CCTV Camera Pros Geovision 8.2 Multicam Digital Surveillance System - Manual (Page 131)

Configuring Main System 1
Hybrid and NVR Solution
The GV-System provides a hybrid solution that integrates analog videos with digital videos from IP
video devices. The IP video devices GeoVision provides include GV-IP Camera, GV-Video Server
and GV-Compact DVR. GeoVision also launched a software-based system GV-NVR exclusively for IP
video surveillance. GeoVision’s hybrid and NVR solution support not only own-brand IP video products
but also products from leading manufacturers.
For details on supported IP camera models, see Supported IP Devices later in this chapter.
GeoVision IP Video Products
GeoVision offers a comprehensive line of IP video products:
z GV-IP Camera: A megapixel IP camera.
z GV-Video Server: Converts up to 2 analog cameras into IP cameras.
z GV-Compact DVR: Converts up to 4 analog cameras into IP cameras.
z GV-NVR: A complete software-based solutions for IP video surveillance.
Dongle Type
There are two types of USB dongles available for the Hybrid and NVR solution.
z NVR (GV) Dongle: This is used for GeoVision IP devices.
z NVR Dongle: This is used for third-party IP devices, or a mix of GeoVision and third-party IP
devices.
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Note: GV video capture cards GV-250, GV-2004 and GV-2008 do not support the Hybrid solution.