The upgrade process should begin by evaluating the existing camera deployment. The odds are the camera resolution, placement, lighting and other choices made for a legacy system will work fine with a new DVR. In fact, the cameras look better on the new DVR than on an older, low-resolution DVR or time lapse VCR. Users can selectively upgrade black and white cameras to color, higher resolution or IP cameras at the time of an upgrade, or in the future, as budget permits.

Benefits to Upgrade:

Increased video resolution and quality.
Increased product reliability.
No need to rotate tapes or purchase fresh tapes.
DVR’s are virtually maintenance free compared with a VCR.
Embedded time stamps and event lists provide rapid access to video of interest.
Optional use of schedules, video motion detection and alarm inputs to increase the record rate, resolution and quality of recording on a camera by camera basis.

With a networked system, users will obtain these additional benefits:

Remote monitoring (password protected) of video.
Remote archiving/backup of critical event video.
Remote alarm notification.
Automatic, remote notification of equipment failure.
Two way network audio.
Optional use of network alarm inputs from access control, burglar alarms, building management, retail, financial and other external systems.
Full integration of the DVR with many access control, central station monitoring and other security systems.

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