{"id":1362,"date":"2010-11-12T19:02:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T23:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ipcamerasupply.com\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2010-11-12T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2010-11-12T23:02:53","slug":"video-servers-bridge-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/video-servers-bridge-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Servers Bridge The Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Axis<\/a>Video servers, sometimes known as video encoders, bridge the gap between analog CCTV surveillance systems and digital IP based systems.\u00a0 Video servers <\/a>are a great budget conscious, transitional product for those who are looking to gain some of the features and benefits of network based solutions but, aren’t ready to make the full jump.<\/p>\n

If you’ve installed analog cameras in the past few years they’re going to be functional for quite some time.\u00a0 There’s no need to shortchange that investment.\u00a0 Video servers will allow you to maintain those analog CCTV cameras while enhancing your video surveillance system to provide the benefits of IP video.<\/p>\n

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Why Use A Video Server?<\/h2>\n

So you don’t have to discard your existing analog cameras! A video server allows your functioning analog CCTV video surveillance system to be integrated with a network video system. Gain the benefits of network video without having to replace what’s bought, paid for, and still working.<\/p>\n

Coax Cable Is Expensive<\/h2>\n

Installing coaxial cable is expensive and once installed, hard to justify re-cabling with Cat 5. And with the average lifespan of an analog camera at 5 – 7 years, what fails first are the VCR’s and DVR’s used to record the video. Video servers not only allow you to keep existing analog equipment such as analog CCTV cameras and coaxial cabling but open up a true network video system because the video is consistently sent over an IP network.<\/p>\n

A video server connects to an analog video camera via a coaxial cable and converts analog video signals into digital video streams that are then sent over a wired or wireless IP-based network (i.g., LAN, WLAN or Internet).<\/p>\n

Video Server Advantages<\/h2>\n