Technical Specifications:
Information Item Design / Feature Purpose 1.) Microsoft Windows XP Porfessional operating system. A flexible platform that easily integrates into existing networks that most users are familiar with

1.1) Familiarity Allows for ease of configuration with an operating system the user probably already knows how to use

1.2) Network enabled May be configured to participate in any Ethernet network with minimal requirements and administrative time, usually the digital recorder may be plugged into the network right out of the box with only a change in IP address needed

2.) Simple Graphical User Interface (GUI)

An easy to use front end that users may become familiar with minimal training, simplicity of use utilizing a point and click environment.

2.1) Play Forward May play previously recorded and live video while recording simultaneously. Multiple playback windows may be opened simultaneously, up to 32 at a time. Multiple recorders may be accessed and have the video played back simultaneously.

2.2) Slow Play Forward May play at 1/10, 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, and 1/2 speed

2.3) Fast Play Forward May play at 10x, 8x, 6x, 4x, and 2x speed

2.4) Fast Forward May skip ahead at a faster pace than Fast Play Forward

2.5) Fast Previous May "rewind" video at a fast pace

2.6) Slider Bar May be clicked and dragged to accelerate or reverse playback at user's desired pace

2.7) Pin The pin function allows you to pin a video window, both live and previously recorded, and minimize the application while the video window continues to be displayed on the desktop.

3.) Storage Video is compressed during capture and may be stored locally or in a different location via a network connection. Video may be compressed as high 2400:1.

3.1) Local Storage (on the recorder itself) On average, utilizing a 80GB hard drive, 16 channels of video may be stored for 30 days. Each unit comes equipped with a removable hard drive bay so that when a hard drive is full, a new drive may be put in and the old drive archived if required.

Additional storage may be added to the system as an option.

3.2) Network Storage Video may be saved to any storage device and/or server present on the network allowing for a single repository of all video files. This also provides enhanced backup capabilities if desired.

3.3) VStorage™ The optional Vstorage is a scalable storage solution. VStorage allows for as little as 116 GB (gigabytes) and up to 2 TB (terabytes) of video to be stored over a TCP/IP network connection into a central location. VStorage is designed to be fault tolerant and in most instances may "heal" itself. Another feature of VStorage is that it is virtually administration free, every administrative task may be done with no more than 4 clicks of the mouse. With it's superior load balancing and fault tolerance Vstorage does not bog down network traffic and provides stability and assuredness as a storage solution.