{"id":1382,"date":"2010-11-18T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ipcamerasupply.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2010-11-18T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T23:00:56","slug":"network-video-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/network-video-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Video Servers Trigger Alerts and Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve talked about how video servers are a great way to start <a title=\"ip video convergence\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.ipcamerasupply.com\/video-servers\/video-servers-bridge-the-gap\" target=\"_blank\">converging <\/a>your analog CCTV surveillance\u00a0cameras to\u00a0a network based system and how video servers provide poweful <a title=\"intelligent video features\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.ipcamerasupply.com\/video-servers\/video-servers-intelligent-video\" target=\"_blank\">intelligent video features<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just like\u00a0installing a video graphics card or\u00a0more memory in your computer, you will get instant and noticeable benefits from adding a video server to your analog surveillance system.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of a <a title=\"video servers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcamerasupply.com\" target=\"_blank\">video server <\/a>your system can be configured to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respond to triggered events and sent alerts.<\/li>\n<li>Connect to and enable external devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Respond To Events And Send Alerts<\/h2>\n<p>Video servers with their built-in intelligence can detect events that are out of the ordinary, as determined by your inputs, and send alerts.\u00a0 Some of the common responses that can be configured are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Activate Output Port:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 Output ports can be connected to devices such as alarms (more detail below).<\/li>\n<li><em>Send E-Mail Notification:\u00a0 <\/em>An email is sent to notify you that something strange has happened.\u00a0 Images can be attached to these messages.<\/li>\n<li><em>Send HTTP\/TCP Notification:\u00a0 <\/em>An alert to a video management system to, for example, begin recording.<\/li>\n<li><em>Go to PTZ\u00a0 IP Camera Preset: <\/em>With <a title=\"ptz ip cameras\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcamerasupply.com\/ptz-ip-cameras\" target=\"_blank\">PTZ IP Cameras <\/a>(pan\/tilt\/zoom cameras), the camera can be instructed to point its lens to a specific position when an event happens.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sent Text Message:\u00a0 <\/em>Send a text message with an image showing an event.<\/li>\n<li><em>Activate Audio Alerts<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Enable On-Screen Pop Up Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Input \/ Output Ports<\/h2>\n<p>Unique to IP cameras and video servers compared to analog cameras are their integrated <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ipcamerasupply.com\/video-management\/ip-video-input-ouput-ports\">input\/output ports<\/a>.\u00a0 External devices can be connected to these ports and managed over your network.<\/p>\n<p>Just about any device can be connected.\u00a0 The rule of thumb is that any device that&#8217;s capable of toggling between and open and closed circuit can be connected to a video server&#8217;s ports.<\/p>\n<p>The main purpose of input\/output ports\u00a0are to trigger external devices automatically or, remotely by an operator.\u00a0 Types of devices and their capabilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Door contact:\u00a0 <\/em>Magnetic switch that detects windows\/doors opening and video recording and event notification is activated.<\/li>\n<li><em>Infrared Detector:\u00a0 <\/em>Motion detector based on heat emission.<\/li>\n<li><em>Glass Break Detector: <\/em>Measures air pressure.\u00a0 A sudden drop in pressure breaks the circuit and an event is triggered.<\/li>\n<li><em>Door Relay:\u00a0 <\/em>Solenoid that controls opening\/closing of door locks that can be automatically or remotely controlled.<\/li>\n<li><em>Siren:\u00a0 <\/em>When an event is detected a siren can be sounded.<\/li>\n<li><em>Alarm\/Intrusion System:\u00a0 <\/em>Security system that continuously monitors a normally closed or open alarm circuit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0For more information about the pratical application of a video server in your security system, check out &#8220;<a title=\"professional video surveillance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.securityinfowatch.com\/Homepage+Articles\/professional-video-surveillance-from-basic-recording-advanced-video-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\">Professional video surveillance:\u00a0 From basic recording to advanced video monitoring<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve talked about how video servers are a great way to start converging your analog CCTV surveillance\u00a0cameras to\u00a0a network based system and how video servers provide poweful intelligent video features. Just like\u00a0installing a video graphics card or\u00a0more memory in your computer, you will get instant and noticeable benefits from adding a video server to your&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/network-video-servers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intelligent-video","category-video-servers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/ip-camera-supply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}