System and method for a security system

A system for controlling a camera connected to a port of a network video recorder, the system comprising:

• a computer system of the network video recorder comprising a first processor;
• a switch of the network video recorder comprising a switch controller;
• a first memory connected to the first processor;
• a second memory connected to the switch controller;
• the first memory and the second memory comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more of the first processor and the switch controller, cause the system to perform the steps of:
• receiving, by the switch, a packet that includes a media access control (MAC) address that has not been bound to the port;
• rejecting, by the switch, the packet after identifying the MAC address as an incorrect MAC address;
• and,
• turning off, by the switch, communication to the port;
• the first memory and the second memory comprising further instructions that, when executed by the one or more of the first processor and the switch controller cause the system to perform the steps of:
• sending, by the computer system to the switch, a request for a list of incorrect MAC events;
• generating, by the switch, the list of incorrect MAC events, which comprises the incorrect MAC address;
• sending, by the switch to the computer system, the list of incorrect MAC events;
• displaying, by the computer system, the list of incorrect MAC events on a display connected directly to the computer system;
• and,
• increasing, by the computer system, a poll rate for a predetermined period of time;
• wherein the system further comprises:
• a cloud server comprising a third processor;
• a third memory connected to the third processor;
• the first memory, the second memory, and the third memory comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more of the first processor, the switch controller, and the third processor, cause the system to perform the steps of:
• sending, from the network video recorder system to the cloud server, the list of incorrect MAC events;
• and,
• generating, by the cloud server, an alert that includes the incorrect MAC address;
• and,
• identifying, by the cloud sever, predefined instructions to handle the incorrect MAC address.