DVR/NVR Selection Guide 2016

CCTV Handbook 2016 Storage Selection Guide


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NVR: DS-9632NI-I8

Brand: Hikvision

Supplier: Card Control Systems

* 32 channel IP video input

* HDMI/VGA

* Up to 12 MP resolution recording

* HDD hot swap with RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10

* Max 48 TB storage

Embedded or PC based: Embedded operating system technology

Maximum number of cameras supported at maximum resolution: 4 channels @ 4K, 16 @ 1080p, 24 @ 720p or 32 @ VGA

Maximum video resolution per camera: 4K (3840x2160) /60 Hz

Remote management & viewing apps/technologies: Web browser interface, Windows Desktop, Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile

Maximum number of concurrent users: 128 remote connections

Type of protection & levels: 3 user level management, HTTPS

Hardware format: Rack mountable

Storage type: 8x SATA, 1x eSATA

Maximum storage capacity: 48 TB

External storage & HDD extendable: eSATA, NAS

Backup types: USB, DVD-RW, LAN

ONVIF compliant: Yes

Video inputs: 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps

Camera configuration & management features: UPnP, SNMP, NTP server, Telnet, PPPOE, RTSP, HTTP

Camera video stream protocols: H.265, H.264, H.264+, MPEG4

Data export formats: MP4

Physical video outputs: 2x HDMI, 2x VGA

Physical user interface: Keyboard, mouse, front panel

Alarm or analytics services: Face search, people counting, plate search, behaviour search, heat map, face recognition, face detection, line crossing, vehicle detection, unattended baggage detection

Integration with other systems: 16x inputs, 4x outputs, Point of Sale, Control 4 Smart Home

Certifications: CE, FCC, CAN ICES - 3 (A)/ NMB - 3(A)

Warranty: 3 years

Additional information:

* 320 Mbps incoming bandwidth 256 Mbps outgoing bandwidth

Contact: Sakkie Coetzee [email protected] (+27) (11) 907-3192


Hybrid: DS-7732NI-I4/16P

Brand: Hikvision

Supplier: ADI Global Distribution

* 32 channels

* H.264+ and dual-stream video compression

* Supports IP cameras

* HDMI output at up to 3840x2160 (4K)

* ANPR blacklist/whitelist management supported on selected models

Embedded or PC based: Embedded operating system technology

Maximum number of cameras supported at maximum resolution: 32 channels

Maximum video resolution per camera: 4000x3072 at 20 fps

Remote management & viewing apps/technologies: Web browser interface, Windows Desktop, Mac Desktop, Android, iOS

Maximum number of concurrent users: 32

Type of protection & levels: Password protection, digital watermark technology

Hardware format: Rack mountable Standalone / Desktop

Storage type: SATA

Maximum storage capacity: 24 TB

External storage & HDD extendable: Up to 8 NAS disks eSATA

Backup types: USB iSCSI Ethernet

ONVIF compliant: Yes

Video inputs: -IP: 10/100/1000 Mbps self adaptive -16HD-TVI/composite analogue, BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω)

Camera configuration & management features: IPV4 TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, EZVIZ Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP, HTTPS

Camera video stream protocols: H.264, H.264+, MPEG4, G.711u

Data export formats: MP4

Physical video outputs: 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Physical user interface: Joystick, mouse

Alarm or analytics services: Motion detection, intrusion detection, line crossing detection, POS transaction detection, ANPR detection

Certifications: CE, FCC

Warranty: 3 years

Contact: Marcoms SA [email protected] (+27) (11) 574 2532


NVR: DS-9600NI-I16 Series

Brand: Hikvision

Supplier: Regal Distributors

* 16, 32 or 64 channel H.265/H.264/MPEG4 video formats

* Supports third-party network camera integration

* Up to 64 IP cameras can be connected

* Supports recording, live view, storage and playback at up to 12 MP resolution

Embedded or PC based: Embedded operating system technology

Maximum number of cameras supported at maximum resolution: 64 @ 25 fps per channel

Maximum video resolution per camera: 4K (3840x2160)/ 60 Hz

Remote management & viewing apps/technologies: Web browser interface, Windows desktop, Mac desktop, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile

Maximum number of concurrent users: 32

Type of protection & levels: AES-256 encryption, digital watermark

Hardware format: Rack mountable

Storage type: SATA, RAID

Maximum storage capacity: 16 SATA x 6 TB = 96 TB

External storage & HDD extendable: 1x eSATA interface, NAS, RAID, IPSAN

Backup types: USB, FTP

ONVIF compliant: Yes

Video inputs: IP only, 2 X RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces

Camera configuration & management features: IPv4, IPv6, DHCP server, NTP server, UPnP, SNMP

Camera video stream protocols: H.264+, H.264, MPEG-4

Data export formats: MPEG-4

Physical video outputs: 2x HDMI, 2x VGA

Physical user interface: Front panel key interface , jog shuttle, mouse

Alarm or analytics services: -Automatic number plate recognition -Line crossing detection -People counting -Intrusion detection -Heat mapping -Foreign object detection -Motion detection -Face detection -POS overlay

Integration with other systems: -Software integration with Hikvision access control, POS & data generation systems -16 x dry contact inputs -4 x digital outputs

Certifications: CE, FCC, UL, RoHS

Warranty: 3 years

Contact: Quintin van den Berg [email protected] (+27) (11) 5533300






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