Distribute, Store, and Manage Video

As the core component of Cisco's network-centric video surveillance software portfolio, the Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server offers the power and flexibility to meet a diverse range of video surveillance requirements by:

Providing unparalleled scalability in terms of number of sites, cameras, viewers, and storage using IP networks
Delivering low-latency, high-quality, event-tagged video
Managing bandwidth over LANs and WANs
Supporting a broad range of cameras, codecs (such as JPEG, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4, and H.264), viewing platforms, and network topologies
Archiving at different frame rates, durations, and locations

Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server Software Video Data Sheet

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The Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server also provides sophisticated system tools:

Loop and event-based video and audio recording and clipping capabilities
Record on motion and clipping capabilities
Enhanced diagnostics that provide notification and API support for failure of proxies and archives
Simplified configuration that allows data to be mass-imported from a spreadsheet
Redundancy configurations, including failover and complex high-availability scenarios
Backup utility that supports configurations of devices, including Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera commands, archives, events, and for a quick and easy restore to a secondary server