scottj

swap the board if you can, minimum 128MB and also the ability to support DirectX 9.0. I recommend an ATI 9600 or greater. Scottj

What video card are you using? Hopefully not onboard video Scottj

You can change any of the artwork files on the current version that you have, the "new" modified GUI cames with version 7.1 which has not officially been released. The Beta version is out for dealers (we have it), but there are quite a few bugs in it. I would stick with version 7.04 for awhile longer even after 7.1 is released with the boards for sale. Scottj

Tatung 17" LCD model TLM-1703 I believe. Here are the specifications. Power Supply 100-240 VAC 60/50 Hz auto switch Consumption 40 Watt max, Standby 5W TV System NTSC/PAL auto detection Scan Frequency NTSC: 15750 Hz ± 500Hz/60 Hz PAL: 15625 Hz ± 500Hz/50 Hz LCD Panel 17â€

We have used Edimax routers the past 2 years and have yet to have a failure. However, there are a few people on here that swear they are junk. We must just have good luck with junk? D-Links for us have been horrible, the Linksys ones have been average to OK. For larger deployments the routers are usualy provided already as part of the network, which are high dollar, high quality units which have always worked perfect. Scottj

Do those cameras float?

For PC Based, the Geo works very well for what you are wishing to accomplish. You can setup passwords for the parents when they enroll a child into the daycare which will only allow them the permissions/cameras you wish for them to view. You can set the maximum limit for people logged in at one time, and also setup the maximum online time before it automatically logs them out. Scottj

Setup a couple of your existing clients with CenterV2 on their DVR's. Then install the client side of CenterV2 on your server and test it out for a week or so. This is going to give you an idea of the capability you will have, in additiona to how reliable it will be. If you are using DDNS on your client end, I woul recommend switching to static IP's. Although we have verified it still works using DDNS, if you are going to be offering remote monitoring service you will want to eliminate any potential network failures while monitoring and recording remotely. Scottj

A minimal client (5 site) package comes at no additional charge with the Geo software/boards. For additional clients you have to purchase the upgrade. We have them as well as Dispatch Server. ClosedCircuit, Have you ever used CenterV2 before to test and play around with?

How exactly do you plan on backhauling the recorded video from each client? Are you going to record locally on their machines, then use a scheduled transfer to your offsite servers for archiving?, or are you going to be transmitting live video and using the functions of CenterV2 to record at your remote storage facility? I honestly can't say it will work or not at this point since there are just so many variables here. Number of cameras per client?, etc.....

Quite a few variables to consider here first. If you have the ability to play around with CenterV2, I would suggest doing so. Setup a demo site remotely and stream a few cameras back to your monitoring station to baseline your bandwidth usage. I think the best way to approach this is to test it on a smaller scale for awhile and see if you have the resources. Scottj

Its going to be pushing it. Really depends on how you plan on monitoring them. You can send images versus live video, that will help. A full T1 or a partial? Scottj

Its a great idea, just hope you have enough bandwidth to support it. Scottj

you need to use an external modem, something like the old Rockwells.

Ok I see. It would be easier to get a camera and setup the machine with 1 chanel enabled. Besides, if you do not connect a camera, you have no way of verifying that all the video chanels are actualy working prior to installing at a customer site. This might save you some troubleshooting if you check inhouse.

I am not sure exactly what mysticav is trying to accomplish here. What is the purpose of using the Geo software if you always plan on having Video Lost errors, or no cameras connected? This makes no logical sense to me. Scottj

How about just fixing the Video Lost issue? Scottj

Do you mean wireless IP cameras are not compatible with GeoVision, or wireless IP in general? We have deployed wireless IP access points and back hauled the video to Geo boxes before without a problem. Using the Motorola Canopy system you can easily build a VLAN or create a Point-To-Point configuration that allows up to 10MB video streams. Scottj

You can contact Larry and ask him for Dealer access. Scottj

yep, and the 878 Fusion was old when I started out there...haha

Those 8 years working as a Thermal Diffusion Engineer at Conexant paid off...haha I know these chips inside and out. Scottj

or use Nitek UTPLink equipment. You could go active or passive really, based on the distance you are at it is borderline. Scottj

The display is the primary difference. The purpose of this board was to create a lower cost combination of the DSP and a standard GV series combination. I thnk you will be pleased overall, and good choice on the VGA card. We tested at least a dozen different VGA cards and found that one to be in the top, especially price related. Scottj

yeah I agree with Thomas, you could easily spot weld a screwdriver across that tube, if not blow your boys off in the process....BE CAREFUL Scottj

Exactly cctvgeeknz, most people do not realize that. Also, people should be leary of certain board manufacturers (the actual manufacturers) when advertising hardware compression. A majority only use hardware compression on the output side of the chipset, not on the input side, so it is not a true hardware compression. A true hardware compression board in todays market is more than twice the cost of 99% of the units out there, primarily used in advanced imagery applications such as semiconductor defect inspection etc. Scottj