Bosch Video Over IP - Product Overview

IP Cameras, Encoders and Decoders Encoders (video servers) act as the bridge between analog fixed and PTZ CCTV cameras and the network. They create streams of digital video that can be viewed with VIDOS Video Management Software, a Web browser, or another decoder for viewing on a monitor. Selection Criteria Features Bandwidth-efficient MPEG-4 or broadcast quality MPEG-2 recording at the edge or just streaming Automatic Network Replenishment for network outage protection Wireless or wired Ethernet and whether the encoder is serving one camera or many Dual streaming option Popular Bosch Solutions VIP X1 and VIP X2 as one/two channel encoders (MPEG-4 devices) VIP XD, decoding counterpart to the VIP X1 and VIP X2, which can present a quad view on a composite video or VGA monitor VIP X1600 for scalability VideoJet 8008 for multi-channel units with storage and ANR For massive installations, select the 160 channel VideoJet XPro with blade video servers in a 7U rack An IP camera, like the Dinion XF Day/Night IP, is a conventional analog camera with an embedded encoder so that it directly generates an IP video stream Storage Network Video Recording Bosch's VIDOS-NVR software provides a long-term storage and retrieval solution for video and audio. Storage has three key components: VIDOS-NVR management software, an NVR server platform and RAID 5 storage. VIDOS-NVR receives MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 video from Bosch Video over IP encoders. This unit is IP-based and can be securely positioned anywhere on the network. VIDOS-NVR and the commercial-class redundant power supply NVR server running the robust Windows 2003 Server guarantee optimum performance and reliability and is available preconfigured. Each NVR server streams IP video to one or more RAID disk arrays for storage ranging up to 8 TB in capacity. Another option are iSCSI RAIDs, where IP cameras and encoders stream directly to the disk array. IP Video Management Security and surveillance operators use the VIDOS PC-based software to manage their world. Custom site maps instantly correlate cameras to their physical location. Users can switch cameras to special video windows on the PC monitor or onto one of many hardware analog/VGA monitors. They can manage alarms and relays and control PTZ cameras while monitoring the health of encoders, decoders, and NVRs. The operator can choose between a PC keyboard and mouse or use Bosch's IntuiKey CCTV keyboard – a simple yet effective and very robust interface. VIDOS video management system is available for a single PC or in a true client-server version when larger installations demand the highest level of maintainability and functionality.