CHAPTER 13 Video management

DOI: 10.1201/9781315399904-13

Video management is one of the major keys to a cost-effective and successful video surveillance system. Selecting the right video management system requires much consideration, including strategies for scalability, flexibility, and functionality. Along with cost, bandwidth, and storage, you need to consider the different management architectures and how they serve different user types. A well-designed system should also be easy to set up and easy to use.

Video management systems come with recording and viewing functionalities as well as functionalities for finding and configuring network video devices. They also include event handling and system security. More advanced functions ...

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