DVR Security System Review

This is the Axis 241Q video server and the device enables you to attach analog cameras to a digital security systems. This is the blade version of the Axis 241Q so it can be fitted to the Axis video server rack, the rack is able to accommodate multiple blade video servers. The Axis video server range saves you the trouble of replacing existing analog security cameras with digital surveillance cameras so you can make significant savings, even more so if your surveillance system consists of many cameras. You can attach up to four analog security cameras to the video server, the device is fitted with four BNC inputs for your cameras.

The video server uses MPEG-4 and motion JPEG compression but it has a much higher frame rate than its 240Q counterpart, this being 30 frames in NTSC mode, in PAL mode the maximum frame rate is 25 frames per second. There are a number of CIF resolutions you can select for adjusting video image quality and at maximum the video server has an image resolution of 704*480 in NTSC mode, in PAL mode the maximum image resolution is slightly higher at 704*576

Each camera attached to the video server can be labelled with a specific name of your choice, the name you choose is displayed in the cameras output. Labelling cameras with a specific name is done through the overlay capabilities of the video server and is a handy tool for quickly identifying cameras attached to the system. The overlay capabilities also allow you to insert the time, date or a specific image into video streams.

There are 23 preset levels of video compression you can select so you can set a balance between video storage space usage and image quality. Images displayed by the device can be rotated and you can switch between color and black and white mode. The device is capable of triggering video recording through means of motion detection, scheduling or alarm activation. To accommodate external alarms the video server is fitted with 4 alarm inputs, there are also four alarm outputs built in.

You can connect the video server to a local area network or you can connect it to the internet, this gives you the option to control and monitor cameras attached to the video server remotely. Software is included with the video server for installing on Windows so you can turn a PC into a monitoring station for the device. The Axis 241Q has a built in Ethernet port for network connection and supports a variety of cameras with pan, tilt and zoom functions.

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