Hi All.
A client asked me if this next scenario was something I could set up for him and I'm hoping someone here might have an idea.
He has 3 x 32channel Hikvision NVR's running on a local network, nearly all channels populated. He has dedicated cctv room for this and each nvr has its own workspace with a 32" TV as display. His original idea was to have a permanent shift of employees watching these.
All is set up in server cabinets with cable runs and backup power supplies etc, an installation we are fairly proud of.
The problem: Now, he wants us to set up 3 display screens in his office, which is on the other side of the premises, that will function the same as the 3 TV's in the CCTV room. The only access from this office to the CCTV room is over the local network and he needs it all to work with one set of controls. (Keyboard and mouse)
To me this means possibly setting up one new pc with 3 display screens, but I have been trying to figure out how to even approach setting up the software for this. in my experiments I have not been able to get ivms to view more than one group of streams at a time and obviously there are limits as to the number of streams it can handle at one moment in time. Not to mention what this will probably do to local network bandwidth
I've tried to use 3 seperate browser windows, each directly logged into each nvr seperately, and then moving the 3 windows each to its own screen, but again, bandwidth becomes an issue.
I managed to persuade him thus far that just setting up groups in ivms is a far better option that provides more digestible information since trying to view, what will be over a 100 cameras once the project is fully completed, is practically impossible for the human brain anyway, especially a busy guy like him. Even so he did ask me to at least make the attempt and get it done if possible.
Johan
A client asked me if this next scenario was something I could set up for him and I'm hoping someone here might have an idea.
He has 3 x 32channel Hikvision NVR's running on a local network, nearly all channels populated. He has dedicated cctv room for this and each nvr has its own workspace with a 32" TV as display. His original idea was to have a permanent shift of employees watching these.
All is set up in server cabinets with cable runs and backup power supplies etc, an installation we are fairly proud of.
The problem: Now, he wants us to set up 3 display screens in his office, which is on the other side of the premises, that will function the same as the 3 TV's in the CCTV room. The only access from this office to the CCTV room is over the local network and he needs it all to work with one set of controls. (Keyboard and mouse)
To me this means possibly setting up one new pc with 3 display screens, but I have been trying to figure out how to even approach setting up the software for this. in my experiments I have not been able to get ivms to view more than one group of streams at a time and obviously there are limits as to the number of streams it can handle at one moment in time. Not to mention what this will probably do to local network bandwidth
I've tried to use 3 seperate browser windows, each directly logged into each nvr seperately, and then moving the 3 windows each to its own screen, but again, bandwidth becomes an issue.
I managed to persuade him thus far that just setting up groups in ivms is a far better option that provides more digestible information since trying to view, what will be over a 100 cameras once the project is fully completed, is practically impossible for the human brain anyway, especially a busy guy like him. Even so he did ask me to at least make the attempt and get it done if possible.
Johan
