Security and camera systems can be complex these days because they include many different components that have to work together. Kintronics is a resource for engineering and integration of all your security projects. We can design your complete system so don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance. After purchasing your system we make sure that[…]
The latest IP cameras get power over the network. This is referred to as Power over Ethernet (PoE). You can also add a PoE mid span or power injector between the switch and the camera. This means that you only need to run one network cable to each camera, making installation very easy.
Calculating bandwidth used by IP cameras is complicated, but it can be estimated. Bandwidth used by an IP camera system is determined by the number of cameras, camera resolution, frame rate, compression used, amount of motion seen by each camera, and sometimes even the lighting. For example one frame of video uses about 30K Bytes[…]
If you want to view many cameras on the same screen, or need to record the video, you must select a video management software product (VMS) or select one of the network video recorder (NVR) systems. There are a number of different Video Management Software (VMS) products available. The primary job of the VMS is[…]
Here are a few of the many differences between these devices. – The NVR connects to the computer network and so does all the IP cameras. This allows you to take advantage of the existing network infrastructure instead of running wires from a “home base” location to all the cameras. – The DVR uses coax[…]
The DVR is a device that records video from analog cameras to one or more hard drives. The term DVR is also used by the consumer TV market. The DVR used in the security market has a fixed number of BNC connections to attach cameras. DVRs are available with 4, 8 16, 32 and 64[…]
The Video Server is similar to the Network Video Recorder (NVR) in that they both record the video. The Network Video Recorder comes with the VMS software already installed, while the Video Server does not include the VMS software. You can select the VMS you like and then load it on the Video Server. The[…]
The Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a complete IP Camera recording device. It is similar to the Video Server system, but instead of using a standard Windows computer, it uses a dedicated special computer with an operating system and application software that is dedicated to recording the video. It also allows many people to view[…]
The network video server is a computer that runs special Video Management Software (VMS) and is used to record video from IP cameras. A Windows computer is usually used as the platform for the VMS. Video is recorded onto the computer’s hard drives in a special video format. Learn more about Video Management Software. There[…]
There are three types of recording systems: Video Management Software, Network Video Recorders (NVR), and Cloud service systems. Each one provides some unique capability. Video Management Software (VMS) is software only that runs on your Windows computer and can be scaled to any size of system. Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a complete system that[…]