AE Security Group designs and installs analog and digital IP CCTV systems that provide automated camera switching from touch screen graphics.

 

Virtual Matrix

The heart of the IP Video system is the ‘virtual matrix’. This distributes the digital video signals from the many cameras on the network to the available monitors and recorders as required.

 

The virtual matrix also handles processing of alarm signals and access-control data and controls communications via bi-directional audio.

 

Image Capture and Video Management

At the other end of the chain, the streaming video from the cameras is directed to the various monitors and recorders, controlled by a video-management system. This allows the operator to view and analyze live and recorded video from any camera.

 

Storage

The video in an IP-based system is stored on a Networked Video Recorder (NVR). This is a pure software solution that operates on standard platforms with an ‘intelligent’ server PC and a large number of hard disks known as a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) disk array. The NVR can record from any camera, at any distance, and play back to any monitor. It offers almost unlimited storage of a high number of video channels.