How to Design Open Platform Video Management Software (VMS)

Mark EggettPre-Sales Support Engineer

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Initial Considerations

• Client Requirement• Type of cover• Purpose of scheme• Legal Requirements• Client Vertical

• Number of cameras• Number of Clients• Viewing Requirements• Retention Requirements

Camera Selection• Resolution• Frame Rate• Codec(s) to be used

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Functionality Requirements

Resilience• RAID• Failover Servers

Systems to be integrated• Access Control• Video Analytics• BMS

Security• User Authentication• Network

Viewing needs• Maps• Alarms• Video Wall

Network Utilisation• Unicast• Multicast

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Product Selection

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Hardware Requirements

Fixed IP Camera

Fixed IP Camera

Analogue Cameras

Fixed IP Camera

Recording Server

Network Storage

XProtect Smart Wall

PC

PTZ IP Camera

PTZ IP Camera

Video Server

ManagementServer

Management Failover Server

SQL Server

Management Client

XProtect Smart Client

Recording Servers

Failover

Recording Server

FailoverRecording Server

Microsoft Cluster

XProtect Smart Wall

Camera Network

Camera Network

Server Network

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