You have already made significant investments in analog CCTV systems and as long as these systems are delivering value, you do not, understandably, see the need to change? For this reason, Axis' product range allows you to integrate your existing analog system with products that bring it up to speed with the latest IP-technology.

So instead of starting from scratch, it is possible to combine your analog CCTV system with a network video system, thereby acquiring all the functionality and benefits that digital technology offers:

• Remote accessibility
• Cost-effectiveness
• Flexibility
• Scalability 
• Integration and future-proof functionality 
• Superior Image Quality 

In the simple illustration above, the analog cameras are connected to an analog video switcher, which is then connected to an analog monitor, a VCR and an Axis video server. The Axis video server converts the analog video into digital signals which can then be sent over an IP network (to a router that also connects to digital, networked cameras) so that an authorized PC user at a remote location can view video originating from both analog and digital, networked cameras.

In the transition from analog to digital surveillance systems, no system is too small or too tightly tied to analog technology to benefit from digital technology.

• Click here or the illustration at right to view an example of how you can begin to migrate an analog CCTV system into a digital, networked solution, in addition to converting digital video streams back to analog video for viewing on analog monitoring equipment.