Introduction to network video

• What is network video?
• Benefits
• Network video solutions
• What is a network camera?
• Inside a network camera
• Advantages over a PC-based camera
• Advantages over an analog camera-based system
• What is a video encoder?
• What is video management software?
• Evolution of video surveillance systems
   

Image generation

• Image quality
• CCD and CMOS sensors
• Progressive scan versus interlaced video
• Compression standards
• Resolution
• Megapixel cameras
• Day and night functionality
   

Camera considerations

• Using network cameras
• Camera types
• Lens selection
• Camera housings and outdoor installations
• Vandal-protection
• Best practices: Capturing images
• Using analog cameras
• Using analog cameras with video servers
   

IP network technologies

• IP networks
• Data transport methods
• Power over Ethernet
• Wireless networks
• Network security
• Security in wireless networks
• QoS (Quality of Service)
• More about network technologies and devices
   

System considerations

• System design considerations
• Bandwidth
• Storage
• Redundancy
• System scalability
• Frame rate control
• Storage considerations
• Security capabilities
• Managing large systems
   

Video management

• Video management
• Hardware platforms
• Monitoring and recording

• System features
• Video motion detection (VMD)
• Audio
• Digital inputs and outputs (I/Os)
• Integrated systems
   

Intelligent video systems

• What is intelligent video?