As a standard DVR up to sixteen CCTV cameras can be connected to the DVR systems which simultaneously records images from all of them storing this digitally on to its internal hard drive. Using a mouse to control the unit, the stored video can then be played back by camera number, time and date or by alarm.

Remote Internet or Phone Surveillance

For the customer the remote monitoring via the internet or via a mobile phone gives them a second pair of eyes when they can't be in their premises themselves.

The Remote monitoring software is supplied free with the DVR so the user can connect to the alien DVR from anywhere in the world and watch live or recorded images on a standard PC or laptop!

Using the latest generation of Smart phones including iPhone, live CCTV images can be viewed from the DVR and the Phone Connect software even allows Pan Tilt control of compatible PTZ cameras.

The DVR has four recording modes and for total flexibility it is even possible to use a mixture of them to suit the camera's purpose: Constant, Scheduled, Alarm & VMD.

For example, a shop may record 8:30-17:30 Mon-Sat by a scheduled recording setting and also record if the burglar alarm goes off outside those times using the alarm activation mode.

As well as recording video, the DVR's can also record audio. A carefully positioned microphone over a till or in a reception area could prove vital in "who said what" when seeing who did what is not enough.

Easy Network Back Up

As the DVR is can connect to a network it is easy to download critical information from it to a networked computer. You can then use the computer's CD or DVD writer to copy the files to a writable disk. The video files produced by the DVR are archived in an H264 format which can be played with the free player.