{"id":286,"date":"2020-07-13T16:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T20:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jjhayes.net\/wp\/?p=286"},"modified":"2023-09-05T23:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T03:37:11","slug":"amcrest-to-dahua-ipcam-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jjhayes.net\/wp\/2020\/07\/13\/amcrest-to-dahua-ipcam-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Amcrest to Dahua ipcam mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Per this thread some Amcrest cams can utilize the Dahua firmware, which seems to be more likely to get security fixes and updates, and unlocks a few features like (depending on support) available 3rd stream, face detection<\/a>, IVS<\/a>, SmartIR<\/a> & up to 40960 bitrate.
https:\/\/ipcamtalk.com\/threads\/how-to-upgrade-amcrest-lorex-to-dahua-firmware-and-get-all-dahua-features.44864<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get your camera’s Alt model number:
> http:\/\/cam-ip\/cgi-bin\/magicBox.cgi?action=getSystemInfo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amcrest<\/td>Dahua<\/td>Info\/Firmware<\/td><\/tr>
IP8M-T2669EW-AI<\/td>IPC-HDW3841TM-AS<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
IP8M-T2499EW<\/td>N84CG52<\/td>Dahua Datasheet<\/a> (via A1security)
Amcrest Datasheet<\/a> (via Amcrest Google Drive)
DH_IPC-HX5X3X-Rhea_MultiLang_NP_Stream3_V2.800.0000014.0.R.191203.bin
https:\/\/dahuawiki.com\/images\/Firmware\/DH_IPC-HX5X3X-Rhea_MultiLang_NP_Stream3_V2.800.0000014.0.R.191203.zip<\/td><\/tr>
IPM8-2496<\/td><\/td>Same as above<\/td><\/tr>
IP2M-841<\/td>IPC-A35 maybe?<\/td>link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
IP5M-T1179EW<\/td>IPC-HDW2531TP-AS<\/td>link tbd<\/td><\/tr>
NV4108E-HS<\/td>N42B2P<\/a><\/td>https:\/\/dahuawiki.com\/images\/Files\/Firmware\/DH_NVR4XXX-4KS2_MultiLang_V4.001.0000000.3.R.200519.bin<\/td><\/tr>
IP8M-2493E<\/td>N84CL52<\/td>link tbd<\/td><\/tr>
IP4M-1053E<\/td>SD49412T-HN<\/td>link tbd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IP2M-841<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alt Model: IPC-AW25W-V2-Amcrest
Amcrest_IPC-AWXX_Eng_N_AMCREST_V2.420.AC00.18.R.20200217.bin
link<\/a>
Firmware shared with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n