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which 10mp camera and 5mp cameras are you using.

I currently do not plan on using raid I will take a look at the oracle option pivot 3 is nice but i believe it would be out of my price range

Hi, Im currently putting together a 31 camera system. We are wiring for more cameras in the future, but for now it will only be 31. It consist of the following Running Exacq Software (21) Axis m3014 running at 800x600 resolution @ 15fps (2) Axis P3301 running at 640x480 @ 15fps (2) Axis P3343-VE running at 800x600 @ 15fps (5) ACTi ACM-1231 running at 1.3mp @ 8 fps (1) Axis Q6032-E running at 720x480 @ 15fps I plan on having up to 19 additional cameras at some point later on. I am planning on putting in two servers to handle all of the cameras and for future upgrade. I would like to use dell just cause its easy for me to build and comes with a warranty. I would like someones opinion on what dell server could handle these cameras. Anything under $2000 is fine. I plan on having four 2tb hard drives in each server. Im not sure on what hard drives to put them at the moment. I was looking at using seagates constellation drives for reliability. This is what i was thinking of in a rack mount chassis http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bqdwe2k&c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04 Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ok here is what ive come up with. Ive had little replies, but i figured someone might take a look over this. (2)NUUO-NV-4160 16 channel pc recorders (1)NUUO-PC25IP 25 channel pc recorder (1)NETGEAR GS748TP 48 gigabit port (2)NETGEAR FS726TP 12 port PoE (27)ACM-3511 (20)ACM-1231 (1)Rack (3)UPS Backup (10) Upgrade Hard Drives 1.5tb Im doing more cameras than originally anticipated, but the network should handle it. Each building is getting their own server which should cut down on the amount of traffic going from building to building. The network will also be completely separated from the current one. If anyone knows of a good 16 port PoE switch i would gladly appreciate the link to it. Right now im doing a 12 port for the other locations, but would really like to have extra ports for adding more cameras.

I would love to use 1 switch, but due to the buildings being in different locations it would involve running all the cat5e to the other buildings which would be very difficult. As of right now they do not require vandal resistance. Ive also taken a look at Nuuo products and they appear to meet my needs as well. Anyone have an opinion on the difference between exacqVision and Nuuo?

Hey Guys, Im looking for some help with a system im currently quoting. Ive been in the low-voltage industry for about 4 years now mainly doing cabling. However, Within the past year ive moved into cctv. I have done about five 8 camera jobs and one 16 camera job. Ive come to a point where I have about a 31 camera job and Im looking for some advice from the more experienced installers out there. Here is what I have planned right now. There is currently 16 cameras in place that are old black/white so I planned on reusing the wire that is there for 16 of the cameras. The other cameras will be located in 2 separate buildings that are on the same local LAN. I was thinking of throwing IP cameras in those buildings and running them into a a hybrid server. Im wanting to quote both a megapixel system and a non-megapixel system. There is no need for IR due to the facility being lighted 24/7. So here is what i was thinking for megapixel 16- analog cameras megapixel (not sure which cameras) -Very open to suggestions on these. No idea which ones to use 15- ACM-4200 or ACM-3411 from ACTi Ip Megapixel Cams -I like the ACM-4200 because they are cheap but still provide 1.3 mp. For $200 a piece they are hard to beat. 1- exacqVision 4U Rackmount Hybrid Server -Open to suggestions on this as well 3- Netgear PoE switches Ive never used exacqvision, but ive read good things. Any recommendations on this would be appreciated. It is crucial that the system be easy to use. I could probably build my own computer to handle everything, but right now for my first system I would prefer to use a all in one unit if possible.