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 MJPEG, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4), viewing platforms, and network topologies
Archiving at different frame rates, durations, and locations

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

Loop- and event-based video and audio recording 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