Important - Please read before ordering
This clearance kit has been tested by JMC Secure and works with continuous 24/7 recording. However, it is not plug and play, requires a Windows PC for initial camera configuration, and does not support motion detection, smart events or mobile motion alerts.
Setup also needs some basic networking knowledge, as you'll give each camera a fixed IP address on your network and set its gateway. If terms like IP address and gateway are new to you, this kit may not be the right choice.
If you are comfortable following our setup guide, this kit offers excellent value for a four-camera 8MP system.
About the CHLIP412-8MP-G
This is a 4 camera 8MP IP CCTV kit with four CMAX eyeball cameras, a HiLook 4 channel recorder and a 4 port PoE switch. The recorder records all four cameras continuously, 24 hours a day, in 8MP (4K) resolution. The cameras have a grey housing, and the same kit is also available with white cameras (CHLIP412-8MP-W).
Each camera has a 2.8mm lens with a wide 97° view. That's plenty to take in a whole garden, a driveway or the front of a house from one position. Because the lens is fixed, it's best suited to covering wide areas close to the building rather than picking out detail a long way off, so it's worth thinking about where each one will go before you fit it.
At night, infrared reaches up to 30m. The eyeball housing is rated IP67, so it's fully protected against dust and heavy rain, and each camera is powered over a single network cable from the included PoE switch.
Footage records to a hard drive fitted inside the HiLook recorder (drive sold separately). You can watch live or play back on a TV or monitor through HDMI or VGA, and on your phone with the HiLook app. The CMAX app service has now closed, which is why I've paired these cameras with HiLook recorders.
This is clearance stock, and I won't be able to get any more CMAX cameras once it's gone. This kit uses all four channels on the recorder, so if you think you might want more cameras later, take a look at the 8 or 10 camera kits instead.
Camera Features
- 8MP (3840 × 2160) resolution for sharp detail
- 2.8mm fixed lens - horizontal FOV 97°
- 30m infrared night vision
- WDR and 3D DNR for bright backgrounds and cleaner night images
- IP67 rated eyeball housing for outdoor use
- Grey housing (also available in white)
- PoE powered through the included switch
Camera Spec
Manufacturers Spec Sheet (PDF)
NVR Features
- 4 channel HiLook recorder that records at up to 8MP
- H.265+ compression to make the most of your drive
- HDMI and VGA outputs for a TV or monitor
- HiLook app for live view and playback on your phone
- Hard drive sold separately
NVR Spec
Manufacturers Spec Sheet (PDF)
How setup works
CMAX cameras aren't HiLook, so the recorder won't find them on its own, and plugging them straight into the recorder's PoE ports won't work. Setup takes three steps, and each camera only needs doing once.
1
Connect everything
Diagram for illustration only. Your equipment may look slightly different.
2
Set each camera's IP address
CMAX cameras use the same free Device Manager as Kestrel. Install it on a Windows PC connected to the same network, then use it to give each camera an IP address that matches your router's network, with the gateway set to your router's address.
Download Device Manager (Windows, ZIP)
3
Add them to the recorder
On the recorder, edit a channel for each camera, enter the IP address you gave it and add it using ONVIF.
Want more detail? Follow my step-by-step setup guide (PDF).
What's included
- 1 × HiLook 4 channel NVR (NVR-104MH-C-4P)
- 4 × CMAX 8MP fixed eyeball cameras in grey (IPC-CMAX-FG36)
- 1 × 4 port PoE switch with 2 uplink ports
For detailed specifications of each item in this kit, click the product thumbnails below to visit their pages.
