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By utilizing the built-in serial ports of a video server
you can control existing equipment such as Pan/Tilt/
Zoom (PTZ) devices or time-lapse tape recorders.
Video servers are equipped with digital inputs and
outputs. The digital inputs can be used to trigger the
transmission of images from the server.
Digital outputs can be used for instance, to open a
door remotely, or to turn on a light inside a building
when viewing images remotely.
Servers with image buffers can save and send the
images, which were collected before an alarm occurred.
See also Triggering Mechanisms on page 16.
A video server can also be connected to a wide
variety of specialized cameras such as, a highly sensitive
black and white camera, a miniature camera, or a micro-
scope camera.
What is a video server?
Analog CCTV systems are already in use in numerous different working
environments. To transmit the images from these systems over the
network, a video server can be installed. The video server connects in
parallel with the existing equipment and transmits the analog video
sources over a computer network.
A video server is ideal for enhancing any existing CCTV system.
I NTRODUCTION
Video server components
Inside a video server. The difference from a network camera is the A/D converters for four analog cameras, replacing the camera part.
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