardware for version 7.0 of the software. For version 8
you do not need a dongle but .... only certain cards will work with version
8. Obviously the new ones do (the 1xxx series of cards). And as I
understand it a few of the older cards will also run (e.g some 250's some
650's some 800's). For the cards that don't run there is an upgrade
program.

This is a great place to get info ...

http://www.ezcctv.com/techforum/index.php<http://www.ezcctv.com/techforum/index.php>

and also the company offer the trade in upgrade program too.

this link might help ...

http://www.ezcctv.com/techforum/viewtopic.php?t=899<http://www.ezcctv.com/techforum/viewtopic.php?t=899>



Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Gordon<mailto:paul@xxxxxxx>
To: UKHA_D Group<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 05 November 2006 11:50
Subject: [ukha_d] Geovision users - Question...


Hey Chaps,

I'm getting really confused (and more than a little annoyed too it must
be said) at the FUD around Geovision software upgrade version
requirements...

Let me set the scene...

I have a GV650 that I bought 3 or 4 years ago, which came with version
5.x software. I've been meaning to upgrade to a newer version for quite
some time, so this weekend I thought I'd give it ago, - coupled with the
fact that I needed to go to Henry's anyway to get a new camera for the
front door.

Now, I've been aware for some time, thanks to the other GV users on this
group, that there was a hardware modification a couple of years ago as
an anti-piracy measure, which meant that new versions of the software
would only work with new versions of the cards, thanks to some extra
anti-piracy hardware checks... However, it was also my understanding
that existing users would continue to be supported by making this
hardware available in the form of a USB dongle. So all along, I've been
of the belief that all I needed to do was to obtain one of these
dongles, and I would be good to go... Whilst I was at Henrys yesterday,
I therefore asked about getting a dongle (I bought my GV card from
them), but the guy behind the counter claims that the abovementioned
belief is incorrect!! He stated that the absolute latest software
version I could run was 6.1, that a dongle would be of no use to me,
that a dongle would not allow me to run the latest software, and that I
didn't need one. - He claims that the dongle only works with the new
versions of the card...

This doesn't make sense to me, and I'm not sure I believe he's right...
- so can someone here who runs a Geovision system tell me *definitively*
- what is the purpose of this Geovision dongle that I keep hearing
about?

Google isn't even remotely helpful on this one either, - I've just
spent an hour searching, and am none the wiser...

If he's right, and my GV650 card is obsolete, I will be pretty p*ssed
off with Geovision!

Cheers all

Paul G.

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