Question Serial number from IP address ?

[helpful55]

I have a surveillance camera DVR and I need the serial number to be able to connect it to my viewing software. The manufacturer has been no help. I know I can get a PC serial number using cmd. Is there a way to use that to view a device on the network? I believe I would have to be able to select a specific IP address in the cmd. Any idea how to do this if possible or where I could ask for help doing this? Thanks.

 

[COLGeek]

What is the make/model of the device? Does it not have a physical label on it?

 

[kanewolf]

Some companies put the serial number on packing slip. It might be on shipping confirmation email.

 

[bill001g]

You are going to have to be more clear about the device you are talking about.

IP addresses are not really tied to any particular hardware device. Your router assigns them and they can change. If you for example lose power all the IP will be reissued to devices pretty much randomly based on how fast devices reboot themselves.

Serial numbers generally are some kind of sticker on the device. They are seldom related to any of the electronics themselves.

I guess if this is some special device that has some kind of speical serial number the manufacture somehow placed into say memory it might be possible. This is all going to depend on the details of the device you are talking about. It though is still highly unlikely you could ever associate that with some IP address. Again the IP addresses assigned to end devices is pretty much random.

 

[helpful55]

What is the make/model of the device? Does it not have a physical label on it?

It is a ZModo DVR-H9108V. No label with a serial number on it

 

[helpful55]

Some companies put the serial number on packing slip. It might be on shipping confirmation email.

This is a dvr I got from a friend and I doubt they have any info like that for it

 

[helpful55]

You are going to have to be more clear about the device you are talking about.

IP addresses are not really tied to any particular hardware device. Your router assigns them and they can change. If you for example lose power all the IP will be reissued to devices pretty much randomly based on how fast devices reboot themselves.

Serial numbers generally are some kind of sticker on the device. They are seldom related to any of the electronics themselves.

I guess if this is some special device that has some kind of speical serial number the manufacture somehow placed into say memory it might be possible. This is all going to depend on the details of the device you are talking about. It though is still highly unlikely you could ever associate that with some IP address. Again the IP addresses assigned to end devices is pretty much random.

Sure but it currently has an ip address assigned to it by my router that will probably stay as its id until it is removed or the router rebooted. I am asking is there a way to use my pc that is on the same network and use the dvr ip address for an id to connect to then its bios to read the serial number in the same way you can query a pc bios. ZModo DVR-H9108V and it has no serial number sticker.

 

[lantis3]

What's the name of the DVR software that need a serial number to be able to connect to a DVR device?

Never encounter any networking software asking that info. Though I'm not familiar with dvr.

But no, I don't think you can query a device's serial number unless there is a standard way to communicate between dvr and dvr software.

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Well, after replying, found this on Zmodo website. Maybe the ID number in the picture?

Zmodo Knowledge Base - How to Locate the SKU Number on Your Device

Zmodo DVRs, NVRs, Cameras, and Accessories use a SKU number instead of a ...

kb.zmodo.com

 

[bill001g]

This I suspect is a read the manual thing. It talks about how to get access via the web browser and how to setup file sharing.

Is there some other third party software that somehow is going to access the device.

You would think anything like a serial number would be on the same screens as it displays the IP address or maybe some other system information screen.

That seems to be a very old device looking at their example of web screens. It tends to be very uncommon to use analog cameras anymore they are very low resolution.