| number of camera channels |
5 to 50 (depends on package) |
- (unlimited) |
| number of Windows clients |
2 to 7 (depends on package) |
3 (unlimited) |
| number of MobileClients |
3 |
3 (unlimited) |
| number of WebClients |
3 |
3 (unlimited) |
| number of I/O modules |
1 to 5 (depends on package) |
unlimited |
| cascadable servers |
no |
yes |
| maps |
no |
yes |
| complex alarm scenarios |
no |
yes |
| multi streaming |
yes |
yes |
| encrypted data transmission |
no |
yes |
| Active Directory/LDAP |
no |
yes |
| patrols |
no |
yes |
| audio recording (SIP) |
no |
additional module |
| audio recording (MPEG4) |
no |
yes |
| virtual matrix |
no |
optional |
| multi installation login |
optional |
optional |
| motion detection |
yes |
yes |
| video/image export |
JPEG, AVI (depends on available codecs) |
JPEG, AVI (depends on available codecs) |
| audio export |
WAV, MP3 (depends on available codecs) |
WAV, MP3 (depends on available codecs) |
| storage media |
DAS, NAS, SAN, IDE, SATA, SCSI |
DAS, NAS, SAN, IDE, SATA, SCSI |
| recording |
manual/permanent/scheduled/alarm |
manual/permanent/scheduled/alarm |
| encrypted export |
yes |
yes |
| automated export |
yes |
yes |
| PTZ control |
yes |
yes |
| interfaces to third party applications |
fire, access, intrusion, alarms |
fire, access, intrusion, alarms |
| intelligent video analysis |
no |
Tripwire, Enters, Exits, Appears, Disappears, Loitering, Leave Behind, Take Away |
| compression formats |
MJPEG, MxPEG, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
MJPEG, MxPEG, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |